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f03bb83e7e4d59154d4921a3dd329cc12092bdc4 | Live on Sky Sports 1 from 7.30 (kick-off 8pm). Catalan Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous is confident he can get his side up one more time for a tilt at a maiden Grand Final. The French club, who finished seventh in the Super League table, have pulled off shock away wins over Leeds and Huddersfield so far in the play-o... | Catalan Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous confident ahead of semi-final .
Dragons face St Helens on Thursday for Super League Grand Final place .
French side pulled off shock away wins at Huddersfield and Leeds .
Frayssinous says his side must 'keep believing' for St Helens match . |
f03ca20fc82690592b15957efbd76552b57bffa9 | By . James Daniel . It looks like a modern-day miracle and you could forgive people for wanting to take a closer look at a building that appears to be floating. The Provo Tabernacle in Provo, Utah, was gutted by fire in December 2010. Instead of demolishing the whole building, the residents decided they wanted to save ... | Provo Tabernacle almost destroyed by fire in 2010 .
Building lay abandoned until Church of Latter Day Saints bid to restore it in an 'uplifting' transformation .
Project involves balancing the building on 40ft stilts .
A 'miracle' of modern engineering . |
f03cc3272309e660397aee6bd1994860c2efbddb | Real Madrid may have singed a host of new players this summer but they already seem to be settling in well. Javier Hernandez posted a photo of himself with James Rodriguez and Keylor Navas after the Colombian midfielder returned from playing Brazil the US. Hernandez wrote: 'Gracias por la gran cena,' or 'Thanks for the... | James Rodriguez, Keylor Navas and Javier Hernandez pictured together .
Real Madrid stars all signed this summer .
Rodriguez's Colombia were beaten 1-0 by Brazil in Miami . |
f03d0caaa99273d08362499f226047bcf63197b0 | By . Laurie Whitwell for MailOnline . Aston Villa are close to appointing Arsenal’s chief commercial officer Tom Fox as their new chief executive, it is believed. Owner Randy Lerner has been in the country for advanced talks with Fox about the position, which was vacated when Paul Faulkner surprisingly left in July. Gr... | Tom Fox has reportedly held talks with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner .
Paul Faulkner vacated the position at Villa Park in July .
American Lerner put the Birmingham club up for sale at the end of last season .
Fox helped Arsenal secure a £170million kit deal with Puma last year .
Villa won their opening game of the Pr... |
f03d244eae35814d78f98f0966241073f566c9e1 | [digg] . Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton. The highway patrol officer who pulled over Walton, 63, has been suspended and won't be available to testify, officials said yesterday. Parker County, Texas, Prosecutor John Forest told the Arkan... | Highway patrol officer who pulled her over in 2011 has been suspended and can't testify .
Walton was arrested on her 62nd birthday in Texas .
Walton is worth an estimated $27 billion . |
f03d7affb69b4f99c998884df72ea0b402c4dbb2 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Most Americans know of the Zapruder film of the JFK assassination -- the one and only visual recording of the killing of an American president. Less known is another controversial recording -- this one an audio tape -- of the other Kennedy assassination, that of the president's younger brother. It ... | California attorney general responds in-depth for the first time to an audio tape of RFK's shooting .
Convicted assassin Sirhan was hypno-programmed to be a diversion for real gunman, his lawyers say .
A long-lost audio tape belonging to a reporter reveals a second gun, an expert says . |
f03d8635620acbdbbf4d0c0d39c5ebd026d5c2d0 | (CNN) -- A year ago, Bo Xilai was one of the most powerful and talked-about politicians in China. He was a member of China's ruling body, the Politburo, and he seemed to have a shot at gaining a seat on the key decision-making unit within it, the Standing Committee. But on March 15, he was removed from his post as the ... | Bo Xilai, once a powerful politician in China, was removed from his post in March .
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Bo's story is intriguing -- was it power struggle or did he flout law?
He says incidents like Bo's fall offer precious clues about state of Chinese government .
Wasserstrom: Factional politics indicate Communist Par... |
f03d87bfa3987203be8cac59ee5d89090e9cf9f9 | By . Jill Reilly . CCTV has captured the shocking moment a grandfather was beaten to death on the street in New York’s East Village. Ruan Wen Hui, 68, had just dropped off his . granddaughter when he was attacked on East Sixth Street. Officials said a suspect came up from behind about 8:45 p.m on Friday and started yel... | Ruan Wen Hui, 68, was attacked on East Sixth Street on Friday night .
Suspect came up from behind and started yelling at him .
He then threw Mr Ruan against the wall and kicked his head . |
f03d9e2264666abdba08b9ff836f8a645e042fb7 | By . Victoria Woollaston . Once considered a pioneering technology, plasma TVs have been delivered another nail in the coffin. Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to announce it will be shutting down its plasma panel business, effective from 30 November. According to reports, the South Korean firm blamed the dec... | Samsung said it will shut down its plasma business by 30 November .
It blamed the decline in ‘overall demand for plasma televisions’
Plasma TVs were traditionally bulky, making LCD screens more popular .
News follows Panasonic’s decision to stop producing the panel displays . |
f03db4e716cd786a5d5a1f947fd15e4d6e4c9da3 | A former professor of Barack Obama has turned against his one-time student and publicly urged voters not to re-elect him. Roberto Unger posted a video on YouTube detailing the reasons why he believes the President does not deserve a second term in the White House. Mr Unger, a prominent Brazilian politician and an advis... | Roberto Unger, 65, is respected author and Brazilian politician .
Taught Obama about 'reinventing democracy' at Harvard Law School .
Professor was an adviser during the 2008 election campaign . |
f03dc47b4f070273c1122fc70d9b6d3d81092c26 | (CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao is aiming to deliver a knockout blow to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the U.S. courts after filing a lawsuit against the American and his connections over claims he used performance-enhancing drugs. The lawsuit, lodged in the Las Vegas district court on Wednesday, names Mayweather, his father Floyd se... | Manny Pacquiao files lawsuit in Las Vegas against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his connections .
Filipino boxing hero is angered by alleged claims that he used performance-enhancing drugs .
Mayweather's camp want both boxers to submit to Olympic-style dope testing in build-up to proposed fight .
Pacquiao is angered by this... |
f03dc75d0950e34a72d215a649c7e744e43d9575 | Director-choreographer Adam Shankman has entered a rehab facility, but no details have been made public about what treatment he is seeking. A representative for the "Hairspray" director and "So You Think You Can Dance" judge confirmed to CNN Tuesday that he was admitted to an undisclosed rehabilitation facility. His la... | Shankman films include "Hairspray," "Rock of Ages, "The Wedding Planner"
He appeared at a charity red carpet event Sunday before entering rehab Monday .
Shankman is also a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance?" |
f03dd79120fb896396a66a5656072dd83d1ba3f6 | By . Associated Press . and Alexandra Klausner . Authorities say a man dressed as a character from the Angry Birds video game tried to pick up four children in a Scranton Pennsylvania grocery store parking lot on Friday evening.Police Lt. Marty Crofton says the man had been reading magazines in the Gerrity's Grocery St... | A man in his 50s dressed as an Angry Bird's character allegedly approached a group of children and asked them to get in his car .
One child out of the group said, 'my mom doesn't allow me to get in cars with strangers'
The children ran away and alerted adults who contacted the authorities .
No arrests have been made an... |
f03df1907ede080755d94fb8598f33864596e33c | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 07:26 EST, 19 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:02 EST, 19 July 2012 . Make it clear: The Labour leader said no more deals should be signed until a review had been carried out to ensure the firm was fit to provide services . Ed Miliband called today for G4S to be blocked from getting new Gove... | David Cameron reiterates vow to 'go after' G4S to make it repay millions of pounds lost in fiasco .
He also accused the coalition of opening the door to private companies carrying out core police roles .
'We need to be much clearer about what private companies should and should not do'
Jeremy Hunt seeks to reassure Oly... |
f03e0601a72ba10c05a97306b70b832f57e4aa54 | By . Becky Barrow . One in three families in Britain would survive for less than a week if they lost their job, a damning study reveals today. Around 8.8million households in this country ‘only have £250 or less’ set aside as a financial safety net, which would protect the average family for just five days, according t... | The HSBC study revealed 8.8million households have £250 or less in savings .
Number of struggling families has reached a record high as bills rise but wages remain stagnant .
The average family needs just under £50-a-day to survive, report finds . |
f03e21e668f0e7fe58f2c9ebb81a044f6f76ee55 | (CNN) -- By Friday, more than 70 million people had viewed "KONY 2012" or clips of it. Uganda was trending on Twitter and the blogosphere teemed with attacks and defenses of Invisible Children, the San Diego-based nonprofit group that produced the half-hour documentary about the notorious Ugandan warlord. Invisible Chi... | 70 million people have viewed 'KONY 2012'
But questions surface about the anti-LRA campaign and the nonprofit behind it .
A Ugandan military spokesman says the video is 15 years too late .
Invisible Children admits it simplified a complex issue . |
f03f43a3fc17ad49bac96ab7dfc4c2b7203b3ca6 | Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has urged FIFA to hold the the Qatar World Cup in April 2022. FIFA is set to hold a Qatar 2022 task force in Zurich next week as it bids to find a resolution to hosting the tournament in a country which sees searing heat in the summer months. The governing body and UE... | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says 2022 World Cup should be played in spring .
A winter World Cup would not work, according to the Bayern Munich boss .
Rummenigge is also chairman of European Club Association (ECA)
European clubs worried winter World Cup would affect Champions League . |
f03fe3fbc364068c057181df84b9e87185e96a96 | From the use of 'coercion and threats' to 'emotional abuse', this shocking 'checklist' for dating women was posted on Twitter by California 'pick-up artist' Julien Blanc. The diagram, featuring three sections entitled 'physical', 'violence' and 'sexual', was originally designed by a domestic abuse charity to help women... | Julien Blanc posted image on Twitter with caption: '#HowToMakeHerStay'
Diagram was originally designed to help women identify abusive behavior .
Mr Blanc, 25, has risen to notoriety by being self-described 'pick-up artist'
His dating advice includes choking women and isolating them from friends .
Comes as British polit... |
f0406b1bd6720ea9efb29467fbf7c2f4a6358cdd | Britain’s economy will not prosper unless its ‘mediocre’ education system is overhauled, a hard-hitting report says today. Failing schools and poorly performing teachers lead to a ‘waste of human resources on a grand scale,’ causing long-term damage to the UK, the scathing document says. Local councils which do not let... | Report carried out by the London School of Economics says system for assessing teachers must be revamped .
The potential of children from poorer backgrounds are being squandered by underperforming schools, the report says .
Calls for teachers’ probation periods to be increased from two to four years . |
f0408fa52a1977be30d7747831781b41c6001140 | By . Rebecca Evans . Taunts and ridicule: Ellie James, 44, was 30 when her sweat, breath and urine started to smell of fish . For 14 years, Ellie James has been blighted by an incredibly rare and embarrassing genetic disorder. The company director, 44, is one of only a handful of people with a condition that leaves her... | Ellie James contracted trimethylaminuria, 'fish-odour syndrome', aged 30 .
Condition caused by missing enzyme, gives sweat and breath strong smell .
Bathed up to 5 times a day, used kitchen detergent in wild bid to clean .
Given soap in office secret Santa, body spray secretly posted through door .
Referred to hormone ... |
f040b760bc8a35113051bd5d2fcdce01d5eadc2e | By . Associated Press . A Colorado man is under arrest after leading authorities on a high-speed chase for some 163 miles in a stolen car in Wyoming. The Wyoming Highway Patrol arrested 25-year-old Martin Anderson of Peyton, Colorado, along with a teenage boy on Tuesday. Officers had to deploy four rounds of stop stick... | Martin Anderson, 25, was arrested near Elk Mountain, Wyoming, after speeding away from cops in a stolen Dodge Charger .
Cops say Anderson, of Peyton, Colorado, reached speeds of up to 140 mph .
An unnamed teenage boy was also in the car, where police found two guns . |
f041128b5a6607c5b0d09f06cfe58afde1e7cac3 | By . Simon Tomlinson . and Luke Salkeld . It is usually the incoming tide that spells the end for sandcastles. But this 13ft-high fortress, built to mark the 100-day countdown to the Olympics, did not even stand long enough to have the waves lapping at its walls. Instead, after £5,000 was spent on building the castle o... | Officials feared sculpture on Weymouth beach might topple onto someone . |
f0419e019b9ca951a2e9d12e374658a7ed3cd4f1 | Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) -- Five years ago, Pham Binh Minh was a 15-year-old spending his nights on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam's capital. With his father dead and his mother too poor to adequately feed or clothe him, Pham survived by collecting and selling scrap. "I didn't have time to make friends," he said. "The frien... | Thousands of poor children are living and working on Vietnam's streets .
Michael Brosowski is trying to help these kids -- some as young as 6 -- rebound .
His nonprofit has provided shelter, food subsidies, school fees and other necessities .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . |
f0427928dafb29e2a18df9cbd3930ddec906fd8b | By . Simon Jones for MailOnline . Mario Balotelli will sign a three-year contract with Liverpool on Monday ahead of their mouthwatering Premier League clash with Manchester City. Brendan Rodgers' side face Balotelli's former employers at the Etihad Stadium and will be boosted by the announcement before the match that t... | Balotelli will complete £16million transfer to Liverpool from AC Milan .
He will sign three-year contract ahead of Liverpool against Manchester City .
The forward is at Melwood putting the finishing touches to the deal .
Liverpool travel to the Etihad on Monday night for Premier League clash .
Milan targeting Jackson M... |
f04332aae1b92c77e51b0474efdfbd6e44523d6a | By . Sean O'hare . PUBLISHED: . 10:15 EST, 27 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:12 EST, 27 December 2012 . Ms Rahman ran The Body Whisperers herbalist store in Stockport and had appeared on TV . A 40-year-old Stockport businesswoman has been killed in a road accident in Dubai. The Foreign Office confirmed Sarah Rahman ... | Herbalist was running workshops in Dubai .
Foreign Office helping family to repatriate her body . |
f04382eecf31c7120c607c11813f02101d8d46c4 | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 11:28 EST, 5 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:34 EST, 6 February 2013 . Businessman Timothy Turner originally claimed he had been forced to take part in the raid by unknown people . A company director who took part in a gang raid on a brothel to try to solve his financial problems has ... | Timothy Turner, 33, jailed for four and a half years for his part in the December 2011 raid in Camberley, Surrey . |
f043a25c05a16a7e5d97ac9901531bccb8f25b1c | Cyclists with tiny cameras fitted to their helmets to film aggressive drivers have become a common sight – but now horse riders are getting in on the act. A miniature camera has gone on sale that can be attached to horses’ tails. It is wrapped in a high-visibility sleeve bearing the words: ‘Smile, you’re on camera.’ Sa... | High-visibility sleeve can easily be attached to a horse .
Contains miniature camera that records drivers' speed .
Inventor David Daly says product can reduce accidents . |
f043b6d2d7e294a1f51b0a2f6ff0114816b1e14c | By . Emma Innes . A super-slimmer lost an incredible 19st in just 18 months after his wife joked he looked like Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars. Alan Oates weighed a massive 33st 7lbs and had a 68 inch waist. He was so large he needed additional oxygen for 15 hours a day to help him breathe. Alan Oates, 55, decided to ov... | Alan Oates, 55, dropped from 33st 7lbs to 14st 4lbs in just 18 months .
He lost the weight by joining Slimming World and taking up swimming .
Before this, he gorged on takeaways, fry ups, ready meals and crisps .
His doctor offered him a gastric band but he turned down the operation .
He says he views the surgery as a ... |
f043db5f5351107f45d68f1fa6cb52eb3783d0a4 | (CNN) -- Think back to that prehistoric era before the internet existed. Around this time every year the dreadful reality of Christmas shopping would dawn: you would soon have no choice but to face the music and that music would be none other than a hypnotic rendition of Jingle Bells following you into every store, tur... | eBay introduces digital storefronts that converge online and offline shopping .
Giant touchscreen windows installed in Westfield San Francisco Center .
Shoppers can browse products, order and have them delivered to their door for free . |
f0441d6475471c6977d691056936ccd11527224a | Los Angeles (CNN) -- The mother of a German national suspected of one of the worst arson sprees in Los Angeles history appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge Tuesday in the German government's effort to extradite her on fraud charges. Harry Burkhart, 24, may have been motivated to set the fires by his mother's arrest,... | NEW: Harry Burkhart's mother has no lawful immigration status, ICE says .
Dorothee Burkhart is wanted in Germany on 19 fraud counts .
LAPD arrests her during a traffic stop on an extradition warrant a day before the first Hollywood fires .
52 fires cause $3 million damage in the Los Angeles area . |
f044d66c86909386c8d47961ed681da2ab4895bd | Washington (CNN) -- A US Airways Express flight crew reported seeing what looked like a flare with a smoke trail in the vicinity of their aircraft while on approach to Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday. According to authorities, what the crew witnessed remains a mystery. The aircraft with 34 passengers and ... | A US Airways Express crew reports seeing what looked like a flare with a smoke trail .
The sighting occurred while the aircraft was on landing approach in Philadelphia .
Authorities say the sighting remains a mystery . |
f044e9a86e35987e39e4dd0029e8f5dd2cb9cca6 | Two days after their historic win, the South Sydney Rabbitohs are showing no sign of slowing down their celebrations. There has been non-stop parties at Sam Burgess' house, private parties at a Surry Hills hotel and now a possible forehead tattoo that appears to be making its rounds of the team. A candid photo of playe... | A photo of the halfback with the team's rabbit logo on his face has been circulating social media .
The black and white image was posted on Instagram by fellow team mate Tom Burgess with the caption: 'BUNNY LOVE'
A second image showing captain John Sutton with the exact image in the same place on his face later appear... |
f0452352e6d2ea99dd7f545e46e9af766cc2da09 | On September 2, 2013, when Gareth Bale was presented to more than 30,000 spectators inside the Bernabeu, he stood before them, smiling awkwardly, desperately trying to recollect those Spanish phrases he memorised. A few sentences in the local lingo – all in that recognisable Welsh accent – and his romantic introduction... | Gareth Bale has been jeered by the Real Madrid fans on occasion this year .
He infuriated Cristiano Ronaldo by not releasing pass in Espanyol match .
Despite winning Champions League, he is not immune from criticism .
Accusations Bale is a 'ball hog' are unfair but he is under-performing .
Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodr... |
f04597f812476678ec8e8052808a88e833991f62 | By . Fiona Macrae . PUBLISHED: . 23:54 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:54 EST, 4 April 2013 . Women who have yet to meet Mr Right will be able to store their eggs at home as a powder, scientists believe. The freeze-dried eggs could be kept at room temperature, making home storage a cheaper option than paying for ... | New Scientist reports on new freeze-dry method .
Powder would be kept at room temperature in sachets .
Add water to bring eggs 'back to life' before treatment . |
f045b0ae59471d9a8cb2b061b7cf9e9bcde4c57c | (CNN) -- What do Bruce Willis, Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe and King George VI have in common besides being public figures? They all suffered from stuttering at some point in their lives. But what is stuttering and how it does it manifest itself? The Stuttering Foundation of America explains on its website that it... | Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish golfer who has struggled with stuttering all her life .
Gustafson was part of the European team which won September's Solheim Cup .
The 37-year-old gave her first television interview in the wake of the victory . |
f045b46384aca909668448ddb7c6c4e0afe987ca | (CNN) -- Buddy Cianci has been convicted twice, and twice he's been forced out as mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. But for him, this was a first. The 73-year-old Cianci lost a Providence mayor's race for the first time in seven runs on Tuesday, falling to political neophyte Jorge Elorza. "It just didn't happen," Cian... | NEW: Buddy Cianci loses Providence mayoral race; says "it just didn't happen"
NEW: The 73-year-old says, "This will be my last campaign," then adds "for this year"
Cianci was mayor from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002 .
He resigned the post twice over felony convictions . |
f04731755ff02c9254d48bc918ef8d6b45573bc5 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Central London fell silent save for the tolling of Big Ben as the United Kingdom honored the dead of wars past and present on Remembrance Sunday. Queen Elizabeth II then laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, the war memorial on Whitehall near Parliament, after a military band played the "Last Post." O... | Queen Elizabeth II and Royal family lay wreaths at the Cenotaph, the war memorial near Parliament in London .
Britain honors its war dead each year on the Sunday closest to November 11, the day World War I ended in 1918 .
Hours before the ceremony began, the 200th British soldier was been killed in hostile action in Af... |
f047752b0440bd0f7ba41f1131d84b6d0eba8df3 | Queens Park Rangers midfielder Sandro is facing a spell on the sidelines after injuring his knee while celebrating a goal in training. The former Tottenham star, who missed much of last season after a serious knee injury, scored and slid on his knees to celebrate. But because the dryness of the pitch at the Harlington ... | Sandro missed 1-1 Premier League draw against Stoke on Saturday .
Harry Redknapp tells talkSPORT midfielder injured knee in celebration .
Brazilian slid along the dry ground after scoring a goal in training .
Sandro has struggled with injuries in the past with Tottenham . |
f0478aefa5002b0184f435b4c8fd3b1b7b23cfaf | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:42 EST, 10 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:08 EST, 10 August 2012 . An Oregon legislator abruptly stepped down as House Republican leader last month because he feared someone would disclose he had visited a topless bar with colleagues, he has revealed. Rep. Kevin Cameron, from... | Oregon's House Republican leader Kevin Cameron stepped down in July .
Quit after deputy speaker Matt Wingard was accused of sexual misconduct with former aide .
Cameron has now revealed he feared Wingard would go public about his visit to topless bar .
Cameron and Wingard went to bar with five other Republicans during ... |
f047c28e02c379ad529839bcea1a659b1f7b0d33 | By . Iain Rogers, Reuters . Forward Gerard Deulofeu is not thinking about going to the World Cup with Spain but wants to learn from his new team mates after a surprise call-up for Friday’s warm-up match against Bolivia. The 20-year-old spent an injury-disrupted season on loan at Premier League team Everton last term be... | Deulofeu: I'm not think about going to Brazil, I'm here to learn .
Former Everton loanee called up to Spain squad for warm-up match . |
f047d2b79fd15e5f3ec0103b192b176698473d7d | Joleon Lescott is ready play three games in seven days for West Bromwich Albion as he manages his body through the busy Christmas period. At 32, Lescott tailors his training to ensure he plays as often as possible, beginning with a match against his friends from Manchester City on Boxing Day. Lescott insists any cordia... | West Brom take on Manchester City on Boxing Day in the Premier League .
Joleon Lescott says his body is ready for the busy Christmas period .
The Baggies then face Stoke on Sunday and West Ham on New Year's Day . |
f0480872e09015e6dd285a4f277e1140e7f6035c | By . John Drayton . PUBLISHED: . 19:09 EST, 19 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:54 EST, 20 December 2013 . Manchester City players and staff held their Christmas party on Thursday night, but compared to the Arsenal squad's fancy dress antics at Chinawhite on Wednesday it went down like a lead balloon. With a match at ... | Vincent Kompany, Alvaro Negredo and Joe Hart attended party at Hula Tiki Lounge in Stevenson Square .
Sergio Aguero not pictured at low-key affair in Manchester bar .
Understated affair in comparison to Arsenal's fancy-dress party in London . |
f04838e35db9a590fc5f10558cb943617901cd9b | Los Angeles police expected to receive hundreds if not thousands of handguns, rifles and shotguns when they held their gun buyback on Wednesday. But even hardened officers were surprised two rocket launchers were handed in by the city's residents. The hefty weapons were among nearly 2,000 guns given up to police in exc... | Weapons were among 1,962 guns given up to police in exchange for $100 and .
$200 grocery store gift cards .
LAPD received 901 handguns, 698 rifles and 363 shotguns in the program on Wednesday .
Scheme aimed at getting weapons off the streets after a gunman shot and killed 20 children and six staff .
in Newtown, Connect... |
f0494d7041b3d04d71ffc598c3a631bfcc3c1518 | A father and his two young boys have been found alive and well after spending up to ten days in their trapped car. Stephen Van Lonkhuyzen, 37, and his boys Ethan, 7, and Timothy, 5, were found in their 'severely bogged' four-wheel drive at Expedition National Park in central Queensland by a local property owner at abou... | Stephen Van Lonkhuyzen, 37, and his boys Ethan, 7, and Timothy, 5, have been found alive and well .
The trio were missing for ten days after setting out on a 1700km Christmas holiday road trip from Brisbane to Cairns .
They were found in their 'severely bogged' car at Exhibition National Park in central Queensland by a... |
f04a0d3b7888382c08c3d1e9abc17013a11dd0ed | A serial party pest had his party shut down by the police who were then bottled by upset revellers. Perth Now reported police were forced to break up an out-of-control party in Bentley on Saturday night when 200 people spilled out into the streets. Martin Fulton, 16, said he arranged the party, but neighbours labelled ... | Neighbours call Martin Fulton, 16, a serial party pest .
Fulton had invited over 500 people on Facebook to the party .
30 police officers who moved in to shut down the party were bottled .
Fulton registered the party online, told neighbours and hired bouncers .
He now plans to go ahead and hold another party on New Yea... |
f04b33b5396ba33355a9000cbf1cb1ed13831021 | In the Americas' most populated city, the word 'casa' can mean anything from the president's £4.4million mansion - to the carriage of an rusted freight train. In an impoverished district of Mexico City, over two hundred people have lived in an abandoned train for over 20 years, with each of the 40 rusted wagons contain... | The abandoned wagons have been homes for the families of railway workers for the last 20 years .
About 40 families now live in the rusted freight train carriages in Mexico City, next to a working railway line .
There is access to wifi and a shop, while 'Wagon 1' turned into a classroom teaching 25 children, up to the a... |
f04c5cacc00ee5c01a6663a55395ef373256f993 | Wojciech Szczesny sacrificed his Arsenal career on football game FIFA so he could bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the Emirates. The 24-year-old revealed on Polish television that he sold himself to Manchester United in a deal worth £18.5million before bringing Sweden star Ibrahimovic to Arsenal. Conducting an interview at... | Wojciech Szczesny sold himself to rivals Manchester United .
After receiving fee of £18.5m Szczesny vowed to buy a defensive midfielder .
But the 24-year-old instead brought Zlatan ibrahimovic to the Emirates .
Admitting it was worth selling himself to buy the Sweden striker . |
f04c9db34ddcf3a32c445d752539b647a921459f | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:18 EST, 18 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:22 EST, 19 June 2013 . Historian: Labour education spokesman Tristram Hunt faced charges of hypocrisy after taking lessons himself while campaigning against unqualified teachers . A Labour education spokesman who h... | Education spokesman Tristram Hunt reveals he regularly teaches pupils .
Gave a lesson in the Spanish Armada at a primary school .
But Labour policy opposes unqualified teachers as the 'wrong approach'
Source close to Michael Gove condemns hypocritical attitude . |
f04ce44844a428c23d96c7511227d04d4d968b9f | (CNN) -- A story about an African tribe in India, long-forgotten and little-known, has garnered two Kenyan journalists the top prize at the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards Ceremony. Tom Mboya and Evanson Nyaga's "The African Tribe in India," which aired on Kenya's Citizen Television, was selected from am... | In addition to winning top prize, Mboya, Nyaga win Television Features award .
Their story was about a little-known African tribe in India .
Slain Nigerian journalists Akogwu, Isa also honored .
CNN, MultiChoice host awards in Lusaka, Zambia . |
f04d45229d52caad270ce4a97455d6fbc360423a | Jake Berry's chosen tipple from an award-winning brewery in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, has fallen foul of the Commons PC brigade - because its label features black-faced Morris dancers . When an MP was asked to nominate a guest ale from his constituency to be served at a House of Commons bar, he was only too happy to help... | MP Jake Berry was asked to nominate guest ale from his constituency .
But chosen ale from brewery in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, fell foul of chiefs .
House of Commons PC brigade said ale's label could cause offence .
The label features black-faced Morris dancers in nod to mining heritage . |
f04d6d9351f02372b4adb8970a8e81fc1bbdd2c8 | By . Corey Charlton . Fraudster Mirriam Clark pictured before her sentencing outside Southwark Crown Court today . A crooked book-keeper at a leading real estate firm who plundered £2m from her bosses to launch her own property empire in Zambia has been jailed for four years. Mirriam Clark, 47, blew the cash on first c... | Mirriam Clark jailed for four years for plundering £2 million from employees .
Money used to start property empire and buy homes across the globe .
Spent £50k on first class flights to Zambia and bought a one-off £25k gift .
Clark unable to pay the money back - only £295,000 so far recovered .
Even when all her propert... |
f04dd3d1b678ace5736a11171ccee3e7a01b9993 | New Yorkers with musophobia - the fear of rats - should look away now. The irrational fear of rats, in New York City where there are an estimated two times as many rats are there are people, may not seem so crazy after a look at the New York City Health Department's Rat Information Portal, or RIP. The dense human popul... | New York's Health Department provides an interactive map for residents to view rat infestations on RIP .
The Rat Information Portal collates all the city's rat data for residents to view .
The city is notorious for its rats, which are estimated be at levels twice the human population .
Residents can view the rat infest... |
f04e19ae2cf1d926d9e6e69e700461efb5c1bf58 | By . Chrissy Iley . We are in Tony Bennett's painting studio overlooking New York's Central Park. There's a table full of oil paints, half-finished canvases, watercolours. A bronze bust of Harry Belafonte. Tony Bennett is not a person who paints in old slacks and a cardigan. He's wearing a navy pin-stripe suit, blue sh... | Tony explains how one day he just decided to drop cocaine .
He says the only thing he is addicted to now is chocolate .
His new duets album will feature some of the world's greatest voices . |
f04e408ccd6a01dcd6c9df3eebffaf888ad7d48d | Eden Hazard has ruled out any chance of leaving Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain – despite continued interest from the mega-rich French champions. The PFA Young Player of the Year was continually linked with a move to Laurent Blanc’s side this summer but Jose Mourinho said he would only listen to offers of over £150mill... | The Belgium international joined Chelsea from Lille for £32million in 2012 .
Hazard has been persistently linked with a move to PSG back in Ligue 1 .
The PFA Young Player of the Year insists he's happy in West London .
The Blues are expected to offer Hazard a new five-year contract .
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Sat... |
f04ea04166ba02c7a48d4cb666b45ec1b503596b | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 17:49 EST, 16 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:56 EST, 16 March 2014 . A 21-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed has been named by police. Kirsty Wright died in hospital Sunday morning and a murder investigation was launched after she was attacked at an address in Redditch, Worcestershire, ... | Kirsty Wright died Sunday morning after being stabbed Saturday night .
Detectives are questioning a 29-year-old man arrested at scene . |
f04edb84846ac85b900d069ce296a378fba5efcd | A gang of drug dealers have been jailed after two of them posed for photos with bags of cannabis and bundles of cash. Eugene May-Dyer, Russell Turner, Ian Cunningham and Grant Barnhurst, all from Birmingham, were arrested during a series of raids in the Kings Norton area of the city in February last year. Officers seiz... | Four men have been jailed for a drug operation in Birmingham .
Police discovered a phone with the images, as well as texts about dealing .
Officer said 'cocky' gang now paying price for their 'boasting' |
f04f1d579d0e1ab0ac86f29c0ffc1a9071238253 | (CNN) -- Carly Holbrook came to Aspen, Colorado, for the Winter X Games but left with the love of her life. The public relations exec recalls meeting her future husband after a free concert, a few cocktails and some impromptu salsa dancing. "As he walked me back to my friend's house later that night," Holbrook beams, "... | Couples can go for horseback rides on the beach on Florida's Amelia Island .
The pirate Blackbeard once hung out in the historic town of Beaufort, N.C.
Two California wine towns provide plenty of lovely dinner options for two . |
f04f55bba5bf5e9b467987c31fae49ec5ead7f42 | By . Beth Stebner . Last updated at 7:22 PM on 25th February 2012 . They say never mix politics and romance, but one Virginia delegate must have missed the memo. Republican David Albo addressed the House of Delegates last week and described how he unsuccessfully tried to seduce his wife days before. His wife wasn’t ups... | Virginia GOP delegate David Albo said he wanted to have intimate night with his wife Rita .
But wife just saw that Albo supported bill requiring women seeking abortions to get probed . |
f05027ea5245fe15425018dda6286ecca14d6c8a | Ahead of the Boxing Day 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 Arsenal's home clash with QPR... Arsenal vs Queens Park Rangers (Emirates Stadium) Team... | Arsenal will welcome back playmaker Tomas Rosicky ahead of the clash .
Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina is also back in time for the trip .
Harry Redknapp revealed numerous players are facing late fitness tests .
But former Tottenham midfielder Sandro is definitely out for QPR . |
f050d2e5360256f93471ca6f6ec1116383de91da | (CNN) -- A bare-chested man bursts athletically across the floor, flipping sideways, striking out a fierce kick, high above the heads of the screaming crowd. His rival hits back -- sliding across the space with a seamless stream of backflips, jump kicks, and aerial rotations, teetering on the corner of the mat, stretch... | Tricking is a sport combining elements of martial arts, gymnastics and dance .
Will Coneys was crowned the sport's first "Throwdown" champion in August 2013 .
Coneys has pulled off athletic moves taken from video games and action movies . |
f05142b2131727622944c714b1dc20eca99ed075 | The Wales Football Association has been fined £3,900 by UEFA following a pitch invasion by supporters after Gareth Bale’s last gasp winner against Andorra. Bale fired in a spectacular free-kick late on to secure a 2-1 Euro 2016 qualifier victory over Andorra last month which prompted a selection of the away supporters ... | Real Madrid star Gareth Bale scored late free-kick in Andorra for 2-1 win .
Selection of the Wales supporters stormed the pitch in celebration .
Bale and Wales captain Ashley Williams attempted to calm the away fans .
UEFA charged Wales FA in September and have now handed out the fine . |
f05143cdae7730866304ac174a7ad46e7653fd91 | By . Stephen Wright . PUBLISHED: . 16:56 EST, 7 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:55 EST, 7 May 2013 . Daniel Morgan, 37, was found in a pub car park in Sydenham, south London, in 1987 with an axe embedded in his head. His family maintained he was killed by a professional hitman . A notorious unsolved axe murder from a quar... | Theresa May will announce details of an 'independent panel review'
Campaigners hope move will also trigger a new police inquiry .
Morgan case has been dogged by allegations of police corruption .
Five inquiries – costing £50m – have failed to crack the case .
Three men charged with the killing have also been cleared . |
f051928c5a219b610e90adc77e4638fc0a5e2fd5 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 06:09 EST, 8 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:15 EST, 8 March 2013 . When bowling fan Jim Cripps was dared to turn his back on the pins, he had no idea that it would take him to the top . Jim, from Tennessee, is the world’s best backwards bowler and holds a Guinness World Record score of 278... | Jim Cripps holds the Guinness World Record in backwards bowling .
A friend dared him to bowl with his back turned - and he scored a strike .
Tennessee native averages 204 per game and has fans all over the world . |
f051fe5d0b108b01b95517c77653ac874cb471b7 | By . Charlotte Kemp for the Daily Mail . My mum, Linda, is a lifelong Marks & Spencer clothes shopper. From slacks to sparkly tops, everything she wears is scooped from the rails of this High Street favourite. But I do sometimes wonder if she does it all with her eyes shut. Or maybe, at 68, she’s got used to playing it... | Mum Linda dresses head to toe in the High street favourite but never picks the stylish option .
Linda Kemp, 68, has got used to playing it safe in beige, florals and the occasional sequin .
Daughter Charlotte steps in to find some hidden gems that work wonders for her mum's shape . |
f0526718e8eb8007983fa33c8c5791369405564e | By . Louise Cheer . About 250 Ford Australia workers will lose their jobs at the car manufacturer's Broadmeadows and Geelong factories, it has been revealed. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union have confirmed to Daily Mail Australia these redundancies were a long time coming, with Ford flagging jobs were at risk... | The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union confirmed the redundancies .
The Victorian factories employ more than 1000 workers all together .
Job losses flagged earlier this year, with the union in talks since March .
So far about 50 people have put up their hand for a redundancy at Ford . |
f0528b9f4d4e64bc85ce084f2295ece853f8638b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Wiggle: A baby girl dressed up as Cabbage Patch Kid wearing Amanda's wig . A fan of the iconic Cabbage Patch Kid toys has taken her obsession to the next level by making her own versions of the dolls’ woollen tresses. Amanda Lillie, 32, has created a range of crocheted wigs so fans of the dol... | Doll fan crochets her own version of Cabbage Patch Kids hair .
Wig-hats help fellow fans dress up like the iconic toy .
Cabbage Patch Kids were one of the most popular toys in the 1980s . |
f052c7e7f5897e2669919cb4aea8cfeb3144bd33 | By . Tim Shipman . Last updated at 1:32 AM on 8th October 2011 . Beleaguered savers faced a new nightmare yesterday as 12 banks and building societies had their credit ratings downgraded. Those with large amounts of savings were urged to move their money to safe havens amid fears that some banks could go under. Just a ... | Decision will make it harder for banks to borrow and loan .
Doubts over Government support behind move .
Fears state-controlled RBS will require new bailout .
Osborne says Government has 'credible plan' to weather 'growing global debt storm'
FTSE boost as U.S. double dip fears eased by employment figures . |
f053311cca22c497b9f6cace58c2b931ec246d25 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 00:48 EST, 13 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:16 EST, 13 August 2013 . An anonymous donor has handed a Jane Austen museum £100,000 so that it may try and buy one of the author's rings back from U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson who wants to take it out of Britain. Earlier this month, the Briti... | Jane Austen House museum had hoped to buy the ring last year .
Outbid by Kelly Clarkson who bought it for five times the estimated price .
Government placed a temporary export ban on the gold and turquoise ring .
Clarkson will sell the ring for £152,450 should a buyer come forward .
Anonymous bidder gives museum £100,0... |
f054c7220b3dfec8211fcd6f9d9b8917a174bd4e | (CNN) -- Medecins Sans Frontieres has been banned from operating in Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine State, following official accusations the aid organization is biased towards the state's persecuted Rohingya minority. The international medical NGO, also known as Doctors Without Borders, was last week banned from the sou... | Medecins Sans Frontieres has been banned from Rakhine State, Myanmar .
Myanmar's government accuses it of bias towards the persecuted Rohingya minority .
The NGO says it provides care regardless of religious or ethnic affiliation .
Rakhine State is home to the majority of Myanmar's Rohingya, a stateless Muslim group . |
f054fc8c7bebd468e0e1b22a87acc753ad40a958 | (CNN) -- India's most famous sportsman Sachin Tendulkar will retire from cricket after playing his 200th Test match, he announced Thursday. It will bring down the curtain on a glittering career which has seen him score a record 100 centuries in Tests and one day internationals since making his debut for India in 1989. ... | Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from cricket .
40-year-old Indian legend holds record for most runs scored in internationals .
Tendulkar will quit after playing his 200th Test match next month .
He has scored 100 centuries in Tests and one-day internationals . |
f05516ed94082de79c7cc593ced66e1425dd9050 | By . Wills Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 03:23 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:23 EST, 21 October 2013 . Thousands of children as young as eight years old have been caught with alcohol by police, highlighting the disturbing problem of child binge drinking. Police in Burnley, Lancashire, have stopped more than 2,000 ... | Officers in Burnley, Lancashire caught 2,000 youngsters drinking .
Seized 280 litres of alcohol, the equivalent of 492 pints in three months .
Found children with beer, cider and spirits in parks and on the streets .
Figures show a 10-year-old boy was admitted to hospital after drinking . |
f0553477b2930343779a2a50faa147873cf5fb04 | Monday was supposed to be Michael Brown's first day at technical college. Instead, his parents were planning his funeral. The 18-year-old was shot by a police officer in a St. Louis suburb on Saturday, sparking a federal civil rights inquiry, local protests and national debate. One side says the African-American teenag... | On Facebook, Michael Brown said he liked the St. Louis Rams and Kanye West .
The 18-year-old was to start technical college classes Monday .
A police officer shot him over the weekend; authorities are investigating the case .
Father tells CNN: "He was a leader. He knew what he wanted out of life" |
f0556a90e9920f38b06463bedfa01e45b91103f0 | Whoever said romance was dead, never met Tyler Morrick. The Aurora, Illinois, 29-year-old is so enamored with his fiancee, Rachel Maschmeier, 27, he spent four hours in the middle of the night this week spelling out his undying admiration for his longtime love in the snow. Morrick braved sub-zero temperatures as he shu... | Aurora, Illinois, 29-year-old, Tyler Morrick, shuffled his feet back and forth in the snow for hours to write: 'I love you. Will you be my Valentine?'
The note was 150 ft wide by 250 ft long and took him four hours .
When she showed the surprise to his fiancee, Rachel Maschmeier, 27, the next morning she just cried, he... |
f0556e8da3c1c91cff351747ce537eb28114bd57 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:36 EST, 3 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:05 EST, 7 March 2013 . Not satisfied with plain old paper, the artists entering this competition prefer to use the human body as their canvas. The Irish Bodypainting Competition saw models covered top to toe in colour - and little else ... | Second annual Irish Bodypainting Competition held in Dublin .
Theme of quirky contest at Temple Bar was 'alien knowledge' |
f055e3e1c7a7413f73581ed12e3f9ca4a89ebf95 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 13:20 EST, 18 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:44 EST, 19 June 2013 . A thirst for alcohol among China's middle classes is driving demand in the global spirits market, it has been revealed. Almost 28billion litres of spirits were drunk globally last year - an increase of 2 per cent - althoug... | Almost 28billion litres of spirits drunk globally last year - up 2% on 2011 .
Amount of spirits being consumed in the Asia-Pacific region grew by 3% .
Research shows China now accounts for 38% of all spirits drunk globally .
Fourteen litres of vodka in Russia are drunk for every person in country . |
f055ec9de39b5a49f9107102513d7a51b0c80dd0 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The head of Britain's intelligence services has warned that children as young as 15 are becoming involved in terrorist-related activity. Jonathan Evans, the chief of MI5, also said that at least 2,000 people in Britain pose a threat to the country's security because of their support for al Qaed... | UK intel chief says children as young as 15 involved in terrorist-related activity .
Jonathan Evans: At least 2,000 people in Britain who pose threat to security .
MI5 chief said the actual number could be double that . |
f0564d4b1dcea36328b40bc0ac1af0ce7985e8e2 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 07:18 EST, 1 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:13 EST, 1 June 2012 . Missing: Timothy Andrew MacColl, 27, from Gosport in Hampshire, with one of his two children . The pregnant wife of a Navy sailor who has gone missing in Dubai has made an appeal for information about his disappearance. Fat... | Father-of-two Timothy Andrew MacColl, 27, from Gosport in Hampshire, failed to return to HMS Westminster before it left Port Rashid yesterday .
Sailor has not been seen since getting into a taxi at around 2am last Sunday .
Wife Rachael said today: 'He may be in trouble somewhere, he could be trapped as far as we know, ... |
f0565c920f3db44904842fe0e11a35d020ef1167 | An army veteran from Florida was shot dead has he tried to stop two thieves from stealing his car. Floyd Lassiter confronted the pair in the early hours of the morning and was gunned down outside his home in St. Petersburg. The former Army Master Sergeant had suspected thieves would try to steal his Toyota Camry after ... | Thieves struck in the middle of the night as they attempted to steal Toyota Camry out of the driveway .
Keys had earlier been stolen during a burglary last week .
Floyd Lassiter was awoken by the noise the robbers made .
He was shot several times and died from his injuries . |
f056a6bff9c248aaa866cb169ed8d7b5103e2057 | By . Ted Thornhill . A pensioner fell out of her wheelchair and died after her friend who was pushing her tried to photograph some ducklings with her iPad, an inquest heard. Jean Sloan, 81, was being pushed by Jane Miller when they stopped to watch a duck and ducklings near a pond. She asked her friend to photograph th... | Jean Sloan, 81, was being pushed in a wheelchair when tragedy struck .
The friend who was pushing her let go to take pictures of some ducklings .
The chair moved away and Mrs Sloan fell out, fatally rupturing her spleen .
The accident happened in the grounds of a Norfolk nursing home . |
f05708bc10df9ddb609946a5b87797e93ac2f80b | By . Charlotte Kemp . For years they’ve been a trusted cure for aches and pains. But thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham and Elle Macpherson, Epsom salts are fast becoming a beauty staple. Costing a fraction of the price of designer potions - you can pick up a tub for £1.25 at your local chemist - they’re being... | Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham bathe in Epsom salts for flat stomach .
£1.25 tub has a host of beauty benefits . |
f0571de34f3b4cf1e62f0164b29d5897a61aafbb | By . Mark Prigg . Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday said May's average temperature on Earth of 59.93 degrees Fahrenheit (15.54 degrees Celsius... | Average temperature on Earth of 59.93 degrees Fahrenheit (15.54 degrees Celsius)
Beat the old record set four years ago .
California recorded record hot first five months 5 degrees above normal . |
f057429c13bd645a933173caa0bb240e50ea9669 | (CNN) -- After scouring hundreds of miles of waters off Australia's coast, authorities on Friday called off a search for two cruise ship passengers who are believed to have fallen overboard. The 30-year-old man and 27-year-old woman were reported missing when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney on Thursday... | NEW: Search called off late Friday afternoon .
The couple was at the end of a 10-day Pacific Island cruise.
Police believe the two went overboard Wednesday night .
They were reported missing when the Carnival Spirit docked in Sydney . |
f0574c949b3972992e30da271fe3b7c75be550ee | By . Geoffrey Levy . As BBC cultural icons go, Dave Lee Travis was one of the biggest, and certainly the loudest. His DJ contemporary Jimmy Savile looked and sounded like the deceitful, dangerous weasel that he was. Dave Lee Travis, on the other hand, was the big, genial, self-proclaimed ‘Hairy Monster’, a huge persona... | Travis's wife Marianne described as having a 'rare tolerance' by a friend .
He was known for his flirtatious and tactile nature .
Veteran DJ is referred to as a 'permanent adolescent' by another friend .
DLT was acquitted on 12 of 14 sex assault charges .
The jury could not reach a verdict on an indecent assault charge... |
f05788d8e6857c85c5013d4516f2f81e74111351 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . PUBLISHED: . 12:51 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:44 EST, 6 August 2013 . Weight training conjures images of large sweaty men heaving even larger weights. But an armband-like device could change all that by letting you lift up to 24kg without the use of large equipment. The O2 Magnet... | The O2 Magnetic Dumbbell, developed by students in South Korea, is embedded with electromagnets that provide a push and pull resistance .
The intensity of a workout can be set by adjusting the level of electric power with weight training ranging from between 3kg to 24kg . |
f05795719b83565674bde3d3091b8960cdef7e80 | By . Daniel Mills for Daily Mail Australia . A Queensland newsreader has apologised for causing offence when he shut down a viewer's ice bucket challenge on-air, insisting he didn't want to see the viral charity resemble the online drinking game 'neknominate'. Lincoln Humphries, a presenter for WIN Television on the Su... | WIN newsreader Lincoln Humphries posted apology to Facebook .
It was in response to criticism over declining ice bucket nomination .
His apology compared the ice bucket challenge to the neknominate craze .
He said he did not want to see the ALS project lose its significance .
Mr Humphries said involving WIN Television... |
f057c5b7dc5f38f12b227beb18581036b30f321b | David Lowe, who was sacked after he played an old version of The Sun Has Got Its Hat On, claims the show was pre-recorded - but no one at the BBC approved it for transmission before it was played . A BBC DJ who was sacked after playing a song containing the N-word has said his show was pre-recorded - but no one at the ... | David Lowe, 68, played song containing the N-word on BBC Radio Devon .
Was sacked for playing 1932 version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On .
DJ said today his shows were pre-recorded, but no one listened to it .
BBC confirmed show was recorded in advance but was a 'low risk' |
f057fb347a2a62b4e1d4a111dcd2dd715b1d9d41 | (CNN)The 2016 presidential race isn't an abstract parlor game anymore. With a seven-paragraph Facebook post on Tuesday, Jeb Bush instantly transformed the nascent campaign. His decision to "actively explore" a presidential bid accelerates the scramble for donors. It also gives the former Florida governor time to figure... | With early announcement, Bush sets his mark on money and activists .
Setting his mark, Bush sets up steep climb for Christie .
Mitt Romney's shadow still lingers over Bush . |
f058c83a51a6ce627b7d2e42a118fe2c05f7b53d | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 08:39 EST, 2 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:38 EST, 2 December 2013 . Here's one turkey that definitely doesn't vote for Christmas. Colditz the Christmas turkey could have graced the Royal family's dinner table this year - but instead he decided to make a run for it. After being loade... | The organically-bred bird escaped when part of a door became unlatched .
It then turned up in the garden farmer Gareth Williams's mother-in-law .
Named Colditz by son of soldier who escaped WW II Nazi prison camp .
The Rhug Estate in North Wales supplies turkeys to Prince Charles .
It also supplies Raymond Blanc's Le M... |
f05944998a515957af73d239e6fbdb0ed8e91e32 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:03 EST, 5 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:05 EST, 5 November 2013 . Country music superstar Brad Paisley and his actress wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley admit they were taken in by a con artist pretending to be the mother of a little girl dying of cancer. The celebrity couple... | Paisley and his Nashville star wife were taken in by a woman who claimed she had a daughter with end-stage cancer .
'It sounded very sort of real': The couple says the con began slowly but eventually had them totally convinced and Paisley even sang a song Amazing Grace to the imaginary daughter on the phone .
Other ce... |
f059645ec3909494d4544ea6c17a4d6b1b6507e5 | By . John Hall . A father and son who were filmed laughing as they encouraged their dogs to tear animals to shreds will be released from prison in just a few weeks after being given light sentences today. Ronald Guy, 63, and his son Lee, 42, both from Birkenhead in Merseyside, were branded 'absolutely inhumane' after f... | Lee Guy, 42, and his father Ronald, 63, were filmed torturing animals .
They laughed as dogs ripped a fox apart in Birkenhead, Merseyside .
Lee Guy was also filmed feeding a live pigeon to his hungry ferrets .
The men were also filmed decapitating live chickens with a knife .
Pair today jailed at Wirral Magistrates' Co... |
f05982a2c3516e8b1a4b64d7987a65014998bb8a | (CNN) -- Dubai on Monday officially inaugurated the centerpiece of its decade-long construction boom, with the surprise revelation that the world-beating 168-story skyscraper -- seen by some as a symbol of the city's economic excess -- was even bigger than previously thought. In a glitzy firework-lit ceremony, the city... | Dubai on Monday officially opened the world's largest tower, reaching half a mile into the sky .
Dubai wallowing in debt crisis and a second $10B bail-out loan from neighboring Abu Dhabi .
Critics see the Burj as a poorly designed throwback to financial boom times . |
f0598379a98883d5828c597786e69163db40559b | Los Angeles (CNN) -- A Los Angeles judge ordered doctors to resume water, nutrition and medication infusions for Casey Kasem on Monday. The decision came during a hearing in which a lawyer for the iconic radio host's wife accused Kasem's daughter of denying food, water and medication to her father to hasten his death. ... | Doctors stopped food, water, medicine infusions at daughter's direction, wife's lawyer says .
Kasem "won't be with us much longer," daughter's rep says .
A court-appointed lawyer will visit the radio icon to assess his medical situation .
Kasem suffers from Lewy body dementia, which has no cure, court documents say . |
f0598ef39d0fcc2ef3ad7c0e312a5bcdcf6acf2d | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 08:33 EST, 18 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:51 EST, 18 March 2014 . Israel has accused the United States of projecting weakness internationally and said it could not rely on its main ally to take the lead in confronting Iran over its nuclear programme. Defence minister Moshe Yaalon,... | Israeli defence minister has criticised Obama's handling of world issues .
Says U.S. negotiates on nuclear programme even though 'Iran cheats'
He said: 'I hope the U.S. comes to its senses. If it doesn’t, it will suffer' |
f05a567b9b025b4cce985415b46a59656b042672 | Making her point: Susan Bassnett is emeritus professor of comparative literature at Warwick University . Universities are recruiting foreign students whose grasp of English is so poor they ‘wouldn’t scrape a GCSE’, according to a professor. International students are seen as ‘cash cows’ by institutions, which have coll... | 'Universities cover up problems as they need cash'
Academics earn 'tidy sums' to help foreign students .
Comments made by Warwick University professor . |
f05a88a117fbaa3014f5ab320afec829ec325b9e | It is a small Alaskan village whose inhabitants have relied on the sea for countless generations. But within a decade, it is expected that the ocean which the village of Kivalina has so relied on will completely destroy it - creating America's first climate change refugees. Temperatures in the Arctic region of Alaska a... | A huge retreat of Arctic ice has left Kivalina vulnerable to coastal erosion .
It is no longer protected from ferocious storms by a think layer of ice .
'We are expected to pick everything up and move it ourselves' says villager . |
f05b14d56bbb76ece34b540c07f82e9ac6525b6b | By . Mark Webster . Follow @@ItsMarkWebster . James Corden is in serious danger of becoming the second most famous celebrity West Ham fan in the USA. Surpassing frequent visitor, and thorn in their side, Russell Brand, but failing to crack the number one slot, currently held by the President of their country. So fair e... | 'A League Of Their Own' is now in its eighth series on Sky One .
James Corden, host of the show, is a particular success .
This week saw ex-England manager Kevin Keegan take part .
Jamie Redknapp and Freddie Flintoff are team captains with a difference . |
f05b73debe2536135ef7450aeb3e67c08ca8f1ef | (CNN) -- Philippine authorities on Sunday raised the alert status of the country's most active volcano to level 4 and established an extended danger zone around it, saying an eruption is imminent. The status change at the Mayon volcano "means that a hazardous explosive eruption is possible within days," according to th... | "Hazardous explosive eruption is possible within days," Philippine authorities say .
More than 220 volcanic quakes and tremors have been recorded in recent days .
More than 30,000 people fled their homes last week ahead of an expected eruption .
Last major eruption of Mayon volcano was in 1993 . |
f05c1bee72142cc38d7abc3bda62b633f778254d | By . Richard Spillett . Controversial: Dr Daniel Potter runs a clinic in the US which allows couples to choose the sex of their baby in treatment costing £7,600 . Increasing numbers of British parents are flying to the US for a controversial IVF treatment which allows them choose the sex of their baby, a leading expert... | Selecting baby's sex before birth is currently banned in the UK .
Many believe nature should decide and fear a population imbalance .
But US doctor says couples have the right to choose and more are .
He sees 10 patients a month fly from UK for the treatment in the US .
80 per cent of parents opt for a baby girl and 20... |
f05c53f3f22a2e3fa6b5021181c9ac84d05b8214 | By . Ruth Styles . and Martha Cliff . He's the former child star turned documentary maker and now Tyger Drew-Honey has set his sights on explaining why modern men are coming under increasing pressure to look good. In the latest episode of his BBC3 series, Tyger Takes On..., Drew-Honey, 18, meets the boys and men going ... | Men account for 10 to 25 per cent of eating disorder suffers say beat .
Tyger Drew-Honey explores male body image in a new BBC3 documentary .
One interviewee had a heart attack at 18 because of steroid overuse .
Male competitiveness is a big part of the problem, according to the star . |
f05cc3c260a3c7f98d4c19dd6e09ce9749588dbd | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 13:22 EST, 8 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:24 EST, 8 December 2013 . With three in five of us claiming that seasonal stress is getting us down and, according to a new study, one in eight saying it's worse than childbirth, the festive season takes its toll on the skin in more ways tha... | skyn ICELAND's Arctic Elixir contains stress-busting plant peptides .
New survey found that three in five think Christmas is most stressful time .
Stress can damage skin cells leading to sagging and premature wrinkles . |
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