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f16b6757d4177ad24b17e3aa17f68d9e81cb3276 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . In a knitted tank top, wellies and trilby, the presenter of a gardening show for toddlers might at first glance seem more weed than sex symbol. But Ben Faulks, who appears in a shed full of talking vegetables on the CBeebies channel, has gained an army of admirers among the mothers of his... | CBeebies presenter Ben Faulks has built up an army of .
admirers among mothers of his young fans .
When the mums got a chance to learn more .
about the actor, several women turned the air blue with lewd suggestions on Facebook .
One mum begged Mr Bloom to ‘feel my melons’ to ‘see if they’re firm’
Staff deleted 20 .
of ... |
f16b6769700bbaa3a550edc0b1590bb343f35c38 | Read Martin Samuel's match report from Anfield as the Reds crashed out of the Champions League . Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League after they were held in their Group B clash against Basle. Fabian Frei gave the Swiss side a shock lead before the break when he was allowed time and space to fire past Si... | Reds trailed at Anfield to Fabian Frei's first-half goal for Basle .
Liverpool had substitute Lazar Markovic sent off early in the second half .
Gerrard's late free-kick gave them hope but they couldn't find a winner . |
f16bccbb83192af10007786ad672063aca68f306 | (CNN) -- It was a night for underdogs at the Golden Globes -- and a particularly rich one for the biggest underdog of them all, "Slumdog Millionaire." Dev Patel and Freida Pinto star in "Slumdog Millionaire," which was named best drama at the Golden Globes. The modestly budgeted movie -- about a poverty-raised orphan i... | "Slumdog Millionaire" wins best drama; nets four total wins .
Mickey Rourke wins best actor in a drama for "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet wins two Golden Globes -- one for actress, another for supporting .
Heath Ledger wins best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight" |
f16e374d99ddd2a798937396307e07feb7bd8ca4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 11:52 PM on 3rd September 2011 . A man accused of battering a frail pensioner to death was arrested by police at a library yesterday. It happened after concerned staff who had seen pictures issued by police of Graeme Jarman, 47, raised the alarm when they suspected he was insi... | Graeme Jarman had been missing for two weeks but was arrested this afternoon in North Yorkshire . |
f16e5b08200aede3c2bebcf7e62015a6a792c51c | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 11:15 EST, 24 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:26 EST, 27 October 2013 . Charging an electric car could be as simple as finding a place to park it, as early as next year. A pilot scheme being rolled out in New York City will see a handful of wireless charging stations, that look like... | U.S. start-up HEVO's manhole points use .
electromagnetic resonance to transfer electricity to the an electric car's charging .
coil .
Pilot scheme is rolling out by NYC's Washington Park Square next year .
The company has also developed an app to help drivers find the charging points as well as how to park precisely o... |
f16ea43dda46e585698259d68a6c1376b546f1f7 | London (CNN) -- At least seven people are confirmed dead and 51 injured in a "horrific" traffic accident in southwest England, Somerset police said Saturday. The accident involved 34 vehicles, including cars, vans and large trucks, police said, some of which erupted into a "fireball." Assistant Chief Constable Anthony ... | NEW: At least seven people are confirmed dead and 51 injured .
NEW: More people are feared trapped in vehicles, police say .
NEW: Poor weather and a nearby fireworks display may have been a factor .
NEW: The crash in Somerset involved 34 vehicles, including heavy trucks . |
f16efd0be0d464aa2a0ee1f42d6d828f9968b4fd | (CNN) -- Today is the 90th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter. Born on October 1, 1924, the Georgian has lived a political life that is filled with controversy and turmoil. Many Americans consider his presidency to be a complete failure. It was four years during which a stagnant economy got worse and foreign pol... | October 1 is the 90th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter .
Julian Zelizer: Carter's campaign emphasized he would restore trust in the government .
He says while many Americans consider his presidency a failure, there are lessons .
Zelizer: Carter was right to press public officials to do more to reform our polit... |
f16f1098197e9dabf417df46e458858fe8eb4de8 | (InStyle.com) -- It takes a truly adventurous actress to pull off a razored Mohawk, a platinum pixie and a Louise Brooks bob, but we'd expect nothing less from the ever provocative Selma Blair, who experimented with all three looks in under a year. Selma Blair says she works with hairstylists and makeup artists who "ha... | Actress Selma Blair wore huge prosthetic boobs for a John Waters movie .
She's gained at least 15 pounds for her role on "Kath and Kim"
She considered Botox but says she doesn't have enough wrinkles for it yet .
Blair experimented with three completely different looks in less than a year . |
f16f4b2d57cf43660c8fc4ca18e584bb2bdc5601 | Two women captured our hearts; both were dying of brain cancer. Both taught us to cherish life -- that nothing is greater than the human spirit. Brittany Maynard, 29, fought for the right to die with dignity. Lauren Hill, 19, fought for a dream -- to play in a college basketball game before she dies. Their stories are ... | On a single weekend, two young women with terminal brain cancer inspired a nation .
One ended her own life; Brittany Maynard chose "death with dignity"
The other, Lauren Hill, achieved her dream -- to play college basketball before she dies . |
f16f79691b58e315fe235d030bf5f980eb842e09 | Unbeaten in the Premier League, five points ahead of their nearest rivals, everything is going to plan for Jose Mourinho. And the Portuguese boss, who is usually extra-critical when examining his team, admits he is 'happy with everything' at Chelsea this season. Mourinho's side have only dropped points against closest ... | Chelsea are top of the Premier League five points ahead of Manchester City .
Jose Mourinho says he is 'happy with everything' at the club .
Boss claims Chelsea can cope with anything teams throw at them .
Cites Petr Cech replacing Thibaut Courtois as an example of squad strength . |
f1701f8dd38feedf35e88aa684cdeea1bf9e0247 | By . Marielle Simon for Daily Mail Australia . John Van Wisse, a swimming coach from Melbourne, completed his 20 year dream by being the 18th person to finish the brutal triathlon and smashing the world record . It is the 41-year-old 'iron' man, who puts our 15-kilometre run that we proudly complete without stopping to... | John Van Wisse, 41, completes his 20 year dream as he goes Arch to Arc Triathlon in world record time .
From London to Paris, the swimming coach, ran, swam and cycled all the way to the end .
He says without sponsorship from Acquire Learning his dream would not have been achieved .
Van Wisse is the 18th person to finis... |
f170ef6d4f2735b68d561a6b59f21d7c51ae6035 | An Illinois couple has turned their old horse barn into a six-acre dream home equipped with a gym, a pizza kitchen, a projection screen, and a fitness center. Jeff and Lisa Edwards built a pole-barn for two horses and a colt, according to the Washington Times, but the family had so much fun visiting and staying in the ... | Jeff and Lisa Edwards, of Illinois, turned their old horse barn into a six-acre dream home equipped with a gym, a pizza kitchen, a projection screen, and a fitness center .
The couple had so much fun visiting the horse barn that they decided to live there .
The family got rid of the horses and transformed the barn . |
f171340b9aa0ae5c4460b44f8beb0aaab0e0576b | An elderly woman accused of murdering her husband with knives and an axe will require an Italian interpreter when she appears in an Adelaide court. A 75-year-old woman accused of murdering her husband with knives and an axe has avoided arrest by turning up to court for the first time. Lucia Colella is charged with murd... | Lucia Colella is charged with murdering her long-time husband .
Accused of killing him with knives and an axe .
Was subject of an arrest warrant after failing to turn up to court previously .
The case was adjourned until February 2 after an Italian interpreter was requested by the accused grandmother . |
f171561cb0047b8996f819ad81f9b64f9037da4b | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . PUBLISHED: . 09:21 EST, 1 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:25 EST, 1 August 2012 . A 45-year-old 'hockey mom' plied her son's teammates with alcohol before indulging in sex acts with two of them, a court has heard. Kathia Marie Davis is alleged to have engaged the teenagers in sexual activity in h... | Kathia Davis is accused of engaging the boys in sexual acts in her own home .
Prosecutors say two of her children were in the house during some of the incidents .
Divorced mother-of-three denies the charges . |
f171899fcb87156e8e4df41e80d01284ba372d9a | By . Mia De Graaf for MailOnline . A British adventurer has kayaked 1,300 miles across the Aleutian Islands completing the latest leg of her gruelling attempt to circumnavigate the globe just using human power. Sarah Outen, 29, landed on the Homer Spit, Alaska earlier this month paddling her kayak Krissy with partner J... | Sarah Outen tackled 1,300-mile journey across Aleutian Islands in 101 days .
Last year, Outen became first person to row solo from Japan to the islands .
All part of her bid to circumnavigate globe using human power alone .
She will now cycle from Canada to New York City then row to London . |
f171dcf91ee790370cef908f5f965bc9dbc08f97 | Someone was going to invent this sooner or later. A sex simulator that provides a fully immersive 3D experience has been created in Japan. The device was unveiled in Tokyo when the group, VR Japan, hosted a local Oculus Rift Game Jam. A developer recently created a sex robot by combining an Oculus Rift with a controlle... | System combines virtual reality headset with a grip-based haptic controller .
Controller manipulates a masturbator device which holds the user's penis .
Headset simultaneously displays a Manga character performing sexual acts . |
f172119a95aaf98e55ccb3c6f1c6e8bd09366eac | (EW.com) -- How loud was Yeezy's Yeezus listening last night, blasted from the loading dock of westside Manhattan's Milk Studios? So loud that New Jersey heard it. So loud that my kidneys are still vibrating. So loud that even the Spinal Tap dudes were like "Bro, maybe turn it down to eight and a half?" It felt like so... | Kanye West held a listening party Monday night .
His new album is titled "Yeezus"
Daft Punk are on "three or four" tracks, West revealed . |
f1722bec619204d24b40724c8f50dd2ea63fbc80 | (CNN) -- Who would have thought it? Team Brazil just scraping by in a cliffhanger penalty kick shootout. But from here on out, where every game means somebody's going home, there's a 12th man on the field, a true equalizer -- roaring determination. And it nearly snatched victory for Chile. But Brazil's dream of winning... | Brazil has reason to party after its team squeaked past Chile .
Offensive powerhouse Netherlands face Mexico's nearly airtight defense Sunday .
Guess who has always won when Algeria has played Germany in the past?
Everybody loves Colombia and James Rodriguez . |
f1725aed2032dc1ca118991198748b17305854ab | The Cornish break is a traditional feature of the Cameron summer . By . Tim Shipman . PUBLISHED: . 19:29 EST, 14 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:29 EST, 15 August 2013 . David Cameron is heading off on a second summer break today. The Prime Minister, his wife Samantha and their three children, are heading to the Scotti... | Mr Cameron is due to be away from Westminster for another week .
Going from Western Isles to Cornwall, where he will spend the rest of week .
The Cornish break is a traditional feature of the Cameron summer . |
f1728ca80c2658ecbcea51f3f903cdd140164557 | Ah, you've come for some Marie Antoinette budgeting tips,' says Anne Jenkin as she greets me at the door of her home in South London. Sure enough, two small homemade jam cakes straight from the oven are on the table as I enter her kitchen. She can smile about it now, but only just. In fact, I have come for one of her n... | Baroness Anne Jenkin sparked major political row with her comments .
She told a House of Commons press conference that 'the poor can't cook'
Also said she enjoyed a bowl of porridge every morning which cost just 4p .
Baroness of Kennigton has even had death threats since the statement . |
f172e61901cbe9de878129aa274edb36075b5e7f | (CNN) -- Glamorous tennis star Ana Ivanovic has reached the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies Linz tournament -- despite being penalized a game for taking too long in the toilet. The former world No. 1, who was given a wildcard entry into the Austrian event after the late withdrawal of the injured Serena Williams, h... | Ana Ivanovic penalized a game after needing an emergency toilet break in Austria .
Serbian blames her pre-match snack of yyogurtafter leaving the court against rules .
Seventh seed recovers to reach quarterfinals, where she will play Julia Gorges of Germany .
Israeli third seed Shahar Peer reaches the last eight at the... |
f173415596c7e08b6bd37f09d91f8514d4f8d6b5 | By . Anna Hodgekiss . Becky Liddle was also left temporarily unable to speak after collapsing at school due to a stroke . A nine-year-old schoolgirl has been left paralysed down her right side after suffering a stroke. Becky Liddle, from Hull, also was unable to speak in the first few days after the event and has spent... | Becky Liddle was unable to speak in the first few days after the event .
Has spent last month in hospital being fed through a tube .
Mother claims doctors originally believed she had suffered severe migraine .
But tests later revealed she had a blood clot which had triggered the stroke . |
f173f22c1d9938d6ee404b681fb11d638d74cdca | (Mental Floss) -- Although you probably use it every day, here's some interesting trivia you may not know about deodorant. Actor Matthew McConaughey reportedly doesn't wear deodorant. 1. Be thankful for your foul body odor. According to anthropologist Louis Leakey, it might be responsible for early man's survival. Leak... | Anthropologist: Predators avoided early humans because body odor too rank .
Egyptians were first to popularize applying scents to armpits .
Offensive body odor is actually illegal in one U.S. city's libraries .
Actor Matthew McConaughey reportedly doesn't wear deodorant . |
f1741dd18da13152a2aa6ecad939a8cf253b82b3 | This is the heartbreaking moment young girls in Kenya are sold into arranged marriages for a dowry of livestock as part of a traditional ceremony which marks their passing into womanhood. Clad in tribal jewellery and with their hair tied up in braids, some of the women can be seen struggling as they are hauled away, tr... | Girls as young as 14 are pictured being carried away by their new husbands after being bargained for livestock .
Most of the women will have no idea a deal has been struck as they spend a month in isolation as part of ritual .
Ceremony which marks start of womanhood also involves girls punching cow into submission befo... |
f1743845acd59c7d2e7bfb221ccb23ebd5daa735 | Joplin, Missouri (CNN) -- A Missouri mother said Thursday that her 16-year-old son was killed by this week's powerful tornado, one of scores who have been confirmed dead even as authorities try to track down many others who are considered missing. Michelle Hare told CNN that her son Lantz, who was ripped from a car Sun... | NEW: Officials expediting process of body identification .
NEW: At least 126 people are confirmed dead, coroner says .
Lantz Hare, who was ripped from a car Sunday, was killed, teen's mother says .
He was among those on a list of 232 people in Joplin who'd been reported missing . |
f174a706b22b5ee7a3e0bf421bb03c6d013c2d45 | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 08:43 EST, 10 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:03 EST, 10 January 2014 . A former college professor jailed for abducting a female student was revealed to have secretly fathered a child after swapping her believed father's sperm sample with his own at a fertility clinic where he worked. ... | Thomas Lippert served 2 years for kidnapping student in 1975 .
and performing 'love experiments' on her including locking her in a black box .
Lippert went on to work at the Reproductive Medical Technologies clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1988 to 1993 .
His deception was only revealed when a Utah family who visite... |
f175b68041de8f63e600813040cdde91c99b0a42 | By . Mario Ledwith . PUBLISHED: . 13:12 EST, 20 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:28 EST, 20 November 2012 . Confronted by a hooded thief wielding a blade, this gutsy shop worker decided to fight back, grabbing a bottle of wine from a shelf and hitting the thug on the head. Dramatic CCTV images capture the moment the s... | Shopkeeper, known only as Raja, withstood blade attacks fending off thief .
Raja says he will 'never forget' the incident .
Thief Christopher Hall, 29, sentenced to three years in prison .
Court told how Hall had lost his job and home before the attack . |
f17676ecacbdca099d2b01f65aab2cf539d1a8e1 | Thousands of migrants are exploiting lax EU rules to bring their families and spouses to Britain by the back door. Foreign nationals from outside Europe who would be unlikely to gain a visa to live or work in the UK are instead applying for citizenship elsewhere in the EU. Under Brussels rules, they can then move to Br... | European citizenship 'increasingly important' way into UK, Sir John warns .
Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigrations publishes damning new report .
Comes as Cameron struggles to hit 100,000 a year net immigration target . |
f1773f3a95b7fc3ace320c88e509208077ee43ec | Found: A body found washed up on a beach in 1995 has been identified as 17-year-old Cengiz Nuray . A body that washed up on a California beach nearly two decades ago has finally been identified as a missing Grateful Dead fan who vanished while following the band. The decomposed remains were identified as belonging to C... | Cengiz Nuray, 17, vanished in April 1995 after leaving his belongings behind on a beach in Santa Cruz and going for a walk alone .
He had been following the Grateful Dead with friends at the time .
A few months later, a body washed up 35 miles away but was badly decomposed and could not be identified .
But police offic... |
f177cdb6810ce9e9864614dad0035af74447e363 | (WIRED) -- For the past three years some of the world's most resourceful software engineers and mathematicians have worked feverishly in the spirit of friendly, Darwinian competition -- and in pursuit of a $1 million prize -- to improve the Netflix movie recommendation system by 10 percent. Netflix says it will announc... | Netflix will announce the winner of its $1 million Netflix Prize on September 21 .
Prize goes to team that improves Netflix's movie-recommendation system .
Nobody outside of Netflix knows which team will win the million-dollar prize .
Details about the Netflix Prize 2 sequel will also be unveiled that day . |
f17873463da3cfcd9715774d15cf1eb2e410b54b | Gareth Bale has been included in the Wales squad to face Belgium in their Euro 2016 qualifier next weekend despite the forward's recent injury absence. The most expensive footballer of all time made his return for Real Madrid for the final 30 minutes of their Champions League victory over Liverpool on Tuesday night hav... | Gareth Bale returns to Chris Coleman's team for their Euro 2016 qualifier .
Bale missed five Real Madrid matches after injuring buttock muscle .
The injury was caused when he was last on international duty with Wales . |
f178a632a91184130fe53c52f37b8aa43c08fba0 | X Factor wannabes enjoyed the free booze on board a BA flight back to Gatwick after performing at Mel B's house in Mexico that airline staff had to close the bar, according to reports. The male contestants, who were travelling from Cancun after performing at the Spice Girl's pad, allegedly made so much noise on the nig... | Lads from Mel B's category allegedly partied hard on flight from Cancun .
They were banned from drinking during the Judges' Houses round .
Allegations of loud behaviour and excessive drinking caused complaint . |
f17950b2a5acee67500b1e2c036b891c4c3771e9 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 11:31 EST, 17 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:49 EST, 17 March 2014 . Karen Johnson had an allergic reaction from paint sold by B&Q that contains the chemical Methylisothiazolinone . A mother-of-two has claimed she is allergic to her living room after she painted it seven months ago. ... | Karen Johnson has reaction to preservative called Methylisothiazolinone .
It is routinely added to paint, creams, shampoos and wet .
wipes .
There has been a 'epidemic of reactions' to chemical, experts warn .
Symptoms include rash, blisters, itchy eyes and severely swollen face . |
f17a0ff406f340f297bb220f714c2ab65b5ad878 | (CNN) -- On Sunday, I will have the honor of serving as grand marshal in the New York City Pride Parade. I have marched in the parade for the last several years carrying a huge rainbow flag. Last year, I was so elated that I danced my way down the street for the entire route. Before that, my late wife Thea and I, she i... | Edith Windsor won the Supreme Court case that overturned DOMA .
Windsor never thought she would be grand marshal of Pride Parade at 84 .
She sued over a tax bill and it led to equality for same-sex married couples .
She was anguished that her government considered her marriage illegitimate . |
f17a6d9718706e1e85f976177a435c3f3b1e0c7d | Peshawar, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a blast that killed 10 people near the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar on Friday. A suicide bomber rode a motorbike up to a security checkpoint a third of a mile from the consulate and detonated 22 pounds of explosives attached to his body, police ... | The suicide bomber also wounds dozens .
He rides up to a security checkpoint on a motorbike .
Peshawar is adjacent to Pakistan's restive tribal region in the northwest .
It is near the border with Afghanistan and rife with Islamist extremists . |
f17bf4b4baa9e663e9f705d844df4d2b612ec3ed | (CNN) -- Both houses of the New Jersey legislature plan to vote Monday on a controversial bill backed by Democrats that would qualify illegal immigrants for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Supporters hope to pass the measure before Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine leaves office. Gov.-elect Christopher ... | Democratic backer: Students "should pay the same as their counterparts"
GOP critic: Bill discriminates against some U.S. citizens .
To qualify, immigrants must be enrolled, must apply for legal status or say they'll do so . |
f17c79c225a02c148c88ea15d5f60b2da4ce680a | Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- The grandson of the creator of Red Bull energy drink allegedly crashed his Ferrari into a Thai police officer, killing him, and then fled the scene, Bangkok police said Monday. The controversy over the arrest of Vorayud Yoovidhaya, 27, who is a prominent member of one of Thailand's richest fa... | Vorayud Yoovidhaya, 27, is a prominent member of one of Thailand's richest families .
Police Sgt. Major Wichien Klanprasert was responding to a robbery when his bike was hit .
Yoovidhaya claimed he was suddenly cut off by the police motorcycle, police say .
Yoovidhaya's grandfather teamed with an Austrian businessman t... |
f17c878f052e21b1516c56b795d30c21e3b8e881 | ELDORADO, Texas (CNN) -- Ambulances rolled into a Texas ranch that's home to members of a polygamist sect, as authorities continued their search Saturday night for possible victims of physical and sexual abuse. Authorities are seeking Dale Barlow, 50, seen in a mugshot from a 2005 arrest on child sex charges. The emerg... | NEW: Ambulances called in as investigators prepare to search temple .
Number of people removed from ranch grows to 183, including 137 children .
Authorities served search, arrest warrants to members of polygamist sect .
Jeffs in Arizona jail awaiting trial; sentenced to 10 years in prison last year . |
f17ddca46b43ca0e08ecb2cadc0ecd20cd467ee6 | As Yasmin Le Bon turned 50 last week, jaws across the UK dropped and faces went green with envy. The woman barely looks a day over 35 and can even hold her own when posing next to her model daughter Amber. In fact, even to the trained eye, the two women look like they are sisters, not mother and child. Scroll down for ... | Yasmin Le Bon turned 50 last week, but she barely looks a day over 35 .
Yasmin is not the only Hollywood star who is startlingly fresh for her years .
Femail rounds up the other 50-something celebrities who look very young . |
f17e0e7bdc50d5f8c9c55c1c9a81a51e0abb068b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A former New York City transit cop who shot and killed his wife in front of their two young children in their home Saturday morning told police it was her infidelity to drove him to murder. Kevin Canty, 43, broke down and confessed just moment after shooting wife Jessice Mera 10 times with a ... | A 40-year-old woman was shot dead Saturday morning in her Queens home .
Police arrested 43-year-old Kevin Canty, the woman's husband, a mile away from the home .
A four-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy were inside the house when the shooting occurred .
A neighbor saw the two children run from the house, yelling,... |
f17e9945a65c14d7ae754f782fe1d25c62136087 | A reality program detailing the hijinks of the Busbice brothers - who run a hunting supply company in Louisiana and have ties to the Robertsons from A & E's hit series 'Duck Dynasty' - will air on the same network. Brothers Matt and Ryan Busbice work at Wildgame Innovations together and will appear on the new show 'Co... | Brothers Matt and Ryan Busbice will appear along with their family on the new show 'Country Buck$' on A & E .
The two brothers run Wildgame Innovations, a hunting supply company .
Company goods go through testing on 55,000 acres belonging to their timber company-running father, Bill Busbice .
The father and two sons pr... |
f17f20692e726233b112e38bda4c89b850cc1855 | An Ohio man intended to save the life of his older sister by donating a kidney to her -- a sacrifice on his part that ended in vain a year ago when a nurse mistakenly threw away the donated organ. Paul Fudacz Jr. and his sister, Sarah, say the University of Toledo Medical Center "utterly botched" their kidney transplan... | Man tried to donate kidney to his older sister in Toledo, Ohio .
Nurse mistakenly disposed of kidney in medical waste, lawsuit says .
Medical center denies gross negligence, apologizes to family . |
f180277f4aa85112818ae32c20e82cd322648278 | The sister of a Muslim fanatic who died in Syria after bragging about his ‘5-star jihad’ was arrested today by police investigating a Syria-related terrorism plot. Tamannah Shaharin, 29, idolised her jihadi brother Iftekhar Jaman. The 23-year-old chef from Portsmouth became one of the most infamous British extremists w... | Police seen at the family home of Iftekhar Jaman, 23, who died in Syria .
His sister Tammanah Shaharin, 29, has been arrested .
His parents and two brothers are also being held .
Arrests are linked to conflicts overseas, not to terrorism within the UK .
Comes after three men, all in their 20s, were arrested in London y... |
f180438e281e1f57805a96a4f8b66ee0b2b24251 | Home Secretary Theresa May wants security services to be able to snoop on email and internet records, but Nick Clegg is seeking to delay the Communications Data Bill . Water and power firms are being targeted by foreign countries launching cyber attacks against Britain. The services ‘upon which daily life depends’ risk... | Home Secretary says opponents of her Communications Data Bill must look victims of terrorism 'in the eye'
Deputy PM Nick Clegg wants 'snooper's charter' delayed until 2014 .
Row comes amid warning that cyber terrorists are targeting utility firms to disrupt supplies of gas, electricity and water . |
f1805b2981cbb68dd817b02e567635137e99b235 | An international poker player has been awarded $340,000 to be paid by four of his former friends over defamatory comments they made following a night out in Las Vegas. Nicholas Polias successfully won the landmark case after comments labelling him a thief were published on Facebook after a misunderstanding about the lo... | Nicholas Polias won $340,000 to be paid in damages after successfully taking four former friends to court for defamation .
Mr Polias was labelled a 'thief' on Facebook after several misunderstandings during a trip with friends to Las Vegas .
He was accused of stealing $2000 which was later found hidden in a soft toy, a... |
f18060a58de56e329f0a1a161f68d529081212c3 | The family of a murder victim is suing a funeral home and a cemetery after their relative's casket popped open during her burial. Mother-of-five Nequia Webb-Davidson, 40, was shot and killed by her husband in a murder-suicide on January 12, 2014, just days after she filed an emergency protection order. As her body was ... | Nequia Webb-Davidson, 40, was killed by her husband in a murder-suicide in January 2014 days after she filed for emergency protection from him .
As her body was lowered into plot in New Jersey cemetery, casket opened .
Soil fell onto the corpse, employees spent hours trying to widen the hole .
Eventually the family was... |
f1807728052f47df1e306699c868cb6871779875 | A father who imported a stun gun disguised as an iPhone walked free from court yesterday. John Liddiatt, 40, ordered the device online while browsing collectible replica weapons. But when suspicious customs officers investigated the parcel from Singapore they found the replica iPhone and immediately passed it to the p... | John Liddiatt, 40, ordered device online while browsing replica weapons .
Customs officers opened parcel from Singapore and found 'iPhone'
Police re-packaged device and officer, dressed as a postman, delivered it .
Liddiatt was an avid collector of replica crossbows, swords and masks . |
f1808379667ca9364bd055b0b30986a20f4ce7fe | Millions of Britons are living in 'rabbit hutch' family homes that have halved in size since the 1920s, it was revealed today. The average semi-detached house now has one less bedroom and is much more ‘cramped, dark and artificially lit’ than those built in the early 20th century. In 1920, average homes usually measure... | Average homes 90 years ago usually measured 1,647 .
sq ft with 4 bedrooms .
Today’s equivalent has only three .
bedrooms and is a mere 925 sq ft .
Experts say new homes cause poor health, divorces and hold back children .
One-bedroom flat today is on average the same size as a Tube carriage .
Britain also has the small... |
f180df0634cb79c40cc37e8629d8a6a315795b64 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Environmental activists and Japanese whaling authorities have reported fresh clashes in Antarctic waters, with each side accusing the other of causing dangerous collisions between ships. The conflicting claims follow harsh words and threats of legal action exchanged between the two sides last week am... | The two sides trade accusations over who caused ships to collide .
The incident follows a previous high seas clash a week ago .
Environmental groups face off each year with Japan's whaling vessels . |
f181e1d7c214dc0eb1d4103bb3b60c702e7851ae | By . Hayley Peterson . PUBLISHED: . 09:07 EST, 10 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:26 EST, 10 June 2013 . The former intelligence worker who was the source of bombshell stories on top secret government snooping programs first approached the Washington Post with his trove of information in early May, the Post's Barton Gell... | NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden first approached the Post in early May .
Sometime during the week of May 20, Snowden requested that the Post publish in full within 72 hours a PowerPoint slide on the NSA Internet data collection program dubbed PRISM .
The Post refused to meet his demands so Snowden took his information... |
f18220eb652525d47bf018cfa432a65cbd4e04cc | (CNN) -- Colombia's president renewed calls for rebels to release a French journalist "as soon as possible" Monday as online statements purportedly from leftist guerrillas provided details about his capture. "I am very pleased to know that the French journalist is in good condition. Now that the (Revolutionary Armed Fo... | Officials say Romeo Langlois has been missing since an April 28 rebel attack .
Colombia's president calls on rebels to free the reporter "and simply tell us where he is"
Several statements surface online discussing his capture, purportedly from the rebels .
Reporters Without Borders says it is "cautiously confident tha... |
f182856d2c0fb7ae3122879ad833f8e728f50c42 | Horror: Meenakshi Thapa was murdered in the most horrific way . An aspiring Bollywood actress was murdered by two fellow actors she 'befriended on the set of her latest film'. Meenakshi Thapa, 26, was kidnapped and beheaded last month by Amit Jaiswal and his lover Preeti Surin in an attempt to receive a ransom payment.... | Amit Jaiswal and Preeti Surin threw Meenakshi Thapa's head from a moving bus .
The pair demanded a ransom, wrongly believing Thapa was from a wealthy family . |
f182d435fe3d05bce3119c081b87526cc8a5bb96 | By . Chris Pleasance . PUBLISHED: . 03:52 EST, 14 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:02 EST, 16 September 2013 . A paedophile has been jailed after he was tracked down sleeping rough as a tramp in France following a five-year manhunt. Peter Scott, 58, fled the UK after a string of sex attacks on three girls in the 1980... | Carried out sex attacks on three girls as young as 11 in 1980s .
Went on the run for five years after victims came forward in 2007 .
Found living in picturesque city of Foix, in southern France .
Jailed for eight years at Manchester Crown Court on Friday . |
f182e3d9bfb04e54ff98536064728b864487881b | By . Larisa Brown . The old stereotype is that it’s grim up north. Not so, according to a recent happiness survey... it’s more likely to be miserable in the smoke. Residents of towns such as Harrogate, Hull and Preston are the most satisfied with where they live. Researchers asked nearly 50,000 homeowners how they felt... | Harrogate named happiest place to live in UK for second year running .
East London is least happy, according to 50,000 homeowners surveyed .
West London, North London, and South East London all ranked low . |
f183a7947f6059d8c55b5feed57c98e584315cd6 | By . Emily Kent Smith . The contents of a leaked classified report which lists interrogation methods used by the CIA has revealed that Red Hot Chili Peppers' songs were played to terrorism suspects in a bid to extract information. Two officials from the Senate Intelligence Committee have leaked the details of the class... | Methods allegedly used at CIA 'black sites' - secret detention centres .
One site believed to be in Poland and another in Indian Ocean .
Music as part of interrogation process which included sleep deprivation . |
f183a847ce0a4a8bb445629e53ece76de09e8add | By . Ben Spencer . Professor Sir Rory Collins said studies had created 'misleading uncertainty' over statins . Doctors are putting lives at risk by exaggerating the side effects of statins, an expert warns. Professor Sir Rory Collins said recent studies had created 'misleading uncertainty' about the drugs. He claimed u... | Sir Rory Collins said studies had created 'misleading uncertainty'
He claimed concerns could .
cause more deaths than MMR scandal .
More than seven million Britons with high cholesterol take statins . |
f183b6b43277c95f040787fe5410f7c39dcdf7d6 | (CNN) -- We've been netiquette'ing for more than a year and a half now, and when we ask friends/acquaintances/the gaping maw of the Internet for their burning questions and column suggestions, one anxiety pops up again and again and again. Here it is, in Mad Libs form: . "My [aunt/boss/elderly neighbor] sent me a frien... | One of the ways to get around accepting a Facebook friend request is ignoring it .
There's a lengthy yet effective process for limiting what info friends have access to .
Another possible way to politely avoid someone is to reject them and give an explanation .
Whichever tactic you use, now might be the time to clean u... |
f1842561476574d7f3b7928986e12bf9184a8d97 | By . Gerri Peev, Political Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 17:16 EST, 19 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:16 EST, 19 August 2012 . Sixteen-year-olds could be allowed to vote in the referendum on Scottish independence as part of a compromise deal being prepared for the country’s First Minister Alex Salmond. David Cameron co... | First Minister Alex Salmond is preparing a compromise deal which could see 16-year-olds vote on Scottish independence .
Negotiations over the constitutional future of the UK continues next month .
Anti-separation politicians are emboldened by polls that the Olympics has kept the Union in favour .
Scottish Nationals hop... |
f18455e2013326c3d18fce7bd6047b50b32c5417 | Roy Hodgson will award Wayne Rooney his 100th England cap against Slovenia next Saturday — but admits he fears the responsibility of being captain for club and country may eventually tell on the Manchester United striker. Rooney is closing in on a range of historic landmarks — winning his 100th cap at 29 puts him well ... | Roy Hodgson expresses fears about responsibility of Wayne Rooney .
29-year-old is the captain of both Manchester United and England .
Rooney will win his 100th England cap against Slovenia next weekend .
He will become the youngest player to do so in history of Three Lions . |
f18481c525f2b218784400c6d1a0575a004eb35e | By . Chris Waugh . Follow @@ChrisDHWaugh . London Welsh have completed their 22nd summer signing with the acquisition of Tongan prop Eddie Aholeilei. The newly-promoted Exiles have signed the 32-year-old front row from Australia Super 15 outfit Melbourne Rebels. The 32-year-old has six caps for Tonga and makes the swit... | Aholeilei moves from Australian Super 15 outfit Melbourne Rebels .
He follows ex-New Zealand Piri Weepu to the Kassam Stadium .
Olly Barkley, Pablo Henn and Lachlan McCaffrey have also signed .
Newly-promoted Exiles have made 22 summer signings so far . |
f18532870a00eb2038f80e723d24dd138d1fcd78 | An Atlantic City casino is suing poker champion Phillip Ivey Jr., claiming he cheated his way to more than $9.6 million in winnings. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Ivey exploited a defect in the line of cards used by the casino to increase his chances of winning in multiple ses... | The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is suing poker champion Phillip Ivey Jr.
Ivey cheated by exploiting defects on the back of the cards, the casino claims .
Ivey won $9.6 million at Baccarat in four months in 2012, the lawsuit states . |
f18548a4375fe86a60be20bef96e4fe53bf1dd69 | By . Emma Thomas . PUBLISHED: . 12:53 EST, 3 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:07 EST, 3 December 2013 . A village shop is claiming to be Britain's cheapest supermarket because customers can get up to two thirds off the price of groceries. The discount store is the first 'social supermarket' run by Community Shop and i... | 'Social supermarket' set up in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, to help families .
500 members will have to claim one of a list of benefits to use the service .
Founders hope to open 20 more supermarkets nationwide and six in London . |
f18564802a7ed9d4036d471d888f52839be697ef | Everton's youngsters showed the senior team how it's done with a comprehensive 5-0 win over local rivals Liverpool on Saturday afternoon. The Toffees' Under 18 side were comfortable winners at Finch Farm as a brace from Calum Dyson and goals from Harry Charsley, Jack Bainbridge and Liam Walsh sealed victory. The result... | Calum Dyson scored twice as Everton comfortably beat Liverpool at home .
Harry Charsley, Jack Bainbridge and Liam Walsh also on target .
Toffees are second in North Group of the Under 18 Premier League table . |
f1856c8ba6cf365dc8785c2b87e0033e94b1a348 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:07 EST, 24 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:49 EST, 24 October 2013 . A drone operator has revealed the emotional toll years of remotely aiming missiles at people on the other side of the world has had on him. For more than five years Brandon Bryant worked as a U.S. Air Force ... | Brandon Bryant left with post traumatic stress disorder after six years of watching horrific injuries and deaths caused by strikes .
Experiences shared as human rights groups say drone use is a war crime . |
f18598947856a4c18ca21728b40f0cbeb7a25040 | For Celtic, the nature of this catastrophic Champions League defeat was bad enough. Yet they can take solace from one sobering fact: but for poor penalty taking and Fraser Forster they could, indeed should, have lost six. Bluntly, this was as close to another Artmedia Bratislava as the Parkhead side have come. Reduced ... | Efe Ambrose sent off for professional challenge minute before half-time .
Callum McGregor opened scoring for Ronny Deila's team in eighth minute .
Miroslav Radovic equalised just two minutes later before firing hosts in front nine minutes before break .
Michal Zyro doubled advantage six minutes before time .
Jakub Kose... |
f1860f17079748c4c4285487eb01e5ec59b0ceed | Two brothers have become the first British children to be fitted with the ‘injectable’ heart rate monitors, using smartphone technology to transmit information about their heartbeat to doctors. Eight-year-old Ethan Roper and Kyle, seven, were each implanted with a tiny device called a Reveal Linq Insertable Cardiac Mon... | Ethan and Kyle Roper have been fitted with a heart rate monitor .
The 3G monitors were injected into the brothers' chests .
Device uses smartphone technology to send information to docs . |
f186187c28035fb9a036003038e84a496610e404 | Deborah Kandlekar (pictured with her daughter Jasmine) has been told to remove the swing from her garden . Council bosses are forcing the mother of a special needs child to remove a garden swing - because the family did not have planning permission. Woking Borough Council has decided to issue an enforcement notice beca... | Swing installed in front garden of Deborah Kandlekar's home in Woking .
Her special needs daughter, eight, uses it to help her keep fit and healthy .
But Woking Borough Council has decided to issue an enforcement notice .
She now has just a month to remove the structure under terms of notice .
Action came because the s... |
f1863834bc11e1900aede59718b6ee21629f61ce | Hong Kong (CNN)An ancient Chinese system of summoning good luck, feng shui -- literally wind and water -- is part of the fabric of Hong Kong life. Shopping malls, office towers and homes draw on its principles in their design in an attempt to create prosperity. And individuals often consult feng shui masters to decide ... | Feng shui is an important part of Hong Kong life .
Shopping malls, office towers and homes draw on its principles .
Feng Shui master Kerby Kuek takes CNN on a tour of city's hot spots . |
f1870b74af9f94b84c250a2ddd16279c5e215c94 | By . Michael Zennie . and Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 17:57 EST, 7 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:28 EST, 8 July 2013 . Dramatic new photographs taken by a shaken passenger following the Asiana Airlines plane crash on Saturday have revealed the chaotic moments after the jetliner smashed into the ground at San Francisco ... | Witnesses reported seeing dozens of people running on the tarmac to escape the burning wreckage of the plane .
Images show the crumpled plane engulfed in flames - revealing how miraculous it was that so many escaped alive .
Victims named as Chinese students Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia, both 16, who were headed to a sum... |
f1876113c1485b5501af34feecdcd2c3da7ef33a | People on the tiny British territory of Bermuda rushed Thursday to batten down for Hurricane Gonzalo, which was roaring toward them as a major Category 4 storm that threatens to do the same deadly and extensive damage as Hurricane Fabian in 2003. Fabian was the last major hurricane to strike Bermuda and made landfall a... | For the second time in two days Hurricane Gonzalo has reached a Category 4 storm warning as it fluctuates in intensity and threatens to pack the same deadly wallop as Bermuda's last direct hit over ten years ago .
Gonzalo is howling with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and is expected to be at least a Hurricane 4 wh... |
f18828a0bc1106ef317e6483ee472c2e1bf33c46 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:44 EST, 29 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:44 EST, 29 March 2012 . A 33-year-old woman has been charged with rape after she allegedly had a child with the boy, 15, whom she molested. Janelle Denise Goforth, 33, was accused of statutory rape and child molestation of the teenager... | Janelle Denise Goforth accused of child molestation in Georgia .
Alleged victim's aunt said: 'I want her to be treated as if .
she was a male and it was a 15-year-old girl' |
f188470eb294da1edb81d88aa51c14687cb91671 | With shoppers queueing from the early hours and millions logging onto the internet to snaffle the best bargains, you could be forgiven for thinking the Boxing Day sales have come early. For today retailers across Britain have slashed their prices in ‘Black Friday’ sales, offering everything from televisions to dresses,... | Retailers across Britain will slash their prices in 'Black Friday' sales offering everything from televisions to dresses .
And you don't have to brave the High Street - most retailers are offering the same discounts online as in store .
On Monday retailers launch more online bargains for 'Cyber Monday', the biggest int... |
f18856306471386a983bece6782d8f0fa36b4e80 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:34 EST, 10 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:08 EST, 11 April 2013 . A mother from suburban Philadelphia named Honey Love is accused of leading a small mob, including her 11-year-old son armed with two knives, to punish a teen who had wronged her daughter.Love, 35, of Upper Darby... | Honey Love, 35, caught the 16-year-old boy standing over her daughter not wearing his pants or shorts .
Police say Love armed her 11-year-old son with two steak knives . |
f188e77d4fb173de3ec7384f377bf01390a1fb74 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 05:53 EST, 21 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:17 EST, 21 February 2013 . Bioengineers have used 3D printing to achieve a breakthrough in prosthesis by creating the first artificial ears that look and act like real ones. A new study by researchers at Cornell University, New York, shows... | The prosthetics are 3D printed using gels made of living cells .
After they are implanted they even begin to grow their own cartilage .
It could offer hope to thousands with congenital ear deformities . |
f1897c934b6cc20b3010c73fb720200f09d70f95 | By . Rob Cooper . Last updated at 8:26 AM on 1st March 2012 . Apple CEO Tim Cook: The tech company's stock has soared to $500bn - becoming only the sixth company to do so . Apple is now worth more than Poland as its stock market value hit more than $500billion for the first time today. They become only the sixth compan... | Apple become only sixth company in history to be worth more than half a trillion dollars .
Value is also worth more than GDP of Belgium, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan . |
f18a6dd0c64d583b0ae222df095abb3015d3f38a | Last month, stars including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown Findlay had personal naked images and videos splashed across the internet by an American hacker. But the very public embarrassment of these female celebrities has done nothing to curb the number of young people increasingly shar... | The Welsh are most likely in the UK to send nude photos to friends .
Not for the elderly - only 2 per cent of over 65's have shared a naked selfie . |
f18ad748382937bd7e2c6069dbc19b8685aa8b2e | I got an urgent call from the doctor. Come to my office immediately, he said. The test results have arrived. A few days earlier, I suddenly felt so ill that I asked the doctor to test for everything and find out why I had been feeling this way. Two months prior, my new husband and I returned from our honeymoon in the S... | Bridget Gordon: In 2000, I found out I have HIV, and that my new husband has it, too .
Gordon: I was a wreck, I asked: How could this happen? Was this a death sentence?
She says luckily she found a therapist who helped her navigate her through the crisis .
Gordon: For those who live with HIV/AIDS, access to mental hea... |
f18b1100c59082520f7e515b2970a3b11a476c3f | Louis van Gaal's arrival at Manchester United has been met with popular approval from the Old Trafford fanbase and the love affair with their new boss has continued following the unveiling of a giant billboard in the city. Only a month into the United hotseat Van Gaal can now be seen spread across Lever Street in Manch... | A mammoth billboard welcoming Louis van Gaal to Manchester United has been created in the city .
Billboard reads 'Welcome to Vanchester' with Dutchman imposed on a red background .
Stunt was created by betting firm Betfair and can be seen on Lever Street .
It is not the first time something similar has been done in the... |
f18b384dc351101a8d7819d583f544baea703095 | Over the Indian Ocean (CNN) -- The P8 Poseidon dips to the marked spot on the right, tipping closer towards the newly set search zone in the southern Indian Ocean. The entire right window of the spotter's seat is filled with azure blue, zooming by at 302 mph. We're 500 feet above the ocean, but to my untrained eye, it ... | CNN reporter Kyung Lah travels with a U.S. Navy search team over the Indian Ocean .
The P8 is a Boeing 737 souped up with classified electronics and intelligence .
Patrol plane scours vast area at 500 feet above the water .
New search area is based on what Australian government said was credible evidence . |
f18b4eb578d52d8d3c318ff3363cc2022555fab3 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 08:53 EST, 5 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:51 EST, 6 February 2013 . Locked up: Rogue tradesman Jason Costner, 41, threatened and intimidated frightened elderly customers into paying for unfinished work . A 'drunken' builder who threatened frightened elderly customers into paying fo... | Rogue tradesman Jason Costner pleaded guilty to ten charges of fraud .
41-year-old was 'threatening and offensive' to pensioners . |
f18c4319ffdc8372206f57c537ea7ae376e4addb | OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- Richard Lee greets students, shopkeepers and tourists as he rolls his wheelchair down Broadway at the speed of a brisk jog, hailing them with, "Hi. How ya doin'?" Marijuana activist Richard Lee is a local celebrity in the small district of Oakland, California, called Oaksterdam. In this nin... | Oaksterdam University specializes in how to grow, market and consume marijuana .
Founder Richard Lee is organizing a petition drive for marijuana legalization .
Lee and others say legalizing marijuana could generate significant tax revenue .
Opponents say revenue claims are misleading, encourage drug abuse . |
f18d330aac99106f93037143b4e2724643ef3afe | (CNN) -- Memo to Carly Rae Jepsen, Frank Ocean, Hunter Hayes, Mumford & Sons, Miguel, the Alabama Shakes and all the other young singers and bands who are nominated for Sunday night's Grammy Awards: . Your real prize -- the most valuable and sustaining award of all -- may not become evident to you until 30 or so years ... | Bob Greene: Grammy nominated acts should remember the real prize comes later in life .
He says at a hotel he ran into a group of singing stars from an earlier era, in town for a show .
He says the world of post-fame touring less glamorous for acts, but meaningful .
Greene: Acts grow old, but their hits never will and t... |
f18dd9e592fb6c05aa8f2875bfad17e08abc30c3 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:14 EST, 27 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:28 EST, 27 September 2013 . The mangled remains of a bus block a Pakistan street after it was torn apart by a bomb today leaving 17 government workers dead and more than 40 injured. Blood and body parts flew into the road whe... | Bus was taking workers home from Peshawar to Charsadda in the north .
Many of the victims were sitting on the roof of bus after the working week .
Nobody has claimed responsibility but finger points towards militants .
Anti-government extremists have targetted troops and officials before . |
f18e234c5bbc92394b65fda4da2d28805b3c56d1 | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 12:33 EST, 11 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:02 EST, 11 November 2013 . A Pennsylvania mother of two has been missing for six months and the case grows increasingly cold as repeated attempts by police to question her estranged husband - the last person to see her - are refused. Melissa... | Mother-of-two Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez, 31, has been missing since April .
Her estranged husband made contradictory initial statements to police but has now hired a lawyer and will not speak to police .
Ortiz-Rodriguez had been separated from Jose Rodriguez since she discovered he had fathered a baby with another woman ... |
f18e3ab7ce3873147a20c90b00c20f464ba415b8 | New York (CNN) -- #BringBackOurGirls has now been tweeted more than a million times across the world, as global outrage over the kidnap of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls grows. Shock has given way to anger as thousands in cities everywhere took to the streets to demand the Nigerian government, and other authorities, ... | Want to help the kidnapped Nigerian girls, and others facing barriers to education?
600 million adolescent girls live in developing countries; millions can't go to school.
The Malala Fund has launched an initiative to support girls' education programs in Nigeria .
There are many other organizations helping girls around... |
f18e77a8ac9dee88e7e63ff704b0a40f17d6229c | (CNN) -- One week ago, the Michigan House of Representatives was taking up some of the most restrictive anti-choice legislation in the country. It was in the context of this bill that I said, "Finally Mr. Speaker, I'm flattered that you're all so interested in my vagina, but 'no' means 'no.'" You can watch me say that ... | Michigan state Rep. Lisa Brown said "vagina" in addressing strict anti-abortion proposals .
Republicans decried use of the word; banned her and a colleague from the House floor .
Women rallied to defend Brown, saying she was silenced for speaking out on health care .
Republican men didn't get it, and if they don't wise... |
f18ea244798a735af86bfa6064f6a1969d5ccac5 | (CNN) -- A China-EU summit ended Tuesday with promises for more support from Beijing for debt-straddled Europe, yet no concrete cash pledges to buy euro debt. It's becoming a familiar scenario in the wake of the eurozone crisis. Indebted nations have made repeated entreaties to Chinese leaders for bail out help in the ... | An EU-China summit ended with promises to help, but no cash pledge .
China has the world's largest foreign cash reserves of about $3.2 trillion .
Domestically, there is little political support in China to rescue the eurozone .
China investment in European companies, however, has skyrocketed . |
f18ead7dba40e1f6bed7b2f763b563dbfa54011b | (CNN) -- A month after defending the health care law, the Obama administration again confronted the buzz saw of skeptical Supreme Court justices on Wednesday -- this time on immigration. But come November, Republicans may very well be on the losing end of the argument. As has been widely reported, oral arguments regard... | The Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Arizona's immigration law .
Ali Noorani: Arizona's law matters to the fastest growing electorate, Latino voters .
He says it's mind-boggling that Mitt Romney is still an anti-immigrant firebrand .
Noorani: If GOP can't come up with smart immigration policy, it will suffer in... |
f18f666fb79857fde621ffaeded69faad534ba0d | By . Stephanie Linning . The Qatar World Cup might not be until 2022, but one tiny inhabitant of the Arab state has already caught football fever. These spectacular photos capture a bee as it balances a droplet - or ball - of water on its back, demonstrating incredible skills that rival those of celebrated Argentinian ... | Bee balances droplets of water on its back as it crawls across row of flowers .
Moves with control and grace reminiscent of celebrated striker Lionel Messi .
Photos were taken near Doha, Qatar, using macro photography techniques . |
f18f929339d5ab26ce8e26e716da4ad095474768 | New York (CNN) -- A grand jury is expected to announce this week whether a New York City police officer will face criminal charges in the alleged chokehold death of a New York man, according to people familiar with the investigation. Eric Garner, a father of six, died after NYPD officers confronted him on Staten Island... | Eric Garner died in a confrontation with New York police July 17 .
The medical examiner ruled that the death of Garner, 43, was a homicide .
The incident sparked protests in New York City . |
f18fa3f4db123314cf9f6d4c651e0b7d1e7bca62 | Professor Gennadiji Raivich, 51, who ran a 'one stop shop' insemination service is alleged to have assaulted three women desperate to be mothers . A neuroscientist who claimed to have fathered 58 children while running a 'one stop shop' insemination service preyed on three women desperate to become mothers by sexually ... | Gennadij Raivich, 51, home-visited women desperate to become mothers .
Scientist would then assault them during insemination process, court heard .
Told one 'she would have to give him oral sex to obtain a sperm sample'
Told another her 'chances of pregnancy would increase if she orgasmed'
Man only qualified as a docto... |
f18fb00bb38a1eb0f10ec8ae9e9c6b7a7da13e88 | By . Gerri Peev . PUBLISHED: . 15:24 EST, 7 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:47 EST, 8 February 2013 . MPS who have smoked cannabis have ‘never recovered’ from the effects of the drug, former Conservative minister Peter Lilley has claimed. Mr Lilley – who served in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet and John Major’s governme... | Peter Lilley, who represents Hitchin and Harpenden, said he had witnessed the effects of 'immoral' drug taking of colleagues .
Also attacks Environment Minister Greg Barker as 'barking mad' in magazine interview . |
f1903fb9fc64dbbc481cf870e9db64cb13d2db12 | (CNN) -- Embattled former district attorney Mike Nifong was held in criminal contempt of court and sentenced to one day in jail Friday for his actions in the flawed Duke lacrosse team rape case. Mike Nifong walks into the courtroom during his criminal contempt hearing in Durham, North Carolina, on Friday. Nifong must r... | The former district attorney must report to jail September 7 .
A disciplinary committee disbarred Nifong in June for handling of Duke case .
Three lacrosse players initially were accused of raping a woman during a party .
All charges against the players were dropped in April . |
f1906c5e138041e64cee783d0bc4f8e024ad7660 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:17 EST, 11 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:20 EST, 12 July 2012 . Investigators who believe a defendant killed himself in a Phoenix courtroom shortly after a jury found him guilty of arson say their theory is backed up by evidence that includes a canister labeled as cyanide foun... | Michael Marin, 53, held head in his hands at court in Phoenix, Arizona .
Appeared to put something in his mouth and went into convulsions .
Father of four died later in hospital - toxicology tests ordered .
Fire investigators said he had started fire at home in 2009 before escaping down a rope ladder wearing a scuba-di... |
f1909e5ff69961a0205a8862dc9e58273fe4805d | Bobbi Kristina Brown's distraught father Bobby Brown headed to her bedside today as she continues to battle for her life. The concerned father was seen walking towards Emory University Hospital in Atlanta with his wife Alicia Etheredge and his daughter LaPrincia Brown, 24, on Wednesday morning. Hiding beneath hats, the... | Bobby Brown was pictured heading towards Emory University Hospital with his wife and one of his daughters on Wednesday morning .
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was moved to the hospital on Monday, two days after she was found face-down in a bathtub in her home .
The family has remained tight-lipped about her condition but h... |
f190d8499dc9b88d911d7d561db91d154dec4a3e | Google is making a wristband that detects cancer cells, and using human skin to do it. Scientists in the life sciences division of Google X laboratories are working on a proactive, preventative approach to one of the world's deadliest diseases, according to The Independent. The wristband would work in tandem with a pil... | Scientists in the life sciences division of Google X laboratories are using human skin in their research to develop a wristband to detect cancer cells .
The wristband would work in tandem with a pill that would cause unhealthy cells to light up .
To understand how light passes through skin, Google has made molds of hum... |
f191398f4fc8b00b06eb88f39ed0d7c2a7320d87 | CLICK HERE to read the full match report . Alan Pardew praised the professional attitude of his Crystal Palace players compared to his former Newcastle charges after making a winning start on his return to Selhurst Park. The Eagles came from behind to defeat Tottenham 2-1 in front of home fans after the new manager cha... | Crystal Palace came back to defeat Tottenham 2-1 in the Premier League .
Alan Pardew has praised players' professionalism compared to Newcastle .
Mauricio Pochettino insists the penalty decision changed the game . |
f191ec0ce6cba06d8c413f31d57996eb30d71d7d | By . Candace Sutton . A 28-year-old Australian mother faces a desperate wait to learn whether she will go to trial for killing her baby daughter who died after being left in a car on a hot summer's day in a country town. Jayde Poole, an A-grade netball coach, was a single mother of three young children before the Decem... | Australian mother, 28, to stand trial for killing baby she left in a hot car .
Baby Bella died on 30 degree day in country town while mum smoked .
Forensic tests found the baby's body contained morphine .
Mum, netball coach Jayde Poole asked for the charges to be dropped .
Poole's family are standing by her as she fac... |
f1947b0606f8243fb97b64ab5de9dd835726e00d | Halle's mother says she hopes 'things calm down' after fight . Gabriel Aubry 'asks judge to ban Olivier Martinez' from contacting Nahla . By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:56 EST, 27 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:05 EST, 28 November 2012 . Gabriel Aubry has failed in his bid to overturn an order banning hi... | Halle's mother says she hopes 'things calm down' after fight .
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