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Pictured is Martha - the last remaining passenger pigeon - who died in 1914, marking the rapid extinction of a bird species due to human activity . In 1866, a billion-strong flock of passenger pigeons, 300 miles long and one mile wide, darkened the skies of Ontario for 14 hours as they flew overhead. But less 50 years ... | San Francisco geneticists plan to use a process known as ‘de-extinction’ Technique involves using pigeon DNA taken from museum specimens . Scientists will then fill in gaps with fragments from a band-tailed pigeon . This reconstructed genome would be placed into stem cells of a pigeon . Scientists would then inject the... | fbabf2d158f09a999f67a2b7eca6025e3fbafce9 |
By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 00:32 EST, 28 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:10 EST, 28 November 2013 . A Miss Universe pageant hopeful is suing the organization co-owned by Donald Trump, claiming a recruiter asked her to give him oral sex in exchange for fast-tracking her modelling career. Ashleigh Blake, 21, from Tr... | Ashleigh Blake, 21, from Tracy in Northern California, filed a suit Wednesday against the Miss Universe Organization . She claims the organization is rife with sexual deviants who prey on unsuspecting young women . Miss California USA recruiter Domingo Rodriguez allegedly lured her to a Starbucks parking lot with promi... | c8b605a404c24a305cb33c3fa98828aed1c24de1 |
Gamblers who won $1.5 million at a casino after realizing the cards hadn't been shuffled have been ordered to return the money. State Superior Court Judge Donna Taylor has sided with the Golden Nugget casino in its long-running dispute with 14 gamblers who say the fault wasn't theirs and they should be allowed to keep ... | At issue were games of mini-baccarat played in 2012 cards the Golden Nugget had paid a manufacturer to pre-shuffle but that hadn't been shuffled . Once players realized the pattern in which cards were emerging they upped their bets from $10 a hand to $5,000 and won 41 straight hands . Judge Donna Taylor said the games ... | 7be3087d6ba3b67f955bec01219346fa952d865a |
By . Snejana Farberov . A Pennsylvania man is facing animal abuse and drug charges after police say he tormented his pet kitten and injected him with heroin, prompting a quick-thinking veterinarian to use a human overdose medication on the cat. The 8-week-old, 2-pound black cat was rushed on Sunday to Hope Veterinary S... | A black 8-week-old kitten dubbed Hope was saved by a doctor at Hope Veterinary Specialists clinic in Malvern, Pennsylvania . The veterinarian gave the bleeding, lethargic kitten the overdose antidote Narcan . Owner James Myers, 24, charged with animal cruelty and drug possession . Myers is accused of trying to choke th... | 5cf94880df27a5328dd70b70efdc46a3c0e8962c |
Babies with ‘three parents’ could be created in British laboratories within two years, it emerged yesterday. The UK fertility regulator said there was no evidence that the controversial technique would be unsafe, but called for extra checks before approving it for use. These could take up to two years. However, some le... | Babies with 'three parents' could be created in Britain within two years . UK fertility regulator said there was no evidence technique was unsafe . However, it has called for additional checks before approving it for use . Approach is designed . to help families with particular genetic faults who want to avoid . passin... | a40950642aa4168e66c036d205a3f207157c2081 |
By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 07:41 EST, 29 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:05 EST, 29 January 2014 . From the invention of the telephone to the bicycle and even the steam ship, the Victorian period saw a mini revolution in the field of science and technology. But of all the new gadgets invented during her reign, it... | New exhibition includes 200 rare images from the Royal Archive . Queen Victoria amassed more than 20,000 photos during her life . Many are intimate family portraits, some featuring the Queen herself . Others document significant events such as the Crimean War . | 4768b4f4506d538d94f674d4143e805c3ac3d5d6 |
To Arizona's governor, a bill that would have allowed businesses to close their doors to gays and lesbians out of religious conviction was wrong for the state. So, she vetoed it. The buck may have stopped with Gov. Jan Brewer in Arizona on Wednesday, but the fight to pass such laws bannered as religious freedom issues ... | Arizona's governor felt it wasn't right; many lawmakers face her decision . "Right behind it are Missouri and Georgia," says analyst at political think tank . He predicts the advocates will follow the lead set by anti-abortion advocates . "It's a big, black mark against a state," says GLAAD CEO . | 960130340c53d98bf52ddd7eaf43e5de053b7dbf |
Jamie Carragher spent 17 years at Liverpool, setting a European appearance record in the process and eventually racked up 737 games for the club. He can therefore probably be forgiven for seeing Melwood as a home from home. On Friday the Sportsmail columnist and former Liverpool defender turned up at his old training b... | Jamie Carragher drove to Melwood instead of the gym on Friday morning . He tweeted: 'Anyone ever drive to there previous employment without thinking? I've just drove to Melwood! Supposed to be going the gym!!' Carragher spent 17 years at Liverpool and racked up 737 appearances . | 215f20a4a08b095a5bd34d40ad85bd422ca19320 |
By . Associated Press . McDonald's is offering free coffee to its customers for a limited time as competition for the breakfast crowd intensifies. The world's biggest hamburger chain announced on Friday that participating U.S. locations will offer small cups of McCafe coffee at no charge during breakfast hours from Mar... | Participating U.S. locations will offer . small cups of McCafe coffee at no charge during breakfast hours from . March 31 through April 13 . The free coffee comes at the same time that taco Bell is introducing its new breakfast item the waffle taco . McDonald's coffee giveaway comes shortly . after it reported that an ... | 7e132370bf836e5c370d34e4308e6c063f0b1f79 |
The United States government has denied Edward Snowden's claims that he was an undercover spy and had worked for both the CIA and NSA. National Security Adviser Susan Rice has spoken out in the wake of Snowden's first televised interview that aired on NBC Wednesday night. When asked if Snowden's claim was true, Ms Rice... | Snowden claimed that he worked for the CIA, NSA and Department of Defense at different points in his career . National Security Adviser Susan Rice has shot down that theory and said that he never worked as a spy for any branch of the government . In his first televised interview, he told how he tried going through offi... | fa5d75d02e187bc2a1ad197945edca300c30a83d |
Real Betis midfielder Alfred N'Diaye was quick to act and cradle a young fan to safety from the wreckage after the collapse of a fence in the stands of Osasuna's El Sadar Stadium. The on-loan Sunderland star was on hand immediately after the incident caused during celebrations for the home side's opening goal after 12 ... | Real Betis's N'Diaye was on hand when fans fell onto the ground during celebrations for Osasuna's opening goal at El Sadar Stadium . About 40 fans were treated on site and 10 were taken to hospital . No-one was seriously injured when the fence behind the goal gave way . Osasuna beat Betis 2-1 but couldn't escape relati... | 6aa479a1367e9ceb3ca7b8502002685c719578c8 |
By . Lydia Warren . A panhandler has devised a creative way to raise cash - by entertaining motorists at a Tampa intersection while they wait for the lights to change. Jeff Stevens, who waits at the intersection of Dale Mabry Highway and Kennedy Boulevard, dances, twirls a cane and brandishes signs that he hopes tickle... | Jeff Stevens goes to the same Tampa intersection every Sunday and waits for the traffic to stop before dancing and twirling a cane . He also posts signs along the roadside that he hopes tickle motorists into handing over cash . Stevens, who also works at Denny's, dreams of joining a traveling circus . | b61b78fde0e204abf3556f0f49227a0abe3b95bd |
(CNN) -- DJ and TV host Jimmy Savile was a larger-than-life personality. And a report released Thursday confirms he was also an extravagant sexual predator, using his access to hospitals as a volunteer porter and fundraiser to abuse victims aged from 5 to 75. The review of Savile's behavior at 28 hospitals across the U... | 28 hospitals release reports into abuse by Jimmy Savile of patients and staff . Health secretary: "Savile was a callous, opportunistic, wicked predator" Reports detail rapes, abuses and claims of sexual behavior with dead bodies . TV star used his popularity "to perpetrate and cover up his own evil acts," health secret... | 1f9ed2d4cd2ca4622ae095c0e80a53deed614d6f |
By . Corey Charlton . It is a beach litter cleanup even the kids could enjoy. Lego is continuing to wash up on the shores of Cornwall beaches 17 years after a container ship was struck by a freak wave and close to five million pieces were lost overboard. The Tokio Express was en-route from Rotterdam to New York on Febr... | Ship en-route to New York was hit by freak wave with 62 containers lost . Among the lost cargo was a container filled with millions of bits of Lego . The tiny pieces have been washing up on Cornwall beaches ever since . | 5220cf5dbde1a60a6fde3ea1e8ae7287082f7f9c |
By . Allan Hall . PUBLISHED: . 06:15 EST, 21 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:54 EST, 21 March 2013 . A police officer was killed and four others seriously injured when two helicopters crashed into each other during a riot training exercise above Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Both vehicles were reduced to fiery hulks when th... | The two Puma helicopters were taking part in a training exercise above Berlin's Olympic Stadium . Reports suggest that fireworks were being let off to recreate riot conditions as part of the exercise . Both helicopters were carrying 25 police officers each, while approximately 400 police officers were on the ground . R... | 4a7e1a359e3c43d554b8891d0cf9b3d9721488a3 |
PARIS, France (CNN) -- The Air France plane that crashed a month ago off the coast of Brazil "did not break up or become destroyed in flight," but bellyflopped intact into the Atlantic Ocean, the French air investigation agency announced Thursday. Relatives and friends of an Air France steward follow his coffin during... | Air France plane that crashed in June "did not break up in flight," officials say . Airbus A330 was unable to fly on autopilot at the time of the crash . Investigators will search for data recorders until July 10, investigator says . Plane wreckage believed to be on Atlantic seabed, around 4,500 meters deep . | 54ef2eb9b513e2efade5aad35349db34d308bef0 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:59 EST, 27 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:05 EST, 27 March 2013 . Google has picked 8,000 'winners' who will have a chance to wear the company's new internet-connected glasses ahead of the general public. The US winners will each have to pay 1,500 dollars (£995) if they want a... | Winners will also have to travel to America to pick up the device . Google glass will arrive on mass market late this year or early next year . It is supposed to perform many of the same tasks as smartphones . But the glasses will react to the wearer's voice instead of hand control . | 6b3bc10cc0ca74db4802885dee40bc4f30c91133 |
We are always being told that being overweight is unhealthy. But new research suggests it could be good for you - if you're over 65. An Australian study shows that older people with a higher body mass index liver for longer. Elderly people who are overweight live for longer than those who are a 'healthy' weight . Scien... | Older people with a higher body mass index live for longer . Elderly people with a BMI of 27.5 live for the longest . Over 65s with a 'normal' BMI live for less time than fatter people . This could be because older people are at greater risk of malnutrition . | ba90825826b52a4e207bbe8a46ec121e1dbc683f |
An 11-year-old girl killed by a stray bullet is among the two dead and nearly two dozen other people wounded by yet another brutal night of gun violence in Chicago. Shamiya Adams was making s'mores inside a South Side home for a sleepover Friday night when a bullet went into the house and struck her in the head. A 30-y... | Shamiya Adams was killed Friday night when a stray bullet blew threw the wall of a house she was inside for her first sleepover . The 11-year-old was making s'mores with friends when the bullet struck her in the head - young children saw the entire thing . A 30-year-old man was also found by police shot to death in a c... | ae6309bc3772d6720b5d11ae28f82ec53cc41176 |
Dramatic footage of tragic James Bond stuntman Mark Sutton giving the thumbs up literally seconds before he dies has been released. The poignant video was taken from inside a helicopter as he prepared to jump out of it in a wingsuit. Released with the full consent of his family, the heartrending film shows Mark, 42, le... | Mark Sutton, 42, died during a wingsuit jump in the Swiss Alps . The stuntman played James Bond at Olympics opening ceremony . The video shows him, giving thumbs up before jumping to his death . | da47db97618c770083c5582a34df9cba2e6771d8 |
(Rolling Stone) -- "All Is By My Side" -- the Jimi Hendrix biopic currently being shot in Ireland, starring Outkast's Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Andre 3000) -- will feature new recordings of Benjamin covering the Beatles, Muddy Waters and more, producers tell Rolling Stone. The film will not, however, include any songs wri... | The Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Outkast's Andre Benjamin is currently being shot in Ireland . It will feature new recordings of Benjamin covering the Beatles, Muddy Waters and more . The film will not include any songs written by Hendrix . | 6513ab5226a14a7e21300e9b31953ea182d1352f |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Over the past few days, anti-Gadhafi forces have made "significant advances" -- in the northwest and in the regions of Misrata and al-Brega -- a spokesman for NATO's military operation told reporters Tuesday. "Anti-Gadhafi forces are now assuming control of the key approaches to Tripoli," said C... | The battle for Zawiya is called "urban warfare" Rebel forces in Tripoli are awaiting the "zero hour," a spokesman says . Some Gadhafi forces are going to Tripoli from other fronts . Secretary of State Clinton expresses optimism . | ffed340ef37e4dbe9f38a85fd621989173318f6a |
(CNN) -- A Holland America cruise ship was disrupted early Saturday morning by an intoxicated passenger who released the ship's anchor, according to an affidavit obtained by The Smoking Gun website. California resident Rick Ehlert, 44, released the anchor and a life buoy between 5:25 a.m. and 5:55 a.m., according to th... | An intoxicated passenger on a Holland America cruise ship released the ship's anchor . The ship was unharmed, but the release of the anchor could have ultimately sunk the ship . Rick Ehlert, 44, confessed to dropping the anchor and was taken into custody . | 9a2ac40f469a02af7b14bdb38478d6793a403a45 |
By . Dan Bloom . Jeremy Clarkson claims the BBC has put him on his final warning for 'appearing' to use the n-word in unaired Top Gear footage - and he will be sacked if he ever makes an offensive remark again. The 54-year-old admitted 'not even the angel Gabriel' could survive after the threat - especially not a prese... | He said he will be dropped if he makes a remark 'anywhere, at any time' Presenter with long history of stirring controversy said it is unavoidable . Top Gear host 'begged' for forgiveness for appearing to use racist word . Today he also said apology was BBC's idea and 'it wasn't a very good' one . More than 1,000 sign ... | e8247d7e125b1330931ec9514101c0a77fb51b2a |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:35 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:39 EST, 20 February 2013 . An Italian woman has demanded an apology from Silvio Berlusconi after he crudely joked with her about sex, days before a national election. The former Prime Minister asked the woman at a corporate event ho... | Angela Bruno, 30, was subjected to lewd comments as she tried to present a contract to Berlusconi . The former Prime Minister commented on her appearance and sex life . Bruno wants him to apologise to her and all the women of Italy . | 22202fa96ae2217c6ffdcf77454910850b139b08 |
Before Robin Williams took his own life last week, the Oscar-winning actor recorded a video message of hope, support and ‘love’ to a woman in a hospice with a terminal illness. When 21-year-old Vivian Waller was diagnosed in January with lung, bowel and liver cancer, she included a meeting with Williams on a ‘bucket li... | Late actor recorded the video for Vivian Waller from Auckland, New Zealand . The 21-year-old was diagnosed with lung, bowel and liver cancer in January . Meeting Williams was on her 'bucket list' of things to do before she died . He said: 'Hey girl, what's going down in New Zealand?' before blowing a kiss . Williams co... | e09b82088c6f0dfda7b1cd2eff6fd9bd01c89d11 |
Randy Allen Taylor, 48, who has been charged in connection with missing teen Alexis Murphy, may have links with Samantha Clarke, 19, who is also missing . The suspect in the case of missing teenager Alexis Murphy may be linked to the disappearance of another teenage girl, a lawyer has said. Randy Taylor, 48, has been c... | Randy Taylor, 48, has been charged over disappearance of Alexis, 17 . Missing Alexis, from Nelson County, has not been seen since August 3 . Lawyer says Taylor was last person to see Samantha Clarke, also missing . Miss Clarke was 19 when she disappeared from Orange County in 2010 . Neither young woman has been found a... | 505d1a34f1fd98212ad3dfba18392db379978143 |
By . Chris Parsons . Last updated at 11:38 PM on 18th January 2012 . Two thugs involved in an attack on an innocent man in the street which put him in hospital for a month were spared prison after telling a judge they were sorry for their actions. Quite how long that remorse lasted is apparent from this picture. Emergi... | Thug whoops with glee after attack which left victim hospitalised for a month . Second yob swears and squares up to onlookers outside court . Daniel Chrapkowski and Thomas Lane had attacked innocent Joseph O'Reilly in Manchester city centre . Victim, 24, asked gang to stop kicking wheelie bins around when attacked . | 7acacb91cacc15226f1c5b5a0619f394d396c4ae |
Alastair Cook is too good a player not to return to form at some point. What he must ask himself is whether he can do that while he is captain. Cook’s brain seems scrambled and he is having to work so hard on his leadership that I wonder whether he has the mental energy to work on his batting as well. I am sure there i... | A hundred is around the corner for Cook, but it will take grit . The England skipper went cheaply again, caught behind for 10 at Lord's . Cook’s captaincy hasn’t been good since the first innings at Trent Bridge . England would miss Cook's runs more than his leadership on the field . | e54c30d9c66412d3891573c079fe112456341977 |
By . Martha Cliff . When it comes to a cup of London tea you'll be lucky to grab one for much less than £2.50, however, one extravagant blend has just raised the bar when it comes to an overpriced brew. The prestigious Royal China Club on London's affluent Baker Street has just launched the world's most expensive brew,... | The Royal China Club has launched the world's most expensive tea . It is said to have been enjoyed by Emperor Da Hong Pao . The tea is served to customers at exactly 95°c and takes 80 years to mature . | e21a86891f656d2974d88f94390fdb2adf037490 |
By . Stuart Woledge . PUBLISHED: . 11:27 EST, 8 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:13 EST, 9 August 2013 . A family's car was written off and 100 homes were left without power after a mystery explosion sparked an inferno causing flames to come shooting up from underneath the pavement.. The Wakelin family, from Hackbridge ... | Family of four return home to see car engulfed in flames and hedge on fire . Bradley Wakelin's car was written off and his scorched drive left in tatters . More than 100 homes were without power for nearly eight hours . It was the fourth underground explosion in Sutton since April . Electrical firm UK Power Networks is... | 7dcae9a8b3666b4d08665db4915b16082991f658 |
Parents claim their teenage daughters have been left in tears, and worrying about their weight after teachers told the pupils their trousers were too tight. Furious mothers and fathers claim their daughters have been left upset and 'feeling fat' after the row at Headlands School in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Parents... | Parents furious after teenage daughters left in tears over trousers row . Girls say they 'feel fat' after teachers told them their trousers were too tight . One claims teacher said 'it's not my fault you can't find trousers big enough' Five students either sent home or placed in isolation over uniform issues in first w... | a1e5026a16c6be9fd35cb1dc3a80e3cf2e9179ab |
By . Jessica Jerreat . A former Army Ranger has spoken for the first time about his fear that he fired the fatal round that killed NFL star Pat Tillman. Tillman, who gave up a $3.6 million football contract to serve his country in the aftermath of 9/11, was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan when his regiment was a... | Arizona Cardinals player Tillman had given up $3.6 million contract to serve his country . 27-year-old died in Afghanistan when comrades accidentally shot at him . Steven Elliott, who served with the footballer, fears he fired the fatal shot . | 4b778d418954c8609a0e236f9c5bd798ac8b4b7c |
A class of Spanish schoolchildren got a surprise when they arrived for lessons only to find King Felipe and Queen Letizia waiting for them instead. The Spanish royal couple were visiting the Ben-Cho-Shey Primary Education Center in Pereiro de Aguiar in Ourense when they joined the children for lessons. Before the hard ... | The Spanish royal couple were visiting a primary school in Ourense . Letizia, 42, and Felipe, 46, helped groups of children with jigsaw puzzles . Royals also stopped to pose for a group photo with children and teachers . | a343ca83448904d0673886605d4e7a35c9971c88 |
A bizarre sheet of wispy clouds billowing over the Teton mountain range has been enchanting tourists and even veteran employees of the Wyoming national park. Drivers stopped along the Grant Teton National Park's main highway on Thursday morning to gaze in awe and shoot photos of the rare phenomenon hovering over Grand ... | Drivers stopped along park's main highway on Thursday to take photos . Clouds looked as though they were coming out of Grand Teton . Grand Teton mountain is the highest point in the Teton Range . The lenticular clouds often occur with the unusual combination of strong winds and moisture between 13,000 and 14,000 feet .... | 6ce873ac570d98c1e41eda9a7648b9edaecfa0f6 |
By . James Salmon . PUBLISHED: . 16:17 EST, 29 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:17 EST, 29 November 2013 . The astonishing greed of bankers was laid bare last night as it was revealed their salaries soared by more than a third last year. While the rest of the nation coped with an unprecedented squeeze on incomes, City... | The figure make's Britain's financial elite the highest paid in Europe . These bankers also had pension packages worth at least £830,000 . Average workers saw wages rise by a minuscule 0.8 per cent last year . Flies in the face of the banks' repeated claims they have scaled down pay . | bdf67fdbe23f094b59db54c03cc645ccab689cc5 |
By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 06:56 EST, 15 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:50 EST, 15 May 2012 . Blunder: John Tunney, 63, was left partially blind and in need of round-the clock care . A retired paramedic who was left partially blind and needing round-the-clock care after a blunder by surgeons has been awarded more th... | Blunderings surgeon removed healthy tissue during the operation instead of the tumour which caused a massive brain haemorrhage . John Tunney, 63, was left partially blind and in need of round-the clock care . University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust admitted liability and today apologised to the family ... | 2eb0691bc044d5a8ff682aefc61ed25ce5ceddbe |
(CNN) -- Lazio will play its next two European matches behind closed doors after football authorities punished the Italian club for several offenses, including a fourth charge of racist behavior this season. European football's governing body also fined Lazio €40,000 ($52,000) following incidents in last week's Europa ... | Serie A side Lazio punished for a series of offenses including racism . UEFA says Lazio must play next two European home games behind closed doors . The Rome-based team also fined €40,000 ($52,000) by ruling body . It is the fourth time this season Lazio has been punished by UEFA . | 01554ebb431ce8ba20ff4ded5e6db196990364a0 |
Joliet, Illinois (CNN) -- Attorneys for Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer accused of murdering his third wife, argued during opening statements Tuesday that their client spent his career protecting the public and that murder accusations are groundless. "Kathy slipped, fell, hit her head in a household... | NEW: Court is scheduled to resume Wednesday morning . NEW: Attorneys for both sides made opening statements in the former police officer's trial . NEW: The prosecution calls Mary Pontarelli, a neighbor, as its first witness . Kathleen Savio was found dead in a bathtub in 2004 . | 729553289811ef53823d2289dc1bc6cb65fa38cd |
(CNN) -- Another place on Formula One's motorized merry-go-round has been filled for the 2014 season. Pastor Maldonado has been named as Frenchman Romain Grosjean's teammate at the Lotus F1 team after leaving Williams. Maldonado, whose deal with Williams had been funded by the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, has fi... | Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean will race for the Lotus Formula One team in 2014 . Maldonado joins from Williams to replace Kimi Raikkonen, who is returning to Ferrari . French driver Grosjean keeps his seat at UK-based team for third straight year . Maldonado is expected to bring financial support from native Ven... | 89aedbe346fb9f0b3c170ab025ac0982ac8a094c |
By . Alan Roden . Hope: The Prime Minister said he aims to increase devolution after the 2015 General Election . David Cameron has warned left-wing parties they will ‘reap what they sow’ if they punish Scots with higher taxes. Writing exclusively in today’s Scottish Daily Mail, the Prime Minister says he will ‘seek sup... | Prime Minister aims to increase devolution after 2015 General Election . Says he will 'seek support' from other parties for a shake-up of powers . Warned left-wing parties they are encouraging Scots to seek independence . Said a 'yes' vote at referendum is more likely after threats to increase taxes . | 311f3c41b02cc1bd538b99ae4f8fd6dfadc20ae9 |
Stuart McCall has admitted to enduring sleepless nights before realising he no longer had the answers to halt Motherwell’s slide in form. The 50-year-old released an emotional open letter to supporters on the Motherwell website, reflecting on both the remarkable achievements of his four-year spell at Fir Park and the t... | Stuart McCall brought an end to his four-year reign as Motherwell boss . He resigned after his side's fifth defeat in succession against St Johnstone . McCall felt unable to turn around the club's fortunes . | 76f95839c6909ae672da0ec28d6eb616255ed6c3 |
By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 12:27 EST, 18 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:36 EST, 18 November 2013 . A mother who went out curtain shopping instead of taking her injured baby to hospital has been warned by a judge that she may be given community service to help improver her parenting skills. Nicky Thompson and ... | Nicky Thompson and Beau Degeorge waited days to get treatment for baby . Thompson, 21, shopped while daughter's condition deteriorated . Degeorge told police he lied about taking girl to hospital 'to avoid argument' Couple found guilty of cruelty and await sentence . | aeae266decd03db8595682118361b0225fff1b23 |
The prospect of a British bombing campaign against ISIS fanatics in Iraq took a step closer today after Ed Miliband suggested Labour could back airstrikes without official UN backing. The Labour leader said a military assault on the terror group needed regional and global support and ‘a base in international law’. But ... | Labour leader says military attack on ISIS needs regional and global support . He also demands a 'base' in international law and clear plan and objectives . But Mr Miliband does not demand UN resolution to authorise military action . The PM is set to address the UN General Assembly on ISIS threat this week . Also set t... | 9542970123a1e2023d483226cbc9ab2c1237c44c |
By . Mike Dawes . Athletics Australia's British head coach Eric Hollingsworth has been sent home from the Commonwealth Games after his outspoken attack on Olympic sprint hurdles champion Sally Pearson. Hollingsworth labelled Pearson, who is the defending champion in Glasgow, a 'bad example', highlighting his anger that... | Hollingsworth criticised Pearson for not attending Australia's pre-Games camp . The hurdler is favourite to win gold in Glasgow . Brit Hollingsworth has been sent back to Australia . | fefec07c039338fe81c1e0f306ce331a5ef306fc |
(CNN) -- "Excuse me," the woman called. "Is the president still speaking?" "I think so," I called over to her. She let her face scrunch up into an expression of mild dismay. It had nothing at all to do with politics. This was in central Ohio; she was standing next to a furniture-delivery truck near the intersection of ... | Bob Greene was in Ohio this summer, where presidential candidate visits were constant . He says they are like traveling salesmen who must show up if they want to close the deal . He says Ohioans get weary of the courting, even though they know it ends in November . Greene: They're like Willy Loman: "A salesman is got t... | c8bce387d38ded4be9726da31b42658c6c36d829 |
(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Chantal was headed for the islands of the eastern Caribbean Sea on Monday, prompting storm warnings from Puerto Rico to Barbados. The storm was well out in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday night, but it was moving swiftly over the open water and was expected to cross into the Caribbean early Tuesday... | NEW: Chantal gains some strength as it heads for the Caribbean . NEW: Puerto Rico added to tropical storm warnings . The storm is expected to cross the Lesser Antilles by Tuesday . Up to 6 inches of rain is expected in some areas . | 7fe566bb50677eb6532066cd5eb8f2a71c6c9ae1 |
By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 23:50 EST, 25 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:44 EST, 26 July 2012 . An actress with a history of mental illness went missing four days ago after she accused her family of being terrorists, police said. Mabel Pantaleon, 31, who suffers from manic depression, was last seen at 9am on Sunday... | Mabel Pantaleon starred in TV shows Dexter and Mystery ER . Said to have a mental illness . Mother believes she stopped taking her medication . Former beauty pageant contestant had given up nursing career to pursue acting in New York . | 18b27d8f5d90739ef559790be7286546749deaf4 |
Wolves are to rekindle interest in Leicester City striker Chris Wood next week when the loan window opens. The Molineux club made a £1.25m bid for the New Zealand international last month but failed to agree personal terms. Championship side Wolves are also looking to loan out defender Roger Johnson who saw a late move... | Wolves keen on Leicester frontman Chris Wood . Championship side to rekindle interest when loan window opens . Wood failed to agree personal terms on permanent switch last month . | 4624ba5e48f95277c436a225da36fb1231a3ccff |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Violent crime in the United States declined in 2008, due in part to a significant drop in the number of murders, according to the first available FBI figures covering the entire year. The decline would be the third straight year-to-year drop in violent crime in the United States. The preliminary fi... | Preliminary data: U.S. violent crime in 2008 dropped 2.5 percent from 2007 . Murders declined 4.4 percent but rose in towns of fewer than 10,000 people . Drop in violent crime would be third consecutive year-to-year decline . Violent crime in the U.S. has largely been declining over the past two decades . | 64c240b03602c2683abaa5aaad886a3db2bad274 |
U.S. soldiers are being flown to West Africa to combat Ebola following just four hours of hazmat training, it was today claimed. The serviceman at Fort Campbell and Fort Bragg are given swift instructions on how to protect themselves against the deadly virus by Army medical teams before deployment. These include how to... | Soldiers are 'given four hours of Ebola training before they are deployed' Includes instructions on how to put on, remove and decontaminate gear . Also involves a practical test to ensure they understand the procedures . Comes as Ebola death toll has hit 4,546, with most victims in West Africa . More than 500 U.S. troo... | 0e60021806d43c500fb8713dc1bb4eed24a2b2c1 |
By . Sami Mokbel . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen is poised for crunch talks with Arsene Wenger as doubt lingers over his future. The central defender returned to the club's London Colney HQ earlier this week following his exertions with Belgium at the World Cup. However, Vermaelen didn't t... | Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen set for crunch talks with Arsene Wenger . Defender did not travel to Austria with Gunners' first-team squad on Monday . Belgium centre back wanted by Manchester United and has also been linked with Barcelona . | 74b750f4ce1ae25aa64ad0855fbc3aee8ecdf485 |
(CNN) -- The grand jury has made its decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown last August in Ferguson, Missouri. But another verdict became clear last night, too. The decision by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch to announce the decision at 8:30 p.m. CT was foolish... | Jeffrey Toobin says prosecutor's choice to announce grand jury decision at night was clueless . He says deliberations ended at lunchtime, announcing at night was needlessly provocative . Crowd control harder at night. Plus McCulloch's tone was icy, insensitive, divisive, he says . Toobin: Violence ensued. Verdict on Mc... | 5d3798847be02187671ec96d0462161531ebd704 |
By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 07:21 EST, 20 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:04 EST, 20 July 2012 . The first pictures of a Spanish student who was decapitated in a frenzied attack have emerged, showing the young man smiling for the camera as he holds a glass of beer. Sergio Retamar Marquez had told friends shortly bef... | Sergio Retamar Marquez, 23, moved to Britain last August to learn English . Told friend he was living in fear of a frightening person who would say 'very strange things' Suspect detained to a secure mental health unit as police investigate . | f7e5d1de86c94592c78c88eb004e57b1d6d7d4b2 |
Charges against a Pennsylvania woman accused of helping her 93-year-old father to commit suicide have reignited the national debate over aid-in-dying laws. A Schuylkill County magistrate has ordered Barbara Mancini, 57, of Pottsville to stand trial for allegedly handing her terminally ill father his prescription morphi... | Barbara Mancini is charged with helping her terminally ill father, 93, die in February . She handed him morphine, he took it and fell into a coma; a hospice nurse called police . Father was revived at a hospital as his daughter was arrested; he died 4 days later . An advocacy group is pushing the Pennsylvania attorney ... | f4a0d6be3be4fc60ceedb3c9d24a79035591568c |
By . Alexandra Klausner . A little girl, 8, suffering from a neurological disorder wrote a heartwarming letter to an injured police offer who was shot in the chest. Abby Holbrook, of Loveland, Colorado sent local police officer Garret Osilka a letter to make him feel better after he was shot during a March traffic stop... | Abby Holbrook suffers from an autoimmune . condition called transverse myelitis and . at one point in her sickness was paralyzed from the neck down . Officer Garret Osilka was shot during a traffic stop in March and Abby felt she could relate . Holbrook didn't know Osilka personally but after hearing about his injury s... | 622fb2928bbb865ee341386fdef1ce7bc089d214 |
By . Rebecca Camber and Rebecca Evans . Last updated at 9:42 AM on 10th July 2011 . The stepson of notorious former gangster Dave Courtney has been shot dead in a suspected gangland assassination over a drugs debt. Genson Courtney, 23, was ambushed as he got into his VW Golf outside his girlfriend's home in Greenwich, ... | Murder scene a five-minute walk from set location of film about The Krays . Fears that a gang war could erupt over the hit . | 3bcc927733747e45eeaf61b6694e1beea16153ba |
By . David Williams . UPDATED: . 21:03 EST, 1 February 2012 . The Taliban is set to return to power in Afghanistan when British and Coalition forces end their combat role in 2014, a damning leaked confidential report reveals. Despite 10 years of fighting by NATO forces and their huge sacrifices - 397 members of the Bri... | Report compiled by U.S. forces claims Pakistan security agency is assisting Taliban attacks against NATO forces . Afghans bracing for return of Taliban when foreign troops withdraw in 2014 . Taliban detainees claim Pakistan employs network of spies to give strategic advice to militants . Pakistan Foreign Ministry dismi... | 0a525d6dc980d9cd8e0becdbf387b5df1ffd5641 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:03 EST, 29 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:32 EST, 29 November 2013 . With two growing teenage daughters in the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama has put her foot down when it comes to their social media presence. Talking to ABC News' Barbara Walters in an interview set... | The First Lady discusses family life with Barbara Walters on 20/20 . It is the first time Mrs Obama and the President have been interviewed together this year . | f35cf6316c742bfc1acad6cb3420554f26c0e20b |
By . Martha De Lacey . When faced with a troublesome child, parents have traditionally turned to a toy or a dummy for help in restoring the peace. But, in a sign of the times, they are increasingly reaching for a rather more high-tech solution . . . a smartphone. More than one in four mothers admits to handing over a ... | Ten per cent of these allow toddlers to play on phones for up to two hours . Scottish mothers most likely to entertain babies with smartphones . Only nine per cent of babies are given dummies by their parents . | 8435410a8282a3647d78df6d9247017551df189c |
Riley Pearson was suspended for four days for breaking school rules by having Mini Cheddars in his lunchbox and has now been expelled . A six year-old boy who was suspended from his school after he took a bag of Mini Cheddars in his packed lunch has now been expelled. Riley Pearson, from Colnbrook, near Slough, was ini... | School disputes parents' claims and says pupil was excluded for 'continuously breaking school rules' Parents last week spoke of their outrage after Riley Pearson was excluded . They said they were called after teachers discovered pack of Mini Cheddars . Parents now claim their son and his younger brother have been bann... | 45d490123728be92db5a37e69b9fffc1d2bfb22d |
Trevor McKendrick, an atheist from Utah, earns more than $100,000 annually in revenue from his Spanish Bible apps . A Utah man has made a six-figure salary by selling Bible apps, but feels guilty because he is not a practicing Christian. Trevor McKendrick, an entrepreneur from Salt Lake City who was raised Mormon but i... | Trevor McKendrick, a software entrepreneur, was raised as a Mormon but eventually left the church . He made two Spanish Bible apps - a free text-only, and an audio version La Biblia Reina Valera, retailing for $9.99 in Apple store . | 2b44c3b8f4cb65b72df38dedf1bec292bd600873 |
January was a quiet month for Brendan Rodgers in terms of transfers but there was one move Liverpool’s manager knew he had to make. Having watched Jordon Ibe grow and develop in 24 demanding games on loan for Derby County, Rodgers felt compelled to bring him back to Merseyside and see if he could make a contribution in... | Liverpool drew 0-0 with Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday . Reds youngster Jordan Ibe was handed a start in the clash . Ibe came closest to breaking the deadlock but his shot hit the bar . | 133a0dae1a483b48a9d1b42c5350c39b92db0e69 |
(CNN) -- Trick-or-treating and dressing in costume have been Halloween traditions for a good long time now, but it seems we're still struggling to get it right. We pass judgment on the ghouls and goblins at our front steps. We bang on the doors of darkened houses. We show up to parties in offensive costumes. So here ar... | Every Halloween, people ignore a few rules that will help keep the holiday happy . Costumes don't have to be sexy and should never be based on stereotypes . Porch light on? Trick-or-treat! Porch light off? Move along, kids . After October 31, don't leave moldy pumpkins on your porch for weeks . | b6e85273014de465e02275bbb078cc7b6e6bd5b6 |
By . Tom Mctague, Mail Online Deputy Political Editor . Police officers carrying out stop and search checks will be forced to wear body cameras, under radical plans set out by the Liberal Democrats today. Armed police and riot squads will also be forced to wear cameras to record their behaviour under the plan, Home Off... | Lib Dems unveil manifesto pledge to make police officers wear cameras . Armed police and riot squads also face being recorded to restore confidence . Policy announced by Home Office minister Norman Baker today . | 08b68025838a654b43b045693a0a5cf4c0ce7835 |
By . Patricia Kane . More than 1,000 passports could be issued to ‘suspect’ overseas applicants because staff are not carrying out standard checks due to the huge backlog at the Passport Office. These documents could be issued within the next fortnight, sources within Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) claim, despite... | Staff from 'Special Security Division' drafted in to help process passport applications . Fear more than 1,000 'suspect' overseas applications may be issued as checks are not carried out . Overseas applications transferred to an online system based in UK 3 months ago . But HMPO say security is a priority when issuing p... | 67e1c681248b6d2ff1ce0b4c19f94955672cb30f |
(CNN) -- As Haitians struggle to recover from the devastation of Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake, mental health experts caution that the most severe psychological effects won't take form until individuals' situations stabilize. Feelings of confusion, fear, agitation, grief and anger that surround a large-scale traum... | After initial shock of tragedy wanes, other mental issues arise, experts say . World Bank: Life expectancy in Haiti is 61 years; U.S. is 78 . Expert: The Haitian population is already strained from weak social and economic supports . There is a danger of rumors spreading, leading people to make bad decisions . | e7e02c7c259a6dc0962ae1e232758adcaafb49fd |
(CNN) -- That women and girls are singled out during armed conflicts is well documented -- what is less well known is that once hostilities cease the undeclared war on women can continue for years on end. Even though officially the fighting has ended, the proliferation of weapons, a culture of violence and the objectif... | Once armed conflicts finish, undeclared war on women continues, says Widney Brown . The proliferation of weapons facilitates acts of rape and torture, she says . On March 18, the final negotiations for an arms trade treaty will begin in New York . Brown says an effective arms trade treaty is vital in ending the war on ... | e934f176219085224501f371ec04dc2d6b695e18 |
Cannes (CNN) -- Investigators were at work Tuesday looking into the weekend theft of jewels worth close to $136 million from an exhibition in the French resort city of Cannes, the prosecutor's office in nearby Grasse said. A reformed jewel thief told CNN that the robbery Sunday morning at a jewelry exhibition in the lu... | NEW: The union representing hotel workers says management put profit before staff safety . Police continue to search for a robber who stole jewels worth close to $136 million in Cannes . Ex-jewel thief Larry Lawton says the robbery had the hallmarks of a professional heist . Signs advertising the Leviev jewelry exhibit... | a931aa9a32cdd4b56fbb82ada00cb874b4cd22c8 |
By . Simon Tomlinson . A mother has baffled doctors by beating one of the most malignant brain cancers known to man before going on to have a healthy baby girl for good measure. Heather Knies was given just six months to live when she was diagnosed with not one, but two tumours by the age of 26 - the second one describ... | Heather Knies was diagnosed with not one, but two tumours by age of 26 . Says 'God had a plan for me' as scans now show no trace of the disease . Surgeon: 'It's one of most malignant tumours. Her survival is remarkable' Despite intense radiation, she was able to use an egg to have daughter Zoe . | f095000bca858c4d4b62a6efc76fe86607f49112 |
By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 05:48 EST, 28 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:02 EST, 28 May 2013 . A letter written by novelist Rudyard Kipling, in which he appears to admit he plagiarised part of one of his best known works has been unearthed. The one-page autographed letter, written in 1895, addressed to an unknown woma... | Letter, written in 1895, makes reference to famous Laws of the Jungle . Kipling appears to admit he had taken other peoples' ideas for his work . But he says he 'cannot remember from whose stories I have stolen' | 50ed2b9cf55330ffb3e80da9d9e8b57925e8408e |
By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 01:27 EST, 23 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:35 EST, 23 May 2013 . A Pennsylvania man accused of shooting dead his long-time girlfriend with a gun he bought at Walmart posted a photograph of the weapon and bragged to friends on Facebook the day before the alleged murder. Gregory Twyman, 44, ... | Gregory Twyman, 44, called 911 on Tuesday afternoon and admitted shooting his girlfriend, Jamica Woods, 37 . Woods, the mother of Twyman's 18-year-old daughter, was found dead in the family's Coatesville, Pennsylvania, home . Man had posted a photo of the shotgun he allegedly used and shells on Facebook on Monday and d... | f96150bb64ee927b5ab7dc18881a5a339b698e4f |
By . Jenny Awford for MailOnline . Heavily pregnant Nadia Avila (pictured) was butchered with a kitchen knife by Maria Rodriguez in Tepic, Mexico, according to police confession . A Mexican woman has confessed to stabbing an eight-months pregnant mother in the stomach with a kitchen knife so she could steal her unborn ... | Maria Rodriguez, 29, from Mexico confessed to killing pregnant Nadia Avila . Says she stabbed her in the stomach and tried to steal her baby . Hatched plot after lying to her family and telling them she was pregnant . Victim was eight-months pregnant when she was butchered, baby also died . She was lured to Rodriguez's... | 8732648e0a6bf9304798989193e851b228bf133b |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Kenneth Cole is the first to admit he has a bit of a language problem. Pun-loving Kenneth Cole pays tribute to inspiring people in his new book. "I need to distort not just leather and fabric, but also words," he said. "It's a disorder I have." The pun-loving fashion designer has raised plenty of eyeb... | Kenneth Cole highlights public-spirited people in "Awearness" Fashion designer Cole admires use of humor to leaven passion . Cole: Fashion is relevant, even in tough times . | 1c21046e407e75ea7479faf5cd964d0d62590147 |
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning at the Yuchi Naval Base at Qingdao on Monday, becoming the first foreigner allowed on board. The Department of Defense confirmed that the trip happened because of a U.S. request. "The secretary was very pleased with his visit today aboard ... | Hagel visited the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on Monday . Trip described as "significant," U.S. asked for visit . The Liaoning aircraft carrier will be able to carry 30 J-15 fighter planes, Chinese media reports . | b51175902edff90f75b3b5e3205488c4909e69e8 |
By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 09:53 EST, 8 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:46 EST, 8 September 2012 . Is it a bird, is it a plane? No....it’s Jetman! This was the amazing sight as Spitfire pilot Nigel Lamb teamed up with adventurer Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy in the skies above Switzerland yesterday. The intrepid flying ma... | 'Jetman' Yves Rossy flew in close formation with an iconic Spitfire MH434 in the Bex aerodrome's annual 'fly-in' on Friday near Geneva, Switzerland . It is the latest in a series of astonishing stunts the 53-year-old Swiss man has done in his jet suit . | 4f503174a5eaf6bb8b1bc0ff84b0b94a4e0a28c2 |
Islamic State fighters beheaded seven men and three women in a Kurdish area of northern Syria, a monitoring group reports. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said five Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, among them three women, and four Syrian Arabs were beheaded near the town of Kobani. The Kurdish fighters were taken pr... | Kurdish fighters taken prisoner during the ongoing fight for Kobani . Thousands of Kurdish refugees have fled IS attacks on the town . Kurdish fighters have been battling IS militants in the area since last month . | 563d12e3415df1fc57d8d972a85bf2fe9b6e3c7b |
A historic vote on growing demands for Britain to leave the European Union will be held in the Commons before Christmas. MPs will debate whether the Government should give voters a chance to decide the issue once and for all in a referendum. It will be the first time Parliament has held a major vote on seeking the publ... | Vote will be held in the Commons before Christmas . Eurozone crisis has led to surge in anti-Brussels feeling . | e34803c860b59876565d0a5f6d012d5344c7c48a |
The bizarre celebrity feud between news anchor Anderson Cooper and Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan just got stranger. At the band's show on Wednesday night, a T-shirt on sale featured a picture of his pet cats, but also had a clear message to his unusual nemesis. The organic cotton shirt, adorned with two cat pic... | Feud started when Cooper ridiculed Corgan's PAWS Chicago mag cover . Corgan posed with two cats he adopted from organization's shelter . Cooper said perhaps Corgan is 'off his alternative rocker' and the singer responded by calling him a 'globalist shill' Beef escalated as it appeared cat t-shirts with a clear message ... | 52d2c5eed68bb8e0059fcf2468b7bd35fd4c3027 |
The Baltimore Ravens are denying a report that claimed they knew about Ray Rice's violent domestic assault hours after the incident occurred, and then pleaded with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to go easy on the wife-beater, in a lengthy statement released earlier today. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and members of the... | The Baltimore Ravens released a statement earlier today that refuted 15 of the claims made in a report about their handing of Ray Rice's domestic assault incident . Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti is also claiming that friends of Rice are 'manufacturing' stories to get him reinstated . One of the claims being refuted is t... | bce636a29baa51edcf4ff9938e7a630f6baab247 |
(CNN) -- Shortly after President Barack Obama was inaugurated, he said that his re-election effort will be judged largely on the economy. The overall unemployment rate is above 8%; fewer than 150,000 jobs were created the last month; student loan debt has hit $1 trillion; consumer personal credit card debt is on the ri... | GOP considered airing sermons by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to attack President Obama . Roland Martin says economy seems to be fertile ground for attacks . Making Wright a campaign issue in 2008 wouldn't have kept Obama from winning, he says . Martin: Dredging Wright up in 2012 is silly, childish, shows desperation . | e027653c9050293f8817d69d8bda14c04e55d197 |
Eliaquim Mangala has been ruled out of Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Tottenham through injury – but Yaya Toure is in contention to play at the Etihad. Manager Manuel Pellegrini hopes that Mangala, a £32million summer signing from FC Porto, will be fit for Tuesday’s crucial Champions League clash away to C... | Defender Mangala ruled out of Tottenham game for Manchester City . He has a muscle injury but could be fit for midweek Champions League . Spurs set to travel to Etihad for lunchtime kickoff on Saturday . Yaya Toure in contention after return from international duty . | 1ba86b73d93bb10d805ab947ccd96a22f610152b |
(CNN) -- Facebook on Monday appeared to have quietly unveiled a new feature designed to let people see which Facebook users are nearby at any given time. By Tuesday, however, the feature seemed to have been pulled from the Internet. The company called the feature "Find Friends Nearby," and on Monday it was available th... | NEW: Facebook appears to have pulled the 'Find Friends Nearby' feature . The feature uses phones' GPS to show which of your friends are near your location . Blog ReadWriteWeb already has dubbed the feature a "stalking app" It appears Facebook users must opt in to the feature, which may allay privacy concerns . | 51f39be5789e089fc8161c591ba8f7f9ba8ebea2 |
Aid target: Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development, was given the handout last year . The head of Britain’s foreign aid department was handed a bonus of almost £20,000 as it met a target to spend billions more on overseas development. Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary of the D... | Head of Britain’s foreign aid department was handed a bonus as it met target to spend billions more on overseas development . Mark Lowcock was given handout last year, ministry’s annual report shows . This was despite concerns over whether aid money was spent effectively . | e09fa2e7bdf7ee89ad9ce3792a26435901d70a09 |
By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 06:20 EST, 23 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:59 EST, 23 July 2013 . She has been a contracted Victoria's . Secret Angel for 13 years so it's safe to say that Adriana Lima knows exactly what she's doing when it comes to modelling. And the 31-year-old's latest underwear shoot for the ling... | Brazilian 31-year-old mother-of-two showcases summer lingerie range . Has been a Victoria's Secret Angel for 13 years . Poses in revealing shots . | 1059d2b206b6cf68627e20399d1edf807d92377c |
Almost 90 years after her passing, a New Jersey nun credited with restoring a blind man's sight will be the first person beatified on U.S. soil in a historic honor. Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, of the Sisters of Charity in Convent Station, NJ., will be beatified Saturday in a Mass of Beatification at Newark's Cath... | Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, of the . Sisters of Charity in Convent Station, NJ., will be beatified Saturday . in a Mass of Beatification at Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred . Heart . Demjanovich is credited with restoring the sight of 8-year-old Michael Mencer in 1964 when his teacher gave him a prayer c... | 4340238e9efaa7fd1000213d69f56e94e86cb63c |
A 19-year-old man who refers to himself as 'King Pekas' has been arrested after allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl he met on Facebook, police said on Tuesday. Abraham Bucio-Bucio, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, reportedly traveled to the unidentified girl's home, north of the city, and asked her to have sex with him after spea... | Abraham Bucio-Bucio, 19, reportedly met girl on Facebook on Saturday . Following evening, he 'traveled to her Tulsa home and asked her for sex' When she declined, he allegedly ripped off her underwear and raped her . Police were called by staff at hospital, who treated girl for minor injuries . Bucio-Bucio arrested Mon... | 13b49c84d917e47cd84b59ab0b6af6f4147cc318 |
New York (CNN) -- Hip-hop artist Ja Rule turned himself to begin a two-year prison sentence Wednesday afternoon in New York. The rapper, whose real names is Jeffrey Atkins, pleaded guilty in December to attempted criminal possession of a weapon after police found a loaded semi-automatic firearm -- with the serial numbe... | NEW: Ja Rule begins 2-year sentence after pleading guilty to a weapon offense . DA: Police found a loaded firearm with the serial number scratched off hidden in his car . The rapper's next album is expected to be released while he is in prison . | fca19d0d589fe0ac2facebdee9356c1ca7937f61 |
(CNN) -- Do you believe in second chances? It would appear that those wearing the green and white of Celtic do. Having been handed a brutal beating by Polish side Legia Warsaw in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, Celtic's European adventure appeared to be over before it had started. A 4-1 defeat in th... | Celtic held 1-1 by Slovenian side Maribor in Champions League playoff . Scottish champion will host second leg next Wednesday . Celtic qualified after Legia Warsaw was thrown out of competition . Porto claims 1-0 win at Lille . | d289339d210ff3166330881d11ce3f371209a731 |
Under scrutiny: Ken Livingstone earned the money from personal appearances, speech making and hosting a radio show . Ken Livingstone used a loophole to avoid £50,000 in tax, despite having attacked tax avoiders in the past as ‘rich b******s.’ Companies House documents show that Labour’s London mayoral candidate earned ... | Companies House documents show that he earned £232,000 in 2009, paid into a personal account . Move is entirely legal but has angered some people . | 798ea83facb8874e1f67779288d65b01f6c581fe |
Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson, who was found dead in a rolled-up gym mat at his high school in January, died as the result of "unexplained, apparent non-accidental, blunt force trauma," according to a newly released, independent autopsy report. The report, obtained exclusively Tuesday by CNN, directly contradicts the f... | New autopsy: Teen's death caused by "apparent non-accidental, blunt force trauma" Kendrick Johnson, 17, was found headfirst in a rolled-up gym mat at high school . Georgia law enforcement said his death was accidental, caused by positional asphyxia . Kendrick's family demanded outside exam after law enforcement finding... | c2b8114cf8145d0d00015227ac4b8bbb0e5be322 |
The mother of a four-year-old boy struck by a car on a family holiday said she was forced to sit in the middle of the road nursing her dead son while paramedics 'looked the other way'. Thomas McLaughlin died after he was hit by a car as it reversed out of a driveway at McMasters Beach on the NSW Central Coast on Janua... | Thomas McLaughlin died when he was hit by a car on the NSW Central Coast on January 6 . The four-year-old's mother Michelle says she was forced to nurse her dead son after he was hit while paramedics watched her . Michelle gave the statement on Monday at an inquest into Thomas' death . The family have since set up a ro... | 4b2c14e6ea9ca92b0739c4005c86ea6038463026 |
By . Stephanie Linning . Possible father: Jonathan Smith, 31, claims that he could be the father of Josie Cunningham's baby after sleeping with her over four years without protection . A homeless friend of controversial wannabe glamour model Josie Cunningham has admitted that he could be the father of her baby. Jonatha... | Homeless Jonathan Smith said he is one of two men who might be the father . Claimed he started sleeping with mother-of-two Ms Cunningham in 2010 . Admitted they never used protection, despite her sleeping with other men . Mr Smith, who is jobless, already has three children who he doesn't see . | 1f892405a3381fc06aac99e80f60397483b4d49e |
(CNN) -- The cost of attending college has risen nearly three times the rate of the cost of living, and could eventually put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to a National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education report released Wednesday. The price to attend college, adjusted for inflat... | Report: Tuition and fees, adjusted for inflation, rose 439 percent from 1982 to 2007 . Public policy and education center gave an "F" in affordability to 49 states . U.S. leadership in college enrollment has slipped, it said . | 1547026cb832a5f4b1839011a193c9448b30f167 |
Daytona Beach, Florida (CNN) -- For a sport where speed is king, NASCAR's Daytona 500 this year was one long waiting game. First, rain led race officials to pull the plug Sunday -- the first time in Daytona 500's history. Then, continuing showers led them to re-reschedule the start from noon to Monday evening. When the... | A massive fire delays the race for two hours . Matt Kenseth claims the checkered flag . The race was pushed back twice due to rain . Four of the previous 53 races have been shortened . | 99891c3ee5087039e1628d4eeff93c886e79ed66 |
This is the birth certificate that reveals Hugh Grant has had a third love child, this time a son with a Swedish TV producer. The 53-year-old actor's son was born in September 2012 to Anna Elisabet Eberstein, three months before Grant's lover, Tinglan Hong, gave birth to her second child by him, a son named Felix. Gran... | British actor, 53, had a son with Anna Elisabet Eberstein in September 2012 . The birth certificate was re-registered to include Grant's name last month . Baby was born months before his lover, Tinglan Hong, had his son Felix . Unmarried actor also has daughter Tabitha, two-and-half, with Miss Hong . | ecc4519e0247753f029e9b90a72a6e4bddd8a384 |
Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic is poised to wrap up his move to Schalke over the coming days. Sportsmail revealed Schalke's interest last month and that of AC Milan. The Italians have failed to follow up with any substantial bid as they push their finances towards other priorities and Schalke are hopeful of c... | Matija Nastasic has failed to establish himself at Manchester City . The Serbia international is set to join Schalke over the coming days . Inter Milan are keen on signing Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva . Miralem Pjanic has been linked with the Reds but is not keen on moving . Sampdoria owner Massimo Ferrero wants Ev... | a9e59aecf8853fd5f2ef39dd518e48414cf6a4e5 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:53 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:02 EST, 12 March 2014 . Winter-weary residents in Chicago and the Midwest had to get out the snow shovels and trudge to work through snow after another storm hit this morning. Most of the U.S. had been enjoying what appeared to be the ... | Hundreds of flights out of Chicago cancelled and thousands of homes and businesses lose power . Several inches of snow forecast for Detroit and upstate New York . | ea4c9d659d7cdc0a481c54111f475f250d7a0227 |
By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 21:41 EST, 27 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 22:16 EST, 27 November 2013 . A high-profile New York jewelry designer whose uncle founded the French fashion house Givenchy has been arrested for punching a police office in the face. Taffin jewelry boss James de Givenchy, 50, allegedly assault... | Taffin jewelry boss James de Givenchy, 50, allegedly assaulted the NYPD cop after refusing to get out of his black Mercedes SUV, which was sitting on the back of a tow truck . The altercation happened outside the Valbella Italian restaurant at 421 W. 13th St. in Manhattan's Meatpacking district about 2 a.m. Saturday . ... | f6064105a59fc52323c6f6e077b998e48e812488 |
By . Louise Boyle and Thomas Durante . PUBLISHED: . 01:22 EST, 26 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:05 EST, 26 October 2012 . As comedians and talk show hosts have their way with Donald Trump over his 'huge' announcement the real estate mogul is sticking to his guns in his first live TV appearance since making the reque... | Trump sits down with David Letterman for first TV appearance since his 'huge' announcement . TV satirist made offer to a charity of billionaire businessman's choice . Trump had told major news outlets he had 'game-changing' information about President in weeks before election . | df6ce5564cc57560547f28edccba4e82bcf15dc4 |
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