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e713aed3c88e71bfcfbea7e3ce6d54eaf4abb03e | Summarize the following news article. | Site of terror attack deliberately chosen and was 'well organised'
'Soft' target chosen to create maximum fear among Australians .
Martin Place represents 'everything ISIS detests in Western society'
Cafe opposite Seven TV network selected for maximum publicity .
Terrorists could be ISIS related and flag is 'universal'... | [
"The terror attack on a Sydney cafe is well organised and designed for 'maximum publicity' and to create 'maximum impact' of terrorising Australians, a terrorism expert said. Professor Jeff Lewis of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology said the armed man who has taken hostages inside the Lindt cafe had deliberat... |
64698866bd5fc73e494073bc86f4bb2b1407eacb | Summarize the following news article. | Sue Hilton booked a holiday to the Flamingo Beach Resort, Lanzarote .
Her daughter fell ill with severe stomach cramps and vomiting .
Mrs Hilton says food was undercooked and surrounded by cockroaches .
Family awarded £3,200 in compensation after holiday nightmare . | [
"A family who fell ill with severe vomiting and diarrhoea on holiday in Lanzarote have been awarded £3,200 in compensation. Sue Hilton, from Chesterfield, had travelled to the Flamingo Beach Resort with her mother and two children in February this year to enjoy a relaxing family holiday. Yet conditions at the hotel... |
8f26447a3b840941903b788e92fb40fae3179bc2 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeremy Hill had just scored second touchdown with 16-yard run .
Went to leap towards bleachers, but was pushed down by Browns fans . | [
"A Cincinnati Bengals player was hit in the face and pushed down to earth by rival fans after trying to leap up to the bleachers and celebrate a touchdown. Running back Jeremy Hill had just scored at an away game against the Cleveland Browns - his second touchdown of the match - and attempting the running leap towa... |
27917a5385aa28a6566e1fe1e82fdcb851746fa0 | Summarize the following news article. | Friends travelling along road in South Wales when driver dropped phone .
Driver twice bent down to try to retrieve device from under car's pedals .
He lost control of car and was in head-on collision with another vehicle .
Crash killed his passenger and seriously injured pensioner in other car .
Driver jailed for thre... | [
"Jason Lewis has been jailed after his friend Tom Baynton died in a car crash caused when Lewis bent down to pick up his mobile phone while driving . A young driver has been jailed after he killed his best friend in a car crash after bending down to pick up his phone. Jason Lewis, 23, took his eyes off the road aft... |
de7ca860a5bbe4f6e2024a629d659c6965cd5647 | Summarize the following news article. | Corey Pye, 21, did not report his iPhone 4s as stolen for five days in Ibiza .
He did not think that it could be used because it was password protected .
But when he returned home and reported it missing he received a £6k bill .
He took out a loan, but on his next bill it said he owed a further £12.5k . | [
"Corey Pye, 21, from Basingstoke said he is facing a lifetime of debt after his phone was stolen three days into his week-long trip on the Balearic Island . A holidaymaker who lost his iPhone in Ibiza has received a bill from Vodafone for £19,000 after failing to tell the firm it was missing for five days. Corey Py... |
367a4621d263f3c6d707d03ff6f07cc16b9615c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Mr Kassig's severed head was seen in a sickening ISIS murder video .
Experts believe bruise seen above left eye was in fact a gunshot wound .
Suggests U.S. aid worker was already dead when militants severed head .
Digital analysis also raises questions over where Mr Kassig was killed .
Inconsistent shadows cast by Jiha... | [
"Extraordinary new research has emerged suggesting Peter Kassig's beheading was faked by ISIS, and that the U.S. aid worker was killed by a gunshot, not decapitated by Jihadi John as implied. Medical experts examining an ISIS propaganda video in which Mr Kassig's severed head is seen at the feet of ISIS' British ex... |
f2cbdfdd98afb397be1badf6d0b4b90aabd70152 | Summarize the following news article. | One patient is in a life-threatening condition, two have serious injuries .
The collision threw the bus down a nearby embankment on the A34 .
Police said the driver of the lorry, who was uninjured, had been spoken to and that no arrests had been made . | [
"A broken down bus carrying around 50 people was hit by a lorry on a busy road this morning, sparking a major emergency operation. Three people were injured in the smash, including one seriously, which happened at around 12.30am today. The bus, which had broken down on the side of the A34 at Drayton, Oxfordshire, w... |
42758aea77bbfc8e73bf618435d7c59c9a0bf2d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Reform plans unveiled today to give English MPs a greater say .
Pledged after Scotland won new powers in 11th-hour bid to stop UK split .
They include full ban on Scottish MPs voting on English-only legislation .
English MPs will also have new powers of veto for English-only laws . | [
"English MPs could have the power to veto new laws affecting England under plans to ensure 'fairness' for everyone in the UK. William Hague announced the idea is one of three being considered to tackle the issue of English votes for English laws. It follows concern that Scottish MPs could have the deciding vote on ... |
a71b067aba66c23ca84b09d1a9fb1e0f1ebdf848 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian Defence League president Ralph Cerminara is taken away by police after furious rant .
'Half the reason we've got this problem today is because of left wing bigots,' shouted Cerminara .
Similar ill-feeling could now spread in Sydney against the Muslim community as tensions rise .
Ben Rich, a researcher into p... | [
"Ralph Cerminara, president of Australian Defence League, burst into an angry rant and had to be escorted away by police after an outburst near the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in central Sydney as the hostage crisis continued. ‘Half the reason we've got this problem today is because of left wing bigots... These people may ... |
e09363d3f6f38537e244dedca7a120a865df8e81 | Summarize the following news article. | David Gale, 51, admitted using bank and Betfair accounts in ex-wife's name .
He convinced her father and grandfather to part with cash in failed scheme .
Told investors it would pay 'dividends' but blew the money on gambling .
Also spent cash on house, mortgage, holidays, fine wines and shopping .
Admitted fraud and wa... | [
"David Gale, 51 (pictured outside an earlier court hearing), set up bank accounts and online Betfair accounts in the name of his ex-wife before swindling cash of friends, family and his partner . A fraudster who swindled nearly £2million from his in-laws, friends and new partner in a Ponzi-style sports betting sche... |
8247e3b83a0607bbaada32bfda68b47eb40d2fef | Summarize the following news article. | Sale of Goods Act gives partial refund rights stretching up to six years .
It applies when product expected to last that long and was used properly .
Customers could argue their case for TVs or washing machines .
Which? research found three quarters of Argos staff didn't mention Act . | [
"Shops are keeping customers in the dark about their right to get repairs or refunds on faulty goods for up to six years after they bought them. Many are denying any responsibility for helping customers once a product is outside its official warranty, which is wrong under consumer laws, say researchers. Others are ... |
efdb452a20dae877a0ec497f314941dfdb7d8cf4 | Summarize the following news article. | Residents of Mosul in Iraq have been banned from leaving by Isis .
Jihadists have also cut phone lines ahead of expected coalition assaults .
Economy in self-styled 'caliphate' declared by Isis showing signs of strain .
Population of areas Isis controls in Iraq and Syria is 6.5m to 8m . | [
"Residents of Mosul have been banned from leaving by Isis, which has cut the phone lines and locked down the Iraqi city in preparation for an expected assault by government forces, it has been reported. Resentment has grown among residents living under the iron-fisted rule of the extremists in the country's second-... |
d66eaef865a9c62e77ef9b39c1d0fc222e95da05 | Summarize the following news article. | UK's most senior officer says new budget cuts require 'radical action'
He claims police needs to catch-up with the changing nature of crime .
Others claim scale of cuts to come could decimate neighbourhood policing . | [
"Warning: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says forthcoming cuts in police budgets will endanger the public unless ‘radical action’ is taken . The public will be put at risk unless police forces merge to save costs, Britain’s most senior officer warned last night. Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe called for ... |
0151625a8cdc76409550d6f2ac425b7e08b02442 | Summarize the following news article. | Uber's UberPOP service is banned in France from next year .
New law tightens regulations on unlicensed taxi drivers in France .
UberPOP is a peer-to-peer carpooling service offered on Uber's app .
Uber services now banned in several European countries and in India . | [
"Taxi company Uber's low-cost carpooling service, UberPOP, is set to be banned in France from January next year, the government said. The ruling comes after hundreds of taxi drivers blocked roads around Paris to protest what they claim are its unfair business practices. Drivers blocked the roads heading from the Ro... |
49c9a7eea48b342a19e317161538027916eabb64 | Summarize the following news article. | Sammie Hodges, 29, will serve jail time and community services after his son was found padlocked by his ankle to a bed in June . | [
"A Utah father will serve 30 days in jail and 30 days of house arrest for chaining his 7-year-old son to a bed while he was at work. State Judge Brandon Maynard insisted on jail time Monday despite a recommendation from prosecutors that 29-year-old Sammie Hodges from Logan only serve house arrest. Utah father Sammi... |
4321fb23f3a10484f6dcde020f331559a8249b7e | Summarize the following news article. | Cedar Court was built on the banks of the River Colne, near Chelmsford, in the 15th century .
It was home to a wealthy salt merchant, before becoming a public house, and falling into disrepair .
But in 1910, it caught the eye of wealthy antiquarian Walter Thornton-Smith who bought it for just £350 .
He ordered for it t... | [
"A Tudor mansion which was painstaking dismantled brick by brick and moved more than seventy miles by an eccentric landowner before being rebuilt has been put on sale for £14 million. Cedar Court - rumoured to be the one-time home of Henry VIII's sixth wife Catherine Parr - was built on the banks of the River Colne... |
3191cb766c91367a91f607dc0ee0199bacb4500c | Summarize the following news article. | Shaker Aamer has been held in Guantanamo Bay without trial for 13 years .
He is the last British detainee in the US camp in Cuba .
Father-of-four was captured in Afghanistan and handed to US forces .
He has been allowed to make two Skype calls to British wife in past month .
Most recent call was facilitated by the Red ... | [
"Desperate: Shaker Aamer, who can only speak to his family via Skype from Guantanamo Bay . For a few agonising moments, the iPad screen was blank. Then, at last, it flickered to life, to be filled by a familiar round face with a white-flecked beard and deeply-etched lines. Though the man forced one of his big, trad... |
a04a3d339e17bbae89fbdb34578e1824a40cc087 | Summarize the following news article. | 7 News journalist Chris Reason was allowed back in the Martin Place newsroom after being evacuated .
He labelled it 'an awful thing to witness', confirming that there will still 10 hostages inside after five escaped earlier in the afternoon .
Reason said the gunman's appearance: 'white shirt, black cap, unshaven, holds... | [
"The most dramatic and insightful details of the hostage crisis unfolding in Sydney are being revealed minute by minute as a journalist live tweets his eyewitness account from his office across the street. 'The lights have gone out...You can just make out the black extremist flag being held up in the window,' Seven... |
5d291a232fed7fc93595ad778a1251771f113b52 | Summarize the following news article. | Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he doesn't care if the crackdown affects his country's longstanding bid to join the 28-member bloc .
More than two dozen people, including a chief editor, journalists, television producers and scriptwriters, were detained yesterday in Istanbul .
Operation targeted Zaman newspaper and Samanyolu... | [
"Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking on supporters of the cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally . Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed international criticism of raids on media organizations in the country, telling the EU 'keep your opinions to yourselves.' The 28-member bloc has criticized yesterday's ... |
df9b5f17a1fcc7eb7979b045e7f3c787f0db9a4e | Summarize the following news article. | Todd Murphy, of Trees to Please in Norridgewock, Maine, said about $2,000 worth of merchandise has been stolen this season .
The trees were stolen overnight on Saturday from the farm . | [
"The owner of a Maine Christmas tree farm said customers were taking advantage of his business' honor system by stealing trees and wreaths. Todd Murphy, of Trees to Please in Norridgewock, Maine, said about $2,000 worth of merchandise has been stolen this season, including about a dozen trees worth $400 over the we... |
47317564ce79b467c6cb32532b867dfb4e3bdb7e | Summarize the following news article. | Los Angeles-based Viktorija Pashuta, 31, has created playful photo series .
Depicts LinkedIn as a businessman and Pinterest as quirky and creative .
Teamed up with top stylist to dress male models as the popular sites . | [
"From creating LinkedIn as a dapper businessman to picturing Flickr as an artsy hipster, a fashion photographer has imagined what social networks would look like if they were real men. Viktorija Pashuta, 31, from Los Angeles, has brought together a playful photo series, which also depicts Twitter as a smartly-dress... |
5802b5477ce1a01266af9c4a5fb4ff8b279e8a3a | Summarize the following news article. | Gladys and Ron Tearne, 91 and 92, say secret to love is dancing .
Met in 1944 and married soon after but were torn apart by war .
Are one of Britain's longest-married couples and still go to classes . | [
"A devoted couple celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary have put their martial success down to twice-weekly ballroom dancing. Gladys and Ron Tearne, 91 and 92 respectively, say the secret to their love is spending hours together on the dancefloor - and the only thing they argue about is who took a step wrong. ... |
b660a4b8327ef0ba9624eb0ebd0c40c824a3ef80 | Summarize the following news article. | Houses will be built on 'brownfield' land and reserved for young people .
Scheme proposed at Tory conference was not expected to begin until May .
But the Prime Minister will announce it has been fast-tracked to January . | [
"A new scheme will see 100,000 houses built on so-called 'brownfield' land and reserved for sale only to young people buying their first homes . First-time buyers under the age of 40 will be offered 20 per cent discounts on 100,000 new homes under a new scheme starting next month. David Cameron will today announce ... |
90d8cb2ca2a94d29edaf875c8f7814465f586108 | Summarize the following news article. | Tess is the oldest African penguin in the world and received treatment from Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital .
Her wounds were first spotted following a skirmish at Pueblo Zoo, which passed along tissue samples to CSU, the university said .
Concentrated radiation known as electronic brachytherap... | [
"The world's oldest living African penguin has undergone $4500 worth of radiation treatment at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital in a bid to extend its life. Tess, who is 40 years old, was given a concentrated dose of radiotherapy last month to treat the skin cancer in the middle of her beak ... |
c0a15bf6c84d4ee714926d0d7e78ee84dbd2ab7a | Summarize the following news article. | Roland Iten Calibre R822 Predator dubbed Swiss watch of belt buckles .
Costs £350,000 - more than the average price of a house in Britain .
Made from 18-carat white gold and titanium .
Adorned with 387 baguette-cut and round-cut diamonds .
Only three will be made .
Operating it is said to be a 'veritable tactile pleasu... | [
"It's been dubbed the Swiss watch of the belt buckle world but if you want to give the man in your life this accessory for Christmas, you'll need to take out a second mortgage. The Roland Iten Calibre R822 Predator will set buyers back a staggering £350,000 - more than the average price of a house in Britain. It is... |
62c91561a8713e2b67653fe67695e1dbcf9ac89c | Summarize the following news article. | Waitrose has reported sales of magnums have risen 122 per cent .
The 'wow' factor and 'theatre' of a huge bottle is factor in sales spike .
Growing popularity of Prosecco has also led to growth in magnum sales . | [
"Christmas diners seeking new ways to impress their guests have caused a spike in demand for over-sized bottles of wine and Champagne. Sales of magnums, which are twice as large as a standard 750ml bottle of wine, and methuselahs, which contain eight bottles, have risen over the festive period. Waitrose has reporte... |
e15ada4aac09193268e9def39a49d44ea410b765 | Summarize the following news article. | Mohammed Kahn, 33, faked his own kidnap to swindle money from partner .
Sent pictures of fake injuries he painted on his own body with make-up .
Also sent Surrena Lilly text messages which threatened to hurt 'hostage'
Demanded £1,200 for his release and when she paid, asked for more .
But she alerted police and they fo... | [
"A man has been jailed after faking his own kidnap in order to swindle more than £1,000 in ransom money from his girlfriend. Scheming Mohammed Kahn, 33, of Burntwood, Staffordshire, even sent pictures from a mobile phone to his partner, Surrena Lilly, showing fake injuries he painted on his own body using make-up. ... |
fceacf8c8a4da1478aceb7f36bc976c949f6e1d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Man was handcuffed 200m from Martin Place cafe siege .
At least 13 people are being held hostage by a gunman at the cafe .
The incident was not related to ongoing siege, police said . | [
"A man has been handcuffed 200m from the Martin Place cafe siege in central Sydney, with a police officer placing his foot on what appeared to be a small black handgun. A police spokeswoman said the incident was not related to the ongoing siege. Witnesses today described how a man wearing a headband covered in Arab... |
06e1370015c108839617018c4fa0b04449c6ba52 | Summarize the following news article. | Beachfront property was pictured toppling into the ocean during storm .
High winds and rough seas eroded coastline at North Cove, Washington .
As house fell over edge of grass embankment, its chimney snapped off .
Now, family's neighbors are saving what they can from own properties .
Storm, which struck California last... | [
"This is the shocking moment a family's Washington beachfront house toppled into the ocean during a violent storm that has caused many more homeowners to fear for their properties. The white-and-red vacation home was captured on video sitting precariously on the edge of a grassy embankment after high winds, rain an... |
5af903daea43bc455cd96f90a6ff343acf0ec957 | Summarize the following news article. | Jason Leonard defied court orders banning him from accessing internet .
Came weeks after being freed from prison for child pornography offences .
Judge Andrew Woolman said he wanted to jail the convicted paedophile for longer than the remainder of his 33-month sentence .
But he said that laws passed in Parliament in 20... | [
"A senior judge has condemned Parliament for scrapping sentencing powers which would have allowed him to extend a jail sentence for a dangerous convicted paedophile. Jason Leonard deliberately defied court orders banning him from accessing the internet - just weeks after being freed early from prison for child porn... |
a945f55c6b3bce92373cb7aba7ed84df57719868 | Summarize the following news article. | City executive paid back £43,000 after he was confronted by train firm .
But he insisted he only dodged fares on a 'small number of occasions'
Financial Conduct Authority have now banned him from working in finance .
Watchdog says high-flier's actions 'fell short of the standards we expect' | [
"Jonathan Burrows, who paid back £43,000 after admitting dodging rail fares, has been banned from working in the financial industry . A high-flying City executive who paid back nearly £43,000 after he was caught dodging rail fares has been banned from the financial industry. Jonathan Burrows, who reportedly earned ... |
9adfdf08a9e512de4b142b60876697930dee3771 | Summarize the following news article. | Heather Abbott lost part of her left leg when the bombs went off .
The One Fund Boston Charity helped her afford four prosthetic limbs .
She is incredibly grateful to them for their help .
The charity is now closing down and will not take donations after Dec. 31 .
Limbs cost a lot to maintain and need to be changed eve... | [
"A woman who lost part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing fears she will not be able to afford her prosthetic limbs after the charity set up to help victims announced it was winding down. Heather Abbott was caught in the explosion when two pressure bombs exploded near the finish line in April 2013, kill... |
f6eb7ff4172fb45bda495510d03ae13bccf62694 | Summarize the following news article. | Midamar Corp, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sold food to customers in Malaysia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates .
Accused of not following the halal practices promised in its labeling and advertising .
Midamar and its directors, brothers Jalel and Yahya 'Bill' Aossey, are charged with conspiring to make and use false statements ... | [
"A food supplier falsely marketed beef to Muslims around the world for years as meeting strict halal standards, exporting products that weren't slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law, federal prosecutors allege in a lengthy fraud indictment. Midamar Corp., based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, denies the allegations tha... |
c29bd1dd3c66373e17f6dcfe4abec47f48e31e24 | Summarize the following news article. | In a series called 'I Can't Breathe', Italian artist AleXsandro Palombo has turned the yellow cartoon family black .
Reflecting the death of Tamir Rice, Chief Wiggum aims a gun at Bart, who is clearly holding a toy gun, at point-blank range .
Another echoes the death of Eric Garner with the police holding a black carto... | [
"America's race shootings have caused months of unrest across the country - and now an artist has imagined the Simpsons joining the protests in memory of the victims. In a series called 'I Can't Breathe', Italian artist AleXsandro Palombo has turned the usually yellow cartoon family black in memory of Eric Garner, ... |
64753bd2e0659f7287d28b508aada65754d08138 | Summarize the following news article. | Maj. Charles Burney made claim to Senate Armed Services Committee .
He was US Army psychiatrist at Guantanamo Bay following 9/11 attacks .
Source says Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld put huge pressure on CIA .
Source says they wanted evidence of links between Iraq and al-Qaeda .
But Burney said when no proof found, the... | [
"The C.I.A. tortured al-Qaeda suspects in the wake of 9/11 in a bid to prove Saddam Hussein was behind the atrocity so they could justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it has been revealed. The agency came under immense pressure from George W. Bush's administration to forge a link between the former Iraqi dictator an... |
a14cd9ca460a76f1a384da9e3b6cadc95f0aa507 | Summarize the following news article. | Bristol University study questioned 4,000 pet owners on their habits .
It found games provide vital stimulation and exercise for most dogs .
Tennis balls were favourite toys, followed by rubber balls and ropes . | [
"It's a dog’s life for the nation’s mutts – who are becoming anxious and aggressive through lack of play, experts fear. A study of 4,000 dog owners has found a clear link between limited playtime and behaviour problems, such as being nervous when left alone, disobedience and snapping at other animals. And while res... |
bbf28b66931aef1094877149ea258a68f5ca9d4a | Summarize the following news article. | Reverend Edward James brought a horse in a wedding dress to stand with him to protest a federal judge's ruling .
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves struck down Mississippi's same-sex marriage ban in a ruling last month .
Gay couples cannot yet marry in Mississippi pending the outcome of a state appeal on January 9th .
... | [
"A Mississippi pastor is protesting the possibility of legal marriage equality in his state by dressing his horse in a wedding dress outside a federal courthouse. Reverend Edward James of Bertha Chapel Missionary Baptist Church dressed his horse in the dress to protest same-sex marriage. 'The horse is to show the r... |
4f8d54d48b1d46b1879624bc85b7a95b458cdd80 | Summarize the following news article. | Kopi Luwak coffee, £60 a cup, is made from excrement of civet cats .
Felines found to only feed on the finest of coffee beans in the wild .
Discovery has led to the animals being kept in battery farm-style cages . | [
"A cup of Kopi Luwak coffee is considered the height of luxury and can cost as much as £60, however the price in animal welfare has left a bitter taste. Now Selfridges has decided to remove the exclusive and highly prize coffee from shelves following concerns about the impact on the civet cats that are crucial to i... |
362fe49a0f1009eb082f4030698bbcd17b3888d6 | Summarize the following news article. | The 1,000-pound heifer fled from Anderson Custom Pack plant in Pocatello, Idaho, Friday as it was being prepared for slaughter .
Police shot the cow in the head, but it continued running through city streets .
Was cornered after 50-minute chase and killed on the spot .
Four more cows fled the same meatpacking business ... | [
"A 1,000-pound cow jumped a 6-foot fence surrounding a slaughterhouse in Pocatello, Idaho, and led police officers on a wild chase through city streets before they caught up with the heifer and killed it. Pocatello Police Chief Scott Marchand said his officers fired two shots at the bold bovine because it posed a s... |
1a957c9c8cc231c5530f6e5eedd9bee5b1f201bd | Summarize the following news article. | James Lumley-Savile, 39, was with Ida Pap in home in Fulham, London .
He said she confessed to killing two people while high on ecstasy drug .
He saw knife block behind her and thought 'I don't want to be number 3'
So the heir to two estates 'took the knives outside to protect himself'
Jury at Isleworth Crown Court fo... | [
"Cleared: James Lumley-Savile, pictured outside court, was found not guilty after a five-day trial . An aristocrat told a court how an internet date turned sour when the girl he met revealed she had killed two people – including a previous boyfriend. James Lumley-Savile, the great-great-grandson of the Eighth Earl ... |
b0344d585e733dbb6e97c88d4125689072c55224 | Summarize the following news article. | Clashes erupted in Guerrero state and neighbouring Michoacan state .
In Guerrero capital Chilpancingo protesters rioted over missing students .
There, 21 people injured, including 8 officers, one left with 'brain damage'
Cars also set alight and left to burn in street as running battles continued .
In Michoacan state, ... | [
"Chaos ruled the streets of Mexico last night as violent protests erupted across the country over the government's failure to catch the killers of 43 missing college students or snare a notorious drugs baron. Running battles between federal police and protesters organizing a concert in solidarity with the missing s... |
8a596864cf032b9bd8850e16d6ba2f4e9b2cffae | Summarize the following news article. | The best-selling children's book tells the story of an elf reporting back to Santa each night on a child's behavior .
Professor Laura Pinto believes that the idea 'sets up children for dangerous, uncritical acceptance of power structures'
'You're teaching (kids) a bigger lesson, which is that it's OK for other people t... | [
"Best-selling children's book The Elf On The Shelf is a disturbing cultural phenomenon which instills in young children the idea that a surveillance state is perfectly acceptable, claims a university professor. Laura Pinto, a digital technology professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, has pub... |
22df5cb9b9d43d2eb133301ba7bcf3c11091b621 | Summarize the following news article. | Gaby Scanlon drank two shots of Jagermeister laced with liquid nitrogen .
She had been celebrating 18th birthday with friends at Oscar's Wine Bar .
Soon after she was doubled up in pain and friends drove her to hospital .
Doctors had to remove stomach and connect oesophagus to small bowel .
Lancaster City Council annou... | [
"Gaby Scanlon drank two shots of Jagermeister laced with liquid nitrogen when she fell ill . A wine bar is being prosecuted after it served a freezing liquid nitrogen cocktail to a teenager who was celebrating her 18th birthday and left her needing her stomach removed. Gaby Scanlon, from Heysham in Lancashire, dran... |
5a10d49d5101c5757350ba07209a9c25ef034e26 | Summarize the following news article. | Shadow Health Secretary said benefits of a public inquiry had not outweighed the reputational damage to the hospital .
Francis report into Mid Staffs Hospital unveiled a catalogue of neglect and abuse that contributed to up to 1,200 needless deaths from 2005 to 2009 .
Jeremy Hunt said it was clear Labour had not learne... | [
"Labour was accused of insulting the victims of the Mid Staffs hospital scandal last night after its health spokesman suggested it would have been better if the report into their deaths had never been published. Andy Burnham said events had borne out his view that the benefits of a public inquiry had not outweighed... |
98b3cf0bbd15293d45c7387ee77c527064efc9b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Mandy Willis answered the phone to a man claiming to be from Microsoft .
She used to get angry at cold callers but decided to change her approach .
Mother-of-two asked 'David' why he made his money ripping people off .
Ms Willis said he should chose legitimate job to 'make his children proud'
And she claims he phoned 1... | [
"Savvy: Mandy Willis, 55, took a call from a man claiming to be a Microsoft security expert named 'David' from Pakistan, but realised it was a scam . A mother-of-two claims she convinced a conman to give up his criminal lifestyle - after he tried to scam her into handing over personal information over the phone. Ma... |
26ca94022d27d734393e0f67bae544f222ac9f3f | Summarize the following news article. | Former Bengals star and current Montreal Alouette Chad Johnson racked up a bill for $351.92 and another $300 as a tip .
Johnson made an error in his math incorrectly calculating the final total . | [
"Former NFL superstar Chad Johnson left a $300 tip for a waitress at a restaurant in Montreal on Sunday and wanted the world to know about it. Leaving modesty aside, the footballer tweeted the check for his meal adding a reason for his generosity: 'Sundays are slow, this should help,' he wrote. Giving himself a hug... |
f8b18c8592030844ecfb10515562f3b787e556db | Summarize the following news article. | David Mellor was walking through central London after his radio show .
He was with an unknown woman and carrying bag when he hailed a cab .
Former minister recently caught calling cabbie a 'sweaty, stupid little git'
Cabbies vowed to refuse to pick him up but he was given ride on Saturday . | [
"Bag carrier: David Mellor leaves a radio station with an unknown woman on Saturday . If David Mellor was hoping to blend in with the crowd, this bag was not the way to do it. Covered in gaudy pink swirls, it stuck out like a sore thumb as he walked through Leicester Square in central London on his way home from pr... |
8f6e762f372e9743b7b9c04049e7d9e93535ce50 | Summarize the following news article. | Martin Bell, then 30, met Gemma Simpson, 23, at Leeds train station in 2000 .
He repeatedly struck her with a hammer and stabbed her at his flat .
After bludgeoning her to death he left her in a bath for four days to make sure she didn't come back to life .
Wrapped her body in sleeping bag with padlocks so she 'couldn'... | [
"A taxi driver has admitted killing a woman in a 'frenzied' attack with a hammer and a knife before sawing her legs off and burying her at a beauty spot. Martin Bell said God told him to kill 23-year-old Gemma Simpson when she was at his flat in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 14 years ago. The 45-year-old, who handed ... |
13a2018f85d22bd898b468c763e57c370977d3a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Police investigating allegations of assault at Park Town Nursery in Oxford .
Officers yesterday declined to elaborate on nature of the alleged incidents .
Sources close to the £50-a-day nursery said it relates to force-feeding .
Nursery proprietor, Sara Mander, claimed allegations were 'nothing major'
Unit is in groun... | [
"A nursery has been closed and police are investigating amid claims that a child there was force-fed. The Park Town Nursery in Oxford had its registration suspended by Ofsted over concerns for the welfare of children following allegations of assault. Police yesterday declined to elaborate on the nature of the alleg... |
e6e36840d4822fde44059affeb4105c5b0ecbbc3 | Summarize the following news article. | Alex Tuason builds hydraulic cars at his father's shop in Ontario, California .
He removes the coil springs and replaces them with hydraulic cylinders .
It costs customers up to $200,000 to build their dream lowrider . | [
"These gravity-defying lowriders can bounce eight feet in the air with just a flick of a switch. Alex Tuason, 25, builds amazing hydraulic cars at his father's shop, Hoppo's Custom Suspension Works, in Ontario, California. To make the lowriders bounce, he removes the coil springs from the cars and replaces them wit... |
b418c76873145a09e5ba7cfa24ccbf79eed47205 | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Keane's antiques business was robbed by a gang of thieves .
Expert has appeared on Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic .
Stole contents of a jewellery cabinet from Oxfordshire business . | [
"A television antiques expert told of his anger yesterday after thieves escaped with up to £200,000 worth of watches, diamonds and jewellery in a ram raid on his business. Tom Keane, who has featured in programmes such as Cash in the Attic, Bargain Hunt and Dickinson's Real Deal, said a masked and gloved gang broke... |
01e07733843a2ef75e7634f8d06156ee2e67f170 | Summarize the following news article. | Russia claims ex KGB agent Uno Puusepp was a double agent for them .
Kremlin says he joined Estonia's KAPO secret service after USSR break-up .
He did serious damage to UK, US and other European nations, it's claimed .
Pro-Kremlin television channel NTV revealed his role in a 40 minute film .
Moscow says his work meant... | [
"Russia is boasting that a long term spy in Nato country Estonia spilled secrets to Moscow from Britain's MI5 secret service and other Western intelligence agencies. His espionage meant that the KGB knew the scale of intelligence activities by the American National Security Agency in Europe long before Edward Snowd... |
04d53a2846d0aca1ee5bbab003d93a3a1560bc7d | Summarize the following news article. | Colour Sergeant Stephen Bardsley took his life after the death of his wife .
He had been married to Margaret for 33 years after meeting aged 10 .
He was found dead days after anniversary of the Battle of Goose Green .
Retired paratrooper had lost 10 comrades in battle and saved an eleventh .
Sgt Bardsley received a Mil... | [
"Colour Sergeant Stephen Bardsley, 57, took his own life months after his wife Margaret died of a brain tumour . A Falklands War hero who was decorated by the Queen for saving wounded comrades has taken his own life months after his wife died of a brain tumour. Colour Sergeant Stephen Bardsley, 57, placed the last ... |
45aee30c071367e8fca14d8402fdf488698fd0e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Stuart Beddows hanged himself at West Midlands home in September .
43-year-old was lead nurse in endoscopy unit at Walsall Manor Hospital .
He complained of shifts and staff shortages, inquest in November heard .
Today his mother said that he 'loved' nursing but that 'pressure built up' | [
"'Under pressure': Stuart Beddows hanged himself at his home in Walsall, West Midlands, in September . A dedicated nurse killed himself just weeks after he voiced concerns over the pressure created by staff shortages at the hospital where he worked. Stuart Beddows hanged himself at his home in Walsall, West Midland... |
02394f7713b7f8fffc20e46cb5f220c330446d78 | Summarize the following news article. | Customer Miroslav Starek went totally postal after his package didn't arrive .
Leaps into the back of the van and kicks a television into the street .
Smashes into the telly with a hockey stick before destroying van's mirrors and windows and chasing the driver . | [
"A frustrated customer went totally postal after his parcel didn't arrive with the courier - and trashed a widescreen TV before taking a hockey stick to the delivery van's mirror and windows. And the clip, shot in Zlin, a town in the eastern Czech Republic, has become a viral hit across eastern Europe. The footage ... |
7404e420b36e02ab7024194a1687dc7568abebbc | Summarize the following news article. | Ed Miliband attacked company bosses who exploit migrant workers .
If he wins election, he will propose making it a criminal offence .
But his major immigration address before election lasted just 463 seconds .
The speech also overshadowed by row over leaked Labour document .
It tells candidates to 'move the conversatio... | [
"Ed Miliband’s set-piece speech outlining Labour’s pledge to tackle immigration lasted just 7 minutes and 43 seconds today – sparking fresh criticism that he was not taking the issue seriously. The Labour leader arrived in the key marginal seat of Great Yarmouth this morning to unveil his election pledge to jail co... |
5503d6e4cf2fd7fc0e5b7b75253bd4886c4b4796 | Summarize the following news article. | Stella the pit bull mix barked madly at the spiky tropical fruit .
Her owner Jolene Creighton said the dog gets spooked by strange things .
She found Stella wandering the streets around a month ago .
Dog and fruit have since made friends . | [
"It was the pit bull versus the pineapple but it appears the tropical fruit is too much of a prickly customer for this pooch. Quite what petrified Stella the dog is unknown, but owner Jolene Creighton who posted the footage on YouTube said her pet, which is a cross breed mix, gets 'spooked by strange things.' 'I t... |
6b7b12c241b81b17978d411e74f97069ce29ddcb | Summarize the following news article. | Nabeela Khan accepted the blame for driving 40mph through a 30mph zone .
But the Addison Lee taxi was actually being driven by husband Shazad Naz .
She paid fine but police were tipped off that Naz had been driving the taxi .
Both were convicted of perverting the course of justice but escaped jail . | [
"Nabeela Khan accepted the blame for driving 40mph through a 30mph zone in the Addison Lee taxi used by her husband Shazad Naz (pictured outside court) A law student who took speeding penalty points for her taxi driver husband has today avoided jail. Nabeela Khan, 37, accepted the blame and paid a fine for driving ... |
9598a291bdee93c4160355daf9611229ca0b583f | Summarize the following news article. | Michael says it was a relatively quiet when he placed his order for a takeaway Mocha coffee at 9.22am .
It was a normal morning with two employees working at the coffee section, which was standard .
If the hostage crisis had of began on Sunday the cafe would have been packed with pre-Christmas shoppers .
Even an hour l... | [
"If Michael's lucky number wasn't 15 it certainly is now. Michael - who did not give his surname - missed the Sydney siege at the Lindt Chocolat Cafe by just 15 minutes and his receipt was number 183. 15 minutes. That's all that separated the barrister from being amongst the terrified cafe customers fearing for the... |
3fdd58b1309c479a60b560fce52bfd8f3d9a6522 | Summarize the following news article. | Highway Safety Director Lee Axdahl told the Argus Leader earlier this week that the double meaning was intentional, to grab people's attention .
At least 16,000 people have already seen the campaign to Twitter while Facebook page views have gone to almost 30,000 .
Republican Rep. Mike Verchio said he would speak to the... | [
"South Dakota officials have canceled a public safety campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of jerking the steering wheel on icy roads, saying it's too risque. The Department of Public Safety has pulled the 'Don't Jerk and Drive' ads, which played on the double-meaning of the word 'jerk.' Highway Safety Dir... |
c45e165fc7bbb306d9cd3f787a1bacfe0e6dab7e | Summarize the following news article. | Al Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front seized Hamidiyeh and Wadi al-Deif bases .
Group launched lightning attacks with help of two other Islamist groups .
Mainstream opposition rebels had been trying to take bases for two years . | [
"The Syrian army on Monday lost control of two strategic bases in the northwestern province of Idlib to co-ordinated assaults by Al Qaeda and other Islamist groups, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Al-Nusra Front, an Al Qaeda affiliate, seized Hamidiyeh and Wadi al-Deif base... |
6ea88b945e5007c544cb597a015158d080fc66db | Summarize the following news article. | Elusive heron-like birds were driven to extinction in the UK in 1886 .
Managed to recolonise in 1911 but numbers fell to a low point in 1997 .
Latest survey revealed there were 140 booming males across 61 sites . | [
"Rare bitterns are bouncing back with the highest number of 'booming' males recorded since the nineteenth century, wildlife experts said. The elusive heron-like birds, which were driven to extinction in the UK, have been helped by European conservation measures which have supported the restoration and creation of w... |
96034411b53b6fa5e218436fb40b788f3b63b357 | Summarize the following news article. | Principal Jennifer Ford told parents about the decision in a letter .
It was reportedly made after a single complaint from a parent .
Other parents were outraged at the breaking of a Christmas tradition . | [
"Santa Claus did not come to town, or at least he did not make his traditional appearance at one elementary school's winter concert, after he was banned following a complaint. Many parents were outraged after receiving a letter notifying them of the change from the principal of the Andrew Peabody School in Cambridg... |
f9e23504879741f631169ea7a4c4e4e6ff696661 | Summarize the following news article. | Deanne Wilson lives off benefits after leaving social care job due to cancer .
Mother of three feeds children healthy, good quality meals on £30 a week .
Shops at Waitrose and M&S and buys designer clothes from charity shops .
Brands people who rely on benefits without trying for work as ‘moaners’
43-year-old who refus... | [
"A mother-of-three who relies on benefits after being forced to give up her job due to cancer claims she can feed her entire family for £30 a week – and still shops at Waitrose and Marks and Spencer. Deanne Wilson, from Headlingley, Leeds, had to leave her £2,000-a-month social care lecturer job after being diagnos... |
43bb0fc7c5140ef1d94b7ef56823adc4f59f7469 | Summarize the following news article. | 11th hour sleight-of-hand will prohibit the EPA from penalizing farmers for methane gas emitted by cows .
The feds will be prohibited from going after Americans who benefit from state-level medical marijuana laws, even though pot is still illegal federally .
School lunches will be safe from the salt police, with Congre... | [
"Old Bessie can fart up a storm next year and there's nothing the federal government can do about it, judging from a line in the $1.1 trillion federal budget soon to land on President Obama's desk. The idea of tying the hands of the Environmental Protection Agency, which has long planned to count livestock methane ... |
c69943ccccca87a9a0e42753c98ee6f5040f0681 | Summarize the following news article. | Alexander Jentzsch, 27-year-old son of Scientology president Herber Jentzsch, died July 2 .
Medical examiner found prescription painkillers and NyQuil in his system .
Heber Jentzsch, 76, has not been seen since 2004 .
Karen de la Carriere left Scientology in 2010 and had no contact with her son Alexander since, saying ... | [
"Alexander Jentzsch, the 27-year-old son of Scientology president Heber Jentzsch, died last week after complaining of a fever the night before, leaving his grieving mother, Karen de la Carriere, without any closure. For Ms de la Carriere left the Church some two years ago, and because of her decision, she said her ... |
beeb1351e7e8051bea287dc52f9e015554adae4c | Summarize the following news article. | In the new film, Reese Witherspoon plays author Cheryl Strayed, who wrote 2012 book Wild about trekking California's Pacific Crest Trail . | [
"Anyone who has read Cheryl Strayed's best-selling book Wild knows that her hiking boots are a central part of the story. And now, following the release of the film interpretation starring Reese Witherspoon, REI has released the Danner Mountain Light Cascade boot, a replica of the author's original footwear, for $2... |
40e11fc7ecebd529e33361d4c06b5a7fc86cf9b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Harry Pattison, 28, punched Tom Lawlor after finding him in bedroom .
Mr Lawlor had gone back to house with Pattison's estranged wife Gemma .
Pattison pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage in court on Friday .
Mr Lawlor lost both legs during tour of duty in Afghanistan five years ago . | [
"A jilted husband has appeared in court after attacking a double-amputee war hero after finding him in bed with his wife. Harry Pattison, 28, of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, jumped on Tom Lawlor, 24, and began repeatedly punching him after finding him in bed with his estranged wife, Gemma Woodcock. Mr Lawlor was... |
ddc0d499969c3c2e2b7c1bcd5854480848fe2cb6 | Summarize the following news article. | Ronald Cooke, 67, sold police uniforms to the BBC, ITV and British theatres .
He was found guilty of illegally possessing items of police clothing .
His appeal was quashed after a judge ruled he had not vetted buyers .
Police seized 236 helmets, 56 baseball caps and 92 helmet badges .
Lawyer said landmark case would op... | [
"Ronald Cooke, 67, sold hundreds of vintage and modern police uniforms to film studios and TV companies including the BBC and ITV . A police uniform trader who sold helmets and truncheons to the BBC, ITV and prestigious theatres has been prosecuted after being unable to prove they were not being bought by potentia... |
a0db2ae6b697fd19d13f974862ed570f90d86e03 | Summarize the following news article. | Anti-Ukip strategy paper said MPs should 'move the conversation on'
It advised candidates not to issue immigration leaflets in all areas .
But the document had not even been seen by shadow home secretary .
Party insiders blamed new Labour election campaign chief Lucy Powell . | [
"Ed Miliband last night claimed he had never seen the ‘disastrous’ leaked Labour document advising MPs not to campaign on immigration. The Labour leader said he had ‘no idea’ who was responsible for the 33-page paper, which suggested ‘moving the conversation on’ to issues such as pressures on the NHS and housing wh... |
48a9c72cf48510aea979ab91b1c7ec929c873c7e | Summarize the following news article. | PM warns Ed Miliband will leave the UK vulnerable to a repeat of 2008 crisis .
Labour's plan would increase national debt by £500billion in two decades .
Last week Mr Miliband said he would eliminate deficit 'as soon as possible'
He said the Tories were bent on slashing public spending to 1930s levels . | [
"Labour spending plans will mean tax rises for millions of families, David Cameron claimed today. In a speech on the economy, the Prime Minister said the Ed Miliband's decision not to support Tory spending cuts left voters with a clear choice at the next election - more Government spending under Labour, but also hi... |
71ce9411058e00cc342d17fbafd2bd236956153d | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Oglethorpe took a hammer to the fencing put up by neighbours .
Was caught pulling the metal railing down on the couple's CCTV camera .
Incident just hours after he had 'blazing row' with neighbour John Newton .
Long running dispute is over a two-inch strip of land between properties .
Police were called to the ... | [
"A long-running dispute between neighbours over two inches of land boiled over in bizarre fashion when one was caught on camera ripping down a set of iron railings. Ex-Lib Dem councillor Richard Oglethorpe was filmed pulling down the fencing put up by the elderly couple next door before smashing what was left with ... |
7030f0f75d0d4f153b01ed02a3e74a4ebc60c7ed | Summarize the following news article. | Research spanning 65 countries shows clear link to academic performance .
Teenagers who did most homework scored higher in maths tests .
British teenagers did 4.9 hours a week - putting them 26th on OECD list .
Top were 15-year-olds from Shanghai who do 13.8 hours each week . | [
"British pupils lag behind their counterparts in the Far East because they spend considerably less time doing homework, a new analysis suggests. International research spanning 65 countries shows a clear link between time spent on homework and higher academic performance. Teenagers who put in the most homework hour... |
b88ef3c016ba4ee4ef834e2004e0a9d8a5e1a5a2 | Summarize the following news article. | June 18 next year will be the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo .
Battle removed Napoleon from stage and helped reshape the world .
But educational establishment unwilling to focus on the date in schools .
And Education Secretary Nicky Morgan spurned requests to discuss initiative with charity organising comm... | [
"The battle of Waterloo was especially bloody. As one British rifleman who survived it said: ‘I had never heard of a battle in which everyone was killed, but this seemed likely to be an exception.’ Blinded by smoke and terrified by the slaughter, 200,000 men fought it out in an area of little more than two square m... |
d7e0892105617f48474de9997af22c951424cb24 | Summarize the following news article. | Shocking scale of targeting of the elderly revealed by a YouGov survey .
Marketing firms make lists of those who respond to fake hearing aid ads .
Staggering 92% of people over 60 received at least one call or text a day . | [
"Shocking: Some elderly people are bombarded with as many as 10 nuisance calls a day . Some elderly people are bombarded with as many as 10 nuisance calls a day after being targeted by ruthless sales companies, a survey found yesterday. It said that frail older people get 60 per cent more sales calls than the avera... |
3931dc01122adfedd0d0f275256196d570f31b97 | Summarize the following news article. | David West, 70, died oknife wound at his £2.5million home on Friday .
The divorced father of three's son David arrested on suspicion of murder .
44-year-old appeared in court this morning and was remanded in custody .
Neighbour Stephen Fry has described hearing 'screams' as Mr West died . | [
"The son of a London nightclub tycoon appeared in court today charged with his murder. David West, 44, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of his father, also called David West. The 70-year-old, a flamboyant self-styled ‘lord’, died of a single knife wound at his £2.5million home in M... |
fd8f911d22f2146b7ea6bb83191eb696d1d4cb1e | Summarize the following news article. | Victor Barahona and his sister Nubia were abused over several years .
The body of the girl, then 10, was found in the back of a trunk in 2011 .
Victor was found near death and covered in pesticides in the front seat .
Jorge and Carmen Barahona have been charged with murder in relation .
The pair are awaiting trial and ... | [
"Officials in Florida are withholding millions worth of compensation it was ordered to pay a young boy who was tortured by his adopted parents and found close to death next to the decomposing body of his twin sister. The state settled a lawsuit following the gruesome deaths of Victor and Nubia Barahona in Palm Beac... |
6f9003a80a734371c8d0a9fffcd55693bf75049b | Summarize the following news article. | Extendable poles used to take group photos are flying off shelves .
Trend began in Asia among extreme action sports enthusiasts .
The sticks can now be bought globally for as little as £7.99 . | [
"They are this year’s must-have Christmas presents for selfie-obsessed Britons. So-called ‘selfie-sticks’ that allow camera phones to be extended up to a metre away for group shots and panoramic images are flying off the shelves. While the selfie might have gone mainstream in 2014, it now appears that simply taking... |
6e703266a4292072031ce15f5a32618e61300199 | Summarize the following news article. | Amy Pascal told employees: 'It devastates me that something I did could hurt any of you'
Pascal and Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton sought to rally employees as Sony fights to right itself after hacking attack .
She is apologizing in advance to Hollywood honchos including Harvey Weinstein for leaks that she fears will... | [
"Amy Pascal got applause from Sony Pictures employees at a town hall meeting . Embattled Sony Pictures boss Amy Pascal has gotten applause from employees at a town hall meeting where she apologized for the damage caused by her hacked emails being released to the public. Pascal, the co-chairman of Sony Pictures, is ... |
9ce0c22b891a1e2b1126b95ca36015f65474596e | Summarize the following news article. | A surge in online purchases has seen last year's total rise by 33 million from 607 million .
Postmaster general Patrick Donahoe said they were ready for the rush .
Extra staff have been taken on at local post offices and processing plants to cope with the demand .
Parcel delivery companies have also seen a spike in the... | [
"It took a sprinkling of Christmas magic and a helluva lot of hard work but more than 640 million cards, letters and packages were processed nationwide Monday, on what the United States Postal Service described as their busiest day of the year. Fuelled by a surge of online purchases, in many areas deliveries will b... |
f9435ab29630285b55b4eae3a656ad7f3c205766 | Summarize the following news article. | Locals in Kalachi, north Kazakhstan say mystery illness is getting worse .
Dozens of residents regularly hit by 'sleeping epidemic' for days at a time .
Doctors have ruled out viruses and contaminated water as possible cause .
Uranium mine near Russian town and Kazakhstan village considered cause .
Radiation at old min... | [
"A mysterious sleeping epidemic that makes residents of a village known as Sleepy Hollow doze off for days at a time is caused by excessive fluid in the brain, according to doctors. Doctors, however, have been unable to identify the cause of the condition that has affected residents in the remote village of Kalachi... |
b05e249ee5f1bc481d06b627673e3f6918a9e286 | Summarize the following news article. | Supermodels' waxworks now on display at the Musee Grevin in Paris .
Models join other figures including Jean Paul Gaultier and Madonna .
Chantal Thomass and aristocrat Inès de La Fressange at the opening . | [
"Critics often say models in the fashion industry have static faces and frosty attitudes. But now there is a real reason behind the cold demeanor - a French waxworks museum has unveiled a new section of the attraction dedicated to designers and supermodels. The likes of Naomi Campbell and Cara Delevingne have final... |
7eefc233f9b83e6d1b334fdcf211ce6e44bee288 | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutors say Macayla Jo Armstrong failed to provide sanitary living conditions, food nourishment and medical care to the child .
The 22-year-old also has a 5-year-old daughter who is now being cared for by others .
Armstrong is pregnant with a third child, and prosecutors say she has not been taking prenatal vitami... | [
"A young mother was arrested on Monday for causing the death of her infant son, who died two days prior from malnutrition . Macayla Jo Armstrong remains imprisoned at Buchanon County Jail in St Joseph, Missouri on charges of child neglect. Police were called to the 22-year-old woman's home on the 1700 block of Bell... |
013b8197a996b7dd93a496fa05c79ee0603c8719 | Summarize the following news article. | The US Military is developing a bullet which can change direction mid-air .
The .50-caliber sniper round was successfully tested earlier this summer .
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency released the test footage .
The world record for a confirmed sniper kill is longer than 1.5 miles (2.4km)
Darpa hopes the ne... | [
"The US military has successfully tested a .50-caliber sniper round that can change direction on its way to its target. And now the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has released a video of this Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (Exacto) program in action. The footage shows the bullet changing direct... |
7a8861338d5eb2d5d29aa426fdf68220e9f05601 | Summarize the following news article. | Vicky Lawson, 34, from Bolton piled on pounds after getting a boyfriend .
Mother-of-two had three vodka mixers daily and snacked on sausage rolls .
Since shifting weight, her daughters say they can finally hug her properly . | [
"The daughter of a woman who lost four stone in time for Christmas is celebrating being able to hug her mother properly for the first time. Vicky Lawson, 34, shed the pounds after joining a weight loss group in January, and Olivia, nine, said she was delighted that she would be able to wrap her arms around her. The... |
0792d9d53ee99bdcc65a108fd0ffaf1148f55dc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Sharon Osbourne took the vote to deadlock, with Luke Friend sent through with most public votes .
Luke Friend will join Sam Bailey and Nicholas McDonald in the final . | [
"Rough Copy have missed out on a place in The X Factor final. The group lost out to Luke Friend, after the two acts received the lowest number of votes from the public after their two performances on Saturday night's show. While they were picked by their mentor Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger to go through to th... |
76abb4c9bfaae7cc7a0639d9baf0d3d617a9dace | Summarize the following news article. | Nick Trela, 23, who was engaged to Kirstie Alley's daughter, died instantly after his motorcycle was sideswiped in Los Angeles .
Lillie, 20, a Scientologist like her mother, has spent the last weeks in seclusion at Alley's Clearwater compound .
Both John Travolta and Kelly Preston attended the memorial service for Nick... | [
"Kirstie Alley's daughter Lillie is in mourning over the death of her fiancé Nick Trela. Lillie, 20, is so distraught that she has refused to leave her home except to attend a memorial service for 23-year-old Nick Trela at the Hollywood Scientology Center. Fellow Scientologist Trela was killed in a motorcycle accid... |
235469cf06448696fedbeabd21df39975de0ebda | Summarize the following news article. | Former Florida governor is brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H.W. Bush .
Announcement came Tuesday morning on Facebook and Twitter .
Run could be hampered by fears of a third Bush in a presidential 'dynasty'
Conservatives object to his stance on immigration, which closely mir... | [
"Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday took his most definitive step yet toward running for president, announcing plans to 'actively explore' a campaign and form a new political operation allowing him to raise money for like-minded Republicans. In a holiday message posted on Bush's Facebook page and Twitter accou... |
8bab93c7147c275df241844865e967bc6af5c9ae | Summarize the following news article. | Emergency vets are funded by World Society for the Protection of Animals .
Vet teams go to the site of disasters to help injured and displaced animals .
Michael Mosley travelled to Philippines in aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan .
Six million animals died in the disaster and many more were injured .
Livestock particularly a... | [
"By MICHAEL MOSLEY . He's the TV doctor famous for putting his body through some of the worst fad diets the industry has to offer, as well as creating a healthy regime of his own: the 5:2 diet. Now Michael Mosley has turned his attention to doctors of a different kind - the incredible men and women who put their li... |
8d6baee6f641b2ba650798a39fb6e47134761c42 | Summarize the following news article. | Supermodel was chosen to prove women of any age can look amazing .
On Monday, was unveiled as face of Burberry with Jourdan Dunn .
Her career has spanned nearly 30 years and is stronger than ever . | [
"Scouted at the tender age of 15, Naomi is still one of the world's most in-demand models despite working in the industry for nearly 30 years; it's no wonder she's dubbed a 'super'. Need proof of her longevity? The Brixton-born model has been unveiled as the face of two major fashion campaigns this week - and it's ... |
5588ea0ad4691db12aec9adbcd47583f39c4b862 | Summarize the following news article. | Intermediary acting for Kim Jong Un threatened to reveal passport details of students .
Contacted college days before controversial programme .
LSE deny its protests to have documentary scrapped were because of threats . | [
"North Korea made threats to the London School of Economics before the row over the BBC’s controversial undercover film went public. The dictatorship warned that the ten students who visited its capital with Panorama journalists would be exposed if the documentary were broadcast. In a letter to the BBC, the univers... |
9d1aaa787a5c8ad79ab44f6564335ae416b93094 | Summarize the following news article. | Darren Yates, from King's Norton, Birmingham, told friends he had film role .
But he and bride Katherine screened funny short movie of their proposal .
Guests gasped and clapped as couple appeared and walked down the aisle . | [
"A romantic couple stunned their friends and family by inviting them to a made-up movie premiere at a cinema - which turned out to be their wedding day. Darren Yates, 40, told 100 of their guests that he had a cameo role in a Hollywood blockbuster called Match Made In Heaven, only for the attendees to arrive at the... |
0081a79a2a32e7b3eb8299962562431e96673ad0 | Summarize the following news article. | Aubrey Andrews, 20, vanished on December 6 at 10pm .
The Toyota Prius was found on Monday night in a parking lot .
A day after her disappearance, her purse turned up on the porch of her California home .
9 months pregnant, suffered post-partum depression with first son .
Husband Edward Andrews and their 3-year-old son ... | [
"The vehicle of a missing pregnant woman has been found with a body inside in California. The Toyota Prius, belonging to Aubrey Andrews, 20, was found on Monday night in a parking lot in Sacramento. Police have not released the identity of the woman found in the car, but say there does not appear to be obvious sign... |
3199675bcbeb5b7bb0a8d883b7c47f36f71f53dc | Summarize the following news article. | Emily Demello dropped the camera when she was hit by a large wave .
Canadian woman thought she had lost precious images forever .
Diver Ruben Urquiza found the camera and recovered its memory card .
He found Emily on Facebook thanks to a photo of her plane ticket . | [
"Most holiday snaps have a fascinating tale behind them, but few are better than the story that Emily Demello can tell following her trip to Cuba. The 21-year-old Canadian woman lost her waterproof digital camera in the sea when she visited the Caribbean island with friends two years ago. She was heartbroken after ... |
462b0359965a922694e71c5c7d4cd49ae2b8922d | Summarize the following news article. | IKEA founder, 87 tomorrow, is known for extreme care with money .
Ingvar Kamprad flies budget class, takes the bus and eats at IKEA cafe .
Yet he also owns a country estate in Sweden and a French vineyard . | [
"You'd be forgiven for thinking the man who revolutionised interior design, making himself the fifth wealthiest businessman in the world in the process, lived a life of unimaginable luxury and splendour. Yet Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of global juggernaut IKEA, lives in an unassuming bungalow, favours the meatball... |
a2fcf5bb4dcf2521a5a6b06e1e88a36baae2c126 | Summarize the following news article. | Four masked and hooded informants are seen clasping bundles of cash .
The rewards follow the arrest of suspected of members of Abu Sayyaf .
It is thought men also assisted in arrest of leader of the New People's Army .
A total of $270,000 was handed over in rewards at Camp Aguinaldo . | [
"The Philippines military has been pictured handing huge wads of cash to masked informants, who gave up information on al-Qaeda-linked terrorists, in a bid to encourage more sources to come forward. An astonishing series of photographs show four tipsters clasping bounties of up to 5.3 million Philippines pesos ($12... |
40fafae7683d12ef9ed75a7e4aa0348ef8e6181a | Summarize the following news article. | Hong Kong-based Brando has released a larger version of a Rubik's cube .
Each of its six sides have a huge 169 coloured tiles - 1,014 in total .
That's more than 18 times more squares than the regular toy - which has 54 .
The Pillow 13x13x13 IQ Brick is also slightly curved on each side .
But the price is equally chall... | [
"For most people, solving a Rubik’s cube is hard enough - many houses have one of the unsolved puzzles stored away in a cupboard somewhere, away from frustrated eyes. So if you fall into that group, look away now - because one company has made a giant version of the popular toy. With more than 18 times more squares... |
c24a4393a654bc6b57c82ee36f3a07281487e62b | Summarize the following news article. | Psy’s Gangnam Style was recently viewed so many times on YouTube that the site had to upgrade the way figures are shown on the site .
The site 'broke' because it runs on a 32-bit system, which uses four-bytes .
These systems can only handle a finite number of binary digits .
A four-byte format assumes time began on 1 J... | [
"The end of the computer is nigh. When the clock strikes 14 minutes and seven seconds past three on the morning of Tuesday 19 January 2038 UTC, a bug is expected to hit the web. Any computer, program, server or gadget running a 32-bit system could then fail, on a global scale, unless they are patched and upgraded i... |
9326fc03891b6470bcba97cf3b0d45ad94af4718 | Summarize the following news article. | Logan Hinrichs took his life on Saturday and his body was discovered by relatives, authorities said . | [
"An eighth-grade student has shot himself dead in what initially appeared to be a hunting accident, authorities have said. Fourteen-year-old Logan Hinrichs, from Red Wing, Minnesota, was in Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, which is about 18 miles from his home, when he died from the gunshot wound, authorities said. A sherif... |
2ca316c467bdeabf4275442eda1f21f0ffe02740 | Summarize the following news article. | Watford land versatile defender Miguel Layun on loan from Granada .
The Mexico international had only signed for Granada on Wednesday .
The Hornets now have seven loanees in their squad . | [
"Watford have signed Mexico international Miguel Layun on loan from Granada. The versatile defender only joined Granada on Wednesday from Club America and signed a five-year deal but he has been sent on loan to Vicarage Road for the rest of the season. Layun, 26, has 22 caps for his country and also has a Spanish p... |
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