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2b1a41f7ac0cb8cbf0eb4cffe59d2ebe11657026 | Summarize the following news article. | Abraham George and Olatunde Emmanuel Lawal were sentenced today .
Officers found pair had been using stolen money to fund a lavish lifestyle .
A raid on George's home uncovered an unusual number of designer items .
Pair used a stolen pre-paid Hilton Honours credit card to spend £32,950 .
George given 24 month prison s... | [
"Abraham George, 37, was sentenced to 24 months in prison after spending £60,000 on stolen cards . A pair of fraudsters went on a £60,000 spending spree using stolen credit cards to buy designer clothes, shoes and even a wedding. Abraham George and Olatunde Emmanuel Lawal from Manchester were sentenced today after ... |
fe4b6f6f994021f45c1570ee8f7b3954597864a8 | Summarize the following news article. | A 45-minute class at the cult spinning studio chain costs $34 .
Many of its most popular classes sell out in mere seconds .
While technically anyone can reserve a spot online, one rider told Daily Mail Online 'no-one in their right mind would unless they were good enough'
Another claims that inexperienced riders get 's... | [
"Earning a spot in the first line of riders at SoulCycle is so competitive these days, it's being compared to nabbing a seat in the front row at Fashion Week. Die-hard fans of the cult fitness movement - essentially a mixture of the hard-core aerobic spinning set to ear-splitting loud chart tunes - jostle for a spo... |
4497102aabc254230f19f5042276aad434d1d608 | Summarize the following news article. | Boko Haram have seized Nigerian town of Baga and 16 neighbouring towns .
Military retreated following the attack which has killed up to 2,000 people .
Eyewitnesses said bodies were left lying in the street as residents fled .
Nigerian government says troops are fighting back and launched airstrikes . | [
"Boko Haram has killed up to 2,000 people in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga in the past two days, their second killing spree since seizing control there over the weekend. Locals said the insurgents began shooting indiscriminately and burning buildings on Tuesday evening in several raids targeting the civilian... |
1d7b5f05c9daf9f64c09202655875ee1c86e8e87 | Summarize the following news article. | Bill Clinton's name being tied to Jeffrey Epstein has greatly upset his wife, a new report claims .
Epstein was convicted in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor .
The financier had contact information for Bill Clinton, including his email addresses and phone numbers, court documents say .
Bill Clinton often w... | [
"Bill Clinton's name being recently linked to registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has greatly upset his wife, according to a report published Thursday. An unnamed source told Page Six 'Talk in Washington is that Hillary is furious with Bill about all this new information on Jeffrey Epstein.' Court documents fro... |
7315b507b2709785b5728a128b2cbb6434bf380a | Summarize the following news article. | UK's appetite for lobster at all-time high due to availability and low price .
Delicacy is getting its claws into High Street takeaways and snack bars .
Lobster shacks are springing up, serving the seafood in a roll for £9 .
Analysts are expecting lobster to be available at even lower price this year . | [
"Lobster, once a delicacy restricted to high-end restaurants, is getting its claws into High Street takeaways and snack bars. The UK's appetite for it is at an all-time high due to its growing availability and low price. So-called lobster shacks, modelled on those in Maine, America, are springing up, serving the se... |
38ac63d6f53380150cfde6823b87d044e6d2cb9f | Summarize the following news article. | Topman Design was the first show of the day .
Sir Philip Green's brand set the agenda for AW15 .
Souped-up scarves, bowler shoes and shaggy coats are in fashion . | [
"London Collections: Men kicked off with a bang today as Britain's best designers showcased their sartorial offerings for the coming season. And if Topshop Men's catwalk is anything to go by, our men will be wrapping up warm in shaggy sheepskin coats and even donning crop tops come Autumn. Sir Philip Green's Arcadi... |
bc65b71f73d507bc6757c44a4fdfd8157e0b469c | Summarize the following news article. | PM was given a special T-shirt with a photo of indie band in Manchester .
Frontman Morrissey has attacked the Tory leader for saying he was a fan .
Bandmate Johnny Marr expressed disgust Mr Cameron 'liked' his songs .
But the Prime Minister said he will carry on listening to the 1980s band . | [
"David Cameron today insisted his love for Mancunian mega band The Smiths would 'never go out' – despite the group 'banning' him from listening to their music. The Prime Minister was given a limited edition T-shirt with a photo of the indie band during a trip to Manchester today. Frontman Morrissey has attacked Mr ... |
a378e949da6312615081ae63374ef5ef2ab269d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Electronic gadgets including laptops and cameras regularly targeted .
But documents reveal MPs and staff have reported other bizarre thefts .
£900 in cash, £450 of knives and a £1,700 watch have also been stolen .
Thefts comes despite armed police and sniffer dogs patrolling Parliament . | [
"Almost £90,000 worth of goods has been stolen from Parliament buildings since 2010, official figures reveal. Expensive electronic gadgets including iPads, laptops and cameras have been regularly targeted by Parliamentary thieves. But House of Commons documents reveal that MPs and their staff have reported a host o... |
c24fe44bfe586ca95ebf70631a23b810cdf16465 | Summarize the following news article. | Jourdan reveals she was envious of her mother but it works for her now .
Other models couldn't relate to her at first .
Is the first solo black model to grace Vogue since 2002 .
Recently announced as the face of Burberry SS15 with Naomi Campbell . | [
"As a Burberry model, Vogue cover girl and socialite Jourdan Dunn is seemingly living the supermodel dream. But her enviable lifestyle and stellar success is bittersweet because Jourdan, 24, is also a mother who's regularly forced to leave her son behind when she jets around the world for work. The Victoria's Secre... |
afe79773e6d5100c68ce27ef97c82ab2f60c9ef1 | Summarize the following news article. | Journalists and cartoonists met today with French newspaper Liberation .
Surviving staff have vowed to publish Wednesday's edition of magazine .
In tribute to victims of massacre said they will 'write it with our tears'
Among those pictured is journalist Lauren Leger, who witnessed massacre .
Former editor said 'We hav... | [
"Defiant Charlie Hebdo staff gathered in the offices of a rival newspaper today to plan their next edition - just two days after gunmen slaughtered 10 of their colleagues. Journalists and cartoonists met with staff from French newspaper Liberation - who, along with several other media outlets, have promised to help... |
8fb396136e1166439925ddb31a78aa8986309c43 | Summarize the following news article. | Eight per cent of people have stolen from hotels, claim Travel24.com .
Survey reveals more than half of hotel thefts are by university graduates .
69 per cent of items taken are hygiene products such as shower gel .
Phones and televisions each make up two per cent of stolen hotel items . | [
"Well educated and pulling in a decent income? If so, you're more likely to steal from hotel rooms, claims a new study. Eight per cent of hotel-goers have stolen something from their accommodation in the past two years, according to a poll by Keyfacts Online Research. And more than half of those who lift items tha... |
d7231037a98ec62421f56046f4e97a54d84e09d7 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2012 man was banned from contacting ex-partner with restraining order .
But just five days later he posted snide comment under her profile picture .
The comment said: 'Showing them what you've got I see, babe'
He was jailed after trial in Palma, Majorca and lost appeal against sentence . | [
"A man was thrown into jail in Spain for nine months after leaving a sarcastic comment under his ex-girlfriend's Facebook profile picture. In October 2012 the man, who has not been named, was banned from contacting his former partner by any means after a specialized Domestic Violence court in Palma, Majorca passed ... |
9d24283e58c52a584e0504d7187ea244bba4c352 | Summarize the following news article. | The figures were taken from Pornhub’s 2014 Year in Review report .
Site saw 78.9 billion video views last year – up from 63.2 billion .
Americans used the site the most, followed by Canada and the UK .
Mobile page views rose 12%, with Android users viewing the most videos .
The most popular day to watch porn globally w... | [
"Watching porn on laptops replaced the magazine, and now it seems mobiles are set to replace viewing adult sites on desktops. Last year, the number of people accessing porn on smartphones rose by 12 per cent. Android users, in particular, viewed the most pornographic videos last year, accounting for almost half of ... |
c0daf810d965afbef7dfe367ebdfb606f225f14d | Summarize the following news article. | Nicholas Stewart, 35, was caught selling fake bottles of Jack Daniel's whisky and Smirnoff vodka for £10 each .
They were seized and when tested revealed evidence of urine and faeces .
Magistrates told the conman he was a 'danger to public health'
Prosecutors are working to impose a CRASBO banning him from selling . | [
"Nicholas Stewart, from Blackpool, was branded a danger to public health after he was caught selling bottles of fake spirits filled with urine . A conman was branded a danger to public health after he was caught selling bottles filled with urine as whisky to tourists. Nicholas Stewart was arrested after he was seen... |
d7ea9b9d7ab45d4f961edd8cd4f082930123c755 | Summarize the following news article. | David Caquais was a 43-year-old father-of-three who jumped to his death in Manhattan on January 2 .
A co-worker reportedly told police he had smoked PCP .
For confidential support, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. In the UK, contact Samaritans at 084... | [
"David Caquais, 43, jumped to his death from his fourth floor Manhattan office . An accountant at a New York ad firm leaped to his death because he was hallucinating that the mannequins at his Manhattan office were chasing him, it was claimed today. David Caquais, 43, opened at window at Catch NY on the fourth floo... |
1363dab0d1d63be19f56940d4085a2621760e85c | Summarize the following news article. | A charity is developing cleaning products made from cow's urine .
They hope the products will be adopted by government cleaning agencies .
Cows are considered sacred in India by the Hindu population .
Hindus are prohibited from eating cows but are allowed to consume waste .
Drinking warm cow's urine is on the rise amid... | [
"Cow's urine may soon be used to clean the floors of India's government offices in a country where the animals are considered sacred and their bodily waste therapeutic and even thirst-quenching. A charity working to care for the cows that freely roam India's streets has developed a cleaning product from their urine... |
d1aa87413a83e8974ca9c8e669891a78002d93b9 | Summarize the following news article. | British taxpayers may pay more to EU to cover rising cost of pensions .
Pension bill for EU officials has jumped by more than 7% to £1.3 billion .
Growing costs mean the EU has a £36 billion pension liabilities time bomb - with Britain expected to pay a £4 billion share .
Ukip leader Nigel Farage said the EU is 'a rack... | [
"British taxpayers may have to pay more money to Brussels to cover the rising cost of pensions for EU civil servants and MEPs. This year the pension bill for EU officials jumped by more than seven per cent to £1.3 billion. Growing costs mean the EU now has a £36 billion pension time bomb, with Britain expected to p... |
c169c4a3a814a9fce29ac204a8d8a4f7aea882b8 | Summarize the following news article. | Raquel Welch attended Chelsea's match against Leicester City in 1972 .
The actress was chaperoned by former player and TV star Jimmy Hill .
The Hollywood beauty shouted at striker Peter Osgood from the touchline .
Former player John Hollins said no one was interested in the game .
Welch was also persuaded to wear a Che... | [
"Chelsea have never been bigger or more glamorous. They have Jose Mourinho, a fast-expanding global fanbase and a multi-national squad of elite footballers. Then again, the club at the foot of the Kings Road in London has always enjoyed a sprinkle of stardust. Take the day 43 years ago when during a game against Le... |
402cb20af238b88ab3e7bb465b557145ba740a42 | Summarize the following news article. | Designer David Briggs, from California, decided to build a prototype after internet restrictions in Turkey prevented him from uploading videos .
The smartphone combines the security features of Android Lollipop with The Onion Router anonymity software to ensure privacy when online .
It comes with a seven inch display ... | [
"This enormous smartphone could become the most secure commercially available device in the world, according to its designers. The BOSS Phone has been developed specifically for security and privacy, integrating Android Lollipop's operating system with software that ensures online anonymity. The $355 (£234) phone, ... |
a2c58fb1fd517caabe9664f2405c9c675be298c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Cengiz Nuray, 17, vanished in April 1995 after leaving his belongings behind on a beach in Santa Cruz and going for a walk alone .
He had been following the Grateful Dead with friends at the time .
A few months later, a body washed up 35 miles away but was badly decomposed and could not be identified .
But police offic... | [
"Found: A body found washed up on a beach in 1995 has been identified as 17-year-old Cengiz Nuray . A body that washed up on a California beach nearly two decades ago has finally been identified as a missing Grateful Dead fan who vanished while following the band. The decomposed remains were identified as belonging... |
c85d7a02a49c6ce3eb8d01a76a863ec7b1fd340f | Summarize the following news article. | The discovery was made using ten antennae, known as the Very Long Baseline Array, spread over an area from Hawaii to the Virgin Island .
They combined this data with information on the orbit of Cassini probe .
The data is 50 better than those made with ground-based telescopes .
Calculation could allow Nasa to better na... | [
"Saturn and its moons may be nearly a billion miles away, but scientists now say they can pinpoint their location to within just two miles (4 km). The discovery was made using ten antennae spread over an area from Hawaii to the Virgin Islands. The calculation improves astronomers' knowledge of Saturn's orbit and co... |
0f2ed917965146c3d1a5c76ee43f434becfe018e | Summarize the following news article. | New leak has revealed the streaming service is set to launch on March 30 .
Tech Guide reports the date and price were confirmed by a source .
Netflix spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that details of Australian launch have yet to be announced .
The on-demand service has already triggered thousands of Australians, ... | [
"After years of speculation, streaming service Netflix will officially launch in Australia on March 31 with unlimited movies and TV on offer starting from as little as $9.99 a month, new leak reveals. Tech Guide reports that the date and pricing were confirmed by a source during the International Consumer Electroni... |
4dfdc78a4cfc566501777df517cd1cdf2d098fe6 | Summarize the following news article. | RAF Typhoon FGR4's from RAF Lossiemouth fly over the Grand Canyon on way to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada .
There they will take part in a series of combat missions with other coalition forces as part of the Red Flag Exercise .
Red Flag Exercise was established in 1975 after the Vietnam War to prepare pilots for real-l... | [
"These stunning images show RAF Typhoons circling over the Grand Canyon en-route to Nevada to participate in Red Flag, the largest and most complex air war-fighting exercise in the world. With echoes of the elite flying squad in 'Top Gun', the classic film starring Tom Cruise, the RAF will take part in a series of ... |
56a8aee9a377f19652e7e9a6013a6d8c3087e915 | Summarize the following news article. | Around 5000 members of the community attended the public service .
The memorial was called 'Keriba Omasker', meaning 'our children'
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Queensland Premier attended the service .
Eight white caskets were laid out in a row at the Cairns Convention Centre .
A pastor said there was a 'standing ov... | [
"The eight children who were killed in the alleged Cairns stabbing massacre have been remembered in a public funeral service attended by more than 5000 members of the local community. Eight white caskets were laid out in a row in the Cairns Convention Centre, each topped with red roses - the smallest a little over... |
4e7a5796dcbe822c5b8e9ba6aa18d41341c6c50d | Summarize the following news article. | Albert Uderzo released two new drawings in solidarity with the victims .
One declares: 'Moi aussi je suis un Charlie' or 'I too am a Charlie'
The 87-year-old cartoonist said: 'I simply want to express my affection for those designers who have paid with their lives' | [
"The cartoonist behind the legendary French comic strip Asterix has come out of retirement to pay tribute to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack. Albert Uderzo released two new drawings in solidarity with the cartoonists killed on Wednesday, which he shared on the official Asterix Twitter account. One shows Ast... |
cba0b5d4985719d8cad254aa8e0d196dfd05483c | Summarize the following news article. | Tucker Hipps, 19, was found dead in a South Carolina lake in September after going missing on a pre-dawn run with his Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers .
Parents Gary and Cindy Hipps have been demanding answers on his death, believing son's friends may be concealing how he died .
Posted photo on Facebook Wednesday depicting t... | [
"The parents of a 19-year-old South Carolina college student who died in September under mysterious circumstances took to social media this week to warn other families about the danger of fraternities. The body of Clemson University freshman Tucker Hipps was found submerged in the Seneca River September 22, hours a... |
63493c441e2de1f3bbd0589fc0f65e0c232a1b8b | Summarize the following news article. | Boeing 777-200 hit top speed of 745mph on New York to Heathrow route .
Flight time cut as powerhouse jet stream sweeps over the Atlantic .
Speed of sound at sea level is 761mph, Concorde hit 1,350mph . | [
"A plane flying from New York to London Heathrow hit near supersonic speeds yesterday after getting caught up in a powerhouse jet stream. British Airways Flight 114, a Boeing 777-200 jet, took off from JFK at 10.50pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), and landed at 9.06am local time at London Heathrow. The total flight ... |
0303bdf51e9612b784af42d97e72e9cabf019b2c | Summarize the following news article. | Strood Academy, Kent, sent home 40 pupils for wrong uniform on Monday .
Children were turned away at the gate by teachers with clipboards .
Furious parents say students turned away for wrong trousers and socks .
Autistic girl was 'singled out' for incorrect trousers, her mother says .
Headmistress says school makes 'no... | [
"Around 40 pupils were sent home on the first day back to school after the Christmas break for not wearing the correct uniform - including one boy who was wearing the wrong colour socks. Dozens of children were refused entry to Strood Academy, Kent, on Monday for not complying with the school's strict uniform polic... |
05a297500f2bb88de326bcb89209095a274a81ed | Summarize the following news article. | Baptist-minister-turned Fox News host ended his weekly show on Jan. 3 and is expected to run for president .
He lashes out at the hip-hop power couple in his book 'God, Guns, Grits and Gravy,' due on shelves Jan. 20 .
Huckabee also slaps the Obamas for letting their daughters listen to Beyonce's music, which he calls '... | [
"Likely Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee takes a swipe at Jay Z and Beyonce in his new book, calling out the hip-hop duo for their on-stage sexual gyrations and explicit lyrics, and slams the Obamas for their close relationship with the A-list couple. 'How can it be that the Obamas let Sasha and Mali... |
cfcce2d0ec2ebbb9b40278ca34176eba1e3df79a | Summarize the following news article. | Abu Hamza given a prosthetic arm fitted with a spork to shovel food .
Since being extradited to US in 2012, been at detention center in New York .
56-year-old British hate preacher will be sentenced later today in the US .
Pictures of prosthetic arm he has to use has been shown for the first time .
Comes as his lawyers... | [
"Pictures of the prosthetic arm fitted with a spork used by hook-handed British hate preacher Abu Hamza have been shown for the first time. Hamza, who was found guilty of terrorism and kidnapping by an American court in May, will be sentenced later today and could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Since he wa... |
c868270bc496afe18d01826f287ca39e5c5e44e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Ministers will announce plans to prevent disruption in Tory manifesto .
Will also require unions to get a turnout of at least 50 per cent to strike .
Moves are designed to stop militant action on the basis of strike ballots involving tiny numbers of members . | [
"Strike laws will be dramatically tightened in key public services to prevent disruption if the Conservatives win the General Election, ministers will say today. A ban on agency workers being brought in to cover for striking workers will be overturned and a new threshold introduced before industrial action is legal... |
12d372bc47ac03ee0a0d14e19e29299893d0fc1b | Summarize the following news article. | Officer, dressed in black, is seen taking cover behind a silver Smart car .
He slumps over as he is hit in the raid where at least two officers were hurt .
Hostage taker Amedy Coulibaly left dead in the dramatic confrontation .
He was responsible for shooting dead a policewoman yesterday .
The militant had reportedly ... | [
"This is the moment a police officer was shot and wounded outside the kosher deli outside Paris where an Islamist militant held terrified hostages. The officer, dressed in black, is seen taking cover behind a silver Smart car and slumps over when he is hit outside the store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris. Hos... |
c1fe93d6464516d4ac93c7aaa2bab2288fe3a9de | Summarize the following news article. | Tommy Caldwell climbing El Capitan in bid to become first to free-climb notorious Dawn Wall has reached 2,000 feet .
His partner Kevin Jorgeson has split skin on his fingers, stuck below .
The imposing 3,000ft rock formation in California is considered to be the most difficult multipitch climb in the world . | [
"One of the men making a grueling ascent of a half-mile of exposed granite in California's Yosemite National Park is now 1,000 feet from finishing the groundbreaking climb. Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell are attempting to become the first men to free-climb - using only hands and feet - the Dawn Wall of the park'... |
a30547120966866232e1d022ef45a949cd8d0644 | Summarize the following news article. | George Osborne reveals cash has been handed over 'in the last few weeks'
Revelation comes in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo atrocity in Paris .
Chancellor pledges to give MI5 and MI6 'all the resources' they need . | [
"Security chiefs have been handed a new £100million anti-terror fund to track British lone-wolf extremists, George Osborne has revealed. The Chancellor said the cash had been handed over 'in the last few weeks' amid growing fears over the number of radicals going to fight in Iraq and Syria. Mr Osborne also pledged ... |
3fdabbdf554e06953dcf7c610b165fc9cb3ad6d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Aaron Amundson was suspended for a week without pay .
Told student: 'God help me, if you have to ask me what line you're in, I'm going to kill ya'
Has a history of at least three other disciplinary measures in his 17 years . | [
"A veteran Wisconsin middle school principal has been suspended after calling students 'idiots' and telling another student that he would 'kill' him for not following instructions, according to complaints filed against him. Aaron Amundson, the administrator at Bluff View Intermediate School, was placed on one week ... |
890f0a82a8034c03994063717dd5fc1b498e587f | Summarize the following news article. | American eater Randy Santel pitted against Gateshead resident Marc Pitt .
Challenge took place in Newcastle's Longhorns Barbecue Smokehouse .
The £35 feast comes for free if completed within the hour . | [
"He is a professional eater who has taken part in 200 challenges in eight different countries and 22 states around the world. But, for Randy Santel, the Breaking Badass meat feast competition in the UK proved a spare-rib too far, as the 28-year-old failed to finish a 7lb meal. Randy crossed the Atlantic to take par... |
20d1f8a66ce3fc34b6c64a019c7240c1a1869b49 | Summarize the following news article. | 51 rearrested prisoners were part of 1,027 Palestinians released in 2011 .
They were released in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit .
Israel believes Hamas was behind the abduction of the teens .
Disappeared last week on the way home from a religious seminary . | [
"Israel has re-arrested 51 Palestinians freed in a 2011 prisoner swap deal, the army said on today as it presses on with a furious search for three missing Israeli teens believed to have been abducted in the West Bank. Israel believes Hamas was behind the abduction of the teens, who disappeared last week on the way... |
210e955a2368a46f9fb2578884bdb97850144c6a | Summarize the following news article. | Fin Rayner, 39, left Kai the Shar-Pei dog tied up at Ayr train station .
But she insists that she did nothing wrong by abandoning the dog .
Mother claims she was trying to buy the dog after seeing ad on Gumtree .
But she left him behind with staff because he did not look like the advert .
Kai was spotted by a commuter ... | [
"Fin Rayner (pictured with her daughter Rhiannon), who left Kai the Shar-Pei tied up at a train station, has insisted she did nothing wrong . The woman who left Kai the Shar-Pei tied up outside a train station insists she did nothing wrong by abandoning the dog. As the first picture of Fin Rayner, from Aberdeenshir... |
8b71cb895d5af2cc15770d53642304f778fe0a9d | Summarize the following news article. | The One Nation party's Queensland director Ian Nelson confirmed Leanne Rissman is a One Nation candidate .
Last year, a police investigation found the police woman had used the alias 'Anne T Sharia' to attack renowned Aboriginal activist Joyce Capewell .
The racist comments were made on Ms Capewell's Facebook page .
Th... | [
"A police woman who once used a fake Facebook account to bombard an Aboriginal rights activist with racist taunts is standing to be a One Nation candidate for the upcoming Queensland election. Leanne Rissman made headlines in July last year when a police investigation found that she had hurled abuse at Geraldton's ... |
ea7aebaf3638860657413737f8a4323c2bb97cf6 | Summarize the following news article. | Africa2Moon has raised £8,600 ($13,000) of its £99,000 ($150,000) target .
Aim is to see African-engineered rocket take African-built probe to moon .
The appeal for £99,000 ($150,000) is to cover the first phase, which aims to finalise a feasibility report that will be presented by the end of November .
Team want to in... | [
"An ambitious project to put an African spacecraft on the Moon is sputtering on the launchpad as it struggles to secure funding. The Africa2Moon Mission has drawn just £8,600 ($13,000) of the initial target of £99,000 ($150,000) with a countdown of only three weeks left before the appeal closes. In contrast, a priv... |
1491b5deb153bc7e9ba5fac4ca1d2e45d2c8273a | Summarize the following news article. | Female orang-utan called Tilda uses unusual calls to communicate with keepers at Cologne Zoo in Germany, often to indicate that she wants food .
Biologists studied the movement of her mouth and lips as she made calls .
She produced clicks in the same way as humans produce consonants .
She also made vowel-like grunts th... | [
"It may seem like something from the Planet of the Apes franchise, but it appears orangutans are capable of learning how to make sounds in a similar way to human speech. Researchers studying a female orangutan called Tilda at Cologne Zoo, in Germany, discovered she has learned to whistle tunes and makes sounds comp... |
e180815e1c0ae06046d43791c8295635e27df0d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the recent tragedy that occurred in Paris by recounting a 2010 incident he had with a Pakistani extremist .
Zuckerberg revealed on Facebook that an extremist in Pakistan fought to have him sentenced to death because Facebook refused to ban content about Mohammed .
Pakistan did end up bl... | [
"Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the recent tragedy that occurred in Paris by recounting a 2010 incident he had with a Pakistani extremist. Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook, 'A few years ago, an extremist in Pakistan fought to have me sentenced to death because Facebook refused to ban content about Mohammed that offen... |
b8486839bdce43e1144199e0f25d22592fddfd60 | Summarize the following news article. | Chemistry Andy Brunning created his inforgraphic to detail the different chemical types of decongestants .
They work by by targeting alpha-adrenergic receptors in the nose and sinuses to constrict blood vessels, which helps to reduce inflammation and the formation of mucus -easing the symptoms of a cold .
The most comm... | [
"If you’ve suffered from a blocked nose and sinus pain, the chances are that you’ll have reached for a decongestant. But you may not know how the remedy relieves the annoying symptoms. Now, a chemistry teacher from Bournemouth has created an infographic to explain just how the medicine, which typically comes in spr... |
6f3607900a2d18f2c755287ee0f5ab26d1a4386d | Summarize the following news article. | Security threat was made against TigerAir flight in Melbourne airport .
Passengers from the flight were evacuated and other flights grounded .
Police will not confirm the nature of the threat .
Some passengers have taken to Twitter, claiming it was a bomb threat .
TigerAir CEO apologised for delays and thanked police f... | [
"A TigerAir flight in Melbourne was evacuated on Friday night after a threat was made against the flight, sparking security concerns which police say have now been resolved. While police would not confirm the nature of the threat, which was made at approximately 9pm, TigerAir passengers took to social media to clai... |
0a60d5c98e767514e6431e2b61a900ccba178741 | Summarize the following news article. | Accident happened inside apartment building at 75 West End Avenue on Upper West Side .
The repairman working for a Queens-based company was pronounced dead at the scene .
Records show the high-rise has three open elevator violations from April 2014 . | [
"An elevator repairman was killed this morning while working inside a luxury high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Police say the 30-year-old man was pinned between two elevators at around 11.30 am at 75 West End Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not immediately released. Tragedy: An ele... |
106416a86c68e4cac2880a8a75ce05910e3a4b9e | Summarize the following news article. | Marine Le Pen says France should have death penalty in 'legal arsenal'
Pledged a referendum on capital punishment if she were to be elected .
Comes after she said 'Islamic fundamentalism' had declared war on France .
Her party the Front National is expected to receive higher poll ratings .
France's ruling Socialists ha... | [
"Marine Le Pen talks to media after meeting with French president Francois Hollande yesterday. She was called for a return of the death penalty in the wake of the Paris terror attacks . The French National Front leader has called for a return of the death penalty in the wake of the Paris terror attacks as her far-r... |
4c72aa7dc7809d7323ce7a31afcd5485e354924a | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Swift, 28, blew his $20million NBA earnings and was evicted from his home in 2013 .
He was arrested last November for possession of a sawed-off shotgun .
Swift told cops he was high on drugs at the time of his arrest on Tuesday .
He was heavily armed, according to reports . | [
"A 7-foot-1 former NBA star has been arrested for attempted armed robbery after neighbors spotted him and a friend with masks over their faces trying to break into a rural Washington State home in broad daylight. This is just the latest trouble for 29-year-old Robert Swift, who blew his NBA $20million earnings and ... |
140052852a69438898d1702a7530f760d0113d78 | Summarize the following news article. | Member of al-Qaeda in Yemen says they directed Charlie Hebdo attack .
Added that the attack was 'revenge for the honour' of Prophet Muhammed .
Said it was in line with warnings against West by late Osama bin Laden .
Gunman who took hostages in deli said he was 'fighting for Islamic State'
Amedy Coulibay, 32, made the c... | [
"The Yemen branch of al-Qaeda appear to have claimed they directed the attack on the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. It comes after the gunman who held up a kosher grocery store in the east of Paris, killing four people, said he was 'fighting for the Islamic State' and wanted to kill Jews. A memb... |
bfe6be900ff4b497008717af512ccd8678b475b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Boat carrying more than 100 passengers sank off Punta Leona beach .
The county's public security ministry said cause of crash is not known .
National Meteorological Institute says country has experienced high winds .
Survivors described how they were left floating in the ocean in lifejackets .
One said that the boat fl... | [
"Two elderly American and Canadian women and a British man have died after a tourist catamaran carrying around 100 passengers sank off Costa Rica's Pacific Coast on Thursday morning. The catamaran carrying 98 passengers and 10 crew members sank off the Punta Leona beach resort after emitting a distress signal, publ... |
86e8c5675bf2bc515e00d3b9c1243422b1f07895 | Summarize the following news article. | Sue Greenwood, 43, killed herself in woods two days before Christmas .
Her husband Dave says her insomnia meant she was often awake for days .
Mr Greenwood wants her death to raise awareness about insomnia .
He said: 'Sue tried everything. Unfortunately she resorted to accessing sleeping tablets online and became depen... | [
"Tragedy: Insomniac Sue Greenwood, 43, was found hanged in a wooded area close to her home two days before Christmas . A teacher plagued by decades of insomnia killed herself two days before Christmas after becoming addicted to sleeping tablets she bought online, an inquest has heard. Sue Greenwood, 43, was found h... |
d44b3ef068e1ba5501da5e1c75a90b955b66e5d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Carl Pistorius, 29, must appear in court north of Johannesburg next month .
He didn't submit a statement to police after crashing his car .
Pistorius was regularly in the stands supporting brother in last year's trial .
He attended Pretoria courtroom in wheelchair immediately after accident . | [
"Osar Pistorius' older brother is facing a charge of reckless or negligent driving for a road accident last year in which he was seriously injured. Carl Pistorius, 29, became recognisable around the world from his appearances in the Pretoria courtroom where his brother was jailed for killing model girlfriend Reeva ... |
6b394965526179c27041a1c302ec4a972f5a20e4 | Summarize the following news article. | An Albuquerque police officer unknowingly shot an undercover detective during a narcotic operation Friday .
Both of the officers were wearing plain clothes but the shooting officer did not know the man he was confronting was a fellow cop .
Shots rang out at a McDonald's as the officers tried to take a man into custody ... | [
"An Albuquerque police officer unknowingly shot an undercover detective during a narcotic operation Friday near a busy intersection on the city's southeast side, police said. Both of the officers were working undercover and wearing plain clothes, KOAT reports. The shooting officer did not know the man he was confro... |
6b22a9daf12d1dcd887d2cdc1d4bf9cc206601f9 | Summarize the following news article. | The body of Shane Montgomery was recovered from the Schuylkill River in Manayunk, Philadelphia, last Saturday .
On Friday afternoon funeral services took place for the young man .
Keys belonging to the West Chester student were found in the water two weeks earlier .
He was last seen leaving a bar in the early hours of ... | [
"The funeral for a Pennsylvania college student whose body was pulled from a river near his home was held on Friday afternoon. The disappearance of 21-year-old Shane Montgomery in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day caused a widespread search and led to a $65,000 reward for information about his whereabouts. On Saturd... |
d77e0bed5d48216042f740e6c07ae28b38c6282b | Summarize the following news article. | Stephanie Wehner and Mitch Strobl submitted images days before wedding .
Includes pair holding a 12-gauge Ruger Red Label over-and-under shotgun .
Handed them in at photo lab at store in Dallas, Texas, but were refused .
Employee said she would 'not budge' as picture promoted 'gang culture'
Store has no policy against ... | [
"A Walmart employee refused to print a couple's wedding photo just days before their ceremony because they believed it would promote 'gang culture' as they were posing with a rifle. Stephanie Wehner and her fiancé Mitch Strobl took 13 images including one of them posing with a 12-gauge Ruger Red Label over-and-unde... |
343919bcc7deaa81c2d0a718b7c0558444775742 | Summarize the following news article. | As a federal lawmaker, Cruz is legally exempt from jury duty, but he answered his summons today anyway .
A judge for Houston's Criminal District Court said on Twitter that Cruz was among 65 potential jurors 'randomly' selected for voire dire .
He did not say if Cruz was selected, but it's unlikely given the circumstan... | [
"As a federal lawmaker, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is legally exempt from jury duty. But the Republican legislator answered his summons on Friday anyway, setting Houston's courthouse abuzz. The Senate is session today, but Cruz flew home last night in order to be on hand at the courthouse this morning. 'I'd actually never... |
9db636d42a5da56015ffd7d3f510f52a809f0f84 | Summarize the following news article. | Hamyd handed himself into police after his name was circulated on Twitter .
Suspected of being the getaway driver in the Charlie Hebdo massacre .
Sister believed to be married to suspect Cherif Kouachi, who is on the run .
But classmates claim suspected terrorist was in class at time of the killings .
Friends say 18-ye... | [
"Shocked classmates of the alleged Charlie Hebdo getaway driver have leapt to his defence - claiming he was in school with them at the time of the deadly attack. Mourad Hamyd was arrested on Wednesday night after handing himself in at a local police station, after rumours he was involved in the Charlie Hebdo massac... |
5b5cb35a0301664339fe12160b3659e8b0b8e164 | Summarize the following news article. | The Spanish queen was pretty in purple at the Zarzuela Palace .
She was holding audiences alongside husband King Felipe .
They also discussed regularising Spanish train timetables . | [
"She's famous for her impeccable sense of style and Spain's Queen Letizia didn't disappoint as she joined forces with King Felipe for an audience at the Zarzuela Palace. The royal couple were hosting a discussion on the regularisation of Spanish train timetables as well as meeting charity bosses at the palace. But ... |
e8026face9810babb46a5e89f1241500210c9db0 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists at the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil say an undiscovered type of matter could be found in neutron stars .
Here matter is so dense that it could be 'squashed' into strange matter .
This would create an entire 'strange star' - unlike anything we have seen .
However, the exact properties of st... | [
"Neutron stars are among the densest objects in the universe - just a spoonful of matter from one of them would weigh more than the moon. But inside these remarkable stellar objects, which are no bigger than a city on Earth, a remarkable process might be taking place. Scientists have revealed their matter might bec... |
0958f900b75b28f44e54d75750a7e0a322238757 | Summarize the following news article. | Jacqui Lambie believes self-styled WA sheik Junaid Thorne should be charged with treason .
Thorne made comments in support of the Paris terrorist attacks .
Lambie said previous governments have failed to protect us from these extremists living in Australia .
She believes the Abbott government needs to step-up and deal ... | [
"Outspoken politician Jacqui Lambie has spoken out against self-styled WA sheik Junaid Thorne for his comments regarding the Paris terrorist attacks, calling for him to be jailed for treason. Ms Lambie has branded Thorne, who is in his 20's, as a 'mongrel' for suggesting that insults to the Prophet Mohammed are 'no... |
b63b8f475845f1d3a58ff0771ae3d319c80bdfc3 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani entrepreneur has opened a beauty salon in Lahore .
Female acid attack victims can train to be beauticians there .
Too often victims are 'left to rot in their houses like vegetables'
Salon is part of the Depilex Smile Again Foundation .
Founded by Pakistani entrepreneur Mussarat Misbah .
She knew survivors nee... | [
"A Pakistani entrepreneur has opened a beauty salon to help rehabilitate the female survivors of acid attacks who are 'usually left to rot in their houses like vegetables'. Mussarat Misbah founded the Depilex Smile Again Foundation in Lahore, Pakistan, to help victims become self-reliant members of the community fo... |
af14031768e3df3bbd045ae1d9bd6500d0826481 | Summarize the following news article. | Conservatives got budget language that attacks the White House's latest executive actions along with Obama's 2012 'deferred' deportation order .
Alabama Rep. Robert Aderholt's bill has been shoehorned into a larger budget proposal for the Department of Homeland Security .
DHS funding runs out Feb. 27 because of a comp... | [
"House Republicans announced plans Friday to take broad aim at President Barack Obama's immigration policies and eliminate protections for immigrants brought illegally to this country as kids. The legislation to be voted on next week satisfies demands from the most conservative lawmakers and goes further than the a... |
fdb5c35f7131810add57a5febfed2c3d207e0f5b | Summarize the following news article. | Tracey Belger, 43, from Flitwick, Beds, hated her bulging belly .
She said she looked 'ridiculous' as she had size 8 legs but size 18 stomach .
She hated being photographed and avoided family events .
Decided to undergo liposuction and tummy tuck costing £8,000 .
But she was terrified to go under the knife so had hypno... | [
"While some women may be embarking on diets and exercise plans this January in the hope of obtaining their dream bikini body, one mother-of-four has taken more extreme measures. Tracey Belger, 43, from Flitwick, Beds, has spent £8,000 on a tummy tuck and liposuction because she hated her bulging belly. After having... |
56bc667b6a31cff44c4cb16fe673040c02d1f845 | Summarize the following news article. | Jamie Broadbent locked the dogs in a room in his Burnley home .
The 29-year-old could not afford to feed animals on income of benefits .
He removed door handle leaving pets to starve to death and decompose .
Their bodies were found infested with maggots ten days after dying .
Broadbent jailed for 12 weeks and banned fr... | [
"A father-of-two has been jailed after RSPCA officials discovered the maggot-infested bodies of his two dogs in a locked bedroom where they had been starved to death. Jamie Broadbent forced the animals into one of the rooms in his home in Burnley, Lancashire, after deciding he could not afford to feed them on the f... |
b69785b85c09b84272ea2916179a9830126ce40a | Summarize the following news article. | Nebraska's highest court threw out on Friday a suit challenging the proposed pathway of the XL portion of the pipeline .
The State Department and the White House had used the outstanding court case as cover to block construction on the oil transportation system .
President Barack Obama must decide once and for all whe... | [
"Nebraska's highest court threw out on Friday a suit challenging the proposed pathway of the Keystone XL pipeline, putting the decision to approve or deny a permit to build the conduit squarely on the shoulders of President Barack Obama and his administration. The State Department and the White House had used the o... |
ac20377a609f3fc6c5b54ae07fa043143a494d68 | Summarize the following news article. | Terrorist ordered Sigolene Vinson to convert to Islam and 'read the Qu'ran'
Six Charlie Hebdo journalists were among 12 people killed in the attack .
'We thought it was a joke, that it was fire crackers' said another survivor .
Laurent Leger described 'barbarism' as terrorists massacred colleagues .
The shooters, Said ... | [
"A journalist has revealed how the terrorists who massacred her Charlie Hebdo colleagues spared her life - because she was a woman. Reporter Sigolene Vinson survived the brutal attack on the French satirical magazine, in which 12 people including six of her co-workers and two police officers were shot dead. She tol... |
7576e74b370caeaad965abfccf754c03e7a33cdc | Summarize the following news article. | Ring is made from aerospace grade titanium and has fold out plates .
Each plate includes a tool, such as variety of tiny blades for different uses .
Ring, designed by Bruce Boone in Georgia has a bottle opener and comb .
Each one is made to measure and costs $385 (£255) | [
"Some men may be reluctant to wear jewellery. But a ring that hides helpful fold-out tools in a similar way to a Swiss Army knife might just change their minds. The ‘Man Ring’ contains a bottle opener, two blades for tasks like cutting packaging open, a tiny saw and even a comb for emergencies. Scroll down for vi... |
33b38e102efb6da9d208803ac4911b9a255c0e29 | Summarize the following news article. | Electrical fire ravaged two houses in Santa Ana, California, trapping 6-month-old Chihuahua named Mellie on front porch .
Dog was able to escape with minor injuries thanks to her sweater that protected her body .
Mellie's paws sustained third-degree burns because they were exposed; fire singed her tail and whiskers . | [
"A tiny purple sweater is being credited with protecting a Chihuahua puppy from a raging fire that destroyed her owners' home in California earlier this week. Firefighters responded Wednesday at around 8am to a house fire in the 3300 block of West Camille Street in Santa Ana. The family living in the house were abl... |
1141cf15ff694cf8718c44eb2f39ebd897638244 | Summarize the following news article. | Circle to pull out of running Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust .
'No longer sustainable' to run due to funding cuts and A&E pressure .
It is also expecting a hospital inspection report to be 'unbalanced'
Operator claims it transformed 'basket case' Hinchingbrooke hospital .
Satisfaction levels soared and waiting li... | [
"The first private healthcare operator to run an NHS hospital trust is to pull out of the deal, claiming it is 'no longer sustainable' due to funding cuts, and unprecedented pressure on A&E services. Circle Holdings was hailed a 'miracle cure' for the NHS when it took over hospitals in Cambridgeshire in 2012, as ra... |
82ef4187b5e7f17fe56323a7b405ca5fdccd174e | Summarize the following news article. | Online activist Raif Badawi publicly flogged outside Jiddah mosque today .
Underwent round of 50 lashes in front of crowd while shackled in chains .
Mr Badawi was found guilty of cyber crime and ridiculing Islamic figures .
He was sentenced to 1,000 lashes in total and a decade in prison .
The rest of the sentence will... | [
"A Saudi blogger underwent the first round of 50 lashes in public while shackled in chains for 'ridiculing Islamic religious figures'. Raif Badawi, who co-founded the Free Saudi Liberals website, was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to 1,000 lashes and a decade in prison for insulting Islam on his online forum. The s... |
e9e18c5d17c267adc8ccba29fb79c711b1a24a04 | Summarize the following news article. | Josh Rodriguez, 18, his girlfriend Zori Petrova, 17, and friend Sara Silvas, 17, all killed on impact in crash south of Houston, Texas .
Rodriguez lost control of his Honda sedan, car crashed and caught fire .
Bodies were so badly burned it took hours to identify them .
Silvas was going to study medicine, Petrova was s... | [
"Three teenagers have been killed in a car crash that erupted into flames. Joshua Rodriguez, 18, was driving 17-year-olds Sara Silvas and Zornitsa Petrova in rural Houston, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon when he lost control of his Honda sedan. The vehicle slammed into a ditch and burst into flames. Despite neighbor... |
21ec6a8f656d96d77e4415cfb3ebbec9c485990c | Summarize the following news article. | Patrick Curran is accused of strangling his mother's friend Joan Roddam .
Court heard he killed and buried her in near field after she spurned him .
Porn showing elderly ladies having sex with young men found at his home .
Curran has been in custody since arrest last year but refuses to attend trial . | [
"Curran is accused of strangling his mother's friend Joan Roddam (pictured) after she spurned his advances . An elderly widow was murdered by a neighbour obsessed with 'granny porn' after he went to her home to try and have sex with her, a court heard. Patrick Curran, 38, is accused of strangling his mother's frien... |
0c6b8baab8bb1df0cf798f99d1feedbcdb2b398d | Summarize the following news article. | Two people taken in jewellery store in Montpellier have been released .
They were held hostage by the gunman for eight hours in the city store .
Siege happened just hours after the Charlie Hebdo suspects were killed . | [
"Two people taken in a jewellery store in Montpellier, southern France, have been released after being held hostage for eight hours. The suspect reportedly held the hostages at gunpoint when special police forces, along with the region’s prosecutor and the city mayor, arrived on the scene and the area was surrounde... |
459b588b9fc9536ff245112d0ae273521a8eb40b | Summarize the following news article. | Convicted killer Michael Ibrahim was shot on Macquarie Street on Sunday .
He is the brother of Kings Cross nightclub identity John Ibrahim .
The 36-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to shoulder after a number of bullets were fired in his direction .
He was released four months ago after serving six years for manslaught... | [
"In the days leading up to the shooting of convicted criminal Michael Ibrahim on Sunday night, the family of a Sydney crime figure allegedly attempted to broker peace. Ibrahim was hit in the shoulder by one of a number of bullets fired at him on his way home in Macquarie Street in Sydney's CBD. After his release f... |
693b28cb5a50ee0825da441ec3e507874164a24f | Summarize the following news article. | American airline, JetBlue, has launched series of #FlightEtiquette videos .
Hopes to inspire dialogue on social media of common in-flight concerns .
Exaggerated videos offer funny take on situational air travel blunders . | [
"It's happened to all of us. Hours of a flight left to go and you're stuck next to a seat companion who doesn't quite understand the meaning of 'personal space.' Thankfully, low-cost American airline, JetBlue, is here to help. Low-cost American airline, JetBlue, asks, ' What's your Flight Etiquette?' in new campaig... |
eb9fe67d2b3fb13fc5052ba74782e612c964fd45 | Summarize the following news article. | Chevelle Rusheen Nesbeth flew from Montego Bay, was inspected at JFK .
Inspectors noticed each case had a suspiciously dense handle .
Each 'contained white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine'
Nesbeth has been charged with federal narcotics smuggling charges . | [
"A woman has been caught trying to smuggle $45,000 worth of cocaine into New York in the handles of her luggage, federal authorities claim. Chevelle Rusheen Nesbeth hid 2.5 pounds of the drug in the metal poles of multiple suitcases before flying from Jamaica's Montego Bay to New York's Kennedy Airport, according t... |
4cad1e2603a55a9d2af9ab50615e04c2fdc727a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Caleb Crew, 26, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for murdering his wife, Andrea Crew, and dumping her body in a river .
In August 2013, the couple argued and Andrea threatened to call the police on Caleb, so he strangled her .
He told detectives that he couldn't stop because once he 'went down that path' he 'coul... | [
"A former Marine was sentenced to life in prison Friday for strangling his wife and dumping her body in a river in August 2013. Caleb Crew, 26, of Virginia, pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, 31-year-old Andrea Crew and dumping her body into the Occoquan River. Andrea's family traveled from Colombia to witness t... |
544ac8793c549d4d5e88534a2c3bc8ac725c1356 | Summarize the following news article. | Tops the table for the highest percentage of people moving into the state .
New Jersey named as the place most people moved away from .
But California most popular state in terms of sheer numbers of people . | [
"It might be almost 200 years since the first wagons rolled their way towards the Pacific coast along the Oregon Trail, but it seems it still has as much of a draw with Americans looking for a better life. The state has topped a list for the most popular place to move to for the second year in a row. More than 66 p... |
56504a1bc50a068f03803d65639decc6e4264525 | Summarize the following news article. | The documentary, from writer Jennifer 8 Lee, chronicles the intersection of American and Chinese cuisine so well known in westernized Chinese restaurants around the U.S.
The movie follows the filmmakers from Chinese eateries in the big city to country, with each serving the spicy chicken dish to hungry American fans .
... | [
"A new film seeks to ask the question just exactly who is General Tso and how did his chicken become so popular? The documentary, from writer Jennifer 8 Lee, explores the history Chinese cuisine in the US by exploring the history of General Tso's chicken - that is actually a traditional meal from the north of China... |
d7aa0ab94528cc65ea79f7d5d24b75401657ed98 | Summarize the following news article. | Police conducted new raids in Sydney's southwest on Friday morning .
Police from Operation Duntulm seized material from at least one home in Greenacre where the 33-year-old man was arrested .
They raided other homes in Leppington, Condell Park and Punchbowl .
It was the same operation which saw the arrest of Elomar's w... | [
"A man has been charged after counter terrorism police raided four properties on Friday morning in relation to an ongoing investigation. The raids were carried out in Sydney's southwest, in relation to Operation Duntulm which is part of the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, and allegedly seized a number of items includ... |
226ab6a6fc1c2c9a7df701f8aaf97f18624c38c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Sunseeker in Poole, Dorset, laid off 240 workers just before Christmas .
Another 60 jobs are expected to be slashed by the Chinese-owned firm .
A memo to staff asked them to take part in promotional video for yacht .
Told to 'smile and have fun' while dancing the Queen hit We Will Rock You .
Staff blasted the company a... | [
"Disgruntled workers facing the axe were told to 'smile and have fun' in a flash mob style promotional video for the firm that builds James Bond's superyachts. Sunseeker, which is famous for providing powerboats for movies starring Daniel Craig, laid off around 240 workers just before Christmas and a further 60 jo... |
1dcf7ac693d5750a49ca96d1effaeaa50277461f | Summarize the following news article. | WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .
Bosses at Greater Manchester Police met within hours of the massacre .
They had planned to axe 25 officers from firearms unit and 50 from traffic .
But they are believed to have scrapped plans after tragedy which killed 12 .
Armed with AK-47s gunmen killed ten Charlie Hebdo staff and two poli... | [
"Greater Manchester Police bosses have scrapped plans to axe 25 firearms officers following the terror attack in Paris. Senior officers met within hours of the massacre at the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday where a dozen people, including two police officers, were killed. The two masked gunme... |
f58ea313198a2813448f6e3ee94a71cedc0cae95 | Summarize the following news article. | The dodgy e-fits were created to help track down wanted criminals last year .
Includes a female burglar who is dressed like an extra in Downton Abbey .
Others feature a ginger thief who looks like a Harry Potter character .
And a man whose features are almost entirely obscured by a black hood . | [
"Well at least they'd be easy to spot in a line-up. These hilarious computer-generated 'e-fit' images reveal some of the more unusual-looking suspects wanted by police last year- including a ginger thief whose bright orange hair makes him look like Harry Potter character Ron Weasley. In one appeal by Gloucestershi... |
ca7c41ee745d87f916ab7c390367af2f45350e8a | Summarize the following news article. | Reports that Said Kouachi stayed with 'underwear bomber' in Yemen .
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012 .
He tried to blow up a commercial plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit .
French investigators trying to establish connections the suspects had . | [
"One of the Charlie Hebdo terrorists had links to the 'underwear bomber' who tried to blow up a commercial US flight on Christmas Day, it has been claimed. The revelation comes as French investigators try to establish the connections the suspects had with terror networks and one another. Two brothers who killed 12 ... |
1a01edc6f23cb1a673bf6f7e6291013c4c33e414 | Summarize the following news article. | Four armed men burst into She's a Pistol on Friday afternoon, police say .
They got into a gunfight with owners John Bieker, 44, and wife, Rebecca .
Mr Bieker was killed after being shot; Mrs Bieker suffered minor injuries .
During gunfire, couple managed to take down three of the four suspects .
Men are all now in pol... | [
"The owner of a women's gun shop has died following a shootout during which he and his wife took down three of the four armed robbers who burst into their Kansas-based store, police have said. John Bieker, 44, and his wife, Rebecca, reportedly got into a gunfight with the men after they attempted to rob She's a Pi... |
7326698d564832aed94964e1b94b846988abcd04 | Summarize the following news article. | Phoebe Jonchuk was thrown screaming from a bridge in Tampa Bay .
Rescuers found the girl but she could not be saved and died in hospital .
The girl's father, John Jonchuk Jr, 25, was arrested 30 minutes later .
He has been charged with first-degree murder and assaulting police officer .
His mother, Michelle Jonchuck, s... | [
"The grandmother of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly thrown to her death from a 60ft bridge by her father has said he should have killed himself instead. John Jonchuck Jr, 25, was arrested half an hour after a man was seen speeding towards a bridge and throwing a child 60ft into the water on Wednesday night. ... |
6d1344ebde89c1d7c25bdfffddd74f0b03857b45 | Summarize the following news article. | LiLo jetted out to French Polynesia after starring in London's West End .
Enjoyed luxurious Bora Bora villa that has five suites and private beach .
Ocean side of the property even has it's own spot for whale-watching . | [
"After starring in London's West End production of Speed-The-Plow, Lindsay Lohan opted for a Christmas full of luxury as she jetted off to the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora. And it was the luxurious villa the Alohilani the Mean Girls star plumped for as her base on the mesmerising haven in the Pacific. The ... |
545bec4ddb966190efdd7b5a04b7abc9c4548529 | Summarize the following news article. | French police are searching for brothers Cherif, 32, and Said, 34, Kouachi .
U.S. officials said both brothers had been placed on their no-fly list .
Witnesses claim the men claimed allegiance to Al Qaeda in Yemen .
The brothers are believed to be behind the brutal Charlie Hebdo murder . | [
"Two brothers accused of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris murdering 12 people had already been flagged as a terrorist threat and placed on a U.S. no-fly list. Cherif, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34, had been identified by both French and U.S. intelligence agencies as potential extremists, with the younger brother bein... |
d2c072c2e8b6aa03c220ab21f4bb033bf51d2135 | Summarize the following news article. | Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman appear in a new government video flacking for Affordable Care Act-brokered medical insurance plans .
But the NFL provides one of the best health insurance plans in America with tiny deductibles and millions in payouts .
Some Obamacare plans have family deductibles as high as $12,700, ... | [
"Two Seattle Seahawks mega-stars are flacking for Obamacare, but they won't need government-brokered medical insurance themselves – the NFL already provides one of America's best plans to its millionaire players, free of charge. Quarterback Russell Simmons and cornerback Richard Sherman appear in a Department of He... |
9ac15c75544c90910a7386812fb09a08a6c3fd3d | Summarize the following news article. | Jessica Small was 15 when she was abducted from Bathurst in 1997 .
Her and a friend were leaving an amusement arcade at midnight on October 26, 1997 when a man offered them a lift home .
The man drove the girls in his white sedan before attacking them a short time later on a rural road .
Her friend managed to escape ... | [
"A $100,000 reward has been offered to help solve the case of a teenage girl who disappeared in a disturbing abduction 17 years ago. Jessica Small, who was 15 at the time, was abducted from Bathurst in central west NSW on October 26, 1997. The teenager and her best friend, Vanessa Conlan, were leaving an amusement ... |
591a290d6aff9bc7e1d5c5ef418c3ad0b972bc2d | Summarize the following news article. | Thomas Gilbert Jr, 30, was indicted on Friday at Manhattan Criminal Court but the charges have not been made public .
The medical examiner has ruled Thomas Gilbert Sr's death a homicide from a gunshot wound .
Gilbert Jr. has retained a top-flight criminal defense attorney. It is not clear who is paying his bill . | [
"Tommy Gilbert Jr appeared bedraggled and downcast as he stood before a judge in his orange prison jumpsuit today to be indicted over the fatal shooting of his multimillionaire father. The Princeton grad, with his hands cuffed behind his back, said nothing and nodded in response to the judge's questions during the... |
9ab88c20f077dfe0e5c11e7730e548f78cd2a448 | Summarize the following news article. | Triple-negative breast cancer is fast-growing and hard to treat .
Is particularly likely to strike women when they are still in their 20s and 30s .
Now scientists have pinpointed a gene that drives this type of cancer .
Gene called BCL11A is particularly active in triple-negative tumours . | [
"Scientists have discovered what triggers one of the most deadly types of breast cancer, raising hopes of new treatments for it. They have pinpointed a gene that drives triple-negative breast cancer – an especially fast-growing and hard-to-treat form of the disease. It accounts for up to one in five cases of breast... |
2c6c974880b8408f7400c6fe50cec3387f4e1d2d | Summarize the following news article. | Naga tribe in Myanmar shown catching fish on hunting trips, preparing dinner and cooking raw opium .
They are remembered historically as a fierce tribe which practised headhunting and decorated homes with skulls .
Around 120,000 people live in Naga Self-Administered Zone where they survive by subsistence farming and ... | [
"They may be remembered as a fierce tribe of headhunters who would decorate their homes with the severed skulls of their enemies. But these incredible pictures of the Naga community taking part in fishing trips, preparing dinner and cooking raw opium, paints the tribe in a new light. Naga men are seen wading throug... |
da59b78cd21155ee5a86f7a98f7455781cd790af | Summarize the following news article. | Boston secured the U.S. nomination to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games .
The Hub beat off a challenge from LA, San Francisco and Washington .
Now Boston faces a race against Germany, Italy and France to host games .
The U.S. Olympic Committee considered 35 cities over 22 months . | [
"Boston is 'wicked excited' to be the U.S. selection for the 2024 Olympics bid, city officials said today. The Massachusetts capital beat tough competition from San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington to be the United States Olympic Committee's choice for the American bid on Thursday. 'I'm wicked excited, Boston ... |
df6532992c51963dd40448b247b20a184c7590b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Reid told a Nevada radio station that he's 'very hopeful' for a full recovery but 'this isn’t anything that is a slam dunk'
The Senate minority leader traveled to Washington this week with plans to return to work on Tuesday when Congress began anew .
But he wasn't able to leave his house on doctor's orders; he'll conti... | [
"Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid revealed today that he may permanently lose sight in his right eye as a result of an accident that took place at his Nevada home on New Year's Day while he was exercising but is 'very hopeful' he'll fully recover. 'This isn’t anything that is a slam dunk,' he told Las Vegas public... |
eb3750482a5bbedb8be3eb8563f2f0e12efd6619 | Summarize the following news article. | Couple posts advert for $22k Rolex Cosmograph Daytona on Gumtree .
They hoped the sale would raise money to help with rising baby costs .
'Johnny' contacts them and they arrange to meet at Westfield Doncaster .
Thief flees with the watch after asking to try it on and threatening the vendor and his six-month-pregnant wi... | [
"Tick tock, tick tock. The clock is ticking for a Melbourne thief who brazenly stole a $22,000 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona from a heavily pregnant couple and fled after threatening them with a screwdriver. The unnamed couple, who live in the Victorian suburb of Balwyn, placed the advert for the watch on online classi... |
5a7a131441ad1a085b417c3c420c9f1009bee052 | Summarize the following news article. | Jasvir and Sonia Singh kidnapped the son of a wealthy family for ransom .
But when plot went wrong, they killed teenager to prevent being identified .
Murderers recently filed petition asking for conjugal visits to have children .
Bizarrely their wish was granted at Punjab and Haryana High Court in India . | [
"Married murderers awaiting the death penalty for killing a teenage boy have been granted permission to have sex so their parents can have a grandchild to remember them by. Jasvir Singh and his wife Sonia filed a petition asking for conjugal visits and the right to have children after they were given the death sent... |
d3908471b90f117cfa2da97346a24b0c7c9e6e07 | Summarize the following news article. | Executive engineer A.K Verma stopped going into work in 1990 .
He was investigated in 1992 and found guilty of 'wilful absence from duty'
But it has taken another 23 years for the government to actually sack him .
India's bureaucracy has become notorious for high levels of absenteeism . | [
"An Indian public official has been sacked after going on leave for 24 years and not once returning to his desk. Assistant executive engineer A.K Verma went off sick in 1990 after joining India's central public works department (CPWD) a decade earlier. Despite being ordered to return to the office and even being fo... |
b48136c278baed23c2024c206f04fe987516f79f | Summarize the following news article. | MPs wanted to question him over deal for Republican terror suspects .
The call would seem to be an attempt to wriggle out of the appearance .
Former prime minister managed to limit his appearance to an hour .
A previous version of this article suggested that Mr Blair had begged the Speaker to overturn an order to appea... | [
"Tony Blair phoned the Commons Speaker to discuss his appearance before Parliament to explain ‘comfort letters’ sent to IRA fugitives, the Mail has been told. The former prime minister contacted John Bercow in an apparent attempt to wriggle out of giving evidence to MPs investigating a secret deal to offer Republic... |
a94797554fc5a52d0b0ffe784186fa8d28197598 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists studied the Argentina anserina across four lines of latitude .
They focused on the centres of the flowers, which look dark to bees.
Study found dark centre was larger the nearer to equator flowers grew .
They predict that as Earth receives more UV light due to global warming, flowers farther from the equat... | [
"Warm-blooded animals tend to be coloured darker the closer they live to the equator. Now that same rule has been found to exist in flowers as climate change warms up the planet, changing the pigmentation of plants around the world. US scientists made the discovery after looking to see how flowers appear from a bee... |
3636e34e8bb63c490b84ed90aca12cbd0b584acb | Summarize the following news article. | Barry Sadler was snowmobiling with friends in Montana on Sunday when he took a wrong turn and fell 3,000ft down a chute and into a creek .
The bodybuilder and extreme sportsman had no gear or water with him but switched on the snowmobile intermittently to help him warm up .
He accepted he was going to die so wrote good... | [
"An extreme snowmobiler who plunged into a freezing ravine says he was so certain that he would die that he wrote goodbye letters to his wife and children. But 33 hours after Barry Sadler fell 3,000 feet into a creek in northwestern Montana on Sunday, his friends miraculously found him alive after following his tra... |
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