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98651f8c255adcb26b740f26ac01cf221d103294 | Summarize the following news article. | Bernard Jordan vanished from his care home to go to a D-Day memorial .
He caught a ferry and turned up in Normandy with WWII his service medals .
Mr Jordan passed away in December shortly followed by his wife Irene .
The couple left £600,000 and Mr Jordan's medals to lifeboat charity RNLI .
RNLI has now put medals- whi... | [
"The war medals proudly worn by a Normandy veteran who broke out of his care home so he could attend last year's D-Day commemorations in France are being sold. Bernard Jordan was nicknamed the Great Escaper after he absconded from his carers, caught a ferry to Caen and turned up in Normandy for the 70th anniversary... |
6e7da9d5467b6c491f0bd02d098e5c11e221fc37 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists found paint flecks on walls of building smashed open by looters .
Archaeologists had been excavating the Mayan city of Xultun in Guatemala .
They found murals on the north, east and west walls of the buried building .
The paintings depict a ritual and meeting of a guild with the Xultun ruler .
The ruler is s... | [
"Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Mayan mural that could contain one of the earliest examples of 'photobombing'. The painting, which dates to around 600-900AD, was found during excavations of ruins in the Mayan city of Xultun in the rainforests of Peten in north-west Guatemala. Using digital scanning techn... |
b05165181113ef62e478fbc25b6c696058cc433c | Summarize the following news article. | Lady Penelope looks much younger and has a haircut like Paris Hilton .
Brains has ditched the bow tie and opted for open neck shirt, like Alan Carr .
Parker has aged considerably well and has similarities to Noel Gallagher .
ITV series, being remade for children's television, due to air in the spring . | [
"The new Brains, Parker and Lady Penelope from the upcoming Thunderbirds Are Go! series have been unveiled - but the characters' looks are not quite what was expected. All three have been given a makeover for the modern age - but have ended up looking eerily similar to some famous faces. The revamped Lady Penelope ... |
7ee270d1cf907a3428a0c214c8487e719e950793 | Summarize the following news article. | Michelle Carter 'sent Conrad Roy III, 18, a series of texts encouraging to take his life in a parking lot in Fairhaven, Massachusetts last July'
He was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his idling truck .
The night of his death, she wrote on Twitter: 'I will never understand why this had to happen'
She raised ... | [
"A high school honor roll student encouraged her friend to kill himself before raising thousands of dollars for suicide prevention, according to authorities. Michelle Carter, 18, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Conrad Roy III, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his idling truck ... |
3ac7155087428e3965b8454eba6d152bc32eda63 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Harry will travel to Australia to work with local defence force .
The young royal, 30, will then head to Gallipoli with Prince Charles .
Prince Harry is planning to leave the armed forces later this year .
He's served two tours of duty on the front line in Afghanistan .
He is keen to pursue his interests in 'con... | [
"Prince Harry is planning to leave the armed forces this year and devote his time to more charity work, pictured at Camp Bastion . Prince Harry will spend several weeks based in Australia in the next few months before attending the centenary Anzac dawn service in Gallipoli with his father Prince Charles. Harry will... |
3421ecdbf5aa10561ffd2770e4532d72787e7ed4 | Summarize the following news article. | 'Jihadi John' Mohammed Emwazi was helped to escape by known fanatics .
He was a 'person of interest' to MI5 and a member of 'The London Boys'
Three of the terror cell's members had been kicked out of London .
But they were allowed to return to the capital by the Government in 2011 .
Came after Mrs May scrapped the dra... | [
"Boris Johnson today lashed out at Home Secretary Theresa May for watering down strict anti-terror powers which may have helped ISIS executioner Mohammed Emwazi escape the net and travel to Syria. The London Mayor accused his Tory leadership rival of giving the 'benefit of the doubt' to terror suspects like Emzawi ... |
3705003462482bbfe0ae9dd3f08781ccc07d7334 | Summarize the following news article. | As Arctic sea ice melts, new regions will open up to fisherman .
The House of Lords Arctic Committee said the UK must get involved .
Within these regions, the populations of fish are unknown .
This could lead to over-fishing if the practice goes unregulated .
The committee says all fishing in the Arctic Ocean should be... | [
"The melting Arctic sea ice could open up new areas for fishing that run the danger of being completely unregulated, experts have warned. Yesterday it was revealed how in just 40 years the Arctic could be 'ice-free' as temperatures in polar regions rise faster than predicted. And this could open up the previously i... |
d85d7730ee93e517e368f324a9e76e08fd01f963 | Summarize the following news article. | Timothy Ray Jones Jr. was arrested last September after Mississippi deputies smelled death in his SUV during a DUI traffic stop .
They found blood, maggots and handwritten notes about mutilating bodies in his truck and he then led them to the bodies in rural Alabama .
It has now emerged in grand jury indictments that h... | [
"A father who murdered his five kids before driving their bodies around for nine days and dumping them in a field had strangled four of the children and beat one to death, it has emerged. Timothy Ray Jones Jr., 33, was arrested in Mississippi on September 6 after a deputy said he smelled the stench of death in Jone... |
d62c167cc490bace875f5de330064c73ffe0896a | Summarize the following news article. | Sharlet and Romel David of Modesto, California, fear for 12 family members kidnapped by ISIS in northern Syria .
The early morning raid in the province of Hasakeh saw approximately 100 Assyrian Christians rounded up .
Sharlet's brother, also from Modesto, his son, daughter-in-law and young grandchildren are thought to ... | [
"A northern Californian couple is praying for the safety of their family who are believed to have been captured by Islamic State militants in northern Syria. Sharlet David and her husband, Romel, of Modesto, California, fear that as many as 12 family members were taken from their homes on Monday morning. 'They cam... |
1da7edd3b32cb9296c000f63c462072e7db6c496 | Summarize the following news article. | Police demonstrated how Bali Nine duo will be transferred to 'Death Island'
22 heavily-armed officers will escort the handcuffed drug smugglers .
They will get a military plane that takes them to location of their execution .
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are waiting for transfer from Bali .
The move was postponed l... | [
"More than 20 heavily-armed officers will escort the handcuffed Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan on to the military plane that takes them to their execution. Indonesian authorities put on a show of force in Bali on Friday, demonstrating how the Australian drug smugglers will be taken from Kerobokan jail to the pena... |
f2466653fd358c3f4c5b491976ddba3b3244f1bb | Summarize the following news article. | The accident happened in the popular French ski resort of Les Angles .
Driver made the grim discovery when plough's engine started playing up .
Women was in her early 20s and believed to have been seasonal ski worker .
Snow clearing machine had been sent out overnight after a heavy downfall . | [
"A young seasonal ski worker was found dead today after being sucked into a snow clearing machine in the Pyrenees. The horrific discovery was made in the early morning in the French resort of Les Angles, which is currently packed with holidaymakers. Local mayor Michel Poudade said there was 'complete bafflement' as... |
a576c35a831b1e889631b757ed86916341fc7202 | Summarize the following news article. | Khaled Al-Fawwaz, 52, could face life in prison in connection to the bombings that killed a dozen Americans in 1998 .
Al-Fawwaz led al-Qaeda Afghanistan training camp in early 1990s, participated in terror cell in Kenya and set up media office in London .
Ten defendants, including al-Fawwaz, have been convicted or plea... | [
"A Saudi man prosecutors portrayed as one of al-Qaeda's early leaders and Osama bin Laden's aide was convicted Thursday of conspiracy in the deadly 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa that killed a total of 224 people, including a dozen Americans. Khaled Al-Fawwaz, 52, stood expressionless, pursing his lips... |
7a484231138496ed25d69b81e6a48f7fbe0fbfa6 | Summarize the following news article. | Fasting is thought to prevent diseases including cancer and diabetes .
Starving body allows it to respond better to stress that might otherwise damage it, according to a study on 24 volunteers over 10 weeks .
It causes a small increase to SIRT 3, a gene that promotes longevity .
When antioxidants were added, some of th... | [
"The 5:2 diet claims to not only help people lose weight, but also guard against diseases including cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's. Created by scientist Michael Mosley, it involves women reducing their calorie intake to 500 for two days a week, and men to 600 calories. The rest of the time, they can eat normally.... |
4f6da6891dba581e719de5e6b2c4848cb1b5f825 | Summarize the following news article. | Pierre Torres was held captive in Syria for ten months by ISIS militants .
He was one of the last people to see executed hostages alive .
Kept chained together for long periods with other abused hostages .
Made secret chess sets out of discarded milk cartons to pass the time .
Said Britain and America should have done ... | [
"I spent three days this week with Pierre Torres, one of the French hostages who was held captive by ISIS in Syria for ten months. He was released last year, a short time before his American and British co-captives were beheaded one by one in a series of gruesome videos. He was among the last people to see them ali... |
babeb1e5a085f38e4703087be9619c1aad8e9301 | Summarize the following news article. | BBC news claimed to have broken the story on unmasking Jihadi John .
But records show Washington Post beat them to it by over an hour .
U.S. journalists say they never spoke to the BBC about their scoop . | [
"The BBC came under fire last night for claiming it had ‘broken’ the story about the naming of Jihadi John when the Washington Post had revealed his identity an hour earlier. The US newspaper published its story at 9.45am GMT yesterday, while the BBC broadcast its first message on Twitter and put the story online a... |
8639a90835935e4baef9ad25597f9f4bc82b8ffa | Summarize the following news article. | Sarah Brightman will board the Soyuz space rocket on September 1 .
She will be blasted into space along with two other cosmonauts .
She will spend ten days on the International Space Station before returning .
It is estimated her extra-terrestrial trip will cost more than £34million .
Scroll down for video . | [
"Soprano Sarah Brightman, pictured, will blast off for space on September 1 aboard the Soyuz-FG rocket to the International Space Station . Just before 11am on September 1, a mighty Soyuz‑FG rocket will blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome deep in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan. On board will be a space capsule... |
c3138ae5c93d830b242f47e76a628566652b3f46 | Summarize the following news article. | Several people claimed that the image appeared to depict police brutality .
Devon and Cornwall Police bizarrely defended confusing campaign image .
Said it was 'one drunk person attacking another... which often happens'
But image can be found on clip-art websites under label 'police britality'
Force has now withdrawn o... | [
"A police force has scrapped an anti-violence online poster after Twitter users said it showed an officer with a riot stick hitting a victim begging for mercy. The image was supposed to promote a campaign to stop drunk and violent people entering pubs and clubs. But Twitter users quickly pointed out that the logo l... |
1848778eaee0430aaa1537628f5e6703a6ce65c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Shootings took place in Texas County, Missouri, at four separate sites .
Shooter Joseph Aldridge, 36, is cousin to at least two of the victims .
His mother Alice, 74, died of 'natural causes' before rampage .
Family of shooter and some victims were in a feud for years, according to a local resident .
Resident said: 'He... | [
"A man shot four relatives and three neighbors before turning the gun on himself after finding his mother dead on the couch, police claim. Joseph Aldridge, 36, allegedly opened fire in four separate locations on Thursday night after his 74-year-old mother Alice, who had been ill, died at home in Texas County, Miss... |
031f391a876f15e417f5159aaa05beacb27590e2 | Summarize the following news article. | David Boynton got behind the wheel after joining the Duchess for a sherry .
Duchess Emma Rutland been congratulating Boynton on his new marriage .
The head gamekeeper at Belvoir Castle claimed he tried to pour tipple away .
But he was stopped by police who saw him driving erratically and arrested . | [
"The head gamekeeper at Belvoir Castle David Boynton (pictured) has been banned from the road for drink driving . The head gamekeeper at Belvoir Castle has been banned from the road for drink driving - after he had an afternoon 'tipple' with the Duchess of Rutland. David Boynton, 76, got behind the wheel of his Mit... |
abff96a8aaefe0d82bf331ff70839002ec4811c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Jenea Mungia, 23, is accused of stabbing and beating her four-year-old son outside of the family's Texas home Thursday .
Police say she stabbed her son all over his body inside the home before dragging the boy out into the driveway to finish the assault .
Mungia was allegedly still attacking the boy when cops arrived a... | [
"A four-year-old Texas boy is fighting for his life after his mother allegedly beat and stabbed him repeatedly, mutilating his genitals in a brutal attack outside of the family's home on Thursday. Jenea Mungia, 23, has been charged with injury to a child after she alleged stabbed her son all over his body in their ... |
0689d0dc1859f9dbc83eb732da8081cb5f0d0f3b | Summarize the following news article. | Italian artist Alberto Frigo photographs everything his right hand touches .
He has amassed a collection of 300,000 images over the past 12 years .
The photos include selfies of him brushing his teeth and combing his hair .
Others show him eating, drinking and playing with other random objects .
The photography project... | [
"A remarkable photography exhibition has revealed 300,000 images of every object an artist has touched with his right hand for the past 12 years. Italian Alberto Frigo's series 'Images of the artifacts used by the main right hand' comprehensively documents the thousands of everyday objects he has used for more than... |
52f4c3fc550d00e6cf07a94aad0dc08320aa0c0a | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers at the University of Lincoln tested how cats search for food .
They placed cats in a maze, giving them pictures and smells to find treats .
Most of the cats tended to rely upon the pictures rather than the odour .
Cats sense of smell is fourteen times more powerful than the human nose .
Their eyes are able... | [
"While dogs may learn about their world mainly through their nose, it appears cats prefer to rely on their eyesight. Domestic cats are known to have a sense of smell that is around fourteen times stronger than humans. However, in a test to find out what is the dominant feline sense, scientists found the animals ten... |
4cdeb887fd543b37b2d14260e24da3f11bfa8e41 | Summarize the following news article. | David Cameron believes schools should do more to encourage business .
He said the next generation of entrepreneurs should be inspired in school .
Mr Cameron said he would like top business people to visit schools .
He added: 'Children need to know how money is made and to turn a profit' | [
"Children must be taught how to make a profit if the country is to generate a new generation of entrepreneurs, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said schools should do more to develop the future Richard Bransons and Karren Bradys, adding that he wanted to see business leaders visiting schools to share thei... |
6384a8f32d7be46b7269b49f86a487ea6a51e386 | Summarize the following news article. | The Gap-owned affordable clothing chain Old Navy touts jeggings, super skinny, skinny, boot-cut, and boyfriend skinny among its new styles .
'Why not just call them 'loose fit?’' asks Janet Choi, 41, a mother of two from Bushwick to the New York Daily News .
Child psychologists claim that the term 'boyfriend jean' sexu... | [
"Old Navy is introducing a new style of jeans coined 'skinny' and 'boyfriend' jeans for their children's line and some mothers across the country are deeming the styles inappropriate. The Gap owned affordable clothing chain touts jeggings, super skinny, skinny, boot-cut, and boyfriend skinny among its new looks. Th... |
f62e7d4579a46c22fead84b98cf0638da45ef7cc | Summarize the following news article. | SeaWorld reported a wider loss in its fourth quarter of $25.4 million as attendance to its theme parks continued to fall .
SeaWorld has been battling negative publicity after a 2013 documentary, 'Blackfish,' said treatment of animals led to the deaths of trainers .
Attendance to the company’s 11 parks between October ... | [
"SeaWorld reported a wider loss in its fourth quarter of $25.4 million as attendance to its theme parks continued to fall - due in part to the documentary 'Blackfish,' which criticizes the company's treatment of killer whales. Its shares fell in premarket trading Thursday. SeaWorld has been battling negative public... |
b7ef40ec346fd3adec3b6277cb6673aa722c3fd9 | Summarize the following news article. | Withings home HD camera boasts 'wide angle' lens to cover entire room .
Campaigners warn it will help controlling partners spy on one another .
Other new gadgets include frying pan which tells you when food is ready . | [
"It would be some people’s idea of a nightmare: a camera in the corner of the sitting room monitoring their family’s every movement. But experts at the Ideal Home Show predict this is the way many of us will live in future. Their vision of the ‘ideal smart home’ includes a small camera, housed in a pale wooden casi... |
1d53c64e4bcedbdd4f9b395e4d15eed99a8d650a | Summarize the following news article. | Hannah Delmonte, 16, asked Eagles player Emmanuel Acho, 24, to her to prom in Virginia .
He agreed to go - if she could get 10,000 retweets .
She got 15,000 retweets in three hours .
As a surprise, Acho went to her school in Purcellville, Virginia .
He presented her with an Eagles jersey and formally asked her to prom ... | [
"Hannah Delmonte is already Prom Queen - even though the big event isn't until May. The Virginia girl, a Philadelphia Eagles fan since birth, started a Twitter campaign to have her favorite player, linebacker Emmanuel Acho, be her date for the big night, figuring she'd 'give it a shot'. The 16-year-year-old sent t... |
fa051a2897b1f9bdb76f8d349791cc9221eb3ed2 | Summarize the following news article. | Ben Phillips suffered extensive bleeding on the brain while cray fishing .
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) had been lying dormant since his birth .
His father Simon rushed him to hospital and doctors said he wouldn't live .
His mother travelled with him to Perth so his organs could be donated .
He then miraculously re... | [
"The parents of an 18-year-old boy who suffered a devastating brain haemorrhage while diving for cray fish have hailed his recovery a ‘miracle’ after doctors told them their son would not survive and set the wheels in motion for his organs to be donated. Simon Phillips and his son Ben were out diving near their hom... |
c65ae23e8b5870dfff33246594daee401f9453b2 | Summarize the following news article. | The EU member already hosts two British bases with 3,200 troops .
Kremlin may have engineered the deal through bail-out to hard-up Cyprus .
British officer says it's another sign we are creeping back to Cold War . | [
"Growing reach: Russia has gained a foothold in Europe after President Vladimir Putin, pictured, signed a deal with Cyprus to dock warships there . Russia has gained a military foothold in Europe after Vladimir Putin signed a controversial deal with Cyprus to dock warships there. British MPs said Nicosia’s decision... |
daecc270165504b7d995ac375c0c8583826c3570 | Summarize the following news article. | The MUSE School in Calabasas will be '100-percent plant-based' starting this fall, says Cameron's wife Suzy Amis . | [
"America has its first all-vegan elementary school thanks to James Cameron's wife Suzy Amis. The Avatar director and his wife founded MUSE School in Calabasas, California, and Suzy announced last week their students will no longer eat, nor will the school utilize, any meat products, reports the Hollywood Reporter. ... |
17ca1470986faac5115d246d3f9b78244b7215eb | Summarize the following news article. | If the rebels seize Mariupol it would amount to a huge escalation in the war .
It would give Russia a land bridge and supply route to annexed Crimea .
Moscow has struggled to supply Crimea from mainland Russia . | [
"America's top intelligence official is predicting that Vladimir Putin plans to seize the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol in spring. Such a move by pro-Moscow rebels backed by the Russian army would be a key step in creating a land bridge and supply route to annexed Crimea. It would amount to a huge escalation... |
5e73a7fe7622de46c43ab2596789f3b4b203b6d1 | Summarize the following news article. | The schemes include 15 onshore wind farms and five solar arrays .
Ed Davey said the schemes will eventually power 1.4million homes .
Subsidies will cost up to £315million a year, 4billion over their lifetimes . | [
"Green initiatives: Energy Secretary Ed Davey announced agreements to buy energy from 27 new renewable energy projects until 2040 . More than £4billion in lucrative energy contracts was yesterday handed out to wind and solar schemes – but green lobbyists immediately insisted it was not enough. Energy Secretary Ed D... |
11a9e60c7b365f84ff58332e751656d6e3d85fa6 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian women in full-time work earn 18.8 per cent less than men .
Women deserve to 'take Friday off to compensate,' expert says .
The average ordinary full-time earnings for men rose to $1,587.50 per week .
Their female colleagues received $298.10 less . | [
"Women in Australia are earning a record 18.8 per cent less per week than their male counterparts, a shocking new report has found. The gender pay gap between everyday Australians is the worst it’s been in more than twenty years, despite an ever-growing movement calling for equal pay for men and women. Data releas... |
e608a827afb4c8072a451af758bfb07e9b171cc9 | Summarize the following news article. | Reports claim Twitter will start banning users who violate its rules .
It will then add these user's addresses and phone numbers to a blacklist .
This means if an offender attempts to sign up for other accounts using these details Twitter will be able to intervene .
Twitter boss Dick Costolo recently said site 'sucks... | [
"Twitter's boss recently admitted the social network 'sucks' at dealing with trolls and now the site is making good on its promise to clamp down on these abusive accounts. Reports from The Verge claim the site will start banning users who violate its rules by tracking email addresses and phone numbers. This means ... |
c40be3741e91992d5526c60ce3b33cf9f5070466 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Harry is planning to leave the armed forces later this year .
Young royal, 30, served two tours of duty on the front line in Afghanistan .
He is keen to pursue his interests in 'conservation and wildlife'
The Prince is also planning to spend 'significant period' in Africa . | [
"Prince Harry is planning to leave the armed forces this year and devote his time to more charity work, pictured at Camp Bastion . Prince Harry is to leave the Armed Forces within six months to pursue charity work with injured service personnel. The captain in the Blues and Royals is expected to spend much of the n... |
d4b26e7e1513900f985598aa74a38a9d31847416 | Summarize the following news article. | Gone was the awkward, middle-distance-staring Jeb from recent speeches in Chicago and Detroit .
Aided by Q&A from Fox's Sean Hannity, the former governor joked and sparred with audience members .
A few hard-line conservatives staged a walkout to protest disagreements with him on education and immigration policy .
'I'm ... | [
"Jeb Bush sounded more like his older brother than himself on Friday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, winning over many conservative activists in what is known as hostile terrority for political moderates like him. Mixing jokes with firm policy positions, the former Florida governor ditched t... |
2ca3146dc43ccbff4a1e6b60617e1aac74d45e8b | Summarize the following news article. | Officers said incident happened near the Red Sea city of Jeddah .
Initial indications were the remains 'fell from plane's undercarriage'
Report came after Saudi jet made emergency landing in Medina .
29 were injured, but police said two incidents weren't connected . | [
"Human body parts that fell from the sky in Saudi Arabia could be the remains of someone trapped in an aircraft's undercarriage bay, police have revealed. Officers said the grisly incident happened near the centre of the Red Sea city of Jeddah, just south of King Abdulaziz International Airport, early this morning.... |
ff4a2f4503c0e6b931d2c2872957d5dca1dac1b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony McSweeney is guilty of indecent assault and making child porn .
The 20st priest attacked a young boy 35 years ago at a care home run by his friend John Stingemore, who was found dead last month .
McSweeney, 68, ogled boys in the shower and was caught with videos of children having sex .
Victims were not believe... | [
"Guilty: Anthony McSweeney has been convicted of indecent assault on a young boy 35 years ago . A Catholic priest dubbed the 'fat vicar' was today found guilty of sexually abusing a boy in a care home and downloading child porn onto his computer. Father Anthony McSweeney, 68, faces jail after he was convicted of pr... |
c6153782f037d321714ab1cbede555a7dcda2a2d | Summarize the following news article. | An Australian woman used a lip enhancer with shocking results .
Brittany Forster from Perth was unrecognisable after the application .
She used CandyLipz in the hope of getting a Kylie Jenner-style pout .
But she was left with bruised and bloodied lips .
CandyLipz say they 'love' Brittany's plump lips . | [
"A young woman got the shock of her life when a lip enhancing product she bought online left her looking like she had just gone a round in a boxing ring. Brittany Forster, 24, of Perth, Western Australia, bought CandyLipz from the company's website and tried it - sticking the apple-shaped device over her mouth and ... |
d450086d365fd4adbcd823f7f6c11a3258ef9ad9 | Summarize the following news article. | New global release day for albums and single to come into force in summer .
Experts say change will 're-ignite excitement' in music and reduce piracy .
Charts spokesman said new broadcast date has not yet been confirmed .
But it said Radio 1 will continue to be the home of the official chart show . | [
"Clara Amfo presents the Radio 1 Top 40 chart show, which is due to be moved from a Sunday . The top 40 singles chart show is set to move from its traditional Sunday night slot. The move follows an international agreement by the music industry to release all new albums and singles on Fridays. Experts hope the new c... |
5c6aced71d375e8745c1753a668769f0c0f0d0c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Lauren Hill, 19, played a complete season with the Mount St. Joseph's team despite having an inoperable brain tumor .
During the season, she raised $1.3million for cancer research .
Basketball team held their postseason banquet in a hospital room with Hill .
In September 2014, Hill's doctor told her she would not live ... | [
"Ohio's Mount St. Joseph's women's basketball team held its postseason banquet in a hospital room in honor of their most courageous player. The 19-year-old freshman made it through a full season at the Cincinnati university while raising more than $1.3 million for research into the type of brain tumor that will lik... |
82bd3f6b6226e093757266345dcf7b837ca81904 | Summarize the following news article. | Chile's government on Thursday rejected a plea from 14-year-old Valentina Maureira to be euthanized .
Maurerira suffers from cystic fibrosis, and watched her older brother die from the disease when he was just 6-years-old .
She said in a video that she wanted 'a shot that will make me sleep forever' | [
"Chile's government on Thursday rejected a plea from 14-year-old Valentina Maureira (above) to be euthanized . Chile's government on Thursday rejected an ailing 14-year-old girl's plea on social media to let her 'sleep forever.' Cystic fibrosis sufferer Valentina Maureira posted a YouTube video shot from what appea... |
3d0aef9a09977f24aecff8a62d8910bbb73ab442 | Summarize the following news article. | Nigel Farage accused political rivals of spreading lies about his health .
Insisted he was keeping a low profile to campaign in Thanet South .
Vowed to lead the party into this election and 'all' upcoming contests .
Remarks came in set-piece speech to Ukip's spring conference .
Farage was joined by his German wife Kirs... | [
"Nigel Farage has accused Ukip's political rivals of spreading 'malicious' lies that he is 'seriously ill' - and insisted he would go on-and-on leading the party. Speaking at Ukip's spring conference in Margate this afternoon, Mr Farage told activists that rumours of his demise 'have been greatly exaggerated' - but... |
0bd425e84799c4a0490d11c4790208018305e422 | Summarize the following news article. | Regulars to the sleepy beach town of Ponta Do Oura were left gobsmacked by their surprise visitor .
'Mr Hippo' would walk through the surf then go for a long swim in the sea to cool off from the day's sun .
Hippopotamus - or 'horse of the river' - are usually found in the country's rivers, lakes and swamps . | [
"A hippo has been making a splash in the small beach town of Ponta Do Oura in Mozambique with daily trips to the beach. The one-and-a-half ton animal has been seen trotting through the waves and going for a swim, much to the amusement of other beach-goers. 'Mr Hippo' - as he is known locally - was photographed by 4... |
4827acffc2a997eb64a12af62307c2a753d0a323 | Summarize the following news article. | Jordan Richmond crashed in icy conditions while driving home last year .
After crashing, he activated hazard lights and called emergency services .
He had drunk two-thirds of a pint after driving to meet a friend in a pub .
But a blood sample revealed he was one milligramme over the limit .
He was banned from driving f... | [
"An unlucky student has been banned from driving and fined £250 after he was caught just one milligramme over the drink-drive limit. Jordan Richmond, 23, drank two-thirds of a pint after driving his Seat Ibiza into a town centre to meet a friend in a pub. Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard he crashed his car on th... |
0b4356fdf0fd1e69f5f33da626754d463d1d935e | Summarize the following news article. | New start up BrickX allows people to buy 'bricks' or sections of properties .
Investors can buy bricks for as little at $66 and earn rent from the property .
BrickX has two properties – a one bedroom unit in Enmore in inner-city Sydney a two-bedroom apartment win Mosman on Sydney's North Shore . | [
"Australians who can't afford to buy property can invest in the real estate market with as little as $66 thanks to a new start up. The recently launched BrickX allows people to buy 'bricks' or sections of properties and profit from rental returns without having to go to auction, pay stamp duty or get a mortgage. Br... |
50dd8952d4f9f50be1208cb5622a768ddc796acd | Summarize the following news article. | PM refused to confirm ISIS fanatic is Londoner Mohammed Emwazi .
But he said the Government would track down terrorists attacking UK .
Cameron said 'appalling and heinous crimes' would not go unpunished .
He also hit back at criticism of MI5 following the unmasking of Emwazi . | [
"David Cameron today vowed to hunt down British-raised ISIS executioner ‘Jihadi John’ and put him ‘out of action’. The Prime Minister refused to confirm that the Islamist fanatic filmed beheading hostages in Syria was the Londoner Mohammed Emwazi after he was finally identified yesterday. But Mr Cameron said the Go... |
6783ed428762c8f20b2c5cb1a7fb700049624c2c | Summarize the following news article. | Zawadi Magindu was murdered in Geita region of Tanzania six years ago .
Four people are now going on trial charged with killing the 22-year-old .
The trial in Mwanza city is the first of its kind to be held in the Geita region .
Six albinos killed and three wounded in the region between 2007 and 2012 . | [
"Four people have been charged with murdering an albino woman in Tanzania and cutting off her legs and an arm for black magic rituals. Zawadi Magindu was killed at Nyamalulu village in the north western Geita region of the African country in November 2008. The four people accused of killing the 22-year-old have ple... |
db399ee80e87ad05bf8992cf55429a9d03e33ade | Summarize the following news article. | Judge Luiz de Moura Correia ordered the suspension earlier this month .
He said it's because WhatsApp is allegedly failing to help an investigation .
Public Safety Department spokesman says case is linked to child porn . | [
"A judge has ordered the suspension of the globally popular instant messaging system WhatsApp across Brazil. He said it's because it has allegedly failed to help in an investigation and though he wouldn't comment on details because it's an on-going case, it's believed to be one that's looking into child porn appear... |
5c0f7f25b4d5e65f508be32862291fccbc1fb720 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeff Unger was captured in 2012 photo bathing his shepherd mix Schoep in Lake Superior to ease his pain from arthritis .
Schoep died in 2013, and Mr Unger has adopted a new dog named Bear .
New dog is a 70lb Akita-Shepherd-Labrador mix who is one year old . | [
"A man who touched millions with a photo of him bathing with his arthritic dog to ease his pain, has a new pet. John Unger, from Bayfield, Wisconsin, took his former dog Schoep into Lake Superior to help with the animal's arthritis, and his friend Hannah Stonehouse Hudson captured an image that reached millions in... |
6405ef2d3e739aa0eb31d0f6fd775d7627ca85bb | Summarize the following news article. | Lectures on religion like the one Obama gave at the National Prayer Breakfast 'won't stop the Islamists from killing the Christians,' she said .
'While Christians bow our head to pray for you, radical Islamists want to cut off your head,' she said of the president .
Mocking Obama's views on radical Islam, she said: 'Pr... | [
"Conservative darling Sarah Palin said Thursday that President Barack Obama needs to wake up and realize that the United States and the 'genocidal thugs' affiliated with ISIS can never coexist. Referencing Obama's remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast the first week in February, during which he said Christians n... |
f8e9b5d5a97e9a6eb85072b8f61e558ffffe08f6 | Summarize the following news article. | The 41-year-old victim was walking along the pavement in central London .
His phone was grabbed from his hands in a split-second by passing cyclist .
The incident at around 5pm on January 26 was captured on CCTV . | [
"This is the shocking moment a pedestrian has his mobile phone snatched out of his hand - by a man racing past on a bike. The 41-year-old victim was walking along the pavement and using his mobile when it was grabbed from his hands in a split-second by a passing cyclist, who then sped off down the street. The incid... |
9a52267c9b2a02ef65f80f68f4f870f3155d8f88 | Summarize the following news article. | Hugh Jackman 'genuinely shocked... saddening and wanting for justice' for former high school classmates allegedly subjected to child sex abuse .
That's according to his best mate, Triple M radio presenter Gus Worland, a fellow attendee of Knox Grammar School .
A Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse has this week heard... | [
"Hugh Jackman and his schoolmates are genuinely shocked, saddened and longing for justice as revelations emerge about rampant child sex abuse at their former school. That's according to Triple M radio presenter Gus Worland, who attended the prestigious Knox Preparatory and Senior Schools on Sydney's north shore wit... |
08dac46565f130d4197fa8c69724a2c00e63ff1b | Summarize the following news article. | American Randy Work, 47, slammed by judge at the High Court in London .
Formerly Texas-based multimillionaire is in midst of bitter divorce battle .
Is arguing his estranged wife Mandy Gray, 45, is only entitled to £5million .
This is despite his vast fortune being got during their 20 years together .
Work claims she h... | [
"A multimillionaire businessman has been slammed by a judge for his refusal to pay his estranged wife a penny in a bitter divorce battle. Randy Work, a former key executive in Texas-based private equity company Lone Star, was told by Mr Justice Holman at the Family Division of London's High Court today: 'I am not s... |
be816efc996601692311cb1de3af9a46696d65f3 | Summarize the following news article. | The Boeing 737-800 said to have got 'caught in air pocket' over Pyrenees .
Turbulence left one worker with broken ankle after being hit with trolley .
Passengers had to check on to another aircraft flown in from Barcelona . | [
"Two Ryanair flight attendants have been hospitalised after turbulence forced a Reus to Brussels Charleroi flight to make an emergency landing at Bordeaux Airport. The Boeing 737-800 experienced severe turbulence over the Pyrenees region and was reported to have landed safely in Bordeaux. Local media reports one me... |
f604d7f45869d7492cc2662e9c1d9bbaa01f95ce | Summarize the following news article. | Earlier this week, a letter from South Yorkshire's chief constable revealed police investigation into the singer has 'increased significantly in size'
It also revealed that the investigation involves 'more than one allegation'
Head of the committee MP Keith Vaz has since defended the decision, saying it is "policy" to ... | [
"Sir Cliff Richard's lawyers criticised a House of Commons committee for publishing a letter revealing details of the police investigation into sex abuse claims against the singer (pictured) Sir Cliff Richard's lawyers have criticised a House of Commons committee for publishing a letter about the police investigati... |
21b068c94992f26d9e04e8d7cfcb7c7cbeb930f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Aircraft from 3 (Fighter) Squadron took to the skies after four groups of Russian aircraft were detected by Nato .
Russian planes identified as a Russian Tupolec Tu22 Backfire bomber, four Sukoi Su27 and one Beriev A50 Mainstay .
An Antonov An26 Curl transport aircraft was also detected flying in Baltic airspace yester... | [
"RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept 'multiple Russian aircraft' as part of the Nato mission to police the airspace over the Baltics, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. The aircraft from 3 (Fighter) Squadron were ordered into the skies after four separate groups of aircraft were detected by Nato a... |
89cc1b1b5f6e75bc0dead76a6b39f239de230804 | Summarize the following news article. | Nancy Strait, 85, was sexually assaulted and battered to death by burglar .
Her husband Bob, 90, suffered a broken jaw and broken ribs in attack .
Police have arrested 20-year-old Tyrone Dale David Woodfork . | [
"An 85-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and battered to death by a home invader who also shot her 90-year-old husband in the face with a BB gun. Nancy and Bob Strait, who had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in December, were discovered by their daughter at their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Both the pens... |
df364a9194fd1f5827df9108dc39481dd2f96358 | Summarize the following news article. | Three men are accused of masterminding a terror plot to detonate eight suicide bombs .
They are part of a group of 11 men and one woman who were arrested last year. Six await sentencing and two face trial next year .
'Jihadists' spoke about blowing up their rucksacks, shooting people and blasting them with a rocket lau... | [
"Three British Muslims were accused yesterday of plotting a suicide bomb attack designed to wreak more devastation than the July 7 attacks. The Al Qaeda-inspired trio masterminded a conspiracy to detonate eight home-made rucksack devices, a court was told. They bragged how the attacks would have caused ‘mass deaths... |
5272dfb60ef90f6c234bbb9e6e689d4d96a5fc2e | Summarize the following news article. | Campaign group CAGE supports a number of convicted terrorists .
Handed tens of thousands of pounds by British charitable trusts .
Leader Asim Qureshi described Jihadi John as a 'beautiful young man'
Group also supports radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and Aafia Siddiqui .
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg foun... | [
"Human rights group CAGE has come under further scrutiny for the support it gives to a number of convicted terrorists, including radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza (pictured) The campaign group that described ISIS executioner Jihadi John as a 'beautiful young man' came under scrutiny today as it was revealed British c... |
51c7204ccb228af49e1f0b8a77ad6c981fc5c786 | Summarize the following news article. | Security checks still causing delays entering and leaving the Rock .
Spain accused of using border controls to make life harder for Gibraltarians .
UK government asks Brussels officials to carry out surprise inspections .
Illegal incursions by Spanish boats into Gibraltan waters double in a year . | [
"Britain has demanded Brussels launch surprise inspections in Gibraltar of Spanish border checks in a fresh escalation of tensions between London and Madrid. Ministers want the European Commission to make unannounced visits to assess the legality of border checks which have been blamed for long queues to enter and ... |
be0983e44fa9fb4d8de303b2889b5b0badeb9f10 | Summarize the following news article. | Near mid-air collision occurred in April over the Sea of Okhotsk - 60 miles off the coast of Russia - but in International air space . | [
"In a maneuver straight out of the Cold War, a Russian fighter jet purposely flew 100-feet in front of the nose of an American spy plane in April, US officials confirmed on Monday. The fly-by over the Sea of Okhotsk between Russia and Japan was described by one US official as 'straight out of a movie'. The same US ... |
6d9f60fe558412e709dd59a05d669192b266c7b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Reverend Sandy McDonald, 77, has revealed he has pulmonary fibrosis .
Father of actor David Tennant is member of the Church of Scotland .
Rev McDonald backs proposed laws to give terminally-ill people right to die .
Does not know how much time he has but wants the right to 'peaceful end'
But the Church of Scotland is f... | [
"The father of Broadchurch star David Tennant has revealed he is terminally ill and has backed plans to give patients the 'right to die'. The Very Reverend Sandy McDonald, a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said he is suffering from lung condition pulmonary fibrosis. He has made a... |
e90c08567d72720e64a124345b924cb8bb52a055 | Summarize the following news article. | Geologists have found Mongol silver mining produced four times as much harmful heavy metal pollution than modern industrial mining activities .
The scientists examined sediment from lakes in Yunnan, south west China .
The Mongols oversaw large scale silver mining and smelting in the region .
Their silver smelting activ... | [
"They were feared as barbarians who built one of the largest empires in the world from horseback, but it appears the Mongolian emperors were also some of the planet's biggest polluters. A new study into the silver mines of Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, shows that the people produced four times as much ... |
3b1916e16972c11ea4bed300e7831d54d956ff75 | Summarize the following news article. | Yasmin Tisbury booked an ultrasound scan at Lister Hospital in Stevenage .
She was sent a letter telling her to go in for the scan on January 1, 2099 .
The teenager will be 103 years old by the time of scheduled appointment . | [
"Late: Teenager Yasmin Tisbury has a hospital appointment booked for the year 2099 . A teenager who tried to book a consultation at hospital was told to come back for an appointment in 84 years' time. Yasmin Tisbury, 19, was referred for an ultrasound scan at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, Hertfordshire by her GP af... |
4fbb15146e6b253a5a4696025b45f5294b42b995 | Summarize the following news article. | Erik Johnson spent ten days in hospital after phone melted skin .
He said: 'It felt like when you're branding a bull or something like that'
Experts said iPhones can explode if different charger is used . | [
"A man was left with third-degree burns after his iPhone 5C spontaneously exploded in his pocket during his cousin's wake. Erik Johnson had to spend ten days at a specialist burns unit after the mobile melted through his trousers and stuck to his skin on Valentine's Day. Mr Johnson, from Long Island, New York, said... |
407d64e86f0556a09e4347c0faa5fd3183930d12 | Summarize the following news article. | French foreign minister says fighting is escalating in CAR and Mali .
France also wants a European fund for emergencies in Africa .
But public are turning against Hollande's overseas intervention . | [
"France is pleading for troops from across Europe to bolster its peace-keeping effort in the war-torn Central African Republic. However, the UK has rejected any on-the-ground intervention to halt the escalating bloodshed between Muslim rebels who ousted president Francois Bozize and Christian militia. As France’s e... |
9420de36405c0e1c1145503c553a3bfe10634d66 | Summarize the following news article. | The campaign was started by artist Tani Ikeda, who was abused .
Men and women share their letters under #SurvivorLoveLetters .
Some have been written by victims, others by family and friends . | [
"A campaign to encourage victims of sexual abuse to write love letters to themselves has gone viral - with hundreds of people taking part. The initiative - #survivorloveletters - was started by artist Tani Ikeda, owner of ImMEDIAte Justice and a survivor of abuse herself, as an 'act of defiance' about her experienc... |
c387317b252e3ef37261c0c04004f90d2bae345c | Summarize the following news article. | Market research company, NPD Group, tracked the daily eating habits of 5,000 consumers across the country .
Only 12 per cent tucked into a sweet treat after dinner in the home .
It marks a decline from 15 per cent ten years ago and a dip from 24 per cent back in 1986 .
Despite healthy eating drives, experts say the tre... | [
"Pies and ice cream have been a long been a staple at the American dinner table. But a new report suggests the nation's love affair with dessert is waning because of the preparation time and cost. Market research company, NPD Group, tracked the daily eating habits of 5,000 consumers across the country and found tha... |
73011bbb2f1ad7aca3f6135b4cbdab13aeeabf46 | Summarize the following news article. | Dozens of states from coast-to-coast are set to be hit by snow over the weekend and into next week .
On Saturday there is snow expected in all 50 states, something that has not happened since February 2010 .
Sub-zero temperatures are expected in New England and the Midwest, with more records expected to be set .
Three ... | [
"The relentless snow and winter storms sweeping the country will continue into March after one of the coldest months in history. Dozens of states will be hit by yet another Arctic blast over the weekend and into next week with meteorologists predicting almost everywhere east of the Rockies will experience temperatu... |
1cd37da2879d02343beb36efb858d10cc9b377d6 | Summarize the following news article. | The Hail Protector cover inflates in five minutes to surround a car or truck .
Air continues to flow through the cover to stop stones damaging a chassis .
The protector was designed by Texas-based Michael Siciliano .
It works with an app that gives drivers 30 minutes notice about storms .
Once a driver is forewarned th... | [
"More than a quarter of a million car insurance claims are made each year in the US alone for damages caused by hail stones. And now an inventor has devised a 'bouncy castle-inspired' system to protect vehicles from these storms. Called Hail Protector, the cover inflates within five minutes to surround a car or tru... |
b8d74a6a499ccb789c955a89d681ccad873018a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Margot McKinney is a fourth-generation Queensland fine jewellery designer .
Her exquisite designs are red carpet favourites for celebrities .
Ms McKinney just added Dita Von Teese to the list of stars she's adorned .
Her celebrity customers include Paula Abdul, Idina Menzel, Rebecca Gibney and Anna McGahan . | [
"She's the fourth-generation Australian jewellery designer whose exquisite designs are red carpet favourites for celebrities. Now Margot McKinney can add Dita Von Teese to the list of stars wearing her designs, after the burlesque performer donned Ms McKinney's Diamond, Sapphire and Aquamarine Bow Earrings with 12.... |
29ee9cccdb479ad3f65906ef747fa2a633e8cb08 | Summarize the following news article. | Retrieved emails were to and from Lois Lerner, former head the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status .
Lerner retired after it emerged that IRS agents improperly singled out tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status .
IRS told Congress it had lost an unknown nu... | [
"Investigators said Thursday they have recovered 32,000 emails related to a former IRS official at the heart of the agency's tea party scandal. But they don't know how many of them are new. The emails were to and from Lois Lerner, who used to head the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status. ... |
d1ff21b3e86f7aa7ebd2f7d0e044b75f37b8b013 | Summarize the following news article. | 60 people gathered to watch street race at 2.15am on Thursday .
Car drove into the crowd killing three, police said .
Police hunting Henry Gevorgyan, 21, who 'fled the scene after race' | [
"Los Angeles police are hunting a 21-year-old driver suspected of ploughing into a crowd of spectators during a planned street race on Wednesday night. Henry Gevorgyan was allegedly driving a souped-up Mustang that went out of control and plowed into spectators during a Chatsworth race at about 2:15 am on Thursday.... |
e2d9b4cf144a31e9832af7ee919c94022bbb606f | Summarize the following news article. | Natalie DeGraffenreid, from Dallas, Texas, ordered invitations from Arts by Ellie in January .
When stationary firm ran out of doilies, the owner 'ordered a new pattern'
DeGraffenreid said patterns aren't similar enough and is disappointed .
The bride-to-be asked for refund, but attorney from Arts by Ellie demanded she... | [
"A Dallas bride-to-be has been left devastated 36 days before she says 'I do' after a mix-up over her doily-covered wedding invitations. Natalie DeGraffenreid ordered custom, doily-decorated invitations from the Arlington-based company, Art by Ellie. But what she received in the mail was apparently not what she ord... |
de4ebe06575aa38bf4918928bb38e5ab37ff532b | Summarize the following news article. | Anna Moses was found dead in her Frisco, Texas home, on January 14 .
Colleagues told police to check her home when 43-year-old didn't show up .
They discovered her body and her car had been stolen from the driveway .
Ex-husband Robert Moses, 63, was interviewed the following day .
DNA traces found in the car with the m... | [
"A 63-year-old man was charged on Thursday in connection with the murder of his ex-wife, 20 years his junior. Robert Moses was taken into custody after mother-of-one Anna Moses, 43, was found dead in her Frisco, Texas home on January 14. During an interview with NBC 5, two days after he allegedly killed his ex-wif... |
f92d9a06301e677e464112657b82bdbc51497784 | Summarize the following news article. | Colchester hospitals have around 215 nursing vacancies at the moment .
Trust was put in special measures over cancer waiting time concerns .
Last month Colchester General Hospital was rated inadequate by CQC .
Combat medical teams from 16 Medical Regiment will be working in A&E . | [
"Army medics are being recruited to help fill nursing vacancies at Colchester General Hospital . Army medics are being drafted in to help fill nursing gaps at a hospital plunged into special measures amid concerns over cancer waiting times. Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust which runs the town's g... |
b4150892e37e7a4325f0d2397ffdd37859c74f39 | Summarize the following news article. | Deborah, 56, has been on Inside Edition since March 5, 1995, taking over from Bill O'Reilly .
She left her job as an on-the-road journalist after reporting the story of a mom who rescued her son from her ex-husband .
She says of Inside Edition: 'We do good work, I can't believe I've been here for 20 years!' | [
"Deborah Norville is celebrating 20 years at Inside Edition - and tells how her heartbreak at being separated from her family while on the road led to her joining the show. The mother of three freely admits she put her backpack to rest after filming one particularly gut-wrenching news story. The two-time Emmy winne... |
aff8846e90b336d7cebade3fd1596de38ec99423 | Summarize the following news article. | Performers in Nazi insignia goose-stepped to 'Springtime For Hitler'
The scene overshadowed the opening session of the Ukip conference .
Nigel Farage set to address party's conference at 4.20pm this afternoon .
His publicity-shy German wife Kirsten attended the conference today .
She greeted delegates at the Winter Gar... | [
"A Nazi-themed troupe of dancers and a Second World War tank gate-crashed the start of Ukip’s spring conference in Margate today. Performers in hot pants, jackboots and Nazi insignia goose-stepped to 'Springtime For Hitler' as delegates arrived in the Kent seaside town - including Nigel Farage's German wife Kirste... |
04ca65db20fea00c7e7bdce9cf5b7b5353e08b72 | Summarize the following news article. | It has decided against snubbing America's leading pro-Israel lobby .
The president's top National Security Adviser and U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power will give remarks .
Rice said earlier in the week that John Boehner and Netanyahu had 'injected a degree of partisanship' into the U.S and Israeli relationship .
Netanyah... | [
"In a move that may ease — or exacerbate — spiraling tensions with Israel over a potential Iran nuclear deal, the White House has decided against snubbing America's leading pro-Israel lobby and will send President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser Susan Rice and U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power to the annual p... |
6b17971d880fc9a8f11714637f82bb0d31e5239e | Summarize the following news article. | Staff were paid over £228million to work unsociable and unpredictable hours .
BBC spent £187million on so-called 'alarm clock' bonuses since start of 2009 .
MPs were scathing in their criticism over the TV corporation's 'wastefulness'
'BBC tends not to be driven by the need to be efficient,' said Birmingham MP .
They c... | [
"The BBC paid out more than £228million to staff for working unsociable and unpredictable hours, fuelling worries it is wasting licence fee payers' money. The revelation comes just a day after MPs slammed the corporation for being profligate with public cash. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act ... |
598f26c85f9aa54e0d2e9fd42ce6d1bb0ce86034 | Summarize the following news article. | Many of the flashy upgrades installed by rapper Xzibit and his West Coast Customs crew didn't work, made the car worse or were simply taken out .
The show earned a reputation for its extravagant features such as adding pool tables, arcade machines, clothes dryers and chandeliers to cars .
One contestant claimed on a Re... | [
"Former contestants of MTV's Pimp My Ride have revealed that much of the show was faked. According to the Huffington Post, many of the flashy upgrades installed by rapper Xzibit and his West Coast Customs crew didn't work, made the car worse or were simply taken out as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. The show,... |
b1987fe86675ddbe635c87ffc4d8e0f2aaa07e15 | Summarize the following news article. | The budget airline offered online customers a chance to win a free flights .
But none of the answers to multiple choice question were the correct one .
Darren Coyle discovered the mistake after paying £3.50 to play the quiz .
It asked: How many planes will Ryanair's fleet contain by the year 2024? | [
"Ryanair has been caught fooling passengers with an online competition that's impossible to win. All three potential answers in the multiple-choice promotion – which offers free flights as prizes – were incorrect. Darren Coyle, 32, discovered the blunder after paying £3.50 to play the quiz while booking flights onl... |
6a541ffe076ec75bbaf6f016fbad661b77b00763 | Summarize the following news article. | Daisy Machuea, 54, was burned with a torch, accused of stealing money .
Her employers Devanand Lachman and pregnant wife Ambar Lachman allegedly kidnapped Machuea at knifepoint and stole from her home .
Mr Lachman and an accomplice 'burned her and beat her'
Mr and Mrs Lachman are charged with felony assault and kidnapp... | [
"A housekeeper was kidnapped, beaten and burned by her employers for eight hours after they accused her of stealing money and jewelry, reports claim. Daisy Machuea, 54, was attacked as soon as she arrived at work in Queens, New York City, on February 13, police said. Her employers, Devanand Lachman, 32, and his pre... |
e3a27cf9f897251167b367d23133d81ea64b1ffb | Summarize the following news article. | Reid on Thursday debuted a pair of specs with a frosted lens covering his right eye, which helped hide bruising from an exercising injury .
The top Senate Democrat has undergone two surgeries since his New Year's Day accident and may lose vision in his right eye .
Pelosi brought a pair of sunglasses to wear alongside R... | [
"Comedy on Capitol Hill - the intentional kind, anyway - is pretty rare. But House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi got chuckles Thursday when she started a news conference by donning dark glasses, a teasingly sympathetic gesture to the man standing next to her, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. 'I brought my glasse... |
f5b962572bb68f1c7e3aa85a070c4a5bacc29dd4 | Summarize the following news article. | Vicky Jennings felt ashamed after her size 20 dress had to be made bigger .
The 28-year-old said she felt frumpy as she walked down the aisle .
Binging on takeaways and chocolate saw weight creep up to 16st .
Has now ditched her doner kebab habit and has shed an impressive 8st . | [
"A woman who was left humiliated after discovering she was too fat to fit into her wedding dress is now half the woman she was - after losing eight stone. Having found the dress of her dreams, Vicky Jennings, 28, from Newton Abbot in Devon, was looking forward to marrying her sweetheart, Dom. But just a week befo... |
48e8c0d39cef0e263dec67c9b7fcf2da627726aa | Summarize the following news article. | Joshua Burdall inherited Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy from his mother .
Her disabilities meant she couldn't care for him and he lived in hospital .
Rare condition means he cannot smile and his muscles will degenerate .
After five months, repeated attempts to find foster carers had failed .
Sarah Ruane, 51, the nurse w... | [
"A boy with a rare medical condition that renders him unable to smile is being adopted by the kind-hearted nurse who cared for him in hospital. Three-year-old Joshua Burdell suffers from Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy - a life-limiting disease which has left him severely disabled and unable to make facial expressio... |
d8d10a5f4e6799cb489effae833796244af16b58 | Summarize the following news article. | Audiences appeared to be unimpressed as Wolf Hall lost 1.6m viewers .
When it debuted on January 21, the TV show attracted 3.9m viewers .
But its final episode which ran five weeks later could only draw in 2.3m .
Despite this, BBC director general Tony Hall praised the TV adaptation .
He said it was a 'fantastic exampl... | [
"Actor Mark Rylance pictured as Thomas Cromwell in the BBC version of Wolf Hall . Viewers appear to have been less than impressed, but for the BBC's director general, Tudor epic Wolf Hall is the BBC 'at its very best'. Tony Hall, 63, gave his bold verdict as the drama's six-episode run came to an end and he added t... |
89e6762383a6b0cf71c636aa2d1d13bd6d29ddfc | Summarize the following news article. | America needs a leader who 'realizes that radical Islamic terrorism is a threat to our way of life and to all freedom-loving people,' he said .
'If I can do that with 100,000 protesters, I can do the same across the world,' Walker later said, seeming comparing his critics to violent extremists pillaging the Middle East... | [
"Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, while not mentioning the Commander in Chief by name, took a shot at President Barack Obama on Thursday during a Washington, D.C. area gathering for conservatives over the Democratic leader's staunch refusal to characterize extremists in the Middle East as 'radical Islamic' terrorists. ... |
92551e6076979e616f4115e447058f298cb2bfcc | Summarize the following news article. | Lakhi was forced to beg in Indian towns and temples by her owners .
She had brutal injuries to her chest, forehead, ears, back and feet .
Rescued by team of Wildlife SOS vets and taken to Mathura, north India . | [
"An elephant who was blinded in both eyes and forced to beg by her owners has been rescued by a wildlife sanctuary. Officials were forced to intervene after they discovered Lakhi was being exploited as a performer and had spiked chains around her feet to stop her escaping. The 60-year-old elephant was regularly mis... |
af7757bc957507a3a7edcee97f719f27b8266d62 | Summarize the following news article. | 'They have a sitting vice president who can't control his mouth - or his hands - who's been running for president since before I could vote'
Taunting of Biden follows an incident last week in which he got up close and personal with Defense Secretary Ash Carter's wife, Stephanie .
Biden put his hands on Carter's shoulde... | [
"Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus on Friday characterized Democrats' top presidential contenders as either too snooty or too handsy to manage the country while addressing conservatives at their annual gabfest and jubilee. 'They've got one candidate ready to coronate herself,' Priebus said, referri... |
a906cee56c2f668101269717a6cfa21916a11f33 | Summarize the following news article. | Jessica, 33, is face of Braun's new beauty campaign .
Shows off her toned figure posing in a swimsuit .
Recently celebrated her company's third birthday . | [
"She's widely touted as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, and Jessica Alba most certainly proves her worth in her new campaign. The actress, 33, is the face of the Braun Silk-épil 9 epilator - and shows off her toned and tanned legs in the new imagery. In one shot, the mother-of-two shows off her long ... |
431977eeda7bd6adfe350af6c612eba9a92c7a60 | Summarize the following news article. | A full grown female pygmy possum was found in a mail bag in South Australia where it had fallen asleep .
The palm-size animal is normally quite secretive and difficult to find, making it a special occasion for mail sorter Jack May, 16 .
The big-eyed, curly-tailed marsupial was returned to its home last week . | [
"A pygmy possum, who chose the wrong place for a midday nap, would have awoken to the shock of her life when she realised she was more than 90km from home. The little critter was found quietly hiding in a mail bag last week by surprised mail sorter, Jack May, who had unknowingly driven it from Foul Bay to the Minla... |
973f88327904dac90890b6dbf6f7cea41901c1db | Summarize the following news article. | The Apple CEO says smartwatch is set to vibrate intermittently to remind wearer to get up and move around .
Apple Watch will start shipping in April, with prices starting at $349 . | [
"The Apple Watch could replace your car keys, and will reward you throught the day for being active, Apple boss Tim Cook has revealed. He also confirmed the watch's battery will last the whole day, and will not take as long to charge as an iPhone in an interview with The Telegraph. The company has scheduled a speci... |
78ba0716b21e0f20dbf804000c735c8a5028f638 | Summarize the following news article. | Leah Still, 4, was in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia undergoing chemotherapy treatment for nearly a week .
Her father, Cincinnati Bengals player, Devon Still, 25, tweeted a photo of him and his daughter, calling her his 'champ' | [
"After her latest round of chemotherapy, the daughter of Cincinnati Bengals running back Devon Still is back home. The NFL player tweeted to his 73,000 Twitter followers and his Instagram account on Thursday that his four-year-old daughter, Leah, is back home after having a week of chemotherapy at the Children's H... |
9f93f1e28fbf84a102aa1bd494d5758f2fcbc48b | Summarize the following news article. | Home Office suspends licence for St Patrick's College, Holborn, London .
Its students received £97.5million in public loans and grants last year .
Investigation will now examine whether many were wrongly admitted . | [
"A private college at the centre of a row over bogus students has had its licence to recruit from overseas suspended by the Home Office. St Patrick’s College in London is being investigated after its publicly funded student numbers ballooned from zero to 4,000 in just one year. The students received £95.7 million i... |
b4a21e0471856ac976a8ae22255ec21fb193b900 | Summarize the following news article. | Data collected by Savills shows how house value has changed across UK .
Overall worth in London has doubled in the last ten years thanks to boom .
Home counties surrounding the capital have also seen sharp price rise .
But some areas in Wales, North West and North East have declined in value .
Collective value of homes... | [
"Great Britain's homes have rocketed in value by more than £1.4trillion in the last decade - despite some areas still falling into negative equity. New data, which has collated the overall worth of properties in England, Wales and Scotland, has revealed that the collective value of British homes has soared to £5.75... |
c97c061afab62d8c9bd7a6dce2bed6b4b8016f1b | Summarize the following news article. | In cell phone video girls can be seen viciously beating Myriah Pointer, 23, of Atlanta, Georgia until she is knocked unconscious .
Pointer says she was beaten by her 'best friends' because they accused her of sitting on one of their Whoppers .
Filming the video was the boyfriend of one of the attackers .
One of the att... | [
"A 23-year-old woman claims she was dragged by her hair, punched, and stomped on by her 'best friends' after they accused her of sitting on someone's hamburger during a drinking game. In cell phone video of the beating, girls can be seen viciously pummeling Myriah Pointer, 23, of Atlanta, Georgia until she is knock... |
7b59d13f7fc2c17a1726448911de2984dd6122d5 | Summarize the following news article. | The first of 20 planned Virgin Hotel properties opened in Chicago in January, with some unusual additions .
Rooms were designed to accommodate professional women travellers .
Features include a larger shower area and bench for shaving legs and a vanity table with lighting .
Sex toys are also available in a $20 kit stor... | [
"Sir Richard Branson has created his new brand of hotels - the first of which opened this year in Chicago - keeping the female traveller in mind. The entrepreneur has focused on the fairer sex for the Virgin Hotel in Chicago, with a bench in the shower so women can sit and shave their legs to a 'Lovers' Intimacy Ki... |
1c0a7f35b6eef0226ed7af5ad8ac87ce07fff38e | Summarize the following news article. | Juan Varona and Drew Davis recently acknowledged they were gay .
They attend Erskine College in Due West, a Christian liberal arts school .
The school have now released a 'Statement on Human Sexuality'
It says they do not accept any sexual activity outside marriage .
Varona is 'disappointed' because same-sex marriage ... | [
"A rural Christian college has banned homosexuality after two of the school's volleyball players came out as gay. Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina, said that homosexuality wasn't part of 'God's intended design for humanity'. The liberal arts school with 575 students is affiliated with the Associate Refor... |
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