Police are investigating comments made on Twitter by controversial TV personality Katie Hopkins following complaints. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/katie-hopkins-tweets-about-ebola-nurse-investigated-by-police-9951728.html
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Waitress shocked by $1,000 tip
A woman wanted to pay it forward so she gave a waitress in Colorado a ,000 tip. KUSA reports. http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/11/06/pkg-waitress-gets-generous-tip.kusa.html?hpt=hp_t3
Knife-wielding suicidal teen grabbed by police as he threatened to jump
A knife-wielding suicidal teen was saved by police officers in Bromley yesterday after they stopped him from jumping off the top of building. http://www.london24.com/news/knife_wielding_suicidal_teen_grabbed_by_police_as_he_threatened_to_jump_1_3793018
Thousands of children orphaned by Ebola abandoned, stigmatized
Ebola has orphaned thousands of children in West Africa, and relatives are terrified of taking them in for fear of infection, the United Nations said. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/02/health/ebola-outbreak/index.html?hpt=iaf_c1
Officials: Bell Gardens, California, mayor shot and killed by wife
The mayor of Bell Gardens, California, was shot and killed by his wife during an apparent domestic dispute Tuesday, officials said. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/30/us/california-mayor-shot/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Corrective Services Minister Joe Francis says new WA prison officer laws ‘being delayed’ by Opposition
TOUGH new laws allowing corrupt WA prison officers to be sacked are being hampered by the opposition despite it coming up with the idea, the minister says. http://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/corrective-services-minister-joe-francis-says-new-wa-prison-officer-laws-being-delayed-by-opposition/story-fnii5thn-1227078225336
New claims cite illegal actions by Missouri police in race protest
By Carey Gillam (Reuters) – Four more people caught up in racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, that followed the police killing of a black teenager, have joined a lawsuit alleging illegal assaults and detentions by “rogue” police officers. The amended complaint, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, seeks […]
Friends and Neighbors Stunned by Fatal Shooting of Bell Gardens Mayor by His Own Wife
Watch the video Friends and Neighbors Stunned by Fatal Shooting of Bell Gardens Mayor by His Own Wife on Yahoo News . The wife of Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo Sr. allegedly shot her husband to stop him from beating their son after the two became involved in a physical altercation during a dispute […]
Covent Garden cracks up and takes off in amazing illusion by artist
Don’t worry, Covent Garden isn’t an alien spaceship floating off into the sky, even though it kinda looks that way in this amazing art installation by Alex Chinneck. http://www.london24.com/news/quirky-london/covent_garden_cracks_up_and_takes_off_in_amazing_illusion_by_artist_1_3792169
Ebola outbreak: UK may have made problem worse by slashing aid
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa may have been worsened by the UK slashing aid to the region, a report claimed today. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/ebola-outbreak-uk-may-have-made-problem-worse-by-slashing-aid-9769144.html
New cities on the Thames: plans to transform London’s river by 2020 are underway
Totally Thames, a month-long festival celebrating the river, reaches its climax next weekend with the Great River Race, a 21.6-mile boat “marathon” from Royal Docks to Richmond with more than 300 c http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/new-homes/new-cities-thames-green-transformation-londons-waterways
Owner: ‘No misinformation’ by Ravens on Rice
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti criticized a report that suggests he and other team officials tried to persuade the NFL to be lenient on Ray Rice after the running back was arrested for knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City elevator.) http://sports.yahoo.com/news/owner-no-misinformation-ravens-rice-201501376–spt.html
Woman`s `Cherished` Car Gifted By Her Late Husband Stolen On Anniversary
Watch the video Woman`s `Cherished` Car Gifted By Her Late Husband Stolen On Anniversary on Yahoo News . The morning after what would have been their 22nd wedding anniversary, a grieving widow woke up Saturday at her Santa Monica home anddiscovered that a cherished gift her husband left her had apparently been stolen. Two-and-a-half years […]
Sharon Stone Slammed By
Italian director Pupi Avati knew he wanted Sharon Stone to star in his film, “Golden Boy.” What he didn’t know, he told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview on Friday, is how difficult it would be to work with her. Avati told The Holl… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/20/sharon-stone-golden-boy_n_5855260.html
UN To Slash Food Aid For Millions Of Syrians By 40%
The U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP) is so strapped for funds that it has no choice but to soon cut its nutrition aid to millions of needy Syrians by 40 percent, Reuters reported. Nearly 6 million Syrians affected by the country’s civi… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/un-food-aid-cuts-syria_n_5862806.html
Vets Try To Save Leg Of Dog Hit By Stolen Van
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veterinarians on Thursday worked to save the leg of a fluffy white dog named Gordo who was run down by a stolen van during a wild police chase that was captured live by television helicopters. The 1- to 2-year-old Maltese mi… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/gordo-the-dog_n_5846356.html
Heineken family rebuffs hostile bid by rival SABMiller
Heineken has rejected a takeover bid by British rival SABMiller after the family-controlled Dutch beer giant said it preferred to remain independent. The hostile bid was itself aimed at protecting SABMiller, the world’s second largest brewer, from a takeover by the world’s number one, Belgium’s AB InBev, analysts said. The Heineken family, the majority shareholder, […]
Ex-Cabbie Held By IS ‘Does A Lot For Others’
A friend of the British volunteer, who Islamic State extremists are threatening to kill, said he was keen to help Syrian refugees. http://news.sky.com/story/1335890/ex-cabbie-held-by-is-does-a-lot-for-others