Forced marriage, FGM and sexual assault are just some of the crimes against women that occur around the world every day. But new campaign from children’s charity Plan UK named ‘Because I am a Girl’ intiative aims to raise awareness about these vi… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/because-i-am-a-girl-game-of-thrones-violence_n_5920582.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
David Cameron and George Osborne have presided over an unprecedented cost of living crisis. Yet listening to the Prime Minister on Wednesday you might be left with the impression that the economy has been fixed and that life is getting easier for mos… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shabana-mahmood/david-cameron-tax-cuts_b_5915916.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
WARNING: THIS REPORT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES, VIEWER DISCRETION IS RECOMMENDED Jurors have been shown graphic photographs of a crime scene where a Canadian man allegedly murdered and dismembered his former lover. Luka Rocca Magnotta is accused… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/luka-rocca-magnotta-jury-bloody-murder-scene_n_5921818.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
Stella McCartney has apologised for posting an image of what some described as a “very ill” looking model on Instagram. The picture in question showed model JiHye Park backstage at the brand’s Paris Fashion Week show. The image was c… http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/stella-mccartney-apologises-thin-model_n_5918986.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
It is estimated that around 110 million people worldwide suffer from trichotillomania (TTM) – a condition that causes overwhelming urges to pull one’s own hair. This week, International No Pulling Week aims to raise awareness about the condition … http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/pulling-own-hair-out-advice-trichotillomania_n_5913764.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
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
Four suspects are in custody after more than 900 chickens appeared to have been killed by intruders at a farm in central California in September, authorities say. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/02/us/california-chicken-deaths/index.html?hpt=us_c2
For some, these beautiful train stations are part of the everyday commute. For others, they’re must-see travel destinations. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/01/travel/most-amazing-train-stations/index.html?hpt=hp_c4
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have started legal action against a photographer amid reports that he tried to take a picture of Prince George in a London park, it was revealed today – New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11336108
The mother-of-six who intervened in an Auckland bag-snatch has been moved from hospital to a rehabilitation centre. – New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11336269
A man who suffered horrific burns in an explosion at a Canberra factory is hoping to raise awareness about work safety. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-02/victim-of-factory-blast-hopes-to-raise-work-safety-awareness/5786822
Prosecutors are accused of wasting court resources by pursuing an assault charge against a man recently found guilty of murder. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-02/dpp-accused-of-wasting-court-resources-vojneski-assault-case/5785806
THE sleepy rural town of Young in the cherry-picking heart of NSW has undergone a radical transformation. http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/exclusive-report-young-nsw-is-the-unofficial-muslim-capital-of-the-outback/story-fnii5s3x-1227078385884
MARK McPherson says an apology from the middle man in a deal to sell a pistol used to murder his son is merely a hollow gesture unless he reveals who sold him the gun. http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/charles-alexander-cullen-apologises-to-parents-of-lewis-mcpherson-for-supplying-pistol-used-in-his-murder/story-fnii5yv4-1227077772780
THE release of financial figures relating to the Hobart Myer development is only part of the overall story, a lord mayoral candidate says. http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmania/myer-issue-dominates-conversation-at-hobart-chamber-of-commerce-lord-mayoral-candidate-breakfast/story-fnn32rbc-1227078221162
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Morgan Harrington’s parents were so convinced that a serial offender was responsible for their daughter’s killing in 2009, they started a nonprofit foundation aimed at protecting other young women. http://news.yahoo.com/forensics-center-missing-u-va-student-case-084137668.html
LONDON (AP) — In the face of an Ebola outbreak unlike any other seen before, officials are turning to unprecedented measures: makeshift clinics that will offer little or no care. http://news.yahoo.com/type-clinic-eyed-help-stop-ebola-114657680.html
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 […]
BOYARKA, Ukraine (AP) — Since Ukraine’s conflict with Russia erupted, Oleksandr Federenko has gone from village kid to army cadet, trading computer games for knife-throwing classes and morning marches. He is only 13. http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-wary-fragile-peace-patriotism-surges-153325132.html
A startup called Pavlok has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a wristband that electroshocks its owner to encourage him or her to exercise, eat healthily, wake up on time and stop procrastinating. http://rt.com/news/192516-pavlok-wristband-campaign-launched/
UK Prime Minister David Cameron told delegates at the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Birmingham that he “resents the poor” in an unfortunate Freudian slip during Wednesday’s keynote speech. http://rt.com/uk/192536-cameron-speech-resents-poor/
Russell Brand joined a group of single mothers fighting eviction from empty homes on the edge of the Olympic Park today. Their case was being heard in court in east London. http://www.itv.com/news/london/2014-10-02/russell-brand-joins-group-of-single-mothers-fighting-eviction/
Kuntal Patel has been acquitted at London's Southwark Crown Court of trying to kill her mother Meena but convicted of acquiring a biological agent or toxin. http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2014-10-02/kuntal-patel-acquitted-of-trying-to-poison-mother-in-breaking-bad-style-plot/
Russell Brand joined a group of single mothers fighting eviction from empty homes on the edge of the Olympic Park today. Their case was being heard in court in east London. http://www.itv.com/news/london/2014-10-02/russell-brand-joins-group-of-single-mothers-fighting-eviction/