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Are you a nacho, a tomato or a string bean? New research reveals the 7 different shapes of modern man
British men in fact fall into a diverse range of body shapesStudy also found that men feel most comfortable in their skin aged 28But regardless ...
Mother's anger after officials only grant one of her disabled identical twin sons disability benefit
Arthur and Alfie, both 10 months, share the exact same medical conditionsThey both need the same round-the-clock care including daily physiotherapy But only Arthur entitled ...
Ellie, our human rattle: Cancer girl had to take FIFTY different pills to combat cancer - now she's been given the all clear
Ellie Thompson was diagnosed with leukaemia in February 2011She battled the disease for two years before being given the all-clearHad to take so many medications ...
Mark Bridger claims bone fragments found in fire were leftovers from chicken dinner NOT April Jones' skull
Mark Bridger has given evidence for the first time on 16th day of trialApril's mother Coral walked out of court as he spoke about her ...
Relief for Osborne at last as IMF spots signs of recovery and welcomes improvement in the economy
International Monetary Fund drops call for slower deficit reductionBut inspectors urge Chancellor to consider 'growth enhancing initiatives'Suggests bringing forward capital spending and cutting corporation taxGrowth ...
Crime commissioners are packing their office with taxpayer-funded cronies on pay of up to £70,000
String of police commissioners hiring dozens of officials to work with them14 of the PCCs are costing more than the Police Authorities they replacedCritics have ...
Troops in the classroom as Britain's first military-style free school gets the go-ahead
Ex-soldiers and airmen to launch school in Oldham in September 2014One of 102 new free schools backed by Education Secretary Michael GoveHopes military ethos will ...
Woolwich attack: More than 100 English Defence League supporters gather near scene of killing
Officers formed cordon and men left immediate area after brief incidentSome of EDL supporters gathered at pub and sang nationalistic songsRiot police with shields stood ...
Woolwich latest: Shocked eyewitness tells of horrific machete attack on soldier
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTMan known as 'James' said he watched two black men attack man aged 20The witness in south-east London, watched them 'hack at this ...
Woolwich attack: Two men 'hack soldier wearing Help for Heroes T-shirt to death with machetes in suspected terror attack'
Two men repeatedly stab and try to behead off-duty soldier in SE LondonDuring attack they shouted 'Allah Akbar' and told witnesses to film them Charged ...
Woolwich shooting incident: Crazed animals... how news of the savage attack exploded on Twitter
Witnesses sent dozens of messages describing unstoppable carnage Killer casually held 'media' interviews with random members of publicScotland Yard left mute and impotently said 'assault' had ...
Woolwich attack: Were they inspired by Al Qaeda magazine? Authorities investigating whether terrorists were spurred into action by publication which urges 'lone wolf' attacks
Articles in magazine have urged people to carry out attacks with knivesBoston Marathon bombers used instructions in first issue to build deviceAttack has chilling echoes ...
£410million profits at the power giant fined for misleading customers
By Sean Poulter PUBLISHED: 19:25 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:25 EST, 22 May 2013 Profits at the energy giant SSE surged by 28 per cent on the back ...
Grieving mother of the 'red balloon' brother and sister 'murdered by their British father' leads tearful procession through French village
Mathew and Carla Stevenson were popular pupils at school in rural FranceBoth 'had their throats cut by their father during an alcohol-fuelled rage'Mother, Stephanie Morlet, ...
1,000 current accounts are opened daily at Nationwide: Customers quit shamed banks
Nationwide is paying 5% interest on balances up to £2,500 to lure customers The FlexDirect account offer is more than any ordinary savings account Customers ...
Woolwich attack: Moment heroic woman tries to remonstrate with knife-wielding 'soldier killer' before police arrived at scene
Picture shows man carrying what appears to be a knife speaking to womanCrowd of onlookers can be seen watching the scene unfoldTwo men are thought ...
We won't change course on Euro referendum, PM warns Tory rebels but he promises no more divisive issues such as gay marriage
David Cameron said party could now rally behind 2017 referendum pledgeHe warns Eurosceptics the policy is not going to changeGovernment will focus on 'economy, welfare and ...
Rising number of primary pupils cannot swim a length: 40% of 11-year-olds cannot cover 25metres unaided
Average pupil spends just 8hrs 15mins each year in swimming lessonsThat is around a third of time recommended in the national curriculum By Andrew Levy PUBLISHED: 18:49 EST, ...
'We will never buckle to terror': Cameron spreads defiant message online that Britain will face down threat from extremists
Cancelled talks with French President Francois Hollande to travel urgentlyHe described the attack as 'truly shocking' but vowed to fight terrorism Home Secretary Theresa May ...
31 years on, Hyde Park 'bomber' in dock: Man charged over IRA atrocity that killed four soldiers and seven horses
John Anthony Downey, 61, is accused of being responsible for car bomb Explosion killed four members of the Royal Household CavalryThey were travelling from their ...
Oklahoma tornado 2013: 7 children found drowned in Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore
Two entire schools flattened in Moore, Oklahoma after 200 mph winds pulverized a 30-square-mile stretch yesterdayOfficials originally said there were as many as 91 people ...
Trainee accountant's Twitter boast about 'knocking cyclist off his bike' sparks police probe
Twitter user EmmaWay20 bragged about collision with cyclist in Norwich'I have right of way he doesn't even pay road tax!' the post addedToby Hockley, 29, ...
Eddie Braben dies: Morecambe and Wise scriptwriter dead at 82
Eddie Braben started off in the industry by selling the odd joke to comedians He later worked with Ken Dodd, Ronnie Corbett and Morecambe and ...
Oklahoma tornado 2013: Moore family of four die, including their baby
Family's death is one of many tragic stories to emerge from devastation of Oklahoma tornado24 have been confirmed dead, including seven children at Plaza Towers ...
Poor hedgehog inflates to TWICE its normal size after getting air trapped under skin while suffering from rare condition
Poorly hedgehog found swollen and unable to move by member of the publicVets spotted a trapped air pocket underneath its skin on X-rays 'Balloon syndrome' ...
George Michael 'was lucky he didn't die' says driver who nearly ran singer over on the M1
Katherine Fox, 23, skidded to a halt as singer tumbled onto carriagewayStar's Adidas tracksuit was ripped and trainers and sunglasses torn offShe said: 'There was ...
G4S boss Nick Buckles quits after overseeing Olympic security 'humiliating shambles'
Shares rise as chief executive resigns from £1.2million jobArmy was called in after G4S failed to recruit guards for London 2012Company due to provide security ...
Final picture of Pistorius and the girlfriend he shot dead shows smiling Reeva days before her death and the pet monkey 'they both adored'
Four days later, Reeva would be dead and Pistorius accused of her murderFriend Christo Menelaou said: 'He was tickling her. They were best friends'Says the ...
'If my son was a dog, I'd have him put down': Mother whose son suffers from ADHD says that unlike pet owners she has no choice but to put up with his violence
Jenny Young has 4 children and all suffer with the behavioural disorder Youngest son Ryan, 10, suffers with ADHD and severe learning disabilitiesThe full-time mother ...
Cagefighter Vincent Graham who quit ring after losing leg took up new career as playboy drug baron
Father-of-ten Vincent Graham had a fleet of luxury sports carsPlayboy, nicknamed Big Vin, lived in a luxury five-bedroom £500,000 homeGraham, 33, jailed for seven years ...
Stamp price rises and online shopping boom help Royal Mail profits to top £440m ahead of £3bn sell-off this year
State-owned firm reveals big jump in profits fuelled by internet shoppersIncrease in stamp prices and extra junk mail bolster revenuesGovernment plans to sell it off ...
Richard Christie who beat ex-soldier Bill Hopkins so badly he almost died caught when victim ripped glove from his hand during attack giving police a DNA match
Bill Hopkins, 79, suffered broken jaw during attack in Digbeth, BirminghamRichard Christie, 48, punched and kicked him in the head before fleeingPolice traced him after ...
David Nicholson quits: The 'man with no shame' to retire as NHS chief executive but not for another year
Chief executive of NHS England to quit £211,000 job in March 2014Faced calls to resign in the wake of Mid-Staffs scandal in which up to ...
Cost of living rising faster than wages means workers are £2,234 worse off than three years ago, TUC warns
Real wages 8.5% lower in March 2013 than in 2010, research showsConsumer Prices Index falls to 2.4% but still much higher than pay rises By ...
Apple tax: US politicians go after Apple for avoiding BILLIONS in taxes by setting up dummy HQ but 'haven' Ireland says 'we are innocent'
Senate subcommittee says Apple skipped $9billion in federal taxes in 2012Says five affiliate companies in Cork, Ireland, used to avoid U.S. taxReport said: 'Ireland has ...
The toothless loan shark: Market trader who ran illegal lending racket from his fruit and veg stall is spared jail because interest rates were 100 times LOWER than high street firms
Stephen Fossey, 45, charged customers between 25% and 30% interestIn contrast, payday lenders charge up to 4000%The illegal loans racket turned over £140,000 in a ...
Taxpayer billed thousands of pounds to hire and buy dinner suits and posh frocks for civil servants to go to parties
Whitehall staff able to claim expenses for an 'evening dress allowance'Ministry of Defence has spent £16,000 since 2008Critics slam 'totally unacceptable' use of public money ...
Ofcom launches probe into TV shopping channels over claims customers are being misled by 'high-pressure' sales offers
Broadcaster Sit-Up Ltd is licensee for Bid TV and Price Drop TVChannels breached advertising regulations 27 timesSaid broadcaster failed to improve compliance despite repeated warningsAds ...
Council which removed foster children after parents' Ukip membership was discovered finally apologises for its handling of the case seven months on
Social workers took three Eastern European children away in NovemberRotherham council originally said couple's affiliation with right-wing group meant they opposed 'multiculturalism'It has now back-tracked ...
Woman who hanged herself five days after being groped was never asked about her emotional state by sexual assault counsellors
Kayleigh Crawford, 25, sent to counselling centre hours after being gropedBut health worker didn't ask how she was feeling emotionally, inquest toldBritish Gas worker took ...
Newark gas explosion: Miracle survival of four-month-old baby girl who was rescued 'covered in soot' from rubble of gas blast which left two dead and one man fighting for his life
Blast just after 5pm destroyed terraced house in Newark, NottinghamshireBody of a man recovered from the property shortly after midnightThe body of a woman found ...
Landowner who spent 'hundreds of thousands' restoring dead Norfolk broad facing prosecution for leaving it 'suburbanised'
David Pooley, 64, bought Sotshole Broad in 2005 when he retiredHe has spent three years working on the 60 acre siteNow he has been ordered ...
Greg Cox who 'sexually assaulted' woman on Bondi Beach told her 'this will never go anywhere, I've got a lot of money'
Greg Cox, 32, accused of attacking 21-year-old on iconic Sydney beachCox is head of British loan firm called Quintessential Finance GroupCharged with two counts of ...
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Kenya: Priest recounts how he escaped terror attack
By PETER OCHIENGA Catholic priest who survived the bombing of a church in the Tanzanian northern city of Arusha on May 5 has recounted the terrifying experience.Father Samy Amaldoss was caught up in the attack at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Olasti, a suburb of Arusha.But he was lucky to escape unscathed during the incident...0 comments
Kenya: Protesters use pigs to show anger at MPs' pay demand
By LONAH KIBET and ALLY JAMAHPublic outrage over the dogged campaign by MPs to force a pay rise spilled over into the streets after protestors laid siege to Parliament.Civil society activists blocked the main entrance during the “Occupy Parliament” protest called yesterday to oppose a drive for higher salaries. MPs have rejected the Sh532,000 monthly salary — which...0 comments
Kenya: Sang objects to recalling of two witnesses
By WAHOME THUKURadio journalist Joshua Sang opposed an application by the prosecution to recall two witnesses and add three new ones to replace those who had developed cold feet.Sang also urged the International Criminal Court ( ICC) to fix the commencement of his trial in November.Further, he asked the court to reject a request by the prosecution that he...0 comments
Kenya: Father's agony over search for son's body
For over a week, Benson Wandera Wangila, 53, has camped along the banks of River Chemosit at Kwa Reuben, waiting for his son’s body. John Masafu Wandera, 22, a second year Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management student at University of Kabianga reportedly went for a swim with three friends on May 4 before he drowned.He drowned while...0 comments
Kenya: Factory to save mango farmers from losses
By Robert Kiplagat Baringo, Kenya: Mango farmers in Kerio Valley in Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet counties will benefit from a Sh30 million mango-processing factory.The factory to pasteurise the fruits will be ready by the end of the year in Tot, Marakwet District, one of the highest mango producers.The project, funded by the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA), targets...0 comments
Politics: Legislators save day for rejected nominee
By ALLAN KISIAMembers of the National Assembly came to the rescue of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism nominee Phyllis Kandie, who had been rejected by the Committee on Appointments during vetting.Ms Kandie was the only nominee whose suitability was questioned, with the other 15 sailing through Parliament without opposition.A majority of pro-Government MPs argued there were no...0 comments
Court drama ahead of Senator Mutula farewell
Celebrated lawyer and Senator Mutula Kilonzo will be laid to rest today in a ceremony expected to draw thousands to his Makueni birthplace. But the drama and controversy sparked by his sudden death 11 days ago will persist after a young woman, Eunice Nthenya filed a paternity suit in Nairobi where family and friends were gathered for Mutula’s requiem. On Wednesday ,...0 comments
Kenya Orphanages accused of exposing orphans to prostitution and forced labour
The Government is investigating six children’s homes and rescue centres in Kilifi County alleged to be exposing orphans to prostitution and forced labour. According to Government officials in Kilifi, some of the centres under probe are operating without registration in notorious tourist resorts while others are suspected of being complicit in child prostitution. Kilifi County Children Director Paul Kisavi disclosed Wednesday he...0 comments
ICC adds gun killings to President Uhuru charges
The prosecution at the International Criminal Court ( ICC) has now amended charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta to include killings through gunshots in Naivasha. In a new updated Document Containing Charges (DCC) released by the prosecution to the Trial Chamber V judges, Uhuru’s charges now indicate that gunshots were also used in killings in Naivasha. “The Mungiki and pro-Party of National Unity...0 comments
Woman claims Mutula fathered her son
Nairobi, Kenya: The High Court has ordered DNA samples be taken from the body of the late Mutula Kilonzo following an application by a woman who claims he is the father of her seven-year-old son. Justice Luka Kimaru said the samples will be used to ascertain parenthood in the case filed by a Ms Eunice Nthenya through the Federation of Women...0 comments
Catholic priest of Lodwar commits suicide over sodomy
A Catholic priest charged on Tuesday in a Turkana court for allegedly sodomising a student has committed suicide. The priest, Father John Manzi was found dead hours later on Tuesday night at the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Turkana Central district. The cleric had appeared before a Magistrate’s court in Lodwar where he denied the sodomy charges and was released on a...0 comments
Randy couples make uhuru park love nest
City police are at a loss on how to handle the increasing cases of couples opting for ‘green lodges’ near Uhuru Park. Lovebirds, overcome by lust and unable to pay for a hotel room, are opting to have sex under the cover of greenery of Uhuru Park. Police on night patrol have caught some couples so engrossed in pleasure that...0 comments
Wiper MPs Refuse to Step Down for Kalonzo Musyoka
The Wiper Democratic Movement has been unable to persuade any of its Members of Parliament to step down for ex-VP Kalonzo Musyoka to make a much needed comeback to the National Assembly. The party has now indicated that it will appeal to the Orange Democratic Movement – a partner in the Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) – to implore upon...0 comments
Conservative British MPs Want Asylum Seekers' Camp Set Up in Kenya
The UK could confine asylum seekers in leased houses in Kenya if a proposal by Conservative Party MPs aimed at reducing illegal immigrants is approved. Unlike today when most immigrants are housed in secure locations inside Britain, this could change with immigrants shipped to ‘safe houses’ in Kenya and upkeep paid by the UK government as cases are processed. Kenya hosts hundreds...0 comments
Kenya bans explicit Hollywood ‘Movie 43’
Any hopes of watching the controversial Movie 43 on Kenya’s theatres have been blocked after State censors deemed its content to be overly graphic. The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) said the Hollywood flick bears ‘extreme elements of sex and nudity’. “We are applying the law to protect children and youth. They have young, gullible minds that need to make informed...0 comments
President Uhuru Kenyatta insists on laptop plans for class one pupils
President Uhuru Kenyatta insisted his Administration was keen on equipping all pupils joining Standard One next year with laptops amid sharp criticism from education experts and observers. While addressing a joint session of Parliament bringing together the Senate and the National Assembly, Tuesday afternoon Uhuru reiterated his government’s commitment to achieving what has been dubbed an ambitious dream. Said Uhuru: “My Government...0 comments
Kenyan Recipes:Samosas
(Indian deep-fried potato pastries)Samosas are the perfect chaat, or Indian snack food. These tetrahedral pastry pockets are made with a variety of stuffings, both vegetarian ... Full story
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Zimbabwe cops detained for attending PM party rally
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S.Africa police website hacked, informers exposed
Picture taken on January 10, 2013 in Bangui shows South African soldiers patrolling ...
World Bank gives Great Lakes $1bn in aid as Ban visits restive DRCongo
The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in aid for Africa's Great Lakes region as UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Democratic Republic ...
Ugandan police arrest sellers of shut newspaper
Police siege Monitor Publication Ltd office on Eighth Street Namuwongo, Kampala, Uganda, on ...
It is not Kiss 100’s SHAFFIE Weru...it is HUDDAH MONROE and….you won’t believe this…..BBA
DAILY POST: It is not Kiss 100’s SHAFFIE Weru...it is HUDDAH MONROE and….you won’t believe this…..BBA The Kenyan DAILY POST Entertainment News 16:35 Wednesday, May 22, 2013 – After OJ ...
Nominated Senator NAISULA LESUUDA acts on DANDORA RAPE
DAILY POST: Nominated Senator NAISULA LESUUDA acts on DANDORA RAPE The Kenyan DAILY POST Entertainment News 16:26 Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - On Monday evening, Kiss TV’s Dennis Okara brought ...
PHOTOs!! Collo and Camp Mulla’s Shappaman and Kus Ma in South Africa…..MTV All Stars
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Willy Paul turned to a LADY’S MAN……. To open LADIES’ shop
DAILY POST: Willy Paul turned to a LADY’S MAN……. To open LADIES’ shop The Kenyan DAILY POST Entertainment News 16:13 Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 20 year-old gospel award winning artist ...
'You will never be safe': London attacker
One of the two alleged killers of a British soldier on a street in south-east London on Wednesday explained his actions on an amateur video ...
Witchdoctor offers his services in CURBING GANG ATTACKS in Bungoma
DAILY POST: Witchdoctor offers his services in CURBING GANG ATTACKS in Bungoma The Kenyan DAILY POST County News 15:54 Wednesday 22nd May 2013 - A famous witchdoctor has ...