Why are phones of missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 passengers still ringing? Why are phones of missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 passengers still ringing?

Relatives of the 239 passengers on board Flight MH370 have heard ring tones when they try to call those who are missing, it has emerged. The development deepens the mystery over how one of the world's most advanced planes could simply vanish. Authorities in Malaysia said today that the main search for any sign of the plane is now at least 200 miles from where the plane was last seen. They also...

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RMT general secretary Bob Crow dies RMT general secretary Bob Crow dies

General secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union Bob Crow dies aged 52 of a suspected heart attack.

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Barack Obama hams it up with Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns Barack Obama hams it up with Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns

The president appeared on the comedy web series in order to plug Affordable Care Act sign-ups

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Bob Crow dies of suspected heart attack at 52 Bob Crow dies of suspected heart attack at 52

Fellow unionists and politicians, including Boris Johnson, pay tribute to RMT leader who was 'a fighter and a character'Bob Crow, the tireless and often confrontational leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, has died at the age of 52.In a brief statement, the RMT said: "It is with the deepest regret that RMT has to confirm that our general secretary Bob Crow sadly passed away in...

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Dog sounds car horn for 15 minutes while waiting for owner Dog sounds car horn for 15 minutes while waiting for owner

Fern, an 18-month-old boxer, was filmed repeatedly pressing the horn while waiting for her owner to finish browsing an art gallery in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee.

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Gina Rinehart, like Margaret Thatcher before her, seeks to divide and conquer | Billy Bragg Gina Rinehart, like Margaret Thatcher before her, seeks to divide and conquer | Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg: Not content with being the richest person in Australia, the mining magnate seeks to create division between her fellow citizens and the most vulnerable in society

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Park and slide: artist plans to turn Bristol street into a giant waterslide Park and slide: artist plans to turn Bristol street into a giant waterslide

Artist Luke Jerram hopes to install a 90-metre waterslide in central Bristol this May, and has set up a crowdfunding site to ensure the project goes aheadThings in Bristol are really going downhill. A proposal by artist aims to transform Park Street by setting up a 90-metre water slide to transport its citizens from the top of the hill to the bottom.The project – which is currently raising...

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New Zealand to hold referendum on new, ‘post-colonial’ flag New Zealand to hold referendum on new, ‘post-colonial’ flag

Prime minister, who favours a silver fern design, promises voters the chance to ‘acknowledge our independence’

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Turkish police fire teargas to quell protests after boy, 15, dies Turkish police fire teargas to quell protests after boy, 15, dies

Berkin Elvan has been in coma since June last year when he was hit by a teargas cartridge during anti-government protests in IstanbulFresh clashes between Turkish police and protesters have erupted in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara on Tuesday , after a 15-year-old boy died from a head injury sustained during anti-government protests last summer.Berkin Elvan, then aged 14, was on his way to buy...

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Bob Crow death: 'Admired by his members, feared by employers' - Tributes pour in for RMT union leader and 'working class hero' Bob Crow Bob Crow death: 'Admired by his members, feared by employers' - Tributes pour in for RMT union leader and 'working class hero' Bob Crow

Figures from across the political spectrum today paid tribute to the combative leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union Bob Crow after he died suddenly of a massive heart attack, aged 52.

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