Sam Woodhead Missing: Family fears for teen lost in Australian outback

LONGREACH, Australia (Thu, Feb 14) – Search for missing British teen ended fruitless on Thursday in Australian outback near Longreach, Queen’s Land. Police launched a land and aerial search for English teenager after he failed to return from his outing on Tuesday evening.

Sam Woodhead Missing: Family fears for teen lost in Australian outback

The 18-year-old Sam Woodhead was last seen at Upshot Station, on Bogewong Alroy Rd. 130 kilometers southwest of Longreach, at around 5.30pm on Tuesday and police fear he has become lost or injured during a run. Woodhead had been staying at the remote Upshot Station for about 10 days.

The station owner reported him missing Wednesday morning after finding his bed empty. His backpack and a pair of jogging shoes were missing but other stuff including his wallet had been left behind at the station.

The family of missing youngster, intended to be an army officer in future, is desperately hoping he will be found safe and well - and will turn up asking 'what's all the fuss about'.

The father of a teenage backpacker missing in the Australian outback fought back tears today as he pledged to do everything 'physically, mentally, emotionally and financially' possible to find him.

Woodehead’s 54-year-old mother has flown out to Australia and the family has hired an extra helicopter with night vision equipment to help join the search effort. But so far no trace of the former head boy at Brighton College has been found.

The search on Thursday was called off about 5:00 pm as the sun set and will start again at first light on Friday but the teenager could survive in the outback for anywhere between a few hours and a few weeks, according to survival instructor Nick Vroomans.

"If he's moving during the day and working really hard, he could be gone in 24 hours," he said.

Woodhead, who is from London and went to Brighton College, had been experiencing the Outback during an Australian adventure that had previously included a visit to the Gold Coast.

What drives Pippa Middleton to move to America..??

London (Thu, May 17) – America loves Pippa Middleton – the younger sister of the Duchess Kate Middleton; therefore, she is reportedly planning to move to the United States and wanted to launch her new book there.

Pippa Middleton has plans to to move to America

Pippa Middleton, who was named among one of Time magazine's 100 influential people in the world, became an overnight celebrity after she got the limelight as sister Kate Middleton’s Maid of Honor at her Royal Wedding in April last year.

A source close to the 24-year-old Ms Middleton said, “Pippa can earn in the States and she knows the big money is in America.”

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100th anniversary of Titanic Disaster: The other love story -- Ann Elizabeth Isham gave her life for her dog

The world recalls the historic morning 100 years ago when the Titanic sailed out into the open sea to start its momentous journey, never to reach its destination.

100th anniversary of Titanic Disaster: The other love story

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. (Via Wikipedia)

The apparently 'Unsinkable' liner began its journey on April 10, 1912 and met the tragedy on April 14, 1912 after hitting an iceberg off Newfoundland shortly before midnight and sinking two hours later, killing 1,514 passengers and crewmembers.

During the past 100 years everybody might have been talked about each and every aspect of this unfortunate liner, its passengers, its crewmembers and the luxuries provided therein; but have you thought about few four-footed passengers on board?

There were twelve dogs on the ill-fated Titanic, all belongs to 1^st class passengers, and only three were survived the disaster. Those lucky three include a baby Pomeranian Lady, whose owner, Margaret Hays of New York City, covered her in a blanket and took her into a lifeboat.

The other two dogs to survive were also small, pedigreed pooches that travelled in cabins of their owners. Sun Yat-sen, a Pekingese belonging to Henry and Myra Harper (of the Harper & Row publishing dynasty) lived to yip another day, as did a Pomeranian belonging to Elizabeth Rothschild of New York.

The other 9 dogs died in this tragedy were restricted to an onboard kennel, where they were walked and cared for by crewmembers.

An emotional story, to me more touching than the story of Jack and Rose, is also associated with one of the dogs killed in Titanic disaster. There was a Great Dane among unlucky dogs owned by Ann Elizabeth Isham. She climbed out of a lifeboat after being informed that her dog was too big to join her, therefore has been returned to the ship’s kennel. A few days after the sinking, her body was found by a recovery ship, clutching her darling dog.

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Ajmal, Afridi, Rehman and Hafeez -- England have no way out in the ODI series opener today at Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, UAE (Feb. 13) – After being outclassed by Pakistan in the Test series England certainly had a tough task ahead to prove their presence in the ODI series starting today. It will be interesting to see the strategy of England as they are set to face Pakistan in the first of the 4-match ODI series today here at Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium.

England have no way out in the ODI series opener today at Abu Dhabi

 In the current series, the Pakistan’s squad for the four ODIs against England is a very balanced one with the right blend of fine batsmen, quality all-rounders and world class bowlers. While Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq bring their experience into play in the middle order, Pakistan also have talented youngsters like Imran Farhat, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal and Azhar Ali.

The presence of all-rounders like Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik provides the added strength to both batting and the bowling departments.

Although England has been thrashed by Pakistan in the Test series but the presence of youngsters like Craig Kieswetter, Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow promises to add some freshness to the English batting, which has loads of difficulties in facing quality spin attack from Pakistan during Test series.

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Pakistan thrashed England in Dubai -- Saeed Ajmal with 10-wicket haul named man of the match

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 19) – Pakistan won the first Test against England by a huge margin of 10 wickets on the third day of the match here at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai. 

Saeed Ajmal with 10-wicket haul named man of the match

Muhammad Hafeez struck boundary to take the score to 15 needed for the victory as England were all out for 160 in the second innings giving only 15-runs target to Pakistan for victory in the first Test. 

Graeme Swann was the last wicket to fall off Saeed Ajmal who took his tally to 10 wickets in this match. James Anderson stood unbeaten at 15.

England has a nightmarish start yet again in the second innings but this time man in-charge was experienced Umar Gul who struck early not once or twice but thrice, picking up wickets of Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen at 25. 

Umar Gul bruises the England’s hope to control the things after they fought back quite impressively and succeeded to curtail Pakistan on just 338 in the first session on third day of the first Test.

Veteran pacer Umar Gul led the proceedings for Pakistan in this innings and picked up 4 wickets giving away 63 runs. First innings destroyer Saeed Ajmal has also picked up three wickets while Abdur Rehman struck at the later stages to claim three wickets. 

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Anderson and Broad helps England fight back on day 2 of 1st Test against Pakistan

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 19) – Pakistan will resume their first innings today at 288/7 on the third day of the first Test being played at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad celebrate England's fightback late in the day

Pakistan is 96 runs ahead of England’s first innings score of 192. England bowlers have a pretty decent job to curtail Pakistan under 300-mark on the day two. They never allowed playing Pakistani batsmen with freedom of mind and the willow in their hands.

The pick of the bowlers was definited Stuart Broad who started things happen for England when he cleaned Taufeeq Umar off-stumps with a gem of beautiful ball. Then it was Broad who picked up the second wicket of Azhar Ali.  

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Benedict Cumberbatch proved real-life Sherlock Holmes in kidnapping ordeal in South Africa

LONDON, UK (Jan 12) – Sherlock Holmes star Benedict Cumberbatch found himself in a scary real-life drama when he was kidnapped at gunpoint almost 7 years back.

Benedict Cumberbatch proved real-life Sherlock Holmes in kidnapping ordeal in South Africa

 Mr Cumberbatch, who has won masses of fans in the hit BBC series based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was filming the mini-series ‘To The Ends of the Earth’ in St Lucia on the northeast coast of South Africa near Mozambique when he confronted with a kidnapping gang armed with guns.

Sharing the story of his kidnapping with the Daily Star; the 35-year-old Cumberbatch, who is currently filming The Hobbit in New Zealand, admitted he thought he would die.

Scratching his memories Cumberbatch told the newspaper that he had been travelling back to his hotel after learning scuba-diving and he was accompanied by the actress Denise Black and a South African friend when they were attacked after their car blew a tyre.

A gang of six kidnappers struck as they were trying to change the tyre, forcing them into a car before driving off, he continued his story. 

"They said: 'Put your hands on your head, don't look at us,' and were frisking us for drugs, money, weapons. Then they bundled us into the car," he said. 

I could see the headlight beams bumping over the dirt track and I thought of shallow graves. 

"By the end of the night I was tied up next to Denise." 

When the gang stopped, they forced Mr Cumberbatch into the boot of the car.

He said: "But I argued my way out," he said. "I said: 'If you leave me in here, it's not the lack of air, it's the small space. There's a problem with my heart and my brain.' 

"I just tried to explain to them: 'I will die, possibly have a fit, and it will be a problem for you. I will be a dead Englishman in your car. Not good.' 

"They shut the boot and had an argument, and then pulled me out." 

He added: "I kind of thank God I had the presence of mind to give them the idea that it would be better to keep me alive. And the other two hadn't been harmed. 

"It taught me that you come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary."

Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry planning a secret birthday party for Kate Middleton on Jan 9

LONDON, UK (Jan 04) – The 30th birthday is just less-than-a-week away for Duchess of Cambridge and the plans for the Kate Middleton’s 30th birthday party have been revealed.

Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry planning a secret birthday party for Kate Middleton on Jan 9

Her party-planning sister Pippa Middleton has reportedly teamed up with Prince Harry to plan the event. Pippa and Harry have been organising a 'secretly arranged party' to be thrown in her honour this weekend. The pair have apparently decided on an 80's theme to pay tribute to the decade the Duchess was born in.

On the eve of her birthday, which is the January 9, Kate will attend the premiere of Stephen Spielberg's film War Horse with Prince William at Odeon Leicester Square. Following the film, the pair will attend a £10,000 ticket charity dinner.

After these two assignments the couple will be free for the birthday party which will be an exclusive event for only "close friends and family".

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Royal's Pheasant Hunting, Kate Middleton and Animal Rights ...

LONDON, UK (Dec. 29) – Animal right activists hailed the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton for not participating in the annual pheasant hunting in the royal family, which usually takes place the day after Christmas.

Royal's Pheasant Hunting, Kate Middleton and Animal Rights

As a routine, the Royal family was present in the English estate of Sandringham in Norfolk for the usual hunting, but Kate chose not to be part of the expidition, thus attracting the favor of the League Against Cruel Sports.

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Proceeds of $63000 from Amy Winehouse's Dress Auction to Go to Her Foundation

Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Dress Auctioned

LONDON, UK (Dec. 1) – Some of the prices fetched at auctions can really surprise anyone in the world and it happened very recently at the London-based Kerry Taylor Auctions. The auction house had organized a bid for dresses of celebrities and the item that took everyone by surprise was the dress of multi-talented late British singer Amy Winehouse.

Amy Winehouse's polka dot chiffon dress graced by the singer for the cover of her chart-busting music album “Back to Black” has fetched whopping £43,200 ($68,000), after some aggressive bidding and competition between several phone bidders and a bidder in the room. 

The final price was well above the pre-sale estimates of £10-20Kmade for the dress. The successful bidder was the ‘Fundacion Museo De La Moda’, a private fashion museum in Chile.

The Chilean foundation based at Santiago has already made three donations - each of £10,000 - to separate children's charities including a hospice and a project that helps seriously ill babies.

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Pakistan Hockey: Coach and captain hopeful for a powerful show in Champions Trophy

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Men’s Hockey Champion Trophy 2011 is just 4 days away from kicking off in Auckland, New Zealand. The coveted tournament will start from December 3 and will last up to December 11.

Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2011, Auckland, New Zealand (Dec. 3 - Dec 11)

Total eight teams, including Pakistan, are participating in this 33rd edition of the tournament; which was initially scheduled to be played in India but shifted to New Zealand due to some internal problems in Indian Hockey Federation. Owen Glenn, a business man from New Zealand, played an important role in bringing the event to his country.

Other teams in 8-nation tournament are Australia, Spain, Great Britain, Netherlands, South Korea, Germany and the hosts New Zealand. Teams are divided into two Pools and Pakistan is placed in Pool A along with favorites Australia, Spain and Great Britain. Two rounds of ‘robin round’ will be played before the finals. Pakistan will face Great Britain in their opening clash on December 3.

Pakistan’s 18-member hockey team left from Karachi to Auckland on Saturday (Nov. 26) from Quaid-e-Azam International Airport under the captaincy of Muhammad Imran, who is very confident, as well coach Khawaja Junaid, for a powerful show of men in green in the tournament.

This is Pakistan’s first appearance in Champions Trophy in last four years. The Pakistanis were unable to qualify for the last three editions of the elite hockey tournament and have only been able to make the cut for the 2011 event as wildcard entrants..... Continue reading HERE.

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Kate Middleton's 6-week Pregnant: In Touch -- Not Confirmed by Royal Sources

Kate Middleton’s pregnant! O Really? Those have been the rumors buzzing around the newest Royal, the Duchess of Cambridge having only married to Prince William for just short of 7 months. American magazine claimed it could 'confirm' Kate is 'around six weeks pregnant.'

Kate Middleton: 6-week Pregnant

US In Touch Magazine definitely appear to feel they've got a dig, a Buckingham Palace insider saying "Since before they even got married, it's been made clear to William and Kate that having children should be their number-one priority".

But yesterday a Buckingham Palace spokesman refused to be drawn on the rumors, simply saying: ‘We do not comment on speculation. If there would be something positive, the world will hear from us not from US. ’

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"Horrific" Road Accident on Motorway in South-west England -- At Least 7 Dead, More than 50 Injured: UK Police

LONDON (Nov. 05) – At least seven reported killed and more than 50 injured as a result of massive pile up of vehicles on a major motorway near Taunton in Somerset, south-west England around 2 am. The death toll is expected to rise further, UK police sources revealed later on the day.

The Worst Road Accident in UK Since 1991 Involved 34 Vehicles

Undoubtedly, it was one of the worst road accidents in Britain that involved 34 vehicles in which speedy cars and other automobiles smashing into each other, sparking gigantic balls of fire.

Anthony Bangham, Assistant Chief Constable of the Avon and Somerset Police, told that the incident was very, very testing as emergency responding teams faced exactly one huge fireball.

"Most vehicles were well alight and most continued to burn for a considerable time. This made it very difficult to search the vehicles. Some of them have been burned to the ground," Bangham said further.

Officials believe that the disaster has been the worst road crash involving multiple vehicles since 1991. Vehicles on the road were seen smacking into each other at high speed on the M5 motorway near Taunton in Somerset while the poor weather conditions made it even disastrous. Therefore, officials remind it as "horrific".

The motorway has been shut down in both directions while rescue and restoration operations are being carries on.

President Asif Zardari not happy the way PCB tackled spot-fixing case: Rehman Malik says

ISLAMBABAD (Nov. 05) – Upset with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s tackling of the spot-fixing case at the end of which led to three of country’s cricketers were sentenced jail terms by the UK court, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has advised PCB to provide all required legal help to the tainted trio.

Zardari not happy the way PCB tackled spot-fixing case: Malik says 

Interior Minister Rehman Malik said president Zardari, also the patron-in-chief of the PCB, is annoyed with the way the matter was handled with by the Board. Malik said that he had briefed the president on the trial and sentences handed to the three players.

The spot-fixing case ended, after 20-day of continuous hearings, on Thursday with former Test captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir being sentenced varying jail terms.

Now only the time will tell how PCB will react to the worsened conditions, after instructions from Zardari, under the newly appointed chairman Zaka Ashraf.

On the other hand, Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif have already shown their intentions to challenge the verdict passed by London superior court.

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Thursday, Nov. 03: Judge Jeremy Cooke Sentenced Varying Jail Terms for Pakistani Cricketers Involved in Spot-fixing

Salman Butt            Muhammad Aif         Muhammad Amir   

LONDON (Nov 03) – Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and two of his teammates, pacers Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Amir, were today sentenced jail terms from 6 months to 30 months after being found guilty of spot-fixing, making them the first cricketers ever to be imprisoned for corruption.

Butt was sentenced to two and a half years, Asif was handed a one-year term, while the 19-year-old Amir was sentenced to six months of prison time by the Southwark Crown Court here.

Three of Pakistani cricketers, involved in the most serious sports’ corruption scandal in more than a decade, will know their fate today (Thursday, Nov. 03) as the court finished hearing yesterday.


Former Pakistani test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Amir were found guilty of spot fixing during a test match against England in 2010. Aisf and Amir bowled deliberate no-balls during the match on the stipulated timings set by so-called sports’ agent Mazhar Majeed, who pleaded guilty to the charges before the trial along with Muhammad Amir.

Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif have continuously been denying the allegations of spot-fixing, but both were found guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments. Now they are facing possible 7-year jail term.

On Wednesday, Judge Jeremy Cooke spent the day in court listening the final explanatory statements from the lawyers of all three cricketers on behalf of players. Cooke will consider the case overnight before delivering his final verdict about sentences at London's Southwark Crown Court at 10 a.m. local time Thursday.

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