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Natasha Culzac

Natasha Culzac writes for http://independent.co.uk

The Zinger Double Down King, which is a bun-less burger released in Korea
News

KFC unveils breadless meat beast burger with fried chicken acting as

A man stands on the cracked ground of the Atibainha dam as it dries up due to a prolonged drought in Nazare Paulista, Sao Paulo state, on 17 October 2014
Americas

Devastating pictures show São Paulo's worst drought in 80 years

Limited edition cars such as the LaFerrari can only be bought with an invite
Motoring News

The Ferraris so exclusive you have to be invited to buy one

Schoolteacher Jamshed Javeed has plead guilty to two Syria-related terror charges
Crime

Chemistry teacher pleads guilty to two Syria and Isis-related terror

A man who had just suffered a heart attack (not pictured) was telephoned by A4e and told he should continue his Work Programme
Home News

Heart attack patient on hospital bed told to attend work placement

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's attack on Ottawa was 'ideologically and politically driven', police have said
Americas

Ottawa shooting: Suspect Zehaf-Bibeau's attack was 'ideologically and

Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason has said that One Direction "have some good songs"
News

One Direction 'have some good songs', says Pink Floyd drummer Nick

A Tesco in Cambridge may be given a new-look Asbo for not clearing litter
Business News

Tesco store in Cambridge 'on verge of receiving 'asbo' from City

Twitter reacts to comments by Michael Fallon that some UK towns are 'swamped' with immigrants
UK Politics

Michael Fallon: Twitter reacts to Tory's claim UK towns are 'under

The British government is drawing up plans requiring visitors to porn sites verify that they're an adult
Tech

Porn and weapons websites may need to verify age of those using

An internet entrepreneur has sold Ebola.com for $200,000 after buying it in 2008 for $13,500
Tech

Ebola outbreak: Domain investor sells Ebola.com for $200,000

A teenager in Queensland, Australia, is being tested for Ebola after developing a fever
Australasia

Ebola outbreak: Teenager in Australia being tested for disease after

Miranda Hart has called time on her award-winning BBC sitcom, Miranda
News

Miranda Hart confirms eponymous sitcom has come to an end as she bows

News

Miranda Hart confirms eponymous sitcom has come to an end as she bows

Miranda Hart has called time on her award-winning BBC sitcom, Miranda
CCTV footage and more information relating to Ottawa shooting suspect Michael Zehaf-Bibeau has been released by police
Americas

CCTV footage released of Ottawa shooting suspect Zehaf-Bibeau

Convicted rapist Ched Evans said he is going to fight to clear his name, in a YouTube video appeal released today
Crime

Ched Evans determined to 'continue the fight to clear my name'

A police officer has been suspended from duty and arrested after ammunition was found in his personal locker on the grounds of Buckingham Palace
Crime

Officer arrested after ammunition found in locker on Palace grounds

David Cameron says M15 and police will re-examine security of London landmarks after the Ottawa shooting
Home News

Ottawa shooting: MI5 and Met Police reviewing security of London

David Cameron says M15 and police will re-examine security of London landmarks after the Ottawa shooting
Home News

Ottawa shooting: MI5 and Met Police reviewing security of London

Poppi Worthington, 13 months, died in December 2012 yet her death is still shrouded in secrecy - an inquest into her death found that the cause could not be ascertained
Home News

Poppi Worthington: Death of baby shrouded in secrecy

The last great picture - Winner 'Black and White' and overall 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year'
Culture

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Intimate image of resting lions claims top prize

The soldier shot dead as he stood guard at Ottawa's National War Memorial has been named as Corporal Nathan Cirillo
Americas

Ottawa: Killed soldier named locally as Nathan Cirillo

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police intervention team responds to a reported shooting at Parliament building in Ottawa
Americas

Ottawa shooting: Canadian soldier shot at National War Memorial

Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers is understood to have shot the gunman in Parliament
Americas

Ottawa shooting: Kevin Vickers labelled 'hero' after taking down

Support for Britain keeping its EU membership is at its highest level since 1991
UK Politics

Support for EU membership 'at highest level since 1991

Jean-Claude Juncker, the President-elect of the European Commission, says freedom of movement within the EU is non-negotiable
UK Politics

Juncker warns Cameron freedom of movement is non-negotiable

Vaidotas Niedvaras, 22, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for the horrific knife-point rape of a student
Crime

Man sentenced to 21 years in prison for knifepoint rape of online date

Support for Britain keeping its EU membership is at its highest level since 1991
UK Politics

Support for EU membership 'at highest level since 1991

Jean-Claude Juncker, the President-elect of the European Commission, says freedom of movement within the EU is non-negotiable
UK Politics

Juncker warns Cameron freedom of movement is non-negotiable

Vaidotas Niedvaras, 22, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for the horrific knife-point rape of a student
Crime

Man sentenced to 21 years in prison for knifepoint rape of online date

Phillip Spence has been found guilty today of attempted murder after a shocking attack on tourists in a hotel room
Home News

Hotel room 'hammer' burglar found guilty of attempted murder

Home News

Hotel room 'hammer' burglar found guilty of attempted murder

Phillip Spence has been found guilty today of attempted murder after a shocking attack on tourists in a hotel room
Tory MP Philip Davies says sex education should be scrapped from the curriculum
UK Politics

Tory MP blames 'sex education fanatics' for rise in teen pregnancies

TV writer and producer Shonda Rhimes has shut down criticism that "gay scenes" in her shows "add nothing to the plot"
News

Shonda Rhimes deftly addresses criticism that "gay scenes" in her

Brian Harvey turned up at Downing Street today demanding to speak to the Prime Minister
News

Former East 17 frontman Brian Harvey turns up at Downing Street and

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has been fined £200 by the Electoral Commission
Home News

Nigel Farage fined £200 for failing to declare donated office to

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has been fined £200 by the Electoral Commission
Home News

Nigel Farage fined £200 for failing to declare donated office to

UN aid worker Edmond Bangura-Sesay has died after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone
Africa

Ebola: UN aid worker dies from virus as Britain steps up airport

Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa, 28, was arrested after getting stuck inside a chimney trying to enter a home in California
Americas

Woman gets stuck inside online date's chimney 'following split' - and

An Isis video featuring three fighters urging others to join their war (Reuters)
Middle East

Isis orders its fighters to stop giving away their 'secret' locations

A 5p charge on all carrier bags - plastic or paper - has come into effect in Scotland today
Home News

Scotland's 5p carrier bag charge comes into effect

Hundreds of parents removed their children from a school in Mississippi after its principle returned from a trip to Africa
Americas

Ebola outbreak: Hundreds of parents remove schoolchildren after

Hunger Games actress Jena Malone has been rumoured to be playing a female Robin in Batman v Superman
Film

Batman v Superman: Side-kick Robin to be 'woman played by Jena Malone'

BBC's Antiques Roadshow uncovers a TIE fighter pilot helmet from the 1977 Star Wars film, valuing it at £50,000
News

Star Wars memorabilia called a 'bit of plastic' on Antiques Roadshow

Richard Madeley has said he is contacting the police over rape threats made to his daughter Chloe on Twitter
Tech

Chloe Madeley rape threats: Internet trolls 'to be imprisoned for two

A grandmother has chosen to starve herself to death because she had no other alternative, she said
Home News

Right-to-die: Grandmother starves herself to death after UK's assisted

Hurricane Gonzalo is seen over the Atlantic Ocean in this NASA image taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station yesterday - it will downgrade before heading to the UK
Home News

Hurricane Gonzalo puts UK on storm alert as Met Office issues weather

Ched Evans in action for Sheffield United in 2012
Home News

Ched Evans conviction to be fast-tracked by watchdog investigating

Home News

Ched Evans conviction to be fast-tracked by watchdog investigating

Ched Evans in action for Sheffield United in 2012
The order of service at Perth Congregational Church following a memorial service to David Haines
Home News

David Haines memorial: Loved ones pay tributes to 'kind, open and

New powers awarded to police and local authorities to deal with dangerous and anti-social dogs and their owners come into force on Monday
Home News

Owners of vicious and nuisance dogs face fines up to £20k if they fail to curb behaviour

Ed Miliband has unveiled Labour's plan to introduce a one-week cancer test, funded by a tax on tobacco firms
Home News

Labour promises one-week turnaround for cancer tests

John Lydon says he feels "a bit responsible" for the death of bandmate Sid Vicious
News

'Russell Brand will make you all homeless', says former Sex Pistols

John Lydon says he feels "a bit responsible" for the death of bandmate Sid Vicious
News

'Russell Brand will make you all homeless', says former Sex Pistols

George Osborne has been voted the most influential Londoner, ahead of Boris Johnson and David Cameron
News

George Osborne voted 'most influential Londoner', while David Cameron

Chris and Sarra Hoy have welcomed their first child, Callum, into the world
News

Chris Hoy 'a little shocked' after baby son born 11 weeks premature

Mary Berry has brushed off the Danny Dyer 'ear licking' incident
News

Mary Berry on Danny Dyer manhandling: He was just a drunk chap, a

Neil Patrick Harris has said that a kiss from Burt Reynolds in late 80s show B. L. Stryker made him realise he was gay
News

Neil Patrick Harris: 'I realised I was gay after kiss from Burt

Putin, here at the International Tiger Forum in St Petersburg, Russia, in 2010, released three Siberian tigers into the wild in May 2014
News

Vladimir Putin's Siberian tiger has 'strayed into China and eaten five

Mark Bell of LFO and long-time Bjork collaborator has died
News

Mark Bell dead: Long-time Bjork collaborator and member of electronic

Kristen Stewart has said 'It’s a really ridiculous thing to say you’re not a feminist'
News

Kristen Stewart on gender equality: 'It’s a really ridiculous thing

John Lydon says he feels "a bit responsible" for the death of bandmate Sid Vicious
News

John Lydon: 'I feel a bit responsible for Sid Vicious' death'

Ed Sheeran has revealed he had previously received death threats
News

Ed Sheeran says he received death threats at the beginning of his

Americas

Will Red Bull pay $10 per customer for failing to give you wings?

An application security expert says it scrutinises Snapchat's claim that its servers 'were never breached'
Tech

Snapchat claim that security wasn't breached is questioned

Tech

Snapchat claim that security wasn't breached is questioned

An application security expert says it scrutinises Snapchat's claim that its servers 'were never breached'
Staff from North East Ambulance Service and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, take part in the emergency exercise
Home News

Britain stages Ebola simulation as US airports begin screening

A British man who fell ill in a hotel in Macedonia and later died did not have Ebola, officials say
Home News

Ebola: Briton who died in Macedonia did not have deadly virus,

Boris Johnson has said that Tony Blair learned his oration techniques from Hitler
News

Tony Blair 'emulated Hitler's oration techniques', Boris Johnson says

Police say they have recovered a significant amount of explosives from republican dissidents
Home News

Sizeable haul of explosives seized from republican dissidents in

Police say they have recovered a significant amount of explosives from republican dissidents
Home News

Sizeable haul of explosives seized from republican dissidents in

Boko Haram, pictured here in a still from one of their previous videos, have reportedly freed 27 hostages in Cameroon
Africa

Boko Haram releases 27 hostages including Deputy PM's wife, Cameroon

The number of Ebola deaths has surpassed 4,000, the World Health Organisation says
Africa

Ebola outbreak: Death toll surpasses 4,000 mark

John F Kenny airport in New York will begin screening passengers for Ebola from today
Americas

Ebola outbreak: Five US airports begin screening travellers from West

Radio host Paul Gambaccini will not face charges over alleged historic sex offences
Home News

Gambaccini will face no charges in Yewtree investigation

North Korea has fired at the South after activists released dozens of balloons filled with anti-Pyongyang propaganda
Asia

North and South Korea exchange fire amid tension over cross-border

An Indian man has reportedly had his penis cut off by angry locals after being caught allegedly trying to rape a teenager
Asia

Lynch mob chop man's penis off after catching him allegedly trying to

Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation into allegations that Burmese migrants were beaten and mistreated by Thai police
Asia

Thailand: Amnesty demands inquiry into torture allegations

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, seen here introducing an iPad on 22 October 2013, is expected to unveil the firm's latest iPad offerings
Tech

iPad Pro and iPad Air 2 release: Apple confirms 16 October 'event'

The Teatreneu club in Barcelona is charging its members by the laugh
Tech

The comedy club using facial recognition software to charge per laugh,

Tech

Google+ is sticking around for the long haul, its social media chief

University College London suffered an email breach last night with more than 2,000 emails sent to all students in an episode dubbed #bellogate
Tech

#BelloGate: Thousands of UCL students sent YouPorn, Sarah Palin and Ukip links in email hack

Apple is closing a loophole which allows consumers to install disallowed classic games
Tech

No more Super Mario: iOS 8.1 upgrade will block 'date trick'

Apple is soon to unveil its latest iPad offerings
Tech

iPad Pro: Apple's next-gen device could have Mac OS X

Security experts have revealed how hackers have been able to withdraw wads of cash from ATMs
Tech

Experts show how hackers withdraw wads of money from cash machines

Middle East

Isis in Kobani: Dramatic images emerge from clash as US rules out

Part of the Facebook page for "Sondra Prince", a fake profile created by a government official using the real pictures of unwitting Sondra Arquiett
Tech

Woman sues US government after it secretly creates fake Facebook page

Security experts have revealed how hackers have been able to withdraw wads of cash from ATMs
Tech

Experts show how hackers withdraw wads of money from cash machines

Middle East

Isis in Kobani: Dramatic images emerge from clash as US rules out

Part of the Facebook page for "Sondra Prince", a fake profile created by a government official using the real pictures of unwitting Sondra Arquiett
Tech

Woman sues US government after it secretly creates fake Facebook page

EE has launched its new TV service
Tech

EE launches 70 TV channels that can be viewed on four devices

Facebook is reportedly developing an app that will provide users with anonymity
Tech

Facebook 'developing app to post anonymously', sources claim

A millionaire student is selling her Swarovski-encrusted Mercedes to raise money for two animal charities
Home News

Millionaire student sells Swarovski-encrusted Mercedes to raise cash

People visit the '12 Labours of Putin' art exhibition marking the 62th birthday of Russia's President Vladimir Putin
News

Vladimir Putin reimagined as Hercules in Moscow exhibition

Ray Teret is accused of sex offences against girls dating back as far as 1962
Crime

Former DJ Teret 'acted together with Savile to rape girl, 15'

Ray Cole, whose son said has been "blown away" by the level of international support he has received since being jailed in Morocco for being gay
Africa

Gay British man released from Moroccan prison

The families of passengers on board missing flight MH370 says it wants the airline to "live up to its legal responsibilities"
Asia

Distraught MH370 families beseech Malaysia Airlines: 'Is any life

A black bear was found stuffed under a bush in Central Park, New York
Americas

Black bear cub found dead in Central Park

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