Disappearing act: Twitter reports flatlining user growth

Twitter set out to build a virtual town square bustling with billions of people. But it's starting to look more like a novelty stand as the masses flock to other services that strike a more personal chord.

The San Francisco company showed no user growth at all in a fourth-quarter report released Thursday, the clearest signal yet that the one-time trendsetter is struggling to remain relevant. That leaves it with 320 million monthly users — roughly one-fifth the size of Facebook.

CEO Jack Dorsey is working hard to reconfigure the decade-old service. That's trickier than it sounds, since he also needs to avoid alienating a core of devoted users who depend on it to tweet their thoughts and track issues that matter to them.

Dorsey took a step in that direction Wednesday, announcing plans to tweak Twitter's timeline to highlight tweets that the service will appeal the most to each user, instead of only presenting them in reverse chronological order. He also has hinted that Twitter may lift its long-standing 140-character limit on the length of each tweet.

Human error' may have caused German train crash, media say

German authorities were on Tuesday investigating how two commuter trains collided head-on, leaving at least 10 dead and dozens injured, despite having been fitted with automatic braking systems to prevent such accidents.

German media reports said Wednesday that human error was likely to blame for the high-speed crashnear the southern spa town of Bad Aibling, when one of the trains sliced into the other and ripped a hole in its side.

But German police rejected the reports as "pure speculation". "Discard that, we reject that," a spokesman told local broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Newspaper group RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschand (RND), citing sources close to the investigation, said a signalling station worker had manually disactivated the automatic signalling system to let the first train – which was running late – go past. The second train then forged ahead on the same track in the opposite direction, before the first was able to split off where the line divides into two.

The Bild newspaper reported that manually disabling the signalling would have disactivated the automatic braking systems.

Police said they were no longer looking for a missing person in the train crash that has killed 10 and injured dozens in a rural area in southern Germany. Police spokesman Stefan Sonntag said Wednesday that after contacting all hospitals in the region, authorities concluded that there was nobody missing after Tuesday's crash.

Shocking new ISIS video shows four-year-old British boy dubbed 'Jihadi Junior' blowing up four alleged spies in a car bomb

The four year old British boy dubbed 'Jihadi Junior' has been filmed detonating the bomb which kills four ISIS prisoners in the group's latest execution video.

Isa Dare, the son of Muslim convert Grace 'Khadija' Dare from south east London, pushes the button that blows up four alleged spies sitting in a white car behind him.

Standing triumphantly next to the charred remains of the car, his hand raised to the sky, the boy then yells: 'Allahu Akbar.'

It is the second time the young boy, who was brainwashed after his mother took him to Syria three years ago, has appeared in one of the extremists' propaganda videos.

Isa Dare, the son of Muslim convert Grace 'Khadija' Dare from south east London, pushes the button (pictured) that blows up four alleged spies sitting in a white car behind him

His grandfather told of how the child begged him to save him just days before he was forced to appear in the first video last month.

In what was seen as a 'promotion' of this latest murderous release, Dare was made to declare: 'We are going to kill the kuffar [non-believers] over there' - before pointing to the men killed in today's video.

Today's video, which is believed to be shot in ISIS's de facto capital of Raqqa, was entitled: 'They are the enemy so be aware of them.'

One by one, each man confessed to either spying on, or conspiring against, ISIS. They were later seen handcuffed to the inside of a car - with a look of utter fear in their eyes.

Before they were killed, the senior ISIS commander standing next to the boy threatened British Prime Minister David Cameron for arming the terror group's enemies in Syria.

He said: 'You will never fight us except behind fortified fortresses or behind walls.

'So no David Cameron, you’ve given the whole world more certainty in this [inaudible]. You’ve only done two things. 

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Woman shopper, 60, plummets 60ft off a balcony to the basement in a John Lewis store... but survives after a BED breaks her fall

A woman has survived a 60ft fall from the balcony of a John Lewis store after a bed miraculously broke her fall.

Shoppers watched in horror as the 60-year-old plunged two storeys to the basement of the shop in Cheadle, Manchester.

She only suffered minor injuries to her hip and spine after landing on a display bed, it was reported.

Police and emergency services rushed to the store on Wilmslow Road (pictured) at around before 4pm

Police and emergency services rushed to the store on Wilmslow Road at around before 4pm after several people called 999 to report she had fallen from the upper levels.

She fell over the glass balcony near the shop's escalators, the Manchester Evening News reported.

Witnesses told of hearing screams after she fell. The shop was closed by bosses for the remaining four hours as police began their investigation.

CCTV footage has been handed to officers, who were seen talking to managers behind closed doors today.

Staff at the department store are understood to have been offered support by John Lewis bosses after a handful witnessed the harrowing incident. 

Several ambulances, a helicopter and three hazard response teams, were scrambled to the scene.

The secret of good s3x: Saying 'I love you' during the act is the one thing most likely to leave you and your partner satisfied

Saying ‘I love you’ during sex is the thing that is most likely to make you and your partner feel satisfied.

A study has found that talking about love whilst in bed beats foreplay and wearing sexy lingerie to ensure you have a good time.

Some 75 per cent of satisfied men said ‘I love you’ whilst they had sex and 74 per cent of satisfied women did the same.

The study, one of the largest of its kind to date, involved an online survey which got tens of thousands of responses.

Scientists from Chapman University in the US analyzed the answers of 39,000 married or cohabitating heterosexual men and women who had been with their partner for at least three years.

The average age was 40 years old for women and 46 years old for men.

The results showed that the more a couple communicates during sex, the more satisfied they are going to be.

Things which improved love making included; praising your partner for something they did in bed and asking your partner for something you want.

Talking on the phone or by email during the day about sex also ensured that they had a good time in bed.

Six reasons why you should not do this on Valentine’s day

It’s one day out of year when people are encouraged to go out of their way and be extra romantic.

During Valentine’s Day, so many evils are committed in the name of celebrating love.

Men go all out to spoil their women and some of the women feel they have to pay back in a way by giving him whatever he wants.

Some feel if a guy spoils you with gifts, you owe him, reducing Valentine’s Day to a cleverly orchestrated business transaction: You give me things, I give you S3@.x:’.

For most people, S3@.x:’ is an important part of Valentine’s Day. Whether or not people are in a relationship, S3@.x:’ seems like a big part Valentine’s Day package.

Trailer kills 58-year-old, crushes four

A trailer driver has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly ramming his vehicle into five persons in the Alakara, Mushin area of the state.

Our correspondent learnt that the victims, including a 58-year-old father of four identified as Sunday Ikotun, were sleeping inside two commercial buses when the trailer rammed into them.

3m360 learnt that the incident occurred at about 3am on Sunday at the Alakara, Mushin end of the Agege Motor Road.

Our correspondent gathered that Ikotun was badly injured in the head, while the four other victims, whose names had yet to be ascertained, had fractured legs. They were rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.

Top veteran Nollywood actor is dead (Photo)

Top Actor, Prince Jide Kosoko confirmed Arakangudu‘s death to GoldmyneTv this morning. He said his association has despatched members to his house.

The fantastic actor died yesterday 8th February 2016 in Kaduna State through heart attack.

His remains according to a source will be moved to his home town in Osogbo, Capital of Osun State for burial this morning.

Some of his other colleagues confirmed this news to us while his photos has now been using as RIP. For several years, the well-built, popular and talented actor who is known for his mastery of the roles of herbalist and armed robber in Arakangudu most Yoruba movies has gone off the scene where nobody could figure out his whereabouts.

Then, series of questions and reports started flying in the media claiming that he has relegated himself from acting finally.

The baritone-voiced actor made his turn back into make-believe industry not long ago. The versatile actor bounced back with his role in a recent movie titled Ayaba Oosa written and produced by Yetunde Abubakry and directed by Okiki Afolayan.

It was released on Monday 2nd June 2015 from the stable of Okiki Films & Music Productions. Arakangudu played the role of one of the chiefs in the palace. The flick also featured the likes of Antar Laniyan, Ojopagogo, Moji Olaiya, Tomiwa Alajogun and many others.

Killer tumble dryers alert as figures reveal a machine bursts into flames almost daily

Tragedy: Doug McTavish and Bernard Hender died in a house fire last year

Millions of households are at risk from potentially dangerous tumble dryers as it emerged one machine bursts into flames almost every day.

Freedom of Information responses from fire brigades across the UK have revealed 926 fires caused by dryers were reported to emergency services between 2011 and 2013 – equal to 309 a year.

It comes after mum-of-two Mishell Moloney died in a house fire believed to have been sparked by a tumble dryer.

Five million Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit dryer models sold between 2004 and 2015 are subject to a product safety alert after being linked to a string of blazes.

The fire fault is caused when excess fluff touches the heating element.

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U.S. intelligence chief warns of increased ISIS attacks around the world as jihadis target global expansion

ISIS is likely to step up 'the pace and lethality' of its attacks in the months ahead as it seeks to intensify its global campaign of violence, warned the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency director.

Marine Corps Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart emphasised the dangers of the jihadi group's 'emerging branches' in Mali, Tunisia, Somalia, Bangladesh and Indonesia.

He also said he would not be surprised if ISIS extended its operations from the Sinai Peninsula in order to strike the heart of Egypt.

JIhadis in Libya train in the province of Tripoli as ISIS continues to expand in the war-torn country

Stewart said that ISIS's presence in Iraq and Syria was only the start, with the group seemingly looking to expand as part of its global plan. 

'Last year, Daesh (ISIS) remained entrenched on Iraqi and Syrian battlefields and expanded globally to Libya, Sinai, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the Caucasus,'

'Daesh is likely to increase the pace and lethality of its transnational attacks because it seeks to unleash violent actions and to provoke a harsh reaction from the West, thereby feeding its distorted narrative' of a Western war against Islam, he said.

Uninstalling this one app will boost your iPhone battery by 15%

If you’re desperate to make your iPhone’s battery last longer but don’t want to shell out for one of Apple’s official battery cases – there is another way.

Unfortunately, this particular trick might not go down well with social networking fans.

All you have to do is uninstall Facebook’s app from your phone and use the Safari browser to access the mobile website instead.

The trick has been shown to work on Android phones and testing by the Guardianconfirmed that making this small switch saved up to 15% of battery life on iPhones too.

Late last year, Facebook was confronted by software experts and technology journalists over its mobile app which appeared to run processes in the background that ate away at valuable battery life.

The tech company acknowledged the problem and promised to resolve it by rejigging its mobile app.

Man convicted of stomping 14 year old girl to death after trying to kidnap and rape her

On Monday, a Michigan jury found a 34-year-old man guilty of the 2014 murder, kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of 14-year-old April Millsap, PEOPLE confirms.
James VanCallis will likely be punished to spend the rest of his life behind bars when he is sentenced on March 30, according to court officials.
April's body was found along a hiking trail in Armada, Michigan, on July 24, 2014, and medical examiners were able to determine she died from blunt force trauma and neck compression. Police claim April's bra had been ripped off and that she was found in a wooded area with her pants and underwear around her ankles. 

Tennis Super star Andy Murray celebrates becoming a father after wife Kim gives birth to a baby daughter

Andy Murray has become a father after his wife Kim gave birth to a daughter, the couple's first child.

The tennis star had promised to fly home from the Australian Open if his wife went into labour during the tournament, and after losing in the final he said he would be on 'the first flight home' in an emotional message.

The Murrays' daughter was born on Sunday night, according to reports.

The baby girl, whose name has not yet been revealed, is the youngest member of Britain's foremost tennis family.

Mr Murray's brother Jamie won the Australian Open doubles championship last month, while his mother Judy is a successful coach who captains the British women's tennis team.

The new parents have been together since they were teenagers, and they married last April in Mr Murray's hometown of Dunblane before announcing the pregnancy in the summer.

Among the hundreds of fans congratulating the couple today was Angus Robertson, the SNP's leader in Westminster, who tweeted: 'Congratulations to Andy Murray and Kim Sears on the birth of their daughter.'

Germany train crash: 'several killed' and multiple casualties following head-on collision between two passenger trains

Four have died and 100 injured following a head-on collision between two local trains 

in southern Germany.

Among the casualties, 15 are "seriously injured" according to police.

Eyewitness reports indicate that the trains are “wedged together”.

It is understood that the rescue efforts could last all day.

We’ll be bringing you the latest at 11pm GMT, when police are set to hold a press conference.

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Local carnival cancelled following 'tragic event'

A planned carnival in Rosenheim has been cancelled.

City management chief Sabrina Obermoser has just made the announcement.

Man left to die inside tomb discovered alive by shocked family

This is the dramatic moment a man who had been thrown down a tomb and left to die was discovered alive by a grieving family.

The man, only known by his initials VSFM, had apparently been attacked and thrown down the tomb in Caju Cemetery in Brazil.

He was discovered when relatives of a person buried close by went to pray beside the grave - and found bloodstains on the edge of the cover.

Firemen who rushed to the scene opened up the tomb to find the 33-year-old alive but severely injured.

Buses toys on Jiji.ng – Buy cheaper!

Among a diversity of car models you can notice some models of busses. They will look good in your kid’s collection of toys and fit into a toy garage really well. So if we speak about must-have toys for boys, buses are in the list.

Open Jiji.ng and look for buses toys by entering this word combination in a search line. You can also check out the whole list of toys represented. Actually, Toys is only a part of the bigger category filled with stuff for kids and babies. The website is divided into twelve categories (which are also divided in subsections), including Computers and Laptops, Electronics, Fashion and Beauty, Animals and Pets, Vehicles, Property and so on. Each of them is represented by thousands of offers posted by people from different cities. Due to the ability to do it for free the number of users keep growing and the service keeps improving. And smart convenient interface brings even more advantages.

One more important thing is prices at Jiji. Here everything is cheaper than in other shops or online stores. All users communicate with each other directly and don’t have to pay additional price for assistants’ services. As a result, prices are often negotiable. And if not – they are affordable for sure. Everything to make your happy!

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"Once we rid ourselves of traditional thinking, we can get on with creating the future as anxiety remains the maiden of creativity"

The Nigerian Students and Youth Corpers Discount Card as introduced by The Bridge Concept Nig. Ltd. to National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, is a systemic support system that will create an opportunity for Nigerian Students to maximize their little available resources to accomplish more, which will help in promoting the well being of students who are mostly challenged.

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Leicester City uses Budist Voodo to win premiership matches

Dear football fans. Are we just going to sit here and pretend like Leicester City are not using juju?

Matt LeBlanc to be Top Gear co-presenter

Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc is to be one of the new presenters of Top Gear when the motoring programme returns to BBC Two in May.

The US actor will be the show's first non-British host in its 39-year history.

"Matt's a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I'm thrilled he's joining Top Gear," said Chris Evans of his new on-screen colleague.

Additional Top Gear cast members will be confirmed shortly, the BBC said.

"As a car nut and a massive fan of Top Gear, I'm honoured and excited to be a part of this iconic show's new chapter," said LeBlanc. "What a thrill!"

The 48-year-old is best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in Friends and has more recently been seen, as himself, in BBC Two sitcom Episodes.

Reams Food Store Worker in Utah Dies After Getting Dragged Into Industrial Mixer

A 45-year-old grocery store employee in Utah died after she was dragged into an industrial-sized bakery mixing machine, officials said.

Investigators are still trying to determine how Carmen "Jackie" Lindhardt was pulled into the mixer in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy on Wednesday morning, Sandy Police Sgt. Dean Carriger told NBC News.

Lindhardt was using the appliance in the bakery department of a Reams Food Store when she became caught on a moving part that rotates to combine ingredients, Carriger said.

A coworker heard her scream and quickly ran over and shut off the mixer but it was too late.

Art Dealer Eric Spoutz Charged With Selling Dozens of Fakes of American Masters

Eric Ian Spoutz, a well-known Michigan art dealer listed as the donor of paintings by American masters to numerous top galleries, was arrested Wednesday in Hollywood on a federal charge of selling forged artworks.

According to a federal complaint filed last week in New York, Spoutz, 32 — also known as Chad Smith, John Goodman and James Sinclair — sold dozens of works of art that he falsely claimed were by famous artists like Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and Joan Mitchell, using forged documents to convince buyers of their authenticity.

Sperm Whale Stranded On Hunstanton Beach

Coastguard and sealife experts are helping a 14m sperm whale that is alive and stranded on the beach at Hunstanton in Norfolk.

Councillor Kate Dunbar says people are pouring water on the mammal to try to make it comfortable, but the high tide is not expected until about 2pm.

"They've used a digger and dug a hole in the sand, the water has been welling in it and people have been back and forth with buckets of water to pour over the whale to make it more comfortable. It's a very sad sight," Ms Dunbar told Sky.

"The tide is about 40ft away perhaps. I think it's on the turn, on its way back... I think the high tide is about two-ish this afternoon... It's probably going to be too shallow for it to swim away safely."

Man Shot Dead In 'Targeted Attack' At Warehouse

A company boss has been shot dead during an attempted robbery at his warehouse in Birmingham.

Officers were called to Direct Source 3 Ltd just before 6.40pm on Wednesday after getting reports that several masked men were robbing the premises.

Response officers were immediately sent to the scene and found Akhtar Javeed, 56, who had suffered a gunshot wound.

Mr Javeed is listed by Companies House as a director of the food distribution business.