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Republicans and Democrats found rare agreement during a House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee hearing that the federal government wastes too much money - at least $95 billion in lost savings last year alone, according to a new report - but wouldn't agree on how to change things. An annual report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found hundreds of billions of dollars in Washington waste, fraud and abuse overall, and said the government is too slow in acting to consolidate or eliminate duplicate programs that taxpayers shouldn't be funding. They include a total of 697 programs in at least 23 separate agencies supporting just one Obama administration initiative: energy sustainability and renewable energy. Those programs' waste cost taxpayers $15 billion in 2010. Fifteen separate agencies have a total of 76 programs that prevent or treat drug abuse in America, costing more than $4.5 billion in 2012. Republicans complain that the federal govern

The National Union of Students has elected its first president to not have attended university. Toni Pearce, currently the union's vice president for further education, studied at Cornwall College, but never went on to a university education because taking three years 'out' to do so 'was not attractive to her'. She was elected to serve as the NUS's new president at the union's annual conference in Sheffield on Tuesday. The National Union of Students has elected its first president who has not attended university at its annual conference in Sheffield Miss Pearce, 22, is currently serving a second term as the union’s vice president for further education. In her current NUS role she has claimed Britain is 'run by Oxbridge' and admitted she 'can’t stand' Education Secretary Michael Gove, The Daily Telegraph reports. Miss Pearce, who describes herself as a feminist, was brought up in Camborne, Cornwall, by her parents, an ex-Navy aircraft en

Three students bravely subdued a classmate who went on a stabbing frenzy at a Houston community college today - and then promptly posted pictured of their heroism online. The knife-man now charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon is Dylan Quick, 20, a fellow student suspected of knifing 14 people this morning at Lone Star College's Cypress campus. Steven Maida, Erik Bertrand, Ryan Ballard and another student named James managed to wrestle the armed man to the floor and waited for law enforcement to arrive, KHOU.com reported. And in a very modern take on heroism, Maida posted a picture of the suspect onto his Instagram account, explaining how he ran to intercept him as the stabbings began and then an hour later posted a congratulatory self-portrait of himself inside a police car after his bold act. Scroll Down for Video Stabbing suspect: This photograph, posted onto Instagram, is allegedly Dylan Quick, the assailant who rampaged around Lone Star community colleg

The Playboy Bunny House, which made everyone curious on what goes on its inside, is available for sale for $11 million as per an official report from TMZ on April 8, 2013. Now this gives an amazing chance for the people who were curious about it, to make their things happen inside the house. The house which is known to make some interesting evenings, is located immediately across the street from Playboy Mansion. The Playboy Bunny house isn’t a small house, as you would expect by its name. But it occupies an area of 6,690 square feet. The Playboy Bunny House has five bedrooms, six and half baths, a pool, an oasis waterfall and a spa that occupies 1.3 acres of land. The Holmby Hills digs is popular for housing Jayde Nicole and Jaime Edmondson, some of Playboy’s well known and wild models. The Playboy Bunny House was featured in many episodes of the hit reality show “The Girls Next Door”. The people who watched that show, could be able to recognize this house easily. The person, who bu

Spring clean your finances and make some big saving Here are our top tips on how to have a financial clear-out PA Spring has finally sprung, so now’s the time to have a thorough sort-out of your financial affairs and make some big savings. Here are our top tips on how to have a financial clear-out, from ditching old direct debits to making sure you are on the most competitive utility, borrowing and savings deals. Current accounts Nearly one in three of us has at least two current accounts, according to Santander, with 12 per cent of these admitting to having three or more. And nearly one in five people have a current account they no longer use. Andrew Hagger, of Money Comms.co.uk, said: “Maintaining more than one account is fine for those who need to keep some money separate or are organised enough to manage multiple accounts. “But many have stuck blindly with the same accounts since they received their first pay cheque, unaware that there are now more suitable and rewarding a

MMR jab will stop measles epidemic which is at its worst for 18 years What parents seem to have forgotten is that measles is potentially fatal and officials in Wales said it’s just a matter of time until a child dies Getty This is what you get if you don’t vaccinate your children against measles with the MMR jab – a frightening epidemic of measles among unvaccinated children as we’ve been seeing in Wales for the past few weeks. I’ve held off writing about this latest surge of measles because I’ve been beating the vaccination drum so long and so hard that I feel I’m banging my head against a brick wall. But with 20 new cases of measles being reported to Public Health Wales every day it’s time to beat the drum again. So scared are the health authorities about the rise in cases – 25% over the Easter weekend – that they’re setting up emergency, drop-in vaccination clinics in major Welsh cities. In England and Wales, cases of measles are at their highest for 18 years. But what pa

Body of evidence: How your physical characteristics could indicate future health problems With the news balding men are more at risk from heart ­disease, we reveal what health conditions other physical traits could lead to* Getty BALD/HEART DISEASE As if losing your hair wasn’t bad enough, follicly-challenged men are now said to be at significantly greater risk of heart disease. Men with baldness at the crown of their heads are a third more likely to develop coronary artery disease, with Japanese researchers suggesting that men who lost their hair earlier in life are especially high risk. Research published in the British Medical Journal had a look at six studies involving 37,000 men. How to prevent it: “The good news is risks of heart disease can be greatly reduced,” according to Dr Hilary Jones, TV doctor and ambassador for www.healthexpress.co.uk. “Simple measures such as making sure you get enough exercise, maintaining a healthy weight and eating a healthy balanced diet wi

Arlene Phillips at 70: "I've got more energy than my daughters!" It’s clear the former Strictly judge is more comfortable in her skin than ever – and her face lights up as she talks about her impending milestone birthday. Arlene Phillips Jonny Storey It’s hard to believe Arlene Phillips turns 70 next month. Her toned legs, enviable curves and ­practically wrinkle-free complexion make her look at least 10 years younger. Full of verve and energy, it’s clear the former Strictly judge is more comfortable in her skin than ever – and her face lights up as she talks about her impending milestone birthday. “Inside I don’t feel my age,” she says. “But what does 70 feel like? If I look at that number, I can’t imagine that it’s me. “I’m very energetic and always on the run. The other day I was up at 5.30am to go on Daybreak. "I had a day of rehearsals and an evening meeting after that. I’m Miss Non-Stop. If I think to myself ‘slow down’,

Going nowhere: "No doubt" Mark Webber will stay at Red Bull despite Malaysia GP mess Vettel apologises to whole team for robbing Aussie colleague of win in Sepang - and Webber has every intention of driving in China in two weeks China crisis? Webber is expected to join Vettel in Shanghai Getty Christian Horner said he has “no doubt” that Mark Webber will see out the season with Red Bull. And sources have told the Mirror that the 36-year-old Australian has every intention of being in Shanghai in just over two weeks' time. The Red Bull team boss was speaking as triple champion Sebastian Vettel publicly apologised to the entire team, in a speech at their factory, for flouting orders and overtaking Webber to win the Malaysian Grand Prix last week. But also as rumours continued to circulate that Webber, holidaying in Australia, is considering his future with the Milton Keynes operation. "It was the intent of the team tha

Jonny be good: Manu Tuilagi out to flatten England great and nice guy Wilkinson “You don’t go out there looking for one man, but if you get an opportunity for a big hit, it can turn a game," he explained  In charge: Manu Tuilagi wants to stop Wilkinson dominating with his boot Getty By Tony Roche Manu Tuilagi is ­looking forward to ­meeting up again with Jonny Wilkinson — and flattening him. Leicester go to Toulon today for a Heineken Cup quarter-final Tuilagi ­believes will be decided by his team’s discipline or the boot of Wilkinson. Tuilagi said: “When I first got in the E­ngland squad, Jonny shook hands and said ‘jolly nice to meet you’. “He’s a really nice guy, but that won’t ­influence me if I get him in my sights. If you get the ­opportunity to tackle him you’ve got to take it. “You don’t go out there looking for one man, but if you get an opportunity for a big hit, it can turn a game.” Target man: Toulon fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will be facing a stiff chall

The team managed the remarkable feat despite playing away from home and not scoring in the opening ten minutes Happy coach: Ynysddu boss John Helmore enjoys the final score Welsh rugby union side Ynysddu RFC are celebrating one of the most remarkable scorelines in the sport's history after defeating rivals Blaina by 134 points to nil - away from home! The match remained deadlocked for the first nine minutes, but Aaron Morgan opened the scoring with a try in the 10th minute the floodgates opened. The winning margin wasn’t quite the 170-0 which another Caerphilly club, Penallta RFC, managed against Cardiff’s Canton in 2005. Nor was it the 142-0 achieved in Australia’s demolition of Namibia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. But Ynysddu’s 20-try whitewashing of Blaina nevertheless stands as one of the biggest ever wins in competitive rugby. Check out more of the greatest thrashings in sporting history Ynysddu outside half Matthew Browne, who works i

Hayden Panettiere shows off bikini body on beach date with rumoured fiancé (and giant) Wladimir Klitschko We're a bit obsessed with these pictures of the little and large couple frolicking in the sea and snogging each other's faces off This picture is properly amazing Flynet Another day, another bikini... another excuse to frolic at the beach for Hayden Panettiere. But this time she wasn’t alone after her rumoured fiancé Wladimir Klitschko showed up splashing around (cue Summer Lovin’ intro) on the beach. The tiny actress was dwarfed by giant boxer beau Wladimir as they indulged in some major PDA by snogging each other in the sea. After a quick dip with the fishes, the couple strolled out of the water to cuddle on the sand and tan themselves in the Hollywood sunshine. Obviously the 6ft 6in professional hard-man is supposed to have big muscles but we thought the pictures of Andy Murray’s washboard abs were impressive – even though he rocked a shameful t-shirt tan. Ear

Ramped up: County Championship may lack established stars but is full of young talent says Mark Ramprakash “In the 1980s you had more truly outstanding cricketers but first-class cricket now, especially in Division One, is a higher all-round standard" North star: Yorkshire's Gary Ballance played for England Lions over the winter Brendon Thorne English cricket’s young guns will bid to start the new season in a blaze of glory on Thursday. That's when the County Championship gets under way, with Mark Ramprakash predicting several could be knocking on the door of Test selection later in the summer. For the first time in 26 years, Ramprakash will be watching from the sidelines when the first ball is bowled, having switched to coaching at Middlesex following an illustrious career at Lord’s and with Surrey, England are flying high and head into the Ashes with a squad made up of plenty of players who have come through the county system – wi