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Family of missing Brown University student furious

he hunt for the last suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings on Friday has revived the search for a missing Brown University student after he the 22-year-old was wrongly fingered as one of the suspects. Sunil Tripathi's family is outraged and furious over the vile messages they received, although they also help the publicity will help bring in new leads as to his whereabouts. Tripathi's name spread across Twitter like wildfire for several hours on Friday night after one user claimed he had heard his name used by authorities on a Boston police radio channel. That rumor later proved to be false. Within hours, vile messages began cropping up on Sunil's Facebook page and about a dozen news vans camped outside the family's home in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Tragic: Sunil Tripathi, seen here with his mother and sister, has been missing since last month. He left his cell phone and wallet when he walked out the door 'We find it incredibly unfortunate that media outlets were

Grandmother, 51, killed just yards from her doorstep

A devoted grandmother run down while paying a minicab driver was killed just yards from her front door. Mary Byrne was paying the driver who had just taken her home in Bradford, West Yorkshire, when another car slammed into the cab, pushing it on top of her. She died just a few steps from the gates of a primary school where a poster by her seven-year-old granddaughter pleaded for drivers to be considerate. Three men are in custody as police investigate the incident, which happened at 5.16pm on Saturday. Ms Byrne, 51, had been returning from celebrating a friend's birthday when the cars collided just outside the semi-detached house where she had lived for 27 years. She lived there with her partner Alan Jones, who is currently away in Kos and trying to get a flight home. Neighbours who rushed to her aid said they saw her lying pinned beneath the taxi. One man, who did not wish to be named, said he heard the crash and ran straight out to help, but it was already too late. Ms Byrne

BREAKING NEWS: Evacuation at JFK's terminal 4 underway after 'suspicious package

A bomb scare at New York's JFK caused an entire terminal to be evacuated after a suspicious package was reportedly intercepted being boarded onto a plane on Sunday afternoon. With tensions high following Monday's Boston marathon bombings, the airport's terminal 4 was cleared when a tube of toothpaste was discovered covered in wires in the baggage room of El-Al airlines. The bomb squad were called and the Port Authority gave the all clear just after 5 p.m. Terminal 4 has been evacuated at New York's JFK airport after a suspicious package was intercepted being boarded onto a plane Authorities were alerted to the suspicious package at JFK at 4:10 p.m. The airport's Terminal 4 Concourse B was evacuated. The spokesman for the Port Authority said that an 'all clear' was given after an NYPD bomb squad investigation, and that the package had been a toothpaste tube with tape around it' and not wires. Passengers and employees have been allowed back into the te

Flyposting businessman told he had 'contributed to a fear of crime'

A businessman has been ordered to take down signs he put up at weekends because they 'contributed to a fear of crime'. Jordan Green, 25, posted temporary signs on a grass verge outside his showroom on a trading estate in a bid to attract extra customers. But council investigators said there was a risk that criminals could use the plastic signs - some as small as two foot by three foot - to hide behind. Flyposter: Jordan Green, 25, was fined £4,000 for putting up this sign to advertise his kitchen sales business 'Fear of crime': Mr Green says he put the signs up to pick up passing trade on a grass verge near his showroom in Stockport Liberal Democrat Councillor Kevin Hogg said they had received complaints from the public who were worried that: 'Someone could hide behind the signs and jump out at them.' Mr Green was brought before magistrates in Stockport, Manchester, where he admitted ten charges of illegal advertising on the highway and was fined £4,000.

Do you really call this art? Images of Google Streetview prostitutes

A photographer who displayed Google Streetview images of prostitutes in his gallery has been nominated to win a £30,000 art prize. Mishka Henner, 36, searched lurid internet forums to find out where sex workers can be found and then looked up their locations using Google's street cameras. His collection of screenshots has now earned him one of four nominations for the prestigious Deutsche Börse photography award. Mishka Henner researched internet forums to find out where sex workers could be find in remote locations Using the locations mentioned by men on forums, Mishka Henner used Google Street View to track them down In February, MailOnline reported how web users have posted more than 5,000 pictures of prostitutes caught plying their trade on Google Streetview on the website doxyspotting.com But Mr Henner, from Manchester, has rejected claims that his work is not art because he has merely found the pictures on Google. He told the Radio 4 show Front Row that he is 'tak

When in Rome: The Eternal City takes a step back in time as it celebrates 2,766th birthday

When in Rome, it is said, one should do as the Romans do. And that is exactly what citizens of the Eternal City did this weekend as they took a step back in time to celebrate the 2,766th birthday of the capital. Each year the streets become a stage for troupes of actors dressed as denizens of the ancient city, as they mark the legendary foundation of the Birth of Rome. Scroll down for video Actors dressed as ancient Roman maids march in front of the Coliseum in a commemorative parade during festivities marking the 2,766th anniversary of the founding of Rome The capital celebrates its founding annually based on the legendary foundation of the Birth of Rome Actors dressed as the denizens of ancient Rome participate in parades and re-enactments of the ancient Roman Empire Hundreds of actors, dressed as centurions, goddesses and politicians, took part in the elaborate spectacle Women dressed as ancient Roman maids with flowered wreathes in their hair marched in the commem

Enough to drive you round the bend: Bungling council workers

Looking between the lines had a whole new meaning for drivers, after bungling workers painted double yellow lines around an old traffic island. The bizarre road markings, which were spotted by motorists in Cambridge, were painted close to the city's police station. Signs warned drivers they could face fines of £50 or £70 if they parked on the circular lines. Going in circles: Motorists were stunned to see these double yellow lines around a traffic island in Cambridge But motorbikes, scooters and even a Smart car could easily fit into the 8ft-wide loop, meaning drivers of these vehicles could technically escape the levy. Brewery owner Richard Naisby, who spotted the lines, said: 'I think what they've done is taken away a sign that was there for the coaches but taken it out really badly, leaving a pothole and the double yellow lines that were around it. 'I think that would mean it was totally legal. You can imagine the baffled look of a traffic warden if you did get

Boston to observe minute's silence today at time of bombings

Seven days after the Boston Marathon bombings, the city plans to mark the traumatic week with mournful silence and a return to its bustling commute. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has asked residents to observe a moment of silence at 2.50pm local time today, the time the first of the two bombs exploded near the finish line. Bells will ring across the city and state after the minute-long tribute to the victims. Paying tribute: Two-year-old Wesley Brillant of Natick, Massachusetts, stands in front of a memorial to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings near the scene of the blasts on Boylston Street Victims: A tribute to MIT police officer Sean Collier, who was shot dead by Boston bomb suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and MBTA officer Richard Donahue who was injured in an ensuing shoot-out Many Boston residents are returning to the workplaces and schools for the first time since a dramatic week came to an even more dramatic end. Authorities on Friday had made th

Wife, 56, forgives husband, 40, who blinded her by stubbing

A cruel husband sent to prison for 11 years after blinding his wife with a lit cigarette has been forgiven by his wheelchair-bound partner who believes he should never have been jailed. In a vicious attack Robert Clark, 40, stubbed the cigarette in the eye of disabled Susan Clark, 56, shouting: 'Can you see it now?'. But after he was jailed at Hull Crown Court injured Mrs Clark said: 'I still love him, but I am angry with him. 'I am hoping to get some sight back, but and I am not raising any hopes. I don't think prison is the right place for him, but I know it has to be that way.' Attack: Robert Clark (left) blinded his wife Susan (right) with a cigarette but she says she has forgiven him and that he should not have been jailed for 11 years Mrs Clark, who founded two Hull charities for the disabled, was already blind in her left eye following an accident in 2009. She was immediately totally blinded as her right eyeball burst in the attack by her husban