Positively Glee-ful: Lea Michele goes from drab to fab as she leaves hair salon with sleek and shiny locks

Now the Christmas period has drawn to a close, all eyes are on the all-important preparations for New Year’s Eve.

And Lea Michele is evidently determined to look her best as she gets ready to wave goodbye to 2012.

The 26-year-old actress paid a visit to a hair salon in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday afternoon to get her tresses tended to in order ahead of next week’s New Year celebrations.

From drab to fab: Lea Michele left a Los Angeles hair salon on Thursday after having her locks preened to perfection. But earlier in the day she cut a decidedly less glamorous figure

Looking positively Glee-ful as she left her pampering session with a huge smile on her face, the musical theatre star went from drab to fab in just a matter of hours.

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The brunette beauty had dressed down for her salon visit, perhaps choosing to hide her Christmas overindulgence behind a loose-fitting blue checked shirt, which she teamed with black skinny jeans and heeled boots.

Lea completed her look with a pair of aviator sunglasses and a black leather shoulder bag, as her doting dad ferried her around in a giant silver Range Rover.
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Prison inmate guns down three New Jersey cops inside police station before being shot dead

Three New Jersey police officers were left wounded when gunfire erupted inside the Gloucester Township police station early Friday morning.

According to sources, the suspected gunman, a prison inmate, was shot to death by police.

One of the injured officers was said to be undergoing surgery and is listed in stable condition. The other two victims were treated for non life-threatening graze wounds.

Fatal exchange: Three police officers were wounded inside the Gloucester Township police station at the hands of a prison inmate, who was then shot and killed

 

Injuries: One of the officers was said to be undergoing surgery, while the other two suffered graze wounds

The police department is located inside of the township’s municipal building on Chews Landing Road.

Police Chief Harry Earle said gunfire erupted inside the police station at about 5.45am. The suspect was brought in for a domestic incident when he got into a scuffle with officers during which he was able to grab a gun from one of them and opened fire.

CBS reported that one of the victims was hit just below the bulletproof vest and is undergoing surgery at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. He is said to be in stable condition and is expected to recover.

The other two officers, a male and female, sustained minor graze wounds and are expected to be released home later in the day.

A neighbor told Fox 29 that she heard sirens wailing at around 6am and saw police quickly placing an officer into the back of an ambulance.

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Wacky mother-of-three who painted her ENTIRE house pink has re-decorated it blue after giving birth to a boy

Everyone has a favourite colour, but one woman was so addicted to pink that she painted her entire house with the rosy hue.

But after giving birth to a little boy she decided to re-decorate her whole house in blue to make him feel more at home.

Wanda Matthews, 25, was so addicted to pink that everything in her life from her hairdryer to washing up gloves had the same pinky tint.

Pink palace: Wanda Matthews was addicted to the colour pink and decorated her whole house in the rosy hue

 

Feeling blue: The mother-of-three finally added the colour blue into her home once she discovered she was pregnant with a baby boy and realised he couldn’t grow up surrounded by pink

But when she discovered she was pregnant with son Kaiden she decided it wouldn’t be fair for him to grow up in her pink palace.

Wanda’s cerise wallpaper in her living room was swapped for a flowery sky-blue print, the hot pink wall paint was covered over with navy, the rose rug was replaced by a teal one and the crimson coloured cushions on her sofa are now different shades of aqua.

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Pregnant teacher, 33, gives birth after fleeing burglars repeatedly ram into her car

A pregnant teacher gave birth after her car was repeatedly rammed by burglars trying to flee her home.

Ceri Fiddes, 33, had already gone into labour but was discharged from hospital and told to go home and wait for a few hours.

But when her and her partner Daniel Holley arrived back at their home in Stoney Stratton near Shepton Mallett, Somerset, they were met by a burglar coming out of the house and another one in the garden.

Despite Daniel’s brave attempts to tackle the thieves, one of them jumped into his car and started repeatedly reversing into Ceri’s car – with her still sat helplessly inside.

The thieves were eventually able to make their getaway.

Once the police had left the couple’s home later that evening, she returned to hospital and gave birth to her son Jude.

Ceri said: ‘There was a car in the drive and a man coming out of our house.

‘When my husband got out to accost him the burglar jumped in the car and rammed ours, with me in it.

‘That was the worst bit, he just kept reversing into me.’

The burglars had ransacked the couple’s home but only took possessions from the shed – items which were later recovered by police.

Officers from Avon and Somerset Police sent out a helicopter and got the alleged burglars’ DNA profile from the car.

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Saif, Jacqueline groove in new Race 2 dance number

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan will be seen shaking a leg with Sri Lankan import Jacqueline Fernandez in the new Race 2 song Lat Lag Gayee. The song is a groovy club number and will be a hit as a party song.

In the song, Jacqueline has dressed in a red top and a mini and is seen matching steps with Saif. Lat Lag Gayee (I’m addicted) is sung by Benny Dayal and Shalmali Kholgade and the music is composed by Pritam. The lyrics are written by Mayuri Puri.

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Singapore doctors let the cat out, Delhi gangrape victim had suffered cardiac arrest before arrival

The 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim has significant brain injury, infection in lungs and abdomen and she is currently struggling against all odds at Mount Elizabeth Hospital where her condition continues to be “extremely critical”, the hospital said on Friday.

“Our medical team’s investigations upon her arrival at the hospital yesterday showed that in addition to her prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury,” said Dr Kelvin Loh, Chief Executive Officer, Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

In a statement, Dr Loh said, “The patient is currently struggling against the odds, and fighting for her life.”

Briefing reporters here on girl’s condition, Loh said, “As at 28 December, 11 am (8:30 IST) the patient continues to remain in an extremely critical condition.”

The girl, who was gangraped and brutally assaulted in a moving bus on December 16, was brought here in an air ambulance on Thursday and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

She had undergone three surgeries at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, where she remained on ventilator support during most part of the treatment. Doctors removed major part of her intestines which had become gangrenous.

“A multi-disciplinary team of specialists has been working tirelessly to treat her since her arrival, and is doing everything possible to stabilise her condition over the next few days,” Dr Loh said.

“The High Commission of India has been fully supportive in helping the hospital and her family, and ensuring that the best care is made available,” he added.

The security was tightened at the hospital, favoured by well-heeled patients, with each visitor screened before being allowed into the ICU.

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The best cars of 2012

New Delhi, Dec 28:

So, it turns out to be a stellar year for gearheads, with some great new metal set to stun the automotive world over the coming 12 months. Let’s take a look at top 10 best cars of 2012.

Hyundai i30

Price: Rs 1281,902

Verdict: It is one of the best Hyundai cars yet. The new Hyundai i30 features a more refined and stylish European exterior design. On the front, the i30 has a large hexagon shaped opening that makes up the front grille and lower air vent. To kick things off the 1.8-litre in-line four cylinder petrol engine produces 110kW of power and 178Nm of torque. Overall, it is a great value-for-money car.

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Thoughts with gang-rape victim, no Happy New Year for Congress

New Delhi, Dec 28:

A young gang-rape victim struggling to stay alive occupied the Congress’ mindspace on its foundation day Friday with party president Sonia Gandhi joining Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in promising quick justice and saying there would be no Happy New Year greetings for them.

Both the prime minister and the Congress president spoke out on the Dec 16 gang-rape and torture of a trainee physiotherapist, now battling for life in a Singapore hospital.

“You have my assurance that our government is committed to bringing the guilty to justice as soon as possible,” the prime minister told reporters here. The best possible medical care was being provided to the victim, he added.

Wishing the woman speedy recovery, Gandhi said no time should be lost in punishing those responsible for the crime.

The two leaders were addressing the media at the Congress headquarters here after Gandhi hoisted the party flag on the occasion of its foundation day.

“Our wish is that she recovers and comes back to us… and no time is lost in bringing the perpetrators of the crime to justice,” Gandhi said in her first public statement on the 23-year-old who was brutally tortured and raped by a gang of males in a moving bus in the national capital.

Gandhi said the party was not celebrating New Year due to the sad event.

“Dec 28 is close to New Year. Normally we wish each other but not so this time as our thoughts are with the young woman fighting for her life after a barbarous attack on her,” she said.

“We share the anguish of the country over this crime,” said the prime minister.

He said a panel headed by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court had been set up to suggest changes in the law to make punishment more stringent, and another headed by a former Delhi high court judge to look into the lapses behind the ghastly crime.

Stating that “Dec 28 is the foundation day of the Indian National Congress”, Gandhi said: “On this day, we remember the freedom fighters who got us free from the British.”

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Cold claims 15 more lives in UP, toll 49

Lucknow, Dec 28:

Chilly winds swept large parts of Uttar Pradesh claiming 15 more lives taking the toll this winter to 49.

Three persons each lost their lives in Mirzapur, Jhansi and Ballia followed by two in Varanasi and one each in Sant Kabirnagar, Chandauli, Azamgarh and Baghpat.

Met office sources here said that maximum temperatures were below normal by 6 to 13 degree Celsius in some parts of the state.

Night temperature fell in Moradabad, Bareilly and Meerut divisions. It was also below normal in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Faizabad, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra, Moradabad, Jhansi and Meerut divisions. Lowest minimum temperature in the state was 1.8 degree C recorded at Muzaffarnagar.

Sources forecast that weather would be mainly dry in the state and fog would occur in most parts.

Met office said that visibility would be 200 meteres or less in parts of the state.
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Ind-Pak T20: Yuvi demolishes Pak bowlers, Ind-192/5

Ahmedabad, Dec 28:

Yuvraj’s blistering knock of 72 runs took India to a brilliant total of 192 runs at the loss of 5wickets. Yuvraj manhandled Pakistan’s bowlers and with a strike rate of 200, he scored 72 runs.Rahane (28) and Gambhir (21) gave India a descent start and added 44 runs for the first wicket. Virat was runout after scoring 28 runs while Dhoni added 33 runs to the total. Among Pak bowlers Umar Gul took 4 wickets.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to field first in the second Twetny20 international being played here today.

Pakistan has made no changes in its team, while the Indian team has fielded Ravichandra Ashwin in place of Ravindra Jadeja.

The teams:

India : Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, R Ashiwn, Bhuvneshwar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda

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