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Mark Faulkner -LRB- pictured -RRB- acted as a pallbearer at the funeral of a 14-year-old boy - then stole money from the youngster 's memorial fund . A conman who acted as a pallbearer at the funeral of a 14-year-old boy has been convicted of stealing money from the youngster 's memorial fund . Mark Faulkner took more than # 1,200 from a fund dedicated to the life of Lewis Edge who died in a fall from the Runcorn/Widnes Silver Jubilee bridge in Cheshire in July 2012 . The 26-year-old befriended Lewis 's grieving family and offered them guidance in how to raise cash - and even set up a bank account and a board of trustees , Warrington Crown Court heard . A number of small charity events were staged in the family 's home town of Widnes , Cheshire , with Faulkner entrusted with banking the proceeds . Lewis 's mother Lisa Millward became suspicious when a bank statement revealed that there were fewer funds in the account than were expected . She contacted Faulkner , a former ice cream man , on a number of occasions and asked for the return of the fund 's bank book but he gave her a string of excuses to avoid its return . Concerns were raised with Cheshire Police who attended Faulkner 's home in November 2012 and asked to see the bank book . This was subsequently seized and Faulkner was arrested . Further examination of the bank book showed that two deposits that Faulkner was due to make were never stamped in the book , said Cheshire Police . CCTV was also seized from the bank and hours of footage were examined which showed that Faulkner did not enter the bank between the dates given . During his interview Faulkner denied the theft of the money and maintained he had taken the money in good faith and had transported it to the bank and paid it in . Faulkner , of Warrington , Cheshire was today convicted by a jury of the theft of # 655 from the fund between October 18 2012 and November 10 2012 , and a separate theft of # 590 from the fund between October 21 2012 and November 10 2012 . He showed no emotion as the unanimous guilty verdict was delivered . Faulkner , who carried the coffin at Lewis ' funeral and was in the Boy 's Brigade with the youngster , was the trustee of the Lewis Edge Brightest Star Memorial Fund along with Lewis ' father Graeme and mother Lisa as well as her father Brian Millward . In his closing statement , John Marsh , defending , said : ` Mr Faulkner devoted a great deal of his time and expertise to help raise funds . ` Mr Faulkner put in hours of work raising funds himself and not once did he ask for any repayment for his work . Mark Faulkner took more than # 1,200 from a fund dedicated to the life of Lewis Edge -LRB- pictured -RRB- who jumped from the Runcorn/Widnes Silver Jubilee bridge in July 2012 . ` He is a man who has found his world crashing down around him . ' But after the hearing , Lewis 's parents said Faulkner had ` twisted the knife ' by dragging them through the courts . Lewis 's mother Lisa said she had been unable to work because of severe depression throughout the 18 month ordeal . She said : ' I feel like he has twisted the knife by dragging us through the courts . We have not been able to grieve for our son . ` Mark was brilliant after Lewis died . He had so many great ideas and said he 'd done it before . ` He even came around to speak to us for long periods . He even used to drive the bus to take our 12-year-old son Josh to rugby . ` But he just does n't seem bothered with what he 's done . ` And he has caused my whole life to fall to pieces . My job , my family , my relationship , it 's all fallen to pieces thanks to him . ' Warrington Crown Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- heard how Faulkner befriended Lewis 's grieving family and offered them guidance in how to raise cash - and even set up a bank account and a board of trustees . Lewis 's father Graeme Edge added : ' I hope he gets a custodial sentence . ` He 's not just stolen from us , he 's stolen from the local community who put money they did n't have into that fund . ` I 'd like to thank them for their support through this whole thing . ' Helen Graves , Senior Crown Prosecutor with Mersey-Cheshire Crown Prosecution Service , said : ` Faulkner is a callous thief who targeted a family when they were at their lowest ebb . ` He stole money that had been given by people who had been moved by the tragic suicide of 14 year old Lewis Edge . ` It was to be used to help other teenagers avoid such a fate but Faulkner stole it , then proceeded to try and cover his tracks with a series of lies . ` It had become clear that Faulkner had n't deposited donations at the bank yet he continually denied this , causing hours of wasted police time as detectives studied CCTV from the bank to see if he was telling the truth . ' Faulkner is due to be sentenced on Wednesday . | Mark Faulkner acted as pallbearer at the funeral of 14-year-old Lewis Edge . Youngster died after falling from the Runcorn/Widnes bridge in July 2012 . Faulkner befriended Lewis 's family and helped set up a fund in his memory . But the 26-year-old former ice cream man then stole # 1,200 from the fund . Lewis 's mother became suspicious when a bank statement revealed fewer funds in the account than expected . He denied theft claiming he had paid money from charity events into bank . But a jury at Warrington Crown Court convicted him of two counts of theft . For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local Samaritans branch or click here . | [[0, 149], [150, 295], [150, 220], [240, 295], [2081, 2089], [2096, 2133], [370, 380], [385, 472], [338, 380], [473, 524], [2081, 2089], [2185, 2318], [2634, 2691], [3631, 3835], [3685, 3729], [150, 220], [240, 295], [296, 344], [2592, 2640], [809, 824], [839, 930], [862, 951], [1608, 1667], [1799, 1817], [1828, 1920], [1799, 1807], [1818, 1918]] |
The first mysterious camera-mounted car was spotted in California last week , and now new sightings of Apple 's minivans have been posted online . At least two videos - one recorded in California , another filmed in Florida - suggest the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought . And rumours range from a Street View-style mapping service to an electric car that will rival Tesla or a self-driving van to rival Google . Scroll down for videos . After the first mysterious camera-mounted car was spotted in California last week , further sightings of Apple 's minivans have been posted online . At least two videos - one recorded in California , another filmed in Florida -LRB- pictured -RRB- - suggest the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought . The Californian footage was sent to MacRumors and shows a silver people-carrier driving down a street in Palo Alto . The Florida recording was filmed on a highway in Coral Springs and uploaded by Apple Insider . This footage shows a white Dodge Caravan fitted with cameras on the roof . As the filmmaker pulls alongside the van , they wave at the two men inside . The passenger is seen concealing an iPad from view , while the driver points to the camera and drives off . Claims that Apple is building a car may seem like a leap , but it is n't the first time such projects have been discussed by the Californian firm . In an interview last year , Apple board member Mickey Drexler said that before his death in 2011 Steve Jobs had considered building a car . He told Paul Goldberger : ` Steve Jobs was gon na design an iCar . ' I think cars have an extraordinary opportunity for cool design . ' Other reports have spotted the vans in Hawaii and Wisconsin . The latest vans have n't officially been confirmed as belonging to Apple , but the similarities with previous confirmed sightings suggests they are . The far-reaching nature of the project lends more weight to the claims Apple is developing a mapping service . With 12 cameras on top of the car , however , some have said that is too many for it to be a mapping car like Google 's Street View . Plus , reports recently claimed Apple has several hundred employees developing an electric car at a secret lab . This project has been dubbed ` Titan ' . This Apple research lab was reportedly set up late last year - meaning any car could still be years away - and is being overseen by Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive . Apple could , of course , be using the vans for both projects . The Wall Street Journal added that hundreds of employees are working on the Titan project and boss Tim Cook approved the project close to a year ago . The Florida recording -LRB- pictured -RRB- was filmed in Coral Springs . This footage shows a white Dodge Caravan fitted with cameras on the roof . As the filmmaker pulls alongside the van , they wave at the two men inside and the passenger is seen concealing an iPad from view . The Californian footage -LRB- pictured -RRB- was sent to MacRumors and shows a silver people-carrier driving down a street in Palo Alto . These reports followed rumours that Apple was developing a vehicle as part of a project that ` will change the landscape and give Tesla a run for its money . ' The claims were made in an email from an unnamed Apple employee . In an interview last year , Apple board member Mickey Drexler said that before his death in 2011 , Steve Jobs had considered building a car . A unnamed Apple employee recently hinted that the tech giant is developing a vehicle as part of a project that ` will change the landscape and give Tesla a run for its money . ' It followed sightings of an Apple-owned car fitted with cameras -LRB- pictured -RRB- in California . In particular , Apple may be working on an electric car to rival Tesla 's range -LRB- the Tesla P85D is pictured -RRB- or the email could be referring to an advanced iPhone in-car control system that would rival Tesla 's software . The head of self-driving cars for Google expects real people to be using them on public roads in two to five years . Chris Urmson said the cars would still be test vehicles , and Google would collect data on how they interact with other vehicles and pedestrians . But Mr Urmson would n't give a date for putting driverless cars on roads en masse , saying that the system has to be safe enough to work properly . He told reporters last month at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit that he wants to reach the point where his test team no longer has to pilot the cars . He told Paul Goldberger : ` Steve Jobs was gon na design an iCar . I think cars have an extraordinary opportunity for cool design . ' Alternatively , the Apple employee 's email could be referring to an advanced iPhone in-car control system that would rival Tesla 's software . The original Dodge van with the equipment on the top was spotted by the blog Claycord in San Francisco . The blog owners apparently asked the driver what he was doing , but he refused to give an answer . The California Department of Motor Vehicles -LRB- DMV -RRB- confirmed the vehicle was leased to Apple . Last year , footage emerged of a self-driving Dodge Caravan that looked like the current Apple minivans . When contacted by MailOnline , Apple declined to comment on the car in question or what its purpose was . With 12 cameras on top of the mysterious Apple car , some have said that is too many for it to be a mapping car like Google 's Street View -LRB- pictured left -RRB- . Google launched its Street View technology in 2007 , and has refined the technology ever since -LRB- Street View screenshot near Trafalgar Square in London pictured right -RRB- . Alternatively , the vehicles spotted in California and Florida could be self-driving cars . The cameras on the mysterious vans could be used to scan the road and help engineers develop autonomous software , for example . If Apple was developing such systems , they would would rival Google 's self-driving cars -LRB- pictured -RRB- . | At least two videos , in California and Florida , have been posted online . This suggests the top-secret project is more widespread than first thought . Rumours range from a Street View-style service to a Tesla-style electric car . In the Florida video , the passenger is seen concealing an iPad . The far-reaching nature of the project adds weight to mapping rumours . But reports claims Apple is building a self-driving ` Titan ' car in a secret lab . 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Ukraine is accusing Russian-backed rebels of destroying their ceasefire agreement by seizing the town Vladimir Putin wanted them to capture . Pro-Moscow separatists claim to have captured 80 per cent of Debaltseve and to have taken at least 300 government soldiers prisoner as fierce fighting raged in the eastern Ukrainian town yesterday . Eyewitnesses said artillery rounds were hitting the town every five seconds and smoke rose skywards as unguided Grad rockets landed . Battle : A view of an explosion caused by shelling is seen not far from Debaltseve yesterday morning . Fire : Shelling was reported close to the town of Debaltseve , with rebels claiming to have captured the majority of the town , despite the Ukrainian government insisting it is still in control . ` Eighty per cent of Debaltseve is already ours , ' said Eduard Basurin , a rebel leader . ` A clean-up of the town is under way . ' He said negotiations were under way for 5,000 Ukrainian troops trapped in its bombed-out streets to surrender . ` Hundreds ' had been captured and would eventually be released to their families , he added . Ukraine 's president Petro Poroshenko urged the world to stop the attacks . ` I call on the permanent members of the UN Security Council to prevent further violation of fundamental principles and rules of the UN and the unleashing of a full-scale war in the very centre of Europe , ' he said in a statement . The Obama administration distanced itself from arming Ukraine . A State Department spokesman said : ` Our belief here in the administration , and I would be surprised if others disagree , is that getting into a proxy war with Russia is not in the interest of Ukraine or the international community . ' Independent observers attempting to monitor the so-called ceasefire have been unable to enter the town due to the intensity of the fighting , although Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Ukraine would withdraw heavy weapons as soon as their forces stopped coming under attack . Fighting is raging near Debaltseve because both the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists are demanding the strategically important town falls on their side of the armistice line before they will lay down their weapons . Armed : Ukrainian artillery is seen outside Luhanske , a vilage some 14 miles north of Debaltseve . Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels face a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine , although there is no sign of that happening so far . The ministry said street fighting continued in Debaltseve , which has been the epicenter of fighting in the past two weeks . It did not say how many soldiers had been seized in the ambush . The Ukrainian presidential office earlier called on the European Union and NATO to condemn the Russia-backed rebels for violating the cease-fire brokered by European leaders last week . Russian news agencies quoted Valery Chaly , chief of the Ukrainian presidential administration , as saying that Kiev wants the EU and NATO to ` resolutely condemn ' the separatists for violating the deals . Earlier Lysenko said the separatists continued to attack government positions overnight around Debaltseve and that the pullout hinged on the cease-fire being fully observed . He added that at least five troops were killed and nine injured in the past 24 hours in the war zone . The cease-fire deal , brokered by European leaders last week , specifies the pullout begin on the second day after the parties stop fighting . This condition has not been met , Lysenko said . ` As soon as the fire ceases ... we will be ready to begin the withdrawal , ' he said . The war in eastern Ukraine has already killed more than 5,600 people and displaced more than a million , according to U.N. figures issued yesterday . It has also left the country 's industrial heartland in ruins . Masked : Ukrainian government soldiers sit on top of their vehicle driving on a road stretching away from the town of Artemivsk towards Debaltseve . Fighting is raging near Debaltseve because both the Ukrainian government troops -LRB- pictured -RRB- and the pro-Russian separatists are demanding the strategically important town falls on their side of the armistice line . On the streets : Independent observers attempting to monitor the so-called ceasefire have been unable to enter the town due to the intensity of the fighting . The cease-fire deal , brokered by European leaders last week , specifies the pullout begin on the second day after the parties stop fighting . This condition has not been met , Ukraine military spokesman Lysenko said . Grief : A funeral is seen being held for a victim of the shelling in eastern Ukraine . Fighting has stopped or subsided in some parts of war-torn eastern Ukraine , however . Rebel mouthpiece the Donetsk News Agency quoted rebel officials this morning saying they had not seen any violations of the cease-fire in their area since 8pm last night . Journalists today saw artillery rounds fired by Ukrainian troops at rebel bases around Debaltseve . Sustained shelling was also heard in the area , some coming from Grad rocket launchers . Debaltseve is a government-held town surrounded by rebel forces , and both sides claim it should be on their side of the cease-fire line . The issue was not resolved under a cease-fire agreement negotiated last week by the leaders of Ukraine , Russia , Germany and France . Elsewhere , at least one rebel leader claimed his troops had begun to withdraw heavy weapons . ' I was at the front line last night , and our tanks , our artillery were pulling back , ' Igor Plotnitsky , the leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People 's Republic , northeast of Debaltseve , was quoted as saying by the Russian news agency Tass . He added that he ` expects the same from Ukraine . ' Members of the Ukrainian armed forces ride on a military vehicle near Debaltseve . Members of the Ukrainian armed forces ride on a military vehicle near Debaltseve on Monday afternoon . Tribute : Pro-Russian rebels fire their weapons into the air during the funerals of four fighters on Monday . Carnage : The damaged remains of Donetsk airport are seen in eastern Ukraine on Monday afternoon . Due to security issues , his claims could not be immediately verified . Lysenko said the Ukrainian troops ` have not noticed any such actions ' on the ground . The separatists were expected to discuss the withdrawal of the weaponry later Tuesday with representatives of Ukraine , Russia and the group charged with monitoring the cease-fire , the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe . In a phone call late on Monday German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence on the separatists to ensure that they stop the fighting . Merkel 's office reported that the three leaders agreed on ` concrete steps to enable an observation ' of the situation in Debaltseve by the OSCE . It did not elaborate on what these steps would be . OSCE representatives could not get to Debaltseve on Monday because of the heavy fighting there . | Shelling was reported close to key transport hub Debaltseve yesterday . 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Iran 's supreme leader has criticized the film ` American Sniper , ' saying the movie about a U.S. soldier fighting in Iraq encourages violence against Muslims , a state-run newspaper has claimed . The comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei come amid renewed criticism of the West by the leader as his country negotiates with world powers over its contested nuclear program . The daily IRAN Farsi newspaper quoted Khamenei as saying he had n't watched the film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper , but had heard about its plot from others . The film focuses on the life of U.S. Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle , who with 160 confirmed kills is considered the most lethal sniper in American military history . Anger : The comments by Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -LRB- pictured -RRB- come amid renewed criticism of the West as his country negotiates with world powers over its contested nuclear program . Blockbuster hit : ` American Sniper ' is a movie starring Bradley Cooper -LRB- pictured alongside Sienna Miller -RRB- and is based on Chris Kyle 's memoir , which was released to critical acclaim . ` The movie ` Sniper ' that is made by Hollywood encourages a Christian or non-Muslim youngster to harass and offend the Muslims as far as they could , ' the newspaper quoted Khamenei as saying . Khamenei also reportedly discussed neo-Nazis attacking Muslims in Germany , saying Muslims have no safety in the West . ` You are seeing what sort of propaganda there are against Muslims in Europe and the U.S. , ' he reportedly said . The newspaper said Khamenei made the comments while meeting representatives of Iranian religious minorities in the country 's parliament three weeks ago . The newspaper did not explain why it was publishing the comments now . Hollywood movies are popular in Iran and Iranian state television channels often broadcast them . However , ` American Sniper ' has not been released in Iran , where Khamenei has final say in all state matters . Story : American Sniper focuses on the life of U.S. Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle , who with 160 confirmed kills is considered the most lethal sniper in American military history . He was himself killed in 2013 in a shooting incident at the Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort shooting range in Erath County , Texas . ` American Sniper ' has been a sensation at the box office , earning more than $ 300 million in North America since its release in December . It tells the story of Chris Kyle , who served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded several commendations for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat . He received two Silver Star Medals , five Bronze Star Medals , one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal , two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and numerous other unit and personal awards . On February 2 , 2013 , Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range near along with friend Chad Littlefield . The man accused of killing them is awaiting trial for murder . The U.S. and Iran have viewed each other with mutual suspicion since the country 's 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew the American-back shah and the ensuing hostage crisis at the American embassy in Tehran . Iranian-backed militiamen and soldiers are battling the Islamic State group now in Iraq , but the country has not joined a U.S.-led coalition targeting the extremists in airstrikes . | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he had been told about the hit film 's plot . Plotline inspired Iranian leader to criticize American Sniper as anti-Muslim . Claims film encourages young Christians to harass and offend Muslims . Khamenei also claims neo-Nazi attacks in Germany prove Muslims have ` no safety in the West ' He claims Europe and the U.S. are flooded with anti-Islamic propaganda . | [[0, 64], [76, 159], [1135, 1144], [1182, 1228], [1135, 1144], [1243, 1282], [1364, 1402], [1329, 1337], [1405, 1448], [1471, 1538]] |
A Brisbane woman has lost a court case after she accused her Catholic Church employer of sex discrimination when the organisation fired her for being involved in an online polyamorous community . Susan Bunning was hired by Centacare in 2007 and worked for the company until August 2013 when the Catholic social services organisation terminated her employment after discovering her contact details listed on the Brisbane Poly Group website . A group calling themselves ` Brisbane Poly People ' describes the community as a ` social and discussion group based in Brisbane for all who are interested in open relationships , polyamory , and the varied alternatives to monogamy ' . Susan Bunning was fired from Catholic organisation Centacare after the company discovered her details on a polyamorous website . The Federal Circuit Court judgement showed that Ms Bunning had been accused by Centacare of gross misconduct , breaching the company 's code of conduct and bringing the it into disrepute . Ms Bunning was informed that her lifestyle contradicted the morals of the Catholic Church , and was given five weeks salary after she was listed online as a member of the Poly Group . Her details had been listed on the site as a ` poly-friendly counselor ' between 2011 and 2012 following a request from one of the group members , which was pointed out to her during a meeting in August 2013 with two managers of Centacare . She was confronted by her colleagues with a printed out list of the members , and was questioned whether her involvement was for professional or personal reasons . Ms Bunning claimed that she had been discriminated against as because of her sex , and originally made several submissions to the Australian Human Rights Commission , who dismissed her allegations as ` misconceived ' . Justice Vasta concluded that her ` behaviour ' differed from ` sexual orientation ' Ms Bunning worked for Centacare 2007 and worked for the company until August 2013 . After her complaint to the AHRC was denied , she then took her case to the Federal Circuit Court , where Judge Salvator Vasta handed down his judgement on February 11 , and dismissed the appeal on the basis that it had no ` reasonable prospect of success ' . Ms Bunning told the court that she had been dismissed because ` of the characteristics that appertain generally to persons who are polyamorous ' , after she was accused of seven counts of gross misconduct . Justice Vasta concluded that her ` behaviour ' differed from ` sexual orientation ' , and stated that being polyamorous was rather a ` manifestation ' of her orientation . ` Sexual orientation is how one is , rather than how one manifests that state of being . The manifestation of that state of being can take many forms , ' Justice Vasta said . ` If the contention of the applicant were correct , many people whose sexual activity might label them as sado-masochists , coprophiliacs or urophiliacs could claim that such is more than mere behaviour ; it is in fact their very sexual orientation , ' Justice Vasta said . The Federal Circuit Court judgement showed that Ms Bunning had been accused of gross misconduct . Figures for the US indicate that almost half a million people identify as polyamorous . Justice Vasta said that the result would be of ` absurdity ' if the court accepted polyamory as sexual orientation , and could lead people to campaign for the protection of paedophilia and necrophilia under the Sex Discrimination Act of 1984 . He ruled that despite finding his ruling ` unpalatable ' , Ms Bunning should be allowed to ` ventilate her grievance ' , ` no matter what the merits or the probability of success ' on her claim . There are currently no figures on the number of people in Australia who consider themselves polyamorous , reported The Sydney Morning Herald . However , figures for the US indicate that almost half a million people identify as polyamorous , a behaviour which has been defined as ` ethical non-monogamy ' , . The Brisbane Poly People and Centacare have been contacted for comment . | Susan Bunning was fired from her job for her ` polyamorous lifestyle ' The Brisbane woman worked for Catholic organisation Centacare . She was confronted by her managers for being a member of a ` poly ' group . Ms Bunning was listed on the Brisbane Poly Group site as a counsellor . She was accused of gross misconduct , bringing Centacare into disrepute , and of behaviour not in line with the Catholic Church . Ms Bunning alleged that she had been discriminated against . A complaint to the Human Rights Commission was denied . Her appeal to the Federal Court was dismissed as not likely to succeed . 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Northampton stunned Saracens 31-24 at rain-soaked Allianz Park to go top of the Aviva Premiership . Exeter had briefly held top spot for 24 hours after their 31-15 win over Wasps - but Jim Mallinder 's men regain their place at the summit after Sunday 's win in London . Tries from James Wilson -LRB- two -RRB- and Phil Dowson secured the victory while fly half Stephen Myler kicked 16 points . James Wilson slides over for Northampton 's first try as they defeated Saracens 31-24 at Allianz Park . Phil Dowson , who also scored for the Saints , is tackled by Saracens ' Jamie George . Northampton 's Stephen Myler kicked 16 points to guide them to victory in north London . Saracens -LRB- 8 -RRB- 24 Northampton -LRB- 25 -RRB- 31 . Saracens . Tries : Wray , Wyles 2 Penalties : Hodgson 3 . Team : Goode , Ashton , Tompkins , Wyles , Strettle , Hodgson , Spencer , Gill , George , Figallo , Hamilton , Hargreaves , Wray , Fraser , B. Vunipola . Replacements : de Kock for Hodgson -LRB- 70 -RRB- , Johnston for Figallo -LRB- 40 -RRB- . Not Used : Sharman , Barrington , Itoje , Burger , Joubert , Ransom . Northampton . Tries : Wilson 2 , Dowson . Conversions : Myler 2 Penalties : Myler 4 . Team : Foden , Elliott , Stephenson , Burrell , Wilson , Myler , L. Dickson , A. Waller , Haywood , Ma'afu , Craig , C. Day , Clark , Dowson , Manoa . Replacements : Waldouck for Burrell -LRB- 78 -RRB- , E. Waller for Haywood -LRB- 78 -RRB- , Nutley for Craig -LRB- 74 -RRB- . Not Used : McMillian , Denman , Harrison , Hodgson , Packman . Jackson Wray and Chris Wyles -LRB- two -RRB- crossed the line for Saracens while Charlie Hodgson added nine points from the boot . Saracens were able to call upon the services of England number eight Billy Vunipola after the powerful backrower was left out of Stuart Lancaster 's squad for the clash with Samoa on Saturday night . Northampton , despite missing a host of stars away on international duty including Tom Wood , Dylan Hartley , Courtney Lawes and George North , were able to name a powerful starting line-up including England centre Luther Burrell and Samu Manoa at number eight . Burrell made his presence felt immediately when he burst onto Myler 's perfectly timed pass and sent winger Wilson into the corner for a stunning opening try . Myler fired over the touchline conversion to cap off a dream start after just two minutes of play . Saints winger Jamie Elliott struggled to deal with Alex Goode 's grubber kick and when Manoa pounced on the loose ball from an offside position , referee Matthew Carley awarded Sarries a penalty . Hodgson duly obliged to get his team on the board . Myler increased Northampton 's lead when lock Alistair Hargreaves was penalised for not rolling away at ruck time . Saints were causing the Saracens pack all kinds of trouble around the fringes , with the backrow trio of Calum Clark , Dowson and Manoa proving a handful with ball in hand . Wilson got in for his second try in the 14th minute when the Kiwi raced onto Lee Dickson 's perfectly judged kick to touch down in the same corner . Myler again converted from the touchline as Saints raced out to a 17-3 lead . Samu Manoa of Northampton chases the loose ball during the contest at Allianz Park . Tom Stephenson of Northampton tries to get a hold of Saracens ' Billy Vunipola . Ben Spencer boots the ball forward during the Aviva Premiership contest . Saints prop Salesi Ma'afu was causing loosehead Rhys Gill big problems at scrum time and when the Saracens pack buckled under pressure , scrum-half Ben Spencer fumbled under pressure from Dickson and Dowson was on hand to pick up and crash over for Northampton 's third try of the half . Although Myler was unable to make it a hat-trick of touchline conversions , it mattered little as Saints increased their lead to 18 points . Another Myler three-pointer moved Saints out to 25-3 after another huge scrum from the dominant Saints pack . James Wilson -LRB- No 11 -RRB- tries to bring down Billy Vunipola as the Saracens man tries to get through . Jamie Elliott of Northampton collects a high ball surrounded by Saracens players . After a first half dominated completely by Jim Mallinder 's men , Wray gave Saracens a glimmer of hope when he crashed over from a surging Sarries maul just before the break . Huge carries from Vunipola and Gill forced another Saracens penalty and Hodgson made no mistake from the tee to make it 25-11 in the 50th minute . Myler 's third penalty of the afternoon kept the Saints out of reach before Wyles crashed over after Saints prop Alex Waller had been sent to the sin bin . 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A rare piece of presidential history is sitting in the Arizona desert - and its new owners did n't know its significance for years . The first-ever Air Force One , used by Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s , had been sold to a crop duster who used it for parts . It now sits in a field at the Marana Regional Airfield outside Tuscon , where the owners parked it . The plane inspired the call sign Air Force One after nearly running into another aircraft over the skies of New York City in 1953 . Scroll down for video . Columbine II , a plane used by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953 and 1954 , is now sitting in an Arizona field . The interior of the plane used to contain marble floors and a mahogany desk but now needs $ 200,000 in restoration . The plane is now being degraded by the Arizona sun , and its owners want to sell it for $ 1.5 million to someone who will restore it . The plane , a Lockheed Constellation dubbed Columbine II in honor of Marie Eisenhower 's home state Colorado , was used by the 34th president in 1953 and 1954 . It included the mahogany desk where Eisenhower wrote his Atoms For Peace speech that he gave to the UN General Assembly in 1953 , in which he discussed nuclear warfare , according to Fox . Then president-elect Eisenhower also took the plane on a trip to Korea to meet troops stationed there . Air Force One was first officially used as a call sign by Columbine III , which was used for most of Eisenhower 's presidency . The plane inspired the Air Force One call sign when it nearly had a mid-air collision above New York City in 1953 . The aircraft , a Lockheed Constellation also took the 1950s president to Korea to visit the troops before he formally took office . The airplane -LRB- left -RRB- was restored in the 1990s by Mel Christler and his business partners but never achieved the glory of the 1950s -LRB- right -RRB- . However , the Columbine II inspired the name after a confusion of call numbers by air traffic control almost caused a mid-air collision between the plane and another aircraft in 1953 above New York . Columbine I was a plane Eisenhower used in World War II . The former general 's first presidential aircraft , which also had marble floors and sleeping quarters , is the only former Air Force One plane that is not in a museum . Its current owners are asking $ 1.5 million for the plane , which has been parked in Arizona since 2005 . The airfield makes money by leasing pieces of land . Eisenhower , center , used the airplane until November 1954 , when it was replaced . Above , Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson -LRB- left -RRB- and Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay -LRB- right -RRB- in September 1954 . Mary Jean Eisenhower -LRB- far right and left as child -RRB- wants to restore the Columbine II to use for veterans ' flights in memory of her grandfather -LRB- left -RRB- . No hangar protects it from the suns rays , which are gradually breaking down both the exterior and interior . Eisenhower 's granddaughter Marie Jean is now working with the National Airline Museum in Kansas City to buy it , according to History Net . Ms Eisenhower , who traveled with her grandfather as a child said : ` As soon as I saw the interior of Columbine II again , the hair on the back of my neck stood up . ' She plans on restoring the plane to the way it was for the president and giving veterans flights to thank them for their service to the country . Though refurbished by its current owners in the 1990s , the plane is not the same as during its heyday . ` In its glory days it had marbled floors , ' Miller said . ` Now it just looks like any old , beat-up aircraft sitting there , ' airport manager Steve Miller told the Arizona DailyStar . After its use for the commander in chief , it became a plane for VIPs such as Eisenhower 's vice president Richard Nixon and Queen Elizabeth II . It was officially retired in 1968 . Mel Christler bought the plane in 1970 , originally intending to use it for crop dusting and fighting forest fires . He later sold some of its parts after discovering that the landing gear was not right . Eisenhower reportedly used a desk on the plane to write his Atoms For Peace speech to the UN about nuclear warfare . The airplane used by Eisenhower -LRB- right -RRB- was bought from the military in 1970 by Mr Christler , who was interested in turning it into a crop duster . It was not until the Smithsonian called in 1980 that Mr Christler knew he had a piece of history . The businessman and partners restored the plane to flying condition for $ 150,000 and took it to shows , though multiple attempts at selling have been unsuccessful . Bids at a 1998 auction were reportedly as high as $ 1.4 million , though the owner did not think they were credible , according to a short history of the aircraft . Mr Christler died in 2005 , and his partners are looking for someone else to take the plane and restore it , according to their Facebook page . Restoration will cost an estimated $ 200,000 . Bids at a 1998 auction were thought to have reached $ 1.4 million , though the plane was not sold and its owners are still looking for buyers . | The Lockheed Constellation called Columbine II was used by 34th president in 1953 and 1954 . Near collision above New York in 1953 led to the creation of Air Force One call sign . Owners asking for $ 1.5 million , though $ 200,000 needed to restore it . 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An incentive to offer ` cash rebates ' to schools that place lunch orders with McDonald 's has been slammed by a parenting group who claim it 's sending unhealthy messages to children . McDonald 's sent letters to schools at Mildura in rural Victoria this month saying the fast food chain could deliver burgers , fries , nuggets and desserts to students . The letter , which was forwarded on to The Parents ' Jury and the Obesity Policy Coalition by a parent , promises to give free drinks and a nine percent cash rebate if the whole school participates . McDonald 's sent letters to schools at Mildura in rural Victoria this month saying the fast food chain could deliver burgers , fries , nuggets and desserts to students . The local McDonald 's store suggested schools could use the lunch orders as a fundraiser , end of term treat or delivered to school functions . The letter includes an order form and notes that offers of food are also available for students receiving encouragement or achievement awards . Parents ' Jury spokeswoman Dimity Gannon said she was horrified by the promotion . ` Allowing McDonald 's to be promoted in schools normalizes the consumption of fast food , undermining both parents ' and schools ' efforts to teach children about nutrition and instil healthy eating habits , ' she said . Ms Gannon , whose group represent 7,000 parents in Australia , said the promotion undermined healthy eating messages that schools were trying to get across . The letter , which included an order form for food , promised to give free drinks and a nine percent cash rebate if the whole school participates . Parents ' Jury spokeswoman Dimity Gannon said she was horrified by the promotion as it undermined the healthy eating message schools were trying to get across . Obesity Police Coalition executive manager Jane Martin argued the attempts by McDonald 's to promote ` unhealthy food ' to children was insidious . ` This deliberate targeting of children in these settings shows that McDonald 's is putting profit ahead of children 's health . This is from a company that claims to be committed to responsible advertising to children , ' she said . McDonald 's told The Age the chain 's restaurants were sometimes approached by schools to provide assistance for fundraisers . ` Provided the school has parental permission , we do not see an issue with them hosting a McDonald 's lunch as a fundraiser or end of term treat , ' a spokesman said . ` McDonald 's does not engage in any communications in Australian schools unless requested by , or agreed with , the school administration . ' The local McDonald 's store suggested schools could use the lunch orders as a fundraiser , end of term treat or delivered to school functions . | McDonald 's sent letters to schools saying it could deliver burgers , fries , nuggets and desserts to students . Letter promised free drinks and nine percent cash rebate if entire school participated . Promotion was designed to encourage fundraisers and end of term treats . It has been slammed by a parenting group who claims it undermines the health eating message schools are trying to promote . | [[186, 194], [198, 250], [186, 355], [262, 355], [556, 564], [568, 620], [556, 725], [632, 725], [870, 965], [356, 458], [461, 540], [1477, 1527], [1530, 1609], [726, 834], [2607, 2715], [0, 49], [79, 128], [111, 128], [133, 185], [1099, 1156], [1188, 1236], [1319, 1328], [1382, 1435], [1387, 1476], [1625, 1708], [1671, 1749], [1709, 1772], [1723, 1785]] |
A woman ordered to stay away from a couple for 10 years after she admitted to terrorizing them in revenge for being outbid on a home in San Diego has moved in just a mile down the road . Kathy Rowe , 53 , pleaded guilty last month to stalking and was sentenced to one year of home electronic surveillance and five years probation . A judge also ordered her to stay away from Jerry Rice , 40 , and Janice Ruhter , 37 , for 10 years , but much to the couple 's distress she and her family have just moved into the same neighborhood . Scroll down for video . Kathy Rowe , 53 , pleaded guilty last month to stalking and was sentenced to one year of home electronic surveillance and five years probation . ` I kind of think she has more of a reason now to attack us . So obviously , we 're concerned for the family , ' Rice told ABC 's 20/20 on Friday . The couple have admitted that the stress caused by their ordeal with Rowe has caused them to take medication and having counselling . Ms. Rowe however told 20/20 that despite her reign of terror she did n't intend to scare them . ' I may be the least liked person in San Diego County . A horrible , evil person who wanted to harm this nice couple . I did not intend to harm them , ' she said . ' I had put so much hope into this house . It 's almost like , you know , you hear bluebirds sing and music play . I walked in , it was my house . And when I found out we did n't get it , it was devastating . It was heartbreaking . ' Rice and Ruhter , who have a young son and daughter , were targeted by Rowe after they bought the home in late 2011 . Jerry Rice , 40 and Janice Ruhter , 37 , have admitted that the stress caused by their ordeal with Rowe has caused them to take medication and having counselling . Soon after they moved in , the couple had their mail stopped , $ 1,000 of magazine subscriptions delivered and Valentine 's cards with Rice 's name sent to other women on their quiet suburban street in Carmel Valley . Even more sinister , when Mr Rice searched his wife 's name online , he discovered in horror that there were ads for sex parties at their home , entitled ` Carmel Valley Freak Show ' . Mrs Rowe , pretending to be the couple , had advertised for men to visit the home while Rice was not there and force themselves upon Ruhter , claiming it was her fantasy to be raped . Ruhter 's photo and address were included in the posts which were made sometime between October 2011 and June 2012 . ' I love to be surprised and have a man just show up at my door and force his way in the door and on me , totally taking me while I say no , ' Rowe wrote to one man who responded , according to reports . One man did show up at the couple 's home but was thwarted once by a locked gate and a second time when the husband answered the door . ` Dream home ' : Rowe told a California court last month that it was ` devastating ' when she lost the home , pictured , due to a miscommunication with real estate agents in 2011 . Rowe , pretending to be the couple , had advertised for men to visit the home while Rice was not there and force themselves upon Ruhter , claiming it was her fantasy to be raped . The couple contacted the police who traced the emails to Rowe . Rice , a school teacher , and Ruhter , a hospital lab scientist , told People this week that the campaign of harassment badly damaged their marriage . Mr Rice began to neglect his family and became obsessed with watching online videos on how to install security lights and cameras . The couple now attend therapy sessions to rebuild their marriage . They both also spend two nights of the week practicing self-defense martial arts after the harassment destroyed their sense of safety in their own home . Ms Ruhter added : ` It was a huge stress in our life for so long . We are trying to heal the best way we can . ' Rowe was sentenced last month to a year of electronic surveillance and five years of probation for terrorizing the young family . Rowe said that she tormented the couple as revenge because the home -LRB- pictured -RRB- they outbid her for had been perfect for her sick husband and disabled daughter . The 53-year-old , who was fired from her job as a county administrative analyst , was charged with solicitation of rape and stalking charges in June 2012 . The prosecutor said the charges were filed because Rowe 's actions went far beyond a prank . In December , Rowe entered a plea bargain over the stalking charges , in exchange for prosecutors to drop felony charges of soliciting rape and sodomy and misdemeanor charges of identity theft and harassment . A conviction for soliciting rape would have required Rowe to register for life as a sex offender . In court last month , Rowe apologized to the couple for what she had put them through . ' I just wanted to say how humiliated I am by my behavior -- that this is not representative of who I am . I 've never behaved like this -- never will again , ' she said . She said she acted due to the stress she was under and never intended to cause the couple any harm . Rice and Ruhter both made victim impact statements at her sentencing . Rowe posted ads online encouraging strange men to go to the home -LRB- pictured -RRB- and rape Ms Ruhter . ` The home should be a place of safety and sanctuary , ' Ruhter said . ` But I never truly felt this way in our house . I felt most secure away from my home . The house became my prison . ' Rice added : ` Had law enforcement not intervened in this case , I am certain Mrs. Rowe would have continued her attacks until she successfully brought physical harm to a member of my family . ' In a letter to a judge last year , Rowe explained it had been ` devastating ' when she lost the house due to miscommunication with real estate agents , and a more attractive bid from the other couple . She had her heart set on the home because it was a single story , to accommodate her severely disabled daughter , and had a pool , to provide exercise for her husband who has stage 4 stomach cancer . ` The anger and grief over losing that house -LRB- and especially in the way we did -RRB- drove me to behave in a very childish way and to do what I thought were childish pranks to let off steam and ease the pain , ' Rowe said in January . ' I never intended for them to be hurtful . 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Nine-year-old label Cushnie Et Ochs may have been creeping up the popularity stakes for some time now , but this week in New York , the designer name truly exploded . Hotel heiress Ivanka Trump , Today host Savannah Guthrie , Gone Girl 's Emily Ratajkowski and Australian actress Abbie Cornish have all worn figure-hugging cutout dresses by the New York-based designers in the last few days , as well as several high-profile models . Established in 2008 by Londoner Carly Cushnie and New Yorker Michelle Ochs , both 28 , Cushnie Et Ochs was first publicized when Michelle Obama wore one of their designs in 2011 ; after Bergdorf Goodman plucked them from obscurity and picked up their very first collection for Spring 2009 . Scroll down for video . Stunning : Ivanka Trump became the latest celebrity to step out in Cushnie Et Ochs last night when she donned an elegant black cutout number to the season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice in New York . Ivanka , 33 , turned heads with her pearl embellished Cushnie Et Ochs gown last night , which she wore to the season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice in New York . Day earlier , Today host Savannah Guthrie , 43 , wore a $ 550 figure-hugging crop top by the label to interview a host of celebrity guests at the SNL 40th anniversary show . And for some celebrities last week , Cushnie Et Ochs - which specializes in form-fitting , architectural dresses that make use of clever cut-outs and sheer panels - proved a little too popular , when several models inadvertently turned up to events last week wearing identical frocks . Post baby body : Today host Savannah Guthrie , 43 , wore a $ 550 figure-hugging crop top by the label to interview a host of celebrity guests at the SNL 40th anniversary show on Sunday . CUSHNIE ET OCHS Cutout stretch-knit top . Buy from Net A Porter here ... Visit site . Presenter and total YUMMY MUMMY Savannah Gutherie knocked it out the the style park last night as she took to the red carpet for Saturday Night Live 's 40th anniversary show on Sunday night wearing this chic all-black ensemble . We love how Savannah has played with proportions in this look teaming that sleek cropped top with the full A-line midi skirt . It draws in the eyeline to her slender stomach and fuses daring with demure expertly . Savannah 's stretch knit by Cushnie et Ochs is a super flattering number that promises to be a real hero of your capsule closet so why not click right to Net A Porter to get yours now ? It 's a universally stylish piece that will go with EVERYTHING you already own . We 'll be styling ours with our favorite high waist jeans in the day before vamping it up at night and working in a leather mini / . Want the look for less ? Check out our edit of similar styles online below ... . Bailey 44 top at Bloomingdales -LRB- now $ 66 -RRB- . Visit site . BLQ BASIQ cropped top at Revolve Clothing . Visit site . May Kool black asymmetrical top -LRB- now $ 19.99 -RRB- . Visit site . Lanston top at Revolve Clothing . Visit site . Designers behind the label : New Yorker Michelle Ochs -LRB- left -RRB- and Londoner Carly Cushnie -LRB- right -RRB- , both 28 , pose with Gone Girl star Emily Ratajkowski -LRB- center -RRB- at their Cushnie Et Ochs Fall 2015 show in New York last Friday . Front row : Actress Abbie Cornish attended the runway show in a black Cushnie Et Ochs cutout dress . Fall 2015 : The designers ' latest collection at New York Fashion Week was still full of body-con dresses , but also introduced some more fluid pieces , including a range of velvet pant suits . At last week 's Sports Illustrated 2015 Swimsuit bash in Nashville , Tennessee , models Emily Ratajkowski and Sara Sampaio inadvertently sported an identical $ 1,495 tangerine Cushnie Et Ochs number . The brunettes spent most of the night posing side-by-side , with Ms Ratajkowski later joking on Instagram : ` Yep were #twinning ! Decided to rock it together and be each other 's dates ! -LRB- sic -RRB- ' The very next night in New York , Victoria 's Secret models Lais Ribeiro and Heather Marks both arrived at the amfAR gala in matching Cushnie Et Ochs gowns , this time a $ 2,395 teal cut-out gown . That same slinky floor-length frock was also worn by model and cookbook author Padma Lakshmi , 44 , in New York last October . Oops ! Victoria 's Secret models Lais Ribeiro -LRB- left -RRB- and Heather Marks -LRB- center -RRB- both arrived at the amfAR gala last week in matching $ 2,395 teal Cushnie Et Ochs gowns , and Padma Lakshmi wore it last Octover -LRB- right -RRB- . Double trouble : At last week 's Sports Illustrated 2015 Swimsuit bash in Nashville , Tennessee , models Emily Ratajkowski and Sara Sampaio inadvertently sported an identical $ 1,495 tangerine Cushnie Et Ochs number . So who are the designers behind the wildly successful label , and how did they climb to the top ? Michelle graduated from New York 's Parsons School of Design and interned for Marc Jacobs , while Carly studied at the same school and interned for Donna Karen , Proenza Schouler and Oscar De La Renta . Cushnie Et Ochs was first notably worn by Reese Witherspoon at a Los Angeles film gala in November 2011 , but made its first real splash the following month . After the First Lady Michelle Obama wore an elegant pine green dress by the designers to attend the 2011 Christmas in Washington event , fashion die-hards were drawn like moths to a flame . Made : After the First Lady Michelle Obama wore an elegant pine green dress by the designers to attend the 2011 Christmas in Washington event , fashion die-hards were drawn like moths to a flame . Speaking to Three Bad Mice about their aesthetic around this time , Carly and Michelle cited ` the female body , strength and inner spirit ' as their inspiration . ` The brand is for women by women , and we want to always express this female sensuality in our clothes , ' they said . ` We often look to art and architecture to influence our sculptural shapes and lines . ' Last year , Cushnie Et Ochs ' statement gowns were worn by Kim Kardashian , Rosie Huntington-Whiteley , Selena Gomez and Lea Michelle , among others . At New York Fashion week in 2013 , supermodel Karlie Kloss showcased an asymmetrical white dress on the Cushnie Et Ochs runway , and loved it so much she snapped it up and wore it to attend Betsey Johnson 's show the following week . Fans : Jenna Dewan Tatum donned an orange Cushnie Et Ochs gown at the Jupiter Ascending premiere -LRB- left -RRB- , and Kim Kardashian wore a blue number to the 2014 LACMA Art + Film Gala in November -LRB- right -RRB- . Showing skin : Lea Michelle stepped out at the American Horror Story premiere in a daring example last October -LRB- left -RRB- and Selena Gomez opted for a burgundy get-up at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in May -LRB- right -RRB- . LBD : Rosie Huntington-Whiteley sported a seductive design at last year 's Cannes Awards -LRB- left -RRB- while Jennifer Lopez impressed at American Idol 's XIII Finals bash last February with her Cushnie Et Ochs frock -LRB- right -RRB- . Karlie Kloss wore a dress she had previously showcased on the Cushnie Et Ochs runway in September 2013 to a Fashion Week party a week later -LRB- left -RRB- and Doutzen Kroes sported a similar dress the same night -LRB- right -RRB- . Early adopters : Elizabeth Hurley was wearing the label back in 2011 -LRB- left -RRB- , as was Reese Witherspoon -LRB- right -RRB- . Michelle and Carly unveiled their widely-praised Fall 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week on Friday . The designer 's latest line was still full of body-con dresses , but also introduced some more fluid pieces , including a range of velvet pant suits . And another thing , much to the dismay of animal lovers everywhere : fur . Asked by The Fashion Spot to name their favorite element of this season , Carly responded : ` Fur . Loads of it . I 've got a giant fur scarf and my fur coat , I 'm not ashamed . ' ` Same , ' echoed Michelle . ` I 've got two coats and my fur wraparound . ' Let 's hope this particular enthusiasm fizzles , and the women keep on with what they do best ; sensual , show-stopping party frocks . | Cushnie Et Ochs was launched in 2008 by Londoner Carly Cushnie and New Yorker Michelle Ochs , both 28 . It first gained traction after Michelle Obama wore a dress by the designers to an event in 2011 . Since then it has amassed celebrity fans including Reese Witherspoon , Karlie Kloss , Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski . 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A man who shot dead his friend 's pregnant wife while playing with a revolver ` gunslinger-style ' will not face any criminal charges , Florida prosecutors have announced . William DeHayes was showing off his gun collection to his friend Carson Hoover and his friend 's wife Katherine Lynn Hoover , 25 , when the tragedy occurred . DeHayes invited the Carsons over to his $ 50,000 home in Brooksville , Hernando County in Florida on July 26 , 2014 when he began playing with his .22 calibre revolver . Katherine Lynn Hoover , left , was five months ' pregnant , right , when she was shot in the head by a friend . William DeHayes , pictured , was spinning his revolver around his finger ` gunslinger-style ' when it fired . Witnesses said DeHayes spun the weapon around on his forefinger , ` gunslinger-style ' when it went off , hitting Mrs Hoover in the head . Mrs Hoover , who was five months pregnant , was rushed to hospital where she underwent an emergency caesarean section . Unfortunately , the baby Rehlin Lee Hoover , died 30 minutes after he was born . Prosecutors in Hernando County , which is about 40 miles north of Tampa , decided that the shooting was accidental . However , the decision has been strongly criticised by Mrs Hoover 's mother Donna Bryan , who has written to the Governor Rick Scott , State Attorney General Pam Bondi as well as the state attorney in Hernando County , Brad King . Speaking to the Tampa Tribune , Mrs Bryan said : ' I do n't understand . People go to jail for DUI . This man killed my daughter and grandson . I feel that my daughter deserves justice . She did nothing to deserve being killed and neither did my grandson . ' Mrs Carson was shot dead inside DeHayes ' $ 50,000 home , pictured , in Brooville , Hernando County , Florida . Mrs Bryan said she had spoken to her daughter on the day she was shot . ` She called , and she 's like , `` We just bought the baby 's outfit he 's coming home in , but you 're not going to be happy . '' She goes , `` It 's camouflage ! '' I do n't like camouflage , but she really did , and she was all excited . They had baby books in camouflage . The baby 's room was going to be in camouflage . ' Mrs Bryan said her grandson Nicholas , 7 , has been living with the herself and her husband since the shooting . She said : ` My grandson -LRB- Nicholas -RRB- is alive , and I have him in therapy . He 's obviously upset and does n't understand why his mommy is n't here . He asks where his brother is , and I tell him they went to heaven . He says , `` Mommy did n't even say goodbye to me . '' ' State attorney Mr King wrote back to Mrs Bryan and claimed that he could not prosecute DeHayes because , even though he was grossly negligent , his behaviour did not constitute a crime . At the time of the shooting , DeHayes was not under the influence of any illegal drugs or alcohol , although he was on prescription medication at the time . Mrs Bryan has begun a petition to convince prosecutors to reverse their decision not to charge DeHayes after the incident . | Katherine Lynn Hoover was ` accidentally ' shot in the head by her friend . William DeHayes was showing off a revolver ` gunslinger-style ' at the time . DeHayes shot Mrs Hoover once in the head in his $ 50,000 Florida home . Prosecutors decided DeHayes would not face any criminal charges . Mrs Hoover 's baby son Rehlin Lee was delivered but died 30 minutes later . | [[0, 96], [99, 133], [570, 613], [830, 862], [1064, 1094], [1138, 1180], [724, 808], [570, 613], [830, 862], [0, 96], [99, 133], [983, 996], [999, 1002], [1028, 1063]] |
A baby has survived a harrowing start to life after his mother gave birth to him on a train toilet and he fell through the hole onto the tracks . The 22-year-old woman fainted in the tiny toilet cubicle on Monday after giving birth on the train , which had briefly halted before reaching Hanumangarh station in western Rajasthan state . ` The woman felt acute labour pain , so she went to the toilet to relieve herself and gave birth to a baby boy who slipped down through the toilet bowl and fell on the tracks , ' Subhash Vishnoi , senior railway police official , said . Most Indian trains have squat toilets with chutes that empty directly onto the tracks . A baby boy has survived slipping through the chute onto a train track . File image used . Most Indian trains have western-style and squat toilets with filthy chutes that empty directly onto the tracks . The train had already left for Hanumangarh by the time the woman 's family members found her unconscious in the toilet . A local guard spotted the newborn crying on the tracks and informed the police , who admitted the baby to a nearby hospital . ` When the woman and her husband found their newborn alive and safe , they were very happy , ' police official Ram Singh said . ` They had not expected that the newborn would be alive . ' A railway spokesman said once the train reached its destination , the mother was taken to Hanumangarh hospital , BBC Hindi reported . He added : ` After being rescued , the baby was initially taken to the local hospital where he was given first aid . He was also later shifted to the town hospital . ' The hospital 's chief medical officer , Dr SP Rohilla , confirmed both the mother and baby were doing fine . The baby had no serious injuries , although he was born underweight . | The woman fainted in toilet cubicle moments after giving birth on the train . Her newborn baby boy then fell down the toilet hole onto the open tracks . Most Indian trains have toilets with chutes that empty directly onto tracks . However , a local guard spotted the boy crying before the next train arrived . Both mother and son are in healthy condition in Hanumangarh hospital . | [[146, 244], [911, 985], [0, 98], [103, 145], [377, 447], [437, 447], [452, 488], [437, 443], [493, 511], [662, 733], [662, 672], [686, 733], [574, 623], [617, 623], [629, 661], [752, 826], [813, 826], [832, 864], [986, 1026], [1602, 1639], [1658, 1710]] |
Grammar schools should be allowed to expand and accept more children , David Cameron said yesterday . In marked contrast to previous statements , the Prime Minister said he strongly supported the right of ` good ' schools -- including grammars -- to grow . His comments will be welcomed by Tory supporters who say new selective schools will help drive up standards and offer better social mobility to working and middle class children . David Cameron today backed the creation of new grammar schools - despite opposing them in opposition . It was also seen as a coded endorsement of plans by an existing grammar in Kent to build a new ` satellite ' school nearby -- a move that could set an important precedent for other institutions . Mr Cameron 's comments contradict those he made in May 2007 , when he declared them to be an ` electoral albatross ' during a major party row over the issue . At the time , he insisted there was a ` hopelessness ' about calls for more grammars because they represented the idea that ` this country will only ever be able to offer a decent education to a select few ' . MP Graham Brady resigned as the party 's Europe spokesman over the issue . The Prime Minister visited the Sussex Functional Skills Centre in Brighton , East Sussex , today to meet a group of apprentices . But recent months have seen a growing clamour from some backbench Tory MPs for more grammars . Two senior Cabinet ministers , Home Secretary Theresa May and Defence Secretary Michael Fallon , have also backed plans for grammars in their constituencies . Mr Cameron 's comments will also be seen as a response to Ukip , which has made support for more grammar schools a major plank of its education policy . Addressing supporters yesterday at a school in Hove , East Sussex , the PM said : ` I strongly support the right of all good schools to expand . I think that 's very important and that should include grammar schools . ` Under this Government grammar schools have been able to expand and that is all to the good . ' The Tory leader said he wanted every parent to have ` what I have for my three young children ' who attend a ` good state primary ' in London . ` It should n't be a lottery , it should n't be a postcode matter , it should be something everyone gets , the right to have a good school place for your children , ' he added . ` The only way you can do that is to have more good schools and that 's exactly what this Government 's programme has been all about . ' Mr Cameron 's three children attend a Church of England state primary school in West London . His daughter Nancy , 11 , is expected to attend a top state secondary from September . The PM 's comments came as he responded to a question about a proposal by Weald of Kent girls ' grammar school in Tonbridge to open a new campus nine miles away in Sevenoaks . In December 2013 the plans were rejected by the Department for Education . Mr Cameron said he did not want to ` pre-empt ' a fresh decision , but added : ` The principle is very clear : good schools should have the freedom to expand . ' On Monday the Mail reported that Education Secretary Nicky Morgan was ` on the verge ' of signing off the plan , which is in Mr Fallon 's Kent constituency . Mr Cameron visited the Royal Naval base in Portsmouth , Hampshire , today where he was shown plans with Captain Iain Greenlees -LRB- left -RRB- and base commander Commodore Jeremy Rigby . The former education secretary Michael Gove blocked the expansion of grammar schools . His successor Nicky Morgan -LRB- right -RRB- is considering whether to allow one grammar to open a new campus . | Prime Minister said good grammar schools should be allowed to expand . He hinted that he backed expansion of a Kent grammar to a new campus . The application was blocked by former education secretary Michael Gove . In opposition Cameron attacked the Tory Party 's obsession with grammars . He said there would be no return to 11-plus exam or new grammar schools . | [[0, 68], [146, 243], [235, 243], [247, 256], [437, 539], [1833, 1861], [1935, 1974], [1990, 1999], [3032, 3082], [3518, 3537], [3586, 3629], [2672, 2816], [3518, 3537], [3586, 3629], [3431, 3517]] |
A ` gangster 's moll ' who blew more than # 75,000 of drugs money on a luxury lifestyle will only have to pay back # 800 . Natasha Hugh , 28 , spent # 78,000 on an opulent wedding , top-class dental work and exotic holidays in the Caribbean . The beautician was bankrolled by her boxing champion husband Justyn Hugh , 30 , who made # 400,000 bringing cocaine into the country from Albania and the Netherlands . Natasha Hugh -LRB- left -RRB- was bankrolled by her boxing champion husband Justyn Hugh -LRB- right -RRB- who made # 400,000 bringing cocaine into the country from Albania and the Netherlands . She spent thousands of pounds during a four-year spending spree , including # 10,477 on her dream wedding at the Vale Resort - a luxury hotel near Cardiff used by sports stars and celebrities . Prosecutor Roger Griffiths said : ` There was a lavish lifestyle which was n't sustainable on the declared earnings of Mr and Mrs Hugh . ` The majority of transactions were dealt with in cash installments . ` Mrs Hugh knew or should have known the money had come from crime . ' The mother-of-two spent # 2,260 on dental work and # 2,345 on bridal accessories ahead of her wedding to ex-Welsh Light Heavyweight champion boxer Justyn . She also paid # 5,000 in cash for a sporty Mini Cooper - which she later upgraded for a # 19,570 Mini Countryman . Hugh 's luxury lifestyle was paid for by her husband after he trafficked five-and-a-half kilograms of cocaine into South Wales from London . Hugh -LRB- pictuted -RRB- blew thousands of pounds during a four-year spending spree , including # 10,477 on her dream wedding at the Vale Resort - a luxury hotel near Cardiff used by sports stars and celebrities . Judge Stephen Hopkins , sitting at Cardiff Crown Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- , ordered Justyn Hugh to pay back # 9,500 while Natasha must pay back # 820 . Justyn Hugh , from Newport , South Wales , was caught following an eight-month police investigation and sentenced to 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply a Class A drug . His wife , also from Newport , was given 18 months in jail after being found guilty of possession of criminal property following trial . A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing was told the couple made more than # 400,000 from their criminal activity but would only have to pay back the # 10,320 that could be recovered by police . Judge Stephen Hopkins , sitting at Cardiff Crown Court , ordered Justyn Hugh to pay back # 9,500 while Natasha must pay back # 820 . The judge told her he did not believe she had expressed any remorse for what she had done and that she had ` financially benefited ' from her husband 's drug dealing . | Natasha Hugh spent # 78,000 on wedding , dental work and luxury holidays . But a judge at Cardiff Crown Court has ordered her to pay back just # 820 . Beautician was bankrolled by her boxing champion husband Justyn Hugh . He had made # 400,000 bringing cocaine into UK from Holland and Albania . His wife had spent # 10,477 on dream wedding at a top venue near Cardiff . The 28-year-old also bought a Mini Countryman for # 19,570 , court was told . She was jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of possession of criminal property following a trial . | [[0, 20], [27, 87], [123, 135], [143, 242], [605, 759], [1489, 1664], [0, 20], [88, 122], [1822, 1857], [2379, 2400], [2403, 2433], [2379, 2400], [2436, 2511], [243, 303], [411, 486], [1348, 1488], [327, 410], [511, 516], [521, 604], [2192, 2297], [605, 759], [1489, 1664], [1267, 1289], [1300, 1347], [2055, 2191], [2055, 2063], [2114, 2191]] |
Andrew McNicholas had a well-paid job and a buzzing social life . But five years ago his world came crashing down after he developed crippling cluster headaches . Also known as ` suicide ' headaches , these are said to cause the most severe pain known to man -LRB- female sufferers say it 's far worse than childbirth -RRB- . ` One Thursday the pain hit me at work , ' says Andrew , now 46 . ` It felt as if there was a knife going through my eyeball . It was the worst pain I 'd ever experienced . ' Scroll down for video . Andrew McNicholas developed crippling cluster headaches five years ago . Since that first attack , he has three or four cluster headaches every day , lasting from between 40 minutes to three hours . He 's tried 15 types of medications , and clinical trials , to treat them , but none worked and some caused severe side-effects including blood poisoning , heart palpitations and vomiting . The attacks were so debilitating that Andrew had to quit his job as senior manager at an accountancy firm in March 2010 . No longer earning , he was forced to sell his home , and has rarely been able to go out . But a new handheld device has made his life ` liveable ' again . It targets the vagus nerve , which runs from the brain to the abdomen and relays messages to and from the heart , lungs and digestive system . The nerve helps regulate key functions such as breathing and heart rate - but scientists increasingly believe it plays a role in a range of conditions , from depression to asthma and heart failure . In September 2013 , Andrew took part in a clinical trial at the Walton Centre NHS Trust , Liverpool , testing the use of the device , called GammaCore . It 's applied to the neck and sends small electric pulses into the nerve . They are also known as ` suicide ' headaches , and female sufferers say it 's far worse than childbirth . These pulses are thought to reduce levels of certain neurotransmitters - chemical messengers in the brain.One theory is that people who suffer from severe frequent headaches may produce too many neurotransmitters and , as a result , sensations that are not normally painful , such as seeing light , are misinterpreted by the brain , causing headache . Users apply the battery-powered device to the neck for around two minutes when they feel a headache coming on . ` It always makes the pain less severe , and can stop my attacks within 25 minutes , ' says Andrew , who lives in Manchester with his partner Kevin , 31 . ` It 's improved my pain by around 40 per cent and I feel living with this condition is n't hopeless any more , so I have fewer dark days . ' It 's not a cure-all . When 19 people with cluster headaches took part in a trial at King 's College Hospital , London , half found the device started to reduce symptoms after 11 minutes . For this half it also helped them reduce their medication by half and reduced the frequency of their attacks from an average of 4 1/2 to 2 1/2 a day , says Peter Goadsby , professor of neurology at King 's College London . He is now using the GammaCore , which is applied to the neck and sends small electric pulses . The only side-effect was a slightly uncomfortable tugging feeling in the neck when it was used . While acknowledging that more studies are needed to check its efficacy , Professor Goadsby says : ` If a proportion of people with a dreadful problem get some benefit , that 's a good step forward . ' As well as cluster headaches , vagus nerve stimulation is being used to treat patients with epilepsy . Here , it 's usually given via a surgically-implanted electrode , but in recent years external devices have been used , too . It is thought to send messages to the brain which interfere with the chemicals that cause seizures . ` It does n't always work brilliantly , but it 's often the best treatment we have for epilepsy , ' says Richard Selway , a consultant neurosurgeon at King 's College Hospital . Vagus nerve stimulation is being used in some cases of depression , too . This followed the discovery that epilepsy patients being treated with vagus nerve stimulation reported it improved their depression -LRB- even when the treatment did not help their epilepsy -RRB- . It is thought the pulses alter brain chemistry , which helps to improve mood . Researchers are now looking at its benefits for other health problems , including obesity and heart failure . Scientists have found that stimulating the vagus nerve slows the heart , allowing it to fill more with blood and then pump powerfully . The mild current given off by these stimulators do n't affect organ function . There is also ongoing research into its anti-inflammatory effects . A Dutch study published in December found that patients with rheumatoid arthritis given vagus nerve stimulation experienced a significant reduction in pain after just six weeks . A tiny disc was implanted in their chest , which was attached by a wire to the vagus nerve in the neck . The team said similar techniques could reverse other chronic conditions such as diabetes , as it may influence the levels of hormones produced by the body , including insulin . Estimated number of work and school days lost due to migraines every year . Meanwhile , a team at Imperial College London is working on a microchip designed to stimulate the vagus nerve and suppress appetite , helping obese people lose weight . The microchip , implanted through keyhole surgery , is placed around a nerve in the gut , which is in turn connected to the vagus nerve . The microchip senses high levels of hunger hormones such as ghrelin and sends electrical signals through the vagus nerve . These supposedly trick the brain into thinking that you are full . As Professor Christofer Toumazou , director of the Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology at Imperial , explains : ` The chip only provides therapy if it diagnoses that you are producing too much hunger hormone . ' The technique may even be useful for Alzheimer 's . Simulating the vagus nerve may encourage the brain 's locus coeruleus to release a form of adrenaline that boosts alertness and memory , says Mr Selway . But is a handheld device or an implant better ? Professor Goadsby believes the external devices are the way forward . ` They allow patients to test whether something works before having a device implanted , and if they can be produced cheaply and used at home , that saves the cost and time of using a surgeon . ' However , Mr Selway says one benefit of implanted devices is that patients do n't need to remember to use it , which can be very helpful for the elderly . ` Vagus nerve stimulation is rarely a miracle cure , but it 's a useful push in the right direction . ' GammaCore , which costs # 250 for the device , is available privately . Treatment must be approved by a doctor . | Andrew McNicholas , 46 , from Manchester developed ` suicide ' headaches . Illness causing ` most severe pain known to man ' crippled him 5 years ago . But new handheld device GammaCore has made his life ` liveable ' again . | [[70, 162], [369, 391], [525, 597], [1761, 1805], [70, 162], [201, 245], [525, 597], [1126, 1190], [1654, 1664], [1667, 1685]] |
Charged with murder : Tobacco tycoon Mohammed Nisham has been accused of killing a security guard because he was too slow opening the gates to his apartment complex in the Indian state of Kerala . An Indian millionaire has been charged with murder after allegedly ramming his Hummer into his security guard because he was being too slow to open his gates . Mohammed Nisham is accused of chasing the guard with his SUV inside an apartment complex last month , squeezing him against a wall before beating him with an iron rod . He was reportedly angry over a delay in opening the gate after returning home late one night two weeks ago . The 50-year-old guard , K Chandrabose , died yesterday after being in hospital on life-support in the southern Indian state of Kerala . Doctors treating Chandrabose said ` his heart had not been functioning properly following the impact of the internal injuries , ' according to the Press Trust of India news agency . Nisham was in custody in a jail near the town of Thrissur where he lives , police official Biju Kumar said today . He has had several police cases filed against him , including one for allowing his nine-year-old son to drive a Ferrari on a public road in 2013 . He was granted bail on some cases and was ordered to pay fines for others . India 's economic boom has created a class of super-rich , whose excesses are frequently in the news . Nisham has a thriving tobacco and real estate business in Kerala . He reportedly also owns hotel and jewellery businesses in the Middle East . Scroll down for video . Allegations : Nisham is accused of chasing the guard with his Hummer -LRB- like the one pictured -RRB- inside an apartment complex last month , squeezing him against a wall before beating him with an iron rod . When he was charged with allowing his son to drive the Ferrari F430 , police records showed he owned 18 high-end cars worth an estimated $ 4m -LRB- # 2.6 m -RRB- , including a Bentley and a Lamborghini . He let his son take the wheel of the # 127,000 supercar on his birthday - with nobody else in the vehicle except for his six-year-old brother . The boy drove it for several hundred metres along a road - all filmed by his proud family , who then uploaded the footage to YouTube . Kerala Police registered a case against Nisham for uploading a video of an illegal act , sending out a wrong message to the world and allowing a child to drive a vehicle . Reckless : Nisham has had several police cases filed against him , including one for allowing his nine-year-old son -LRB- above -RRB- to drive a Ferrari on a public road in 2013 which he filmed and posted on YouTube . Irresponsible : Nisham let his son take the wheel of the # 127,000 supercar on his ninth birthday - with nobody else in the vehicle except for his six-year-old brother . | Tobacco tycoon Mohammed Nisham accused of hitting guard with iron rod . His alleged victim , 50 , died in hospital after two weeks on life support . Nisham was arrested in 2013 for letting his son , 9 , drive his Ferrari . | [[20, 196], [357, 372], [459, 525], [1561, 1572], [1705, 1771], [635, 656], [675, 770], [1068, 1168], [1130, 1214], [1777, 1779], [1792, 1839], [1983, 2054], [2436, 2542], [2427, 2435], [2494, 2542], [2504, 2596], [2521, 2542], [2561, 2604], [2661, 2814]] |
He 's studied the behavioural patterns of animals on every corner of the planet , but Sir David Attenborough might be perplexed by a new study on an unexpected human preference . The survey has found that despite approaching his 90th birthday , brainy specimen Sir David has been deemed exceptionally cool by his fellow homo sapiens . The 88-year-old broadcaster - most famous for his award-winning wildlife documentaries - has even beaten heartthrob David Beckham in a poll of the coolest men on the planet . Which David is cooler ? According to a new poll Sir David Attenborough -LRB- left -RRB- beats heart-throb David Beckham -LRB- right -RRB- in the coolness stakes . Johnny Depp reigns supreme - and was voted coolest man on the planet . He also trumped the likes of Jay Z , Elvis Presley and Harry Styles . Cambridge graduate Sir David , who first started at the BBC in the early 1950s , has gone on to become a national treasure by fronting countless nature shows . But Hollywood A-lister Johnny Depp came first , followed by Luther star Idris Elba who was voted as runner-up in the survey of 3,000 adults by paid survey site OnePoll.com . In third place was Will Smith , who shot to fame in the US sitcom the Fresh Prince of Bel Air . And Prince Harry who , at 30 is the youngest living man to be named , scraped into the top ten at number nine . Will Smith , who shot to fame in the US sit-com the Fresh Prince of Bel Air , came in third place . Left : The only royal to get a mention in the top 50 list was Prince Harry who came in ninth place ; Right : ` Happy ' superstar Pharrell Williams , famed for his trademark hats came fifth . Left : George Clooney came in at number five ; Right : Recently married Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch completed the Top 10 . He was followed by Great Escape and Magnificent Seven legend Steve McQueen and Happy superstar Pharrell Williams , famed for his trademark hats . 1 . Johnny Depp , 51 . 2 . Idris Elba , 42 . 3 . Will Smith , 46 . 4 . Steve McQueen , died aged 50 . 5 . Pharrell Williams , 41 . 6 . George Clooney , 53 . 7 . David Attenborough , 88 . 8 . David Beckham , 39 . 9 . Prince Harry , 30 . 10 . Benedict Cumberbatch , 38 . 11 . Elvis Presley - died aged 42 . 12 . Sean Connery , 84 . 13 . Bill Murray , 64 . 14 . Leonardo DiCaprio , 40 . 15 . Samuel Jackson , 66 . 16 . Liam Neeson , 62 . 17 . Lewis Hamilton , 30 . 18 . Ray Winstone , 57 . 19 . Mick Jagger , 71 . 20 . James Dean , died aged 24 . 21 . Michael Caine , 81 . 22 . Morgan Freeman , 77 . 23 . Robin Williams , died aged 63 . 24 . Tom Hanks , 58 . 25 . Frank Sinatra , died aged 82 . John Sewell spokesman for OnePoll.com said : ` This is a really eclectic list of men . It shows that you do n't necessarily have to be young and in vogue to be considered cool . ` What one person deems as cool will be very different to that of the next person , but it 's great to see established professionals like David Attenborough in the mix with rappers , footballers and film legends . ` Similarly , it 's pretty flattering for the likes of Harry Styles to be mentioned in the same breath as Mick Jagger , Frank Sinatra , Jay Z. ' The only royal to get a mention in the top 50 list was and recently married Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch completed the top 10 . Formula One racing rivals Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both made the list , in 17th and 34th place respectively . And despite dying 60 years ago at the age of 24 , James Dean completed the top 20 coolest celebs . Barack Obama piped Harry Styles to the post , coming one place ahead of him at number 29 in the list . Man of the moment and tipped for an Oscar for his performance in the Theory of Everything , Eddie Redmayne came in at number 44 . Behind him was Matthew McConaughey and funnyman Seth Rogan . Followed by Jake Gyllenhaal , Lenny Kravitz and Liam Gallagher . Completing the top 50 poll was controversial music artist Snoop Dogg . John Sewell added : ` As you would expect , many of the coolest men on the planet are Hollywood actors . ` But it 's great to see so many Brits on the list - especially the likes of Sir Ian McKellen , Sir Michael Caine and Sir Mick Jagger , who have been entertaining the British public for decades . ' Elvis Presley came in eleventh , proving that e may have been dead for 37 years but he 's still cool . Leonardo DiCaprio has the cool factor but at 14th on the list he 's trumped by Bill Murray and Sean Connery . | The 88-year-old British broadcaster came seventh in the poll . David Beckham deemed less cool than Sir David and was voted eighth . Johnny Depp topped poll , with Luther star Idris Elba coming second . Will Smith , Prince Harry and Pharrell Williams also made the list . | [[335, 421], [424, 509], [673, 701], [978, 1019], [978, 1008], [1022, 1045], [1031, 1056], [1061, 1133], [1778, 1890]] |
A 93-year-old man has been charged with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as an SS guard at the Nazis ' Auschwitz death camp in occupied Poland . The defendant , whose name was n't disclosed in line with privacy laws , allegedly served in Auschwitz from January 1942 to June 1944 , the Detmold state court said yesterday . It is claimed the man was assigned to the Auschwitz I camp but also helped supervise new prisoners , largely Jews , as they arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau , the part of the camp complex where most of its 1.1 million victims were killed . Scroll down for video . A man , 93 , has been charged with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder following claims he was a guard at Auschwitz . Pictured is the camp 's front gate with the infamous sign which reads : ` Work sets you free ' Defense attorney Johannes Salmen said his client has acknowledged being at Auschwitz I , but denies being assigned to Birkenau or being involved in killings . The North-Rhine Westphalia centre said the accused was deployed to the Nazi death camp in January 1942 , according to The Local . There , he worked as a member of the SS Death 's Head guard battalion and was responsible for guarding trains of Jews arriving at the death camp . He is also alleged to have worked in ` selection ' , which involved marking newly-arrived inmates for immediate death or sending them to work . It comes just months after Oskar Groening , also 93 , was charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for his role as a guard at the camp . The sergeant worked at the camp in German occupied Poland for two-and-a-half years and he was charged with sorting the possessions of the inmates and collecting and tallying any money that was on them . At least 1.1 million prisoners died at Auschwitz , around 90 per cent of them Jewish . In one period between May and June 1944 , 425,000 Hungarian Jews went there and around 300,000 were immediately sent to the gas chambers . Women prisoners at Auschwitz stand in a line after it was liberated by the Russians in January , 1945 . Entry to the snow-covered camp in February 1945 , after more than 1.1 million prisoners were killed there . There are around 30 former Auschwitz guards currently under close watch after federal investigators last year recommend state prosecutors pursue charges against them . Pictured is the camp in 1958 . He was never punished after the war , a tribunal cleared him of involvement in 1948 , but Groening - who worked as the manager of a glass factory - has openly talked about his time as a guard and said that he witnessed atrocities . Groening , who lives near the Lueneburg Heath in Lower Saxony , is one of around 30 former Auschwitz guards who federal investigators recommended last year that state prosecutors pursue charges against under a new precedent in German law . Groening himself has openly talked about his time as a guard and said while he witnessed horrific atrocities , he did n't commit any crimes himself . In 2005 , he told Der Spiegel magazine he recalled one incident on ` ramp duty ' when he heard a baby crying . ' I saw another SS soldier grab the baby by the legs , ' he said . ` He smashed the baby 's head against the iron side of a truck until it was silent . ' | A German man aged 93 is facing 170,000 counts of accessory to murder . Prosecutors allege he worked as an SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp . It is also claimed he helped supervise new prisoners as they arrived . More than 1.1 million people , mostly Jews , were murdered at Auschwitz . | [[0, 77], [613, 618], [621, 685], [81, 174], [175, 190], [233, 245], [248, 308], [679, 732], [1408, 1410], [1457, 1554], [352, 450], [352, 354], [420, 465], [520, 536], [543, 588], [1758, 1806], [2138, 2195]] |
A Sydney woman who suffered permanent brain damage after being hit by a car while walking with her newborn baby has settled her bid for damages out of court . Emma De Silva irrecoverably changed when she was hit by Bryce James Wayland in March 2011 and was left in a coma for two months . She was pushing her 19-day-old daughter Eloise in a pram in St Peters in Sydney 's inner west when she was hit by the car . While Mr Wayland avoided jail after he told the court the accelerator of his vehicle became stuck under a floor mat , the accident broke down Ms De Silva 's marriage and left her in the care of her father Keith Freeman . Scroll down for video . Emma De Silva -LRB- right -RRB- and her father Keith Freeman -LRB- left -RRB- leave Sydney 's District Court on Monday . Emma De Silva irrecoverably changed when she was hit by Bryce Wayland in March 2011 and was left in a coma for two months . De Silva is suing an insurance company for damages after she was hit by a negligent driver in March 2011 , leaving her severely injured . Ms De Silva suffers from permanent brain damage after she was hit by a car in St Peters , Sydney 's inner west . Bryce Wayland avoided jail after he told the court the accelerator of his vehicle became stuck under a floor mat . The 40-year-old launched a bid against the insurance company in the NSW District Court , seeking damages , including the loss of future earnings . On Tuesday the claim settled out of court with the judge due to give it approval on Wednesday . Ms De Silva 's father said he was ` very pleased ' with the outcome , The Sydney Morning Herald reports . ` The first thing we hope to do is to get her sorted out and in a house , ' Mr Freeman said . ` Hopefully she 'll be able to live reasonably without too much problems . ' It comes two years after the driver Wayland was was sentenced to 50 hours of community service in February 2013 over the crash . He had told the court the accelerator pedal of his Lexus sedan was caught under the floormat and he swerved to avoid a bus before mounting the kerb and hitting the mother and baby . Speaking after the sentence was handed down , Ms De Silva 's father Keith Freeman said his daughter 's life was now ` completely different ' to the one she had when the accident occurred . 'Em ma was at the height of happiness , ' Mr Freeman said . ` She had just had a baby , she had a husband she adored and they had just renovated their house in St Peters and everything was perfect for her ... It lasted exactly 19 days . ' The once A-grade squash player once had dreams of having more children and becoming principal of the school where she taught . In a recent post on the Emma De Silva Foundation Facebook page , photos of the mother and daughter were uploaded . Daughter Eloise , who is turning four this year , escaped serious injury from the accident . The once A-grade squash player once had dreams of having more children and becoming principal of the school where she taught . After she woke up from her coma , Ms De Silva spent a further year at Royal Rehabilitation Hospital in Ryde . Her marriage has since ended and she has suffered permanent brain injuries . Her daughter Eloise , who is turning four this year , escaped serious injury from the accident . In a recent post on the Emma De Silva Foundation Facebook page , photos of the mother and daughter were uploaded along with an update on Ms De Silva 's condition . 'Em is doing well . She has been in her own place for close to 12 months and loves it . She has many amazing carers giving her round the clock care , helping her cook meals and general life skills , ' the Facebook post reads . ` Her speech is slightly better , some days it 's harder to understand than others but her physical improvement are fantastic . 'Em aims to walk her beautiful sister down the aisle next year and fingers crossed it will happen . She walks with a frame but can stand on her own for a little bit and bend down keeping her balance . 'Em still has good days and bad and finds it hard to get motivated at times but loves her time with Eloise and is a great mum . ' | Emma De Silva was hit by Bryce Wayland in 2011 while she was pushing her baby in a pram in St Peters , Sydney 's inner west . The baby was just 19-days-old but escaped serious injury . But Ms De Silva was in a coma for two months after the accident . She now suffers from permanent brain damage , has slurred speech and needs a walking frame . 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Blindfolded and handcuffed to each other on a barren hilltop , Pakistani soldiers wait for death at the hands of a merciless Taliban fighter . Fifteen men were lined up for execution , the chilling scene captured on film by the Taliban for a video released as a warning to the Pakistani army operating near the Afghan border . The Frontier Corps soldiers were seized last month in what the Taliban said was an operation to avenge the deaths of insurgents in Pakistan . WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . Disturbing footage : The paramilitary troops were abducted by Pakistan 's Taliban on December 23 and in the video , they are shown to be handcuffed , blindfolded and lined up , before being shot at point-blank range . The men are standing quietly until fighters stepped up and took turns pumping bullets into the men , some of which were wearing green military uniforms . Each time a soldier collapses , the man standing next to him is pulled in that direction by the handcuffs . In the video Taliban chanting can be heard : ` We will cross all limits to avenge your blood , ' it said , referring to fighters killed by Pakistani security forces . The video shows one of the killers . from the Pakistan Taliban , or TTP , holding an AK-47 rifle and speaking . with fury about revenge . ` Twelve of our comrades were besieged . and mercilessly martyred in the Khyber Agency -LSB- area -RSB- , ' said the . militant . ` Our pious women were also targeted . ` To avenge those comrades , we will . kill these men . We warn the government of Pakistan that if the killing . of our friends is not halted , this will be the fate of you all . ' One of the abducted soldiers , sitting . alongside his comrades with their arms folded and legs crossed in front . of Taliban banners , describes on the video how dozens of insurgents . stormed their fort in the north-western Tank district of Pakistan . ` They . attacked us with rockets , killed a sentry , ' he said . ` One ran away . ` The Taliban entered the fort and captured us with our weapons . They tied our hands , put us in a Datsun and took us away . ' Before death , one of the men described how dozens of Taliban fighters stormed their fort in the northwestern Tank district and kidnapped the soldiers . The video shows one of the men shoving a clip into his assault rifle and fires a few rounds into the back of the heads of a few of the soldiers . while the chant ` God is greatest , ' is heard in the background . Warning : The release of the video showing the soldiers is intended to serve as a warning to Pakistan 's 600,000-member army . The video then shows the men standing . quietly . Taliban chanting can be heard . ` We will cross all limits to . avenge your blood , ' the chants said , referring to fighters killed by . Pakistani security forces . One of the men shoves a clip into his . assault rifle and fires a few rounds into the back of the heads of some . of the soldiers . ` God is greatest , ' the Taliban yell . Other fighters step up and take turns . pumping bullets into the men , some wearing green military uniforms . Each time a soldier collapses , the man standing next to him is pulled in . that direction by the handcuffs . After the executions , the Taliban . militants stare at the bodies slumped on the ground . ` If the killing of our friends is not stopped , this will be the fate of all infidel armies , God willing , ' says one militant . The TTP , formed in 2007 , is an umbrella group of Pakistani militant factions operating in the country 's tribal areas . Surrender : A group of seven Taliban militants give up their weapons during a reconciliation ceremony in Herat , Afghanistan , earlier today . Abandoning their beliefs : The group of former Taliban members walk through a field ahead of the ceremony . Allied with the Afghan Taliban and Al . Qaeda , it pledged to overthrow the Pakistani government after the . military started operations against militant groups . It is blamed for many of the suicide . bombings across the country and has carried out audacious attacks , . including one on army headquarters near the capital Islamabad in 2009 . Despite vastly superior numbers and . firepower , Pakistan 's army has failed to break the back of the . insurgents in their mountain region strongholds . The two sides have entered . exploratory peace talks that raised hopes that their conflict , which has . killed thousands , could ease or even end one day . But the talks have faltered and the . video -- copied to compact discs and distributed in street markets in . border areas -- is likely to enrage the Pakistan military . The victims were recovered by the Pakistan army and have been given a funeral with full military honours . Majeed Marwat , a commander of the Frontier Corps , said morale among his men would remain high . ` Our soldiers enlist because they want to sacrifice for the country , ' he said . ` We are taking care of the families of the martyred soldiers . ' | The paramilitary troops were abducted on December 23 . ` God is greatest ' the Taliban yelled as they fired AK-47 rifles . Horrific video has been copied and distributed in street markets . | [[327, 419], [516, 593], [1218, 1255], [2402, 2429], [2396, 2462], [4488, 4493], [4525, 4559]] |
Camilla , Duchess of Cornwall , sparkled in a four-strand diamond necklace studded with rubies during an appearance at a London film premiere with Prince Charles . The Duchess cut a glamorous figure in her ruby velvet dress and diamond-studded parure , which , according to aides , was a personal gift to Camilla , and includes a pair of drop earrings and a bracelet . Compared to his wife , the Prince of Wales looked rather more low key , although his dapper dinner suit was enlivened with one of his signature silk pocket squares . Scroll down for video . Chic : Camilla cut a glamorous figure in diamonds and velvet at the Leicester Square premiere . On their way : Prince Charles , in black tie , escorted the Duchess down the orange carpet in Leicester Square . Beautiful : Camilla dazzled onlookers with the intricate diamond parure . She kept her rings simple . The Duchess ' floor-length gown was the work of Anna Valentine , the designer who created her dove-grey wedding dress , and was teamed with an organza shawl and shimmering purple clutch . The royal couple were joined by stars of the The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which was getting its premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square - which had been given an Indian-themed makeover for the event . Those in attendance included Dame Judi Dench , who , seemingly inspired by the film , wore a floral print flowing robe , and Dame Maggie Smith who opted for a more low-key black and beige ensemble . Also at the premiere was Myleene Klass who bared her shoulders in a black jumpsuit and actress Diana Hardcastle , who looked spectacular in a floor-length plum gown . Stunning : Charles , who has made eight official visits to India , looked impressed with the decoration . Dapper : Charles was on top sartorial form in a double-breasted dinner jacket and natty silk pocket square . Colourful : Charles 's attention was grabbed by the colourful garlands looped over the cinema 's entrance . Spectacular : Camilla 's impressive jewels resembled a # 1m set given to her by the Saudi royals . The premiere was staged by the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund , which uses the annual Royal Performance - usually a premiere - as its principal fundraising event . Charles . who has long been associated with the Fund , and Camilla joined the stars of the film on the orange carpet , which was decorated with tangerine , yellow and pink curtains , as well as long pink garlands . So captivating was the effect , Charles ' attention was momentarily diverted from his magnificently attired wife and held by the floral decorations that marked the way into the cinema . Both looked delighted when , as they approached the entrance to the cinema , they were given a rousing cheer by film fans . But thanks to her striking necklace , all eyes were on the Duchess . Camilla is said to prefer rubies , a stone that is linked with romance and has a royal history , as a result of its use in coronation rings . Colourful : The couple were on cheerful form as they arrived for the annual Royal Film Performance . Enjoying a chat : The Duchess met Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund trustees and acting stars . Standing out : The royal couple looked relatively soberly dressed amid the spectacular garlands . The Duchess also possesses a diamond and ruby tiara given to her great-grandmother Alice Keppel by Edward VII . Made of gold and platinum , it is set with diamonds and , curiously , synthetic rubies , which were new and in high demand at the time . Striking though the Duchess ' appearance was , she did have some competition in the shape of the cast of the film , which read like a Who 's Who of British acting . Along with Bill Nighy , Celia Imrie , Penelope Wilton , Ronald Pickup , Diana Hardcastle and Tamsin Greig , Richard Gere also makes an appearance , as does Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel . Is that for us ? Charles beamed when film fans applauded as he and Camilla made their way into the cinema . Still smiling : Charles , who is recently returned from the Middle East , looked thoroughly pleased . Elegant : Maggie and Judi showed the younger set how it 's done at the world premiere event . Supportive : Judi brought conservationist David Mills , her partner of over four years , as her date . Age is but a number ! Glamorous Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith joked around on the red carpet . Glamorous : Like Judi , Celia Imrie chose a colourful ensemble for the premiere in London 's Leicester Square . Dressed to impress : Celia struck a pose in her glamorous pink and orange ensemble . Terrific trio : The old friends enjoyed a gossip on the red carpet as they entered the cinema . The appearance came at the end of a busy day for Camilla , who had spent the morning visiting one of London 's smallest galleries , the Fan Museum in Greenwich . She was making her fourth visit to the museum , which opened in 1991 , and was there to inspect a new exhibition called Waterloo : Life and Times . Launched to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo , the new exhibition features fans and fan leaves made to commemorate the Iron Duke 's victory over Napoleon . Chic : Diana Hardcastle wrapped up in a chic emerald coat and plum-coloured dress . Proud partner : Thandie Newton accompanied her husband Oliver Parker to the Royal Performance . Big night out : Thandie gushed about how handsome her ` hubster ' looked on her Twitter account . What cold ? Myleene Klass braved the London chill in a backless jumpsuit at the premiere . Her own best advertisement : Myleene looked beautiful in a design from her own Very range . Stunning : Actress Tina Desai was the belle of the ball in her glittering crop top and flowing skirt . Sharing the spotlight : Celia and Judi posed for pictures on the special orange carpet . Atmospheric : A troupe of dancers entertained the crowds before the cast arrived . Stunning : All the stops were pulled out to make it one of the most exciting premieres to date . Setting the scene : The Exotic Marigold Hotel came to London 's Leicester Square . | The royal sparkled in four-strand diamond and ruby necklace . Magnificent necklace is a personal present given to the Duchess . Wore matching drop earrings and bracelet , with a purple velvet dress . Joined Prince of Wales for black tie London film premiere tonight . Couple were cheered loudly by film fans as they walked the orange carpet . 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Grief-stricken friends gathered at the tragic scene where a young woman died after tripping in front of a garbage truck . Josie Edden fell over while she was crossing a road in Melbourne 's central business district and was hit and killed by a garbage truck on Tuesday morning . The 24-year-old was on her way to work , just two blocks from her apartment when she was struck at about 6.15 am when walking across Collins Street near Southern Cross station . Paramedics and a driver who witnessed the incident attended to the woman for around 15 minutes but she died at the scene . Scroll down for video . Josie Edden fell over while she was crossing a road in Melbourne 's central business district and was hit and killed by a garbage truck on Monday morning . Paramedics and a driver who witnessed the incident attended to Ms Edden for around 15 minutes but she died at the scene . Distraught friends and colleagues consoled one another at the scene after Ms Edden did n't turn up to work at the Code Black Coffee cafe . Work mate , Rita Hanna , described how surreal it was to discover the moment that all of Ms Edden 's colleagues at the cafe realised the tragic accident was their dear friend . ` The crazy thing is we all walked past the scene in the morning , we were all running to work , we were all late because there were no trams , ' she told News Corp. . ` We all got to work , we were all talking about it . Then we found out the person that had passed away was one of ours and that was devastating news . ' The 24-year-old was on her way to work , just two blocks from her apartment when she was struck at about 6.15 am when walking across Collins Street near Southern Cross station . Sergeant Mark Rose said the truck driver , who is helping police with inquiries , would not have seen Ms Edden and did not appear to be at fault . ` It appears she was running , or walking very quickly ... has cut the corner against the flashing red man , tripped over , the truck 's completed his turn , not seen her and ran her over , ' he told reporters on Tuesday . Victoria Police acting chief commissioner Tim Cartwright said pedestrians , particularly in the city , are vulnerable which is why speed limits are lower . ` We know we have pedestrians , bike riders in the CBD who get injured , ' he said . ` We know that every 10km off the speeds that we take off , that 's a corresponding percentage who will survive collisions like this , ' he said on ABC radio . Distraught friends and colleagues consoled one another at the scene after Ms Edden did n't turn up to work at the Code Black Coffee cafe . Her colleagues walked past the incident on the way to work but did n't realise it was their dear friend . | Josie Edden , 24 , fell and died in front of garbage truck in Melbourne 's CBD . She was on her way to work just two blocks from her apartment . Grief-stricken friends gathered and consoled each other at the scene . Josie 's colleagues saw incident on way to work but did n't realise it was her . | [[35, 51], [58, 121], [122, 215], [122, 133], [150, 153], [232, 278], [604, 697], [604, 615], [632, 635], [714, 759], [279, 317], [279, 282], [310, 317], [320, 335], [1265, 1267], [1277, 1292], [1520, 1558], [1520, 1523], [1551, 1558], [1561, 1576], [0, 51], [882, 964], [2469, 2551], [279, 317], [1520, 1558], [2608, 2658], [2608, 2622], [2671, 2713]] |
It 's a common problem : You sit down for dinner and your jeans fit perfectly , but the more you eat the tighter they get . At the moment you have to manually undo the zip to feel comfortable , but in the future your zip may be able to adjust automatically . A researcher from MIT has created the Zipperbot that uses sensors to open and close the teeth in response to movement - such as an expanding waistline . Scroll down for video . The Zipperbot was designed by MIT researcher Adam Whiton as part of his Sartorial Robotics thesis . In a video , the robotic zipper is shown moving autonomously across a zip placed on a flat surface as well as on material wrapped around an arm -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The Zipperbot was designed by Adam Whiton as part of his Sartorial Robotics thesis . In a video , the zipper is shown moving across a zip placed on a flat surface as well as on material wrapped around an arm . Zipperbot uses optical sensors to accurately line-up the teeth so the zip does n't become jammed or snag on the surrounding material . It additionally uses motion sensors to detect movement . During a demonstration , Mr Whiton added the zipperbot to a skirt which released and tightened in relation to the wearer 's movements . The leather XOO Belt looks like a normal belt , but has a charger built into the buckle . It is held in place using magnets so it can be easily connected and disconnected . The belt , which comes in black and brown , can be charged up like an ordinary smartphone via a USB cable and has enough power to charge an iPhone 6 from scratch or ` pretty much any device ' in around three hours . The cable is concealed behind the leather part of the belt , which contains a flexible battery . And in theory , this means it could be used to loosen or tighten after a meal , or between standing up and sitting down . Other uses include helping children or people with disabilities dress themselves , or self-closing zips on biohazard suits , for example . Mr Whiton said : ` Zipperbot , a robotic continuous closure for fabric edge joining , was developed to explore autonomous control of a sartorial gesture and performed as a wearable robot which was evaluated through social interactions . ` Clothing is a uniquely human pursuit and is nearly universal in its adoption and use . ` It plays a prominent role in our individual cultures transmitting a mixture of social signals and meanings through the semiotics of fashion . ` Merging robotics and fashion within the practice of Sartorial Robotics will enhance the explorations of identities for both humans and robots . At this year 's Consumer Electronics Show , a French firm demonstrated its self-adjusting belt called Belty . The smart prototype syncs wirelessly to an app to track steps , loosen and tighten as wearer 's move , and even warns them when they 're being lazy . Zipperbot uses optical sensors to accurately line-up the teeth so the zip does n't become jammed or snag on the surrounding material . It additionally uses motion sensors to detect movement . In theory , this means it could be used to loosen or tighten after a meal , or between standing up and sitting down . The metal and plastic model was created by Paris-based designers Bertrand Dupla and Carine Coulm at Emiota . If the waistline begins to expand , the belt warns the user via this app that they 're putting on weight . When sitting down , the belt expands to give the wearer more breathing space , and it automatically tightens when the wearer stands up again . It does this by tracking tension on sensors fitted throughout the belt . At this year 's Consumer Electronics Show , French firm Emiota demonstrated its self-adjusting belt called Belty -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The smart prototype syncs wirelessly to an app to track steps , loosen and tighten as wearer 's move , and even warns them when they 're being lazy . The app can additionally be used to set maximum and minimum fittings for the belt -LRB- pictured -RRB- , meaning it does n't become too tight , or too loose , when automatically adjusting . Belty will also warn wearers if they 've been sat still for too long , giving them a nudge to get up and walk around . The app can additionally be used to set maximum and minimum fittings , meaning it does n't become too tight , or too loose , when automatically adjusting . Plus , if the wearer leaves their fitness tracker at home , the belt includes an accelerometer and gyroscope to record steps and exercise levels , which also syncs with the app . The product is still under development but Mr Dupla said he hopes to have Belty on the market by the end of the year , with prices yet to be announced . | The Zipperbot was designed by MIT researcher Adam Whiton . It uses optical sensors to automatically open and close zips . Zipperbot 's motion sensors can also detect and respond to movement . In theory , it could loosen after a large meal or when sitting down . | [[259, 411], [436, 535], [703, 787], [259, 411], [293, 306], [312, 411], [1048, 1104], [1069, 1104], [2999, 3055], [3020, 3055], [25, 63], [1743, 1848], [3056, 3065], [3068, 3173]] |
Mary Beard says she was left ` wanting to cry ' after she was bombarded with abuse for speaking out in favour of free speech . The celebrated academic joined other campaigners in calling on universities not to ban speakers perceived to be hostile to transgender people . But just hours after a letter - signed by Professor Beard and many others including gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell - was published , she faced a torrent of abuse on Twitter . Mary Beard and Peter Tatchell suffered a barrage of abuse after signing a letter calling on universities to allow speakers perceived to be ` transphobic ' to appear before students in the interests of free speech . The original letter claimed it was ` illiberal and undemocratic ' for universities to ban lecturers and academics deemed ` transphobic ' , meaning prejudiced against transsexual people . But the letter sparked an angry backlash from some in the transgender community and Professor Beard was later branded an ` unrepentant bigot ' and Mr Tatchell was called a ` parasite ' . Professor Beard , 60 , later told on her blog how the relentless abuse had caused her difficulty sleeping . She wrote : ` For two days I have been bombarded by tweets -LRB- and a few emails -RRB- . ` Some tweeters have been very polite in their disagreement ; for which , thank you . Others not quite so -LRB- I should be clear , though , there have been no threats of violence -RRB- . ' I got 60 tweets in the space of about an hour from one person alone . ' Mr Tatchell said the attacks were particularly hurtful coming after his history of protesting against prejudice . Professor Beard added : ` Last night I went to bed wanting to weep ... It was n't the force of any remark , it was the relentless pummelling of attack on the basis of extraordinary loaded , sometimes quite wrong , readings of the letter . ` Cumulative harassment is what it felt like , though I am sure it was n't meant that way . ' Mr Tatchell , 63 , said he has received more than 5,000 messages attacking him since the letter was published , some of which , he said , were threatening . He told the Independent : ` On Saturday night , after the first attacks started , I could n't sleep . I was so upset about being misrepresented as an anti-trans bigot . ' I woke up exhausted , and on my way to a LGBT conference , I tripped on the pavement , hit my head and suffered concussion , which I 'm still feeling today . ' | Acadamic co-signed letter calling for free speech in universities . But within hours of publication , she and other signatories were targeted . She says the ` relentless pummelling of attack ' left her close to tears . Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell also reports threats over letter . | [[127, 222], [275, 376], [410, 451], [0, 102], [16, 19], [29, 126], [1854, 1898], [333, 391]] |
Location-based dating apps , such as Tinder and the League , have a combined total of 91 million users . Now a new study has found that nearly two thirds of these app users are men -- and one in five will pay for premium services . Sixteen to 34 year-olds make up the majority of mobile dating app users , accounting for 70 per cent of the total user base . Scroll down for video . Location-based dating apps , such as Tinder -LRB- screenshot pictured -RRB- and the League , have a combined total of 91 million users . Now a new study has found that nearly two thirds these app users are men -- and one in five will pay for premium services . The study , done by London-based research firm GlobalWebIndex , also found that six per cent of web users currently use a location-based dating app , according to a report in the Guardian . ` Significantly , just a fifth of dating app users are paying for an online dating service , ' co-authors Jason Mander and Felim McGrath said in the report . ` This might make them three times more likely than the average internet user to be doing this , but it does underline the importance of ad-supported models . ' Last year , a similar study by Pew Research Center found that men were more active on dating apps and sites . Sixteen to 34 year-olds make up the majority of mobile dating app users , accounting for 70 per cent of the total user base . According to Tinder , users will log on to the company 's app on average 11 times a day . Women spend as much as 8.5 minutes swiping left and right during a single session , while men spend 7.2 minutes . The research found that 13 per cent of US males had used a dating app or site , compared to only nine per cent of women in the states . The report on usage trends comes as Tinder prepares to launch Tinder Plus , a new premium account that will see people pay for added features . The service has already been tested in the UK , but is now about to launch in the US , according to Techcrunch - with an expected price of $ 6.99 per month . The paid update is expected to allow users to search in other locations , although they may be charged extra for this . Tinder sees more than 850 million swipes and more than 10 million matches made every single day , with 2 billion matches made to date - but so far has not monetised its app . A new version of the app will display a big yellow ` undo ' button on the home screen , which members of Tinder Plus will be able to use , but regular users of the free version of the app will be able to see -- in a bid to lure them into paying for the service . According to Tinder , users will log on to the company 's app on average 11 times a day . Women spend as much as 8.5 minutes swiping left and right during a single session , while men spend 7.2 minutes . The company claims to have 40 million users , trailing behind Chinese dating app , Momo , which is said to have 60 million active users . Other emerging players include Bumble and Hinge . Bumble is a dating app that emphasises safety and puts women in control . The Tinder rival works on the same principal as the original , but only women can start conversations . They 've created female-focused marketing material urging ladies to ` take the leap ' . Hinge , meanwhile , links users on the basis of two factors ; proximity , like Tinder , and social ` friends of friends ' connections , using data from Facebook . According to the company , 99 per cent of its users are college-educated , most commonly working in industries such as banking , media and fashion . The GlobalWebIndex report also found that location-based dating apps are gaining the popularity in areas such as the Philippines , Thailand , Brazil , Mexico , India , the United Arab Emirates , Turkey and Vietnam . These countries , according to GlobalWebIndex , now have more than 10 per cent of internet users who use location-based dating apps . Emerging dating app players include Bumble -LRB- left -RRB- , Hinge and the League -LRB- right -RRB- . Bumble is a dating app that emphasises safety and puts women in control . The League has been described as ` Tinder for the elite ' | Location-based dating apps have total of 91 million users worldwide . Sixteen to 34 year-olds make up majority of mobile dating app users . Six per cent of web users currently use a location-based dating app . According to Tinder , users log on to app on average 11 times a day . Women spend 8.5 minutes swiping in a session and men 7.2 minutes . | [[0, 58], [61, 104], [382, 442], [475, 518], [3856, 3870], [3875, 3907], [232, 357], [1262, 1387], [643, 704], [712, 832], [3856, 3870], [3875, 3907], [1388, 1407], [1410, 1477], [2588, 2607], [2610, 2677], [1568, 1591], [1498, 1525], [2768, 2791], [2698, 2725]] |
Victoria Beckham 's triumphant autumn/winter 2015 show in New York on Sunday made it clear the mother-of-four has firmly made the transition from pop singer to fashion superstar . The 40-year-old unveiled her latest collection of over-sized jumpers and midi skirts to rave reviews but , ever modest , she is the first to admit she does n't actually sketch her own designs . Saying she 's had ` no formal training ' in a new interview , the mother-of-four instead directs a team to create her rapturously-received clothes . Scroll down for video . British designer Victoria Beckham unveiled her AW15 collection in New York on Sunday to critical acclaim . How things have changed ! Victoria Beckham 's casual and chic style of today , right , is a far cry from her super glamorous look in 2007 , which the designer puts down to being ` too busy ' for . Speaking to The Independent , she said : ' I have a different way of expressing myself because I have n't had that formal training . She added : ` I 've learnt a lot , in the last seven years . I 've learnt a lot very , very quickly . And I continue to learn . ' In a recent interview with the New York Times she described her design process : ` When I 'm starting work on the collection , I just sit with my team and talk to them about what I like , what I find inspiring , what I 'm desiring , what I want to wear , what I have n't done before . ` We have fit models we work with , and we 'll either work the fit model or we 'll drape on a stand . I can draw , but badly . I think that 's okay . No one 's expecting me to do it the normal way . ` And that 's a good thing . But I do sometimes take all my clothes off and drape on myself . It 's just a bit more pleasant for everybody if we do it on models . ' But while we were once accustomed to seeing Victoria strutting down to Nobu in a tiny Herve Leger dress and Jimmy Choos , these days , Mrs Beckham champions body-covering , not body-con outfits . Victoria 's chunky knits and midi skirt ensembles that barely revealed an inch of flesh have been hailed as ` the new kind of sexy ' Victoria 's family -LRB- L-R -RRB- Romeo , Brooklyn , Cruz , David and Harper sat by Anna Wintour on the front row . ` This was a sexy and sophisticated take that put shape at its centre for soft and womanly silhouettes , ' wrote Vogue 's Jessica Bumpus . Victoria Beckham turtleneck sweater . Get a similar style at Net-a-Porter . Visit site . As her family supported her from the FROW , Victoria Beckham debuted her latest collection at New York Fashion Week . The stylish mother of four chose to wear an all-black look from her eponymous line consisting of a boxy mock neck sweater , button-front skirt , and pointed heels . Ever so chic -LRB- she goes by Posh Spice after all -RRB- , the Fall line was a reflection of the designer 's personal style . Sumptuous knits , cut out dresses , and cocoon coats filled the runway and what 's not to love about that ? Victoria 's custom ensemble is not available to the general public , but you can buy a similar sweater now at Net-a-Porter -LRB- click right -RRB- . The successful brand continues to expand as the WAG just opened a new boutique on London 's swanky Dover Street and big names continue to dress in her wares including Beyonce and Julia Roberts . Shop our edit below of turtleneck sweaters from Topshop , Vince , and Asos and you 'll be well on your way to sartorial splendor . Pull & Bear Chunky Roll Neck Jumper at Asos -LRB- reduced to $ 29.35 -RRB- . Visit site . Vince Superwash Turtleneck Sweater at Saks Fifth Avenue -LRB- now reduced to $ 94 -RRB- . Visit site . Asos Crop Top With Long Sleeves And Turtle Neck . Visit site . TOPSHOP Clean Roll Neck . Visit site . The designer has also ditched the vertiginous heels that have always been her trademark . She told The Independent : ` I 'm busier now - so I could n't totter around in a tight dress and a pair of heels . I think I feel a little more relaxed . ' Mrs Beckham , admits that she was too afraid to dress down in the past . She explained : ' I suppose if I 'm being honest , I would have been scared , right at the beginning , to wear lots of layers and to wear a flat shoe . Now I 'm not . ' She now favours a muted colour palette of mostly blacks , greys and sometimes white , as well as flats , and she almost exclusively wears her own designs . Mrs Beckham has made the transition to globally respected fashion designer , silencing her critics by launching a hugely successful brand loved by A-listers and fashion editors alike . She unveiled her AW15 collection at New York Fashion Week on Sunday to a stellar front row , including husband David and their sons Brooklyn , 15 , Romeo , 12 , Cruz , nine , and daughter Harper , three , sitting alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour , and stylist Rachel Zoe . Shunning the trend for overexposure , currently championed by the likes of Kim Kardashian , Miley Cyrus and Miranda Kerr , Victoria 's range was a much more modest affair . Her designs were full of cream midi skirts , voluminous knits and calf-scraping culottes - proving that more really is more . The entire collection went down a storm with Vogue 's most esteemed fashion editors . Last year , the fashion bible hinted that Victoria 's collection was reminiscent of the stuff they had seen on the Celine runway before and commented that they 'd like to see a ` bit more of her ' in her designs . It seems she took note . With a new direction , 40-year-old Victoria 's stand-out designs , which are clearly based on her own wardrobe , winning her plaudits . Shunning the trend for overexposure loved on all the red carpets , Victoria 's sophisticated and feminine collection still won plaudits . Victoria seen on the front tow of a fashion week show in 2008 making notes ... how things have changed . Legendary Vogue International Editor , Suzy Menkes OBE , added : ` Bringing back sexy - a slither of flesh at the waist or a jigsaw of fabrics forming five shades of black - was only a sidebar to the main story : Victoria Beckham has made it as a designer . ' I ca n't think of another celebrity who has been willing and able to create a unique style . ' The doyenne of style journalism also added : ` Whatever fashion people say about `` Team VB '' doing all the work , I believe that the foundation and flow of this collection could have come only from her . ' In her show notes , Mrs Beckham explained ` it is not about one theme - but instead thinking about what women really want to wear and how they want their clothes to make them feel . ' The creative process for this collection was an altogether different style . Mrs Beckham explains how she decided to start with her classic designs and re-imagine them for a new season . ' I began with the dress and looked at evolving and translating it , ' she wrote . ` It was from here that the collection and its narrative developed and it has been liberating and surprising for me in terms of the creative process . ` Familiar shapes have been deconstructed and reworked . Volumes have been subverted , menswear elements re-engineered to fit the female form and twists , spirals , seams and asymmetry interplayed . Fabrics bounce and move , a swing is sculptural , and a more body conscious silhouette emerges ... ` For me it is a collection full of possibilities . ' Victoria Beckham seemed to have the frosty weather in mind with this collection , with patent boots and luxurious coats . Mrs Beckham explained that she had been thinking about what women really want to wear and how they want their clothes to make them feel . Commenting on her range , The Telegraph 's Ellie Pithers wrote : ` Equally successful were the mannish double-breasted navy cocoon coats with neat horn buttons ; the herringbone coat with a bustle at the hip ; the chunky cream and navy sweaters with ballooning sleeves ; and the skirt made out of cream velvet bows - VB 's answer to the `` modern day red carpet '' conundrum when worn with a simple chenille sweater . ` Sure , it 's not a problem that vexes most of us , but she 's got all her bases covered . ' Fashion website WWD described the collection as ' a study in calm sexiness ' and insisted plenty of women will be climbing over each other to wear it come autumn . This is the latest in a string of stylish hits for the star , who last year opened the doors to her flagship store on Dover Street . Then , she beat fashion powerhouse Alexander McQueen , a label loved by the Duchess of Cambridge , as well as her friend Stella McCartney for the prestigious title of Best Brand at the British Fashion Awards 2014 . Victoria , pictured in Los Angeles in 2007 , once favoured figure-hugging dresses and pointy stilettos but she 's relaxed her approach to dressing and has adopted a much more pared-back and fashionable approach to getting dressed in the morning . | Victoria Beckham , 40 , has ' a different way ' of expressing herself . Directs designers , gives feedback and drapes fabric on herself . Vogue editors praised Victoria 's ` stand-out ' AW15 collection . | [[881, 889], [894, 983], [1631, 1632], [1674, 1691], [547, 653], [5486, 5527], [5576, 5598]] |
Imports of Rioja rose 10 per cent last year as more Britons switched to Spanish wine , a new report reveals . Shipments reached 36.2 million litres in 2014 with experts predicting that total imports from the country will soon exceed those from neighbouring France . The UK accounted for one third of sales of wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain , according to figures from The Grocer , a trade magazine . Most of the growth came from the cheapest category of red -- unaged . Imports of Rioja rose by 10 per cent last year with shipments reaching 36.2 million litres in the UK . The more expensive , and mature , crianza , riserva and gran riserva categories grew more modestly while exports of white and rosé Rioja fell . In contrast , the Spanish domestic market , which still accounts for 63 per cent of total Rioja sales , shifted towards white and aged reds . In the next two largest Rioja export markets , Germany and the US , volumes rose 2.2 per cent and fell 1.9 per cent respectively . Outside the UK , strong growth came from Mexico , up 27.9 per cent , and Russia , up 12.3 per cent , though each accounts for less than 3 per cent of total exports . The report said that Rioja exports have grown in nine of the past 11 years with 2008 and 2009 the exceptions . The rest of the wine industry has declined , amid predictions Spanish wines will soon enjoy a greater market share then their French rivals . Total exports of the wine , from the La Rioja region of northern Spain , reached a record 106million litres with the UK accounting for more than a third . Spanish domestic consumption was 175million litres bringing total sales to 281million litres . The UK accounted for one third of all sales of wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain -LRB- pictured above -RRB- . | Imports of Rioja rose 10 per cent in 2014 as more Britons switched to wine . Shipments reached whopping 36.2 million litres last year , new report shows . UK accounted for third of sales of wine from Rioja region of northern Spain . | [[0, 59], [47, 84], [484, 530], [87, 109], [110, 155], [536, 586], [266, 353], [356, 392], [1423, 1448], [1496, 1577], [1673, 1770]] |
Fresh off inauguration to a second full term , Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is going to war with his state 's universities , proposing at $ 300 million reduction to their funding in his annual budget . The 2.5 percent cut in funding to Wisconsin 's 13 public universities would consume the budgets of at least five colleges on the flagship Madison campus , that location 's chancellor has said - and then some . The move sets up Walker , a presumed Republican presidential candidate , for a nasty political fight at home just as he turns his attention to the national stage . Back on the attack : Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker , now in his second term , is taking on his state 's university system . He wants to cut $ 300 million - setting up for another nasty political fight with public employees . In 2012 he was forced to compete in a recall election after he enraged Democrats with legislation that curbed collective bargaining rights for most of the state 's employees . Hundreds of students and faculty members at the Madison campus have already begun protesting , the Washington Post reports . And last night , the Milwaukee Teachers ' Education Association and other teachers ' groups staged a demonstration outside the 47-year-old governor 's parents ' home that a local news publication said brought out more than 100 people . Walker is beginning his second term with the same type of bold action that incited Democrats to try to have him thrown out of office less than a year into his tenure as governor . After Walker championed legislation that curbed the collective bargaining rights of most of public employees , state workers , with the backing of local and national unions , sought to have him recalled . Groups as large as 100,000 gathered to protest the ` Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill ' - Republicans ' answer to the state 's $ 3.6 billion budget deficit . Against all odds , Walker became the first U.S. governor to keep the keys to the executive mansion in 2012 when Wisconsin voters again elected him . The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in June 2014 that the legislation was legal , and in November Walker was elected to lead the state for a third time . Picking another fight , Walker is now asking the Republican-led Wisconsin legislature to slash funding for the state 's publicly-run higher education institutions in exchange for a two-year tuition freeze and the relinquishment of authority to university officials to control staff pay and campus construction projects . ` It 's very much like what we did four years ago , ' Walker said during a forum in London last week , according to the Washington Post . Half of the annual savings would be passed on to taxpayers , the governor 's office has said . ` Governor Walker is proposing to provide the University of Wisconsin System with the authority and flexibility that it has been seeking for years , while freezing tuition for two years to maintain college affordability for our state 's hard-working families , ' a spokesman for Walker told the New York Times . ` These reforms will give the U.W. System the power to transform higher education in this state for the future by empowering leaders , protecting taxpayers and promoting long-term stability . ' Alex Walker , the son of Gov. Walker , tweeted this photo last night of his father 's critics protesting outside of a home they believed to be the governor 's personal residence but Walker 's sons say is their grandsparents ' home . The measure , if passed , would have the short-term effect of forcing the University of Wisconsin - Madison to layoff teachers , the campus 's chancellor , Rebecca Blank , told the Times . Blank also raised the possibility of out-of-state tuition increases . And even if she eliminated the schools of business , law , nursing , pharmacy and veterinary medicine , Blank told the Times that still would n't cover UW-M 's portion of the deficit . The Madison university is urging nearly a half million of alumni to contact Walker 's office and beg him to renege on his plan . Last night activists swarmed a home belonging to Walker 's parents that protesters and news reports mistook for Walker 's personal residence and chanted , ` Hey hey , ho ho , Scott Walker 's got to go . ' ` The students united will never be defeated , ' they shouted , FOX6 said , and , ` Students are not for sale . ' ` He brought budget cuts to all our houses , and today we brought it to his , ' Wisconsin Jobs Now Director Jennifer Epps-Addison told local publication Wauwatosa Now . One of Walker 's sons , Matt , said on Twitter , however that his grandparents live in the home , not his father , the governor . Walker added Marquette University as a student but left before he graduated to take a job with the American Red Cross . But one of his two sons , Alex , attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison . Wisconsin State Representative Chris Taylor addresses the crowd during the ` Stop the Cuts-Save UW ' rally on the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Saturday . The rally was held to protest the $ 300 million cut Walker has proposed to the UW budget . A Madison resident holds a sigh at the protest mocking Walker , who did n't finish college , over the budget cuts . At the London event Walker noted that his opponents wrongly predicted the 2011 law ` would be the death of public education in my state . ' ` Back then I had two kids in public high schools , and I said I have a vested interest then , just like I do now in the UW system , ' he stated . ` With our authority , the same thing will happen with the University of Wisconsin system . ' Democratic State Sen. Jennifer Shilling , minority leader of the Wisconsin legislature 's upper chamber , ' accused Walker of allowing his political ambitions to creep into his responsibilities as the state 's chief executive . His budget , she told the Post , ` looks like a presidential document . ' ` Do n't underestimate the intelligence of Wisconsinites : They know this is fodder for a presidential campaign , ' Shilling said . Walker is not term limited and could take another go at governor in 2018 if he does n't win the presidency in 2016 - assuming he runs . While he has n't made official his campaign , Walker 's interest in the presidency is well-established His leadership PAC recently brought on two respected Republican Party aides , and last month when he visited Iowa , the first state to hold a presidential election each cycle , he promised to come back . | The 2.5 percent reduction in funding would affect all of Wisconsin 's 13 public universities , especially the University of Wisconsin - Madison . The move sets up Walker for a nasty political fight at home just as he turns his attention to the national stage . Democrats tried to have him thrown out of office less than a year into his tenure as governor but failed and he was reelected in November . 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TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp accused Argos of allowing rubbish to pile up outside its online depot . She has waged war on litter bugs by naming and shaming them through a string of furious Twitter posts . Yesterday Kirstie Allsopp added Argos to her hit list by accusing the retailer of allowing rubbish to pile up outside its online depot . Yesterday Miss Allsopp , 43 , shared an image of the discarded waste with her 371,000 followers . It was a snap one of her followers had sent her . And the TV presenter wrote : ` Shame on Argos ' @mymbletroll : This is the usual litter outside the @Argos_Online depot ' . ' The photograph showed what looked like packaging and plastic bags strewn through trees and undergrowth outside Argos ' depot . The red of a delivery lorry could be made out in the background . And in a string of messages Miss Allsopp explained her anger , writing : ` Everyone has a duty to clear litter , and companies should know that a littered area nearby reflects badly on them . ' Some of her followers defended Argos , drawing to Miss Allsopp 's attention the retailer 's track record for recycling . It 's catalogue is 100 per cent recyclable and it has in the past asked customers to help it cut down on plastic bag usage by 60 per cent . But Miss Allsopp replied : ` Recycling is great , but everyone has to be responsible for the space around them , businesses included . ' Miss Allsopp 's war on litter bugs began last year when she started exposing the worst offenders . Abandoned dog mess particularly infuriates Miss Allsopp , who is an ambassador for Keep Britain Tidy , and she backs fining litter louts . In recent weeks she has shared an article about a ` super rat ' found in a man 's house , writing it was evidence of ` why litter matters ' . She also retweeted a post from Victoria Beckham which said ` no gum allowed , ' next to an image of discarded chewing gum stuck to the sole of a shoe . And last month the Location Location Location star , who has two sons with her partner Ben Andersen , shamed one culprit who dropped rubbish out his car window , labelling him a ` t ***** ' . It was in reference to the ` Do n't be a T **** r ' campaign which has been used by local councils and Keep Britain Tidy to encourage people to be more responsible when disposing of their waste . She shared an image of the discarded waste with her 371,000 followers and said : ` Shame on Argos ' Miss Allsopp wrote : ` The driver of this car RJ61 EWK is a tosser #teachersnottossers @KeepBritainTidy ' alongside a picture of a red car taken in the dark . ' In the past Miss Allsopp has said of the campaign : ` For me it 's a brilliant slogan because it really sums up how terrible it is to chuck stuff out of cars . If each of us chucked a piece of litter out of our car every day we would be knee deep within weeks . ' Last night a spokesman for Argos said it was ` looking into ' the Tweet . The spokesman added : ` Our twitter team are trying to make contact with the person who originally shared the image . ' | Kirstie Allsopp accused Argos of allowing rubbish to pile up outside depot . She shared an image of the discarded waste with her 371,000 followers . TV presenter wrote ` Shame on Argos ' and said everyone should clean litter . She is an ambassador for Keep Britain Tidy and backs fining litter louts . | [[0, 100], [37, 100], [205, 214], [259, 341], [669, 742], [342, 364], [372, 439], [1842, 1856], [1861, 1902], [2321, 2390], [0, 100], [205, 258], [490, 516], [521, 552], [872, 879], [882, 919], [2321, 2324], [2395, 2399], [2404, 2418], [1532, 1555], [1562, 1600], [1607, 1638]] |
A British NHS worker was yesterday evacuated back to the UK amid fears she had contracted Ebola after being splashed with a patient 's bodily fluids in Sierra Leone . The female health worker was lying on a stretcher by a Swiss Air rescue plane covered in an insulating sheet surrounded by staff in protective suits and masks . The woman is the third Briton to be evacuated from Sierra Leone by an ATI -LRB- Air Transport Insulator -RRB- after she was splashed with what is believed to be bodily fluids from a victim . Evacuation : The British Red Cross worker was flown home after being splashed with the bodily fluids of an Ebola patient in Sierra Leone . Pictured : A worker being hosed down with disinfectant . The woman , who was working for the British Red Cross , was splashed with what was believed to be a bodily fluid feared to belong to an Ebola victim on Saturday . She was taking off her personnel protective equipment -LRB- PPE -RRB- when the fluid came into contact with her eyes . She is being taken back to the UK as a precaution , though she was yesterday deemed to be ` low risk ' . The woman , who has not been named , was working at a treatment centre in Kono and was transported 90 miles across the country to Kerry Town treatment centre . Then this morning she was moved to the international airport by the military . It is not known whether she will be treated at the Royal Free in London . As the incident happened on Saturday and it was over 48 hours later , it was feared she could spread the virus to others . Public Health England -LRB- PHE -RRB- confirmed it was ' a highly precautionary measure ' . The woman has no symptoms , and will be monitored for the next 21 days to ensure she does not have the disease . Professor Paul Cosford , PHE 's director for health protection and medical director , said : ` We are confident that all appropriate public health actions have been , and will continue to be , taken to support this individual and to protect the public 's health . ' Deadly : This woman , giving advice to local women , is one of the few survivors of the disease . Yesterday a patient was admitted to hospital in Edinburgh after recently returning from west Africa , They were admitted to the regional infectious diseases unit at the Western General Hospital earlier on Monday . Will Pooley , a volunteer nurse , contracted the deadly virus in August and was flown back to the UK by an ATI . British nurse Pauline Cafferkey was treated in a London hospital after contracting Ebola in the country but she recovered . She was diagnosed with Ebola following her return to Glasgow from Sierra Leone where she had a volunteer with Save the Children at the Ebola Treatment Centre in Kerry Town . And a Northern Irish nurse was transported by a medical plane from Sierra Leone a few weeks ago amid fears she had Ebola but she was given the all clear . In Sierra Leone so far 3,341 people have died from the deadly virus , and there has been nearly 11,000 cases . Survivors : Nurses Will Pooley and Pauline Cafferkey both contracted the deadly disease , but survived . Meanwhile , Michael Fallon stepped onto the runway at Lungi airport , near Freetown , yesterday morning - as the patient was being prepared to be flown out . Speaking before meeting the President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Coroma on an official visit , Mr Fallon hailed the armed forces ' work in the region , where there are currently around 700 soldiers deployed . He said : ` We are one of only two countries that could do what we are doing in terms of deployments because we have got adaptable , deployable forces . ` Look at our reputation in the world . Look at the respect at which our Armed Forces have . We have 90,000 forces in 50 different countries . ' Asked if the UK 's role across the world was diminishing , he added : ` Our global reach if anything is bigger than what it was 30 years ago . We are doing lots of things across the world . ' | The aid worker was evacuated yesterday on a Swiss Air rescue plane . British Red Cross worker was splashed with Ebola victim 's bodily fluid . The woman is returning home as ' a precaution ' and is deemed low risk . Meanwhile , the UK 's Defence Secretary has arrived in Sierra Leone . Michael Fallon has hailed the armed forces work in the crisis hit country . | [[167, 244], [65, 166], [444, 447], [483, 518], [530, 657], [715, 783], [715, 724], [807, 877], [997, 1046], [1056, 1097], [1538, 1625], [3261, 3353], [3356, 3410]] |
A young mother was forced to wait for half an hour after this selfish Audi driver parked just millimetres from her car . Stephanie Adams , 27 , was left unable to get into her Vauxhall Corsa after this shocking piece of parking in Nottingham . The mother-of-one decided to shame the thoughtless driver of the navy blue Audi A5 after they left their vehicle almost touching her own . Scroll down for video . Stephanie Adams , 27 , was left unable to get into her Vauxhall Corsa after this shocking piece of parking in Nottingham . The driver of the Audi A5 left the vehicle just millimetres from her white coloured Vauxhall Corsa . Stephanie said that she could not climb in through the passenger door because of her child 's car seat . The driver of the Audi made sure they had plenty of space to get in and out of their vehicle on the drivers side . ` When I left the car there was a space next to it , but when I came back the car was parked like this , ' said the 27-year-old , who was delayed collecting her daughter from nursery . ` My first thought was '' how am I going to get out ? '' but then I thought '' how am I going to get in ? '' ` The car was parked so close to my mine I could n't get in , and I did n't think I 'd be able to climb over the child seat which is in the passenger seat . ` But even if I did get into the car , I 'm not sure I would have been able to reverse out of there anyway . ' When the driver of the navy blue 2007 Audi A5 Sport TDI Quattro finally moved his car , there was no damage to her vehicle . The incident happened at the Lace Market car park in Nottingham on February 12 . The mother-of-one was also worried about the damaging the Audi if she tried to reverse out . The mother-of-one said : ` My first thought was ` how am I going to get out ? ' but then I thought ` how am I going to get in ? ' ` Strangely enough I think I actually bumped into the driver who was having trouble with his ticket at the machine , ' said the photography student . ` He was about 25 and wearing a suit . He looked a bit flash but I let him go ahead of me because I was waiting for an attendant so I could show him how the Audi had parked . ` When the attendant arrived we went up the stairs to my car and the Audi had gone . The only person I had seen was the guy in the suit so I assume it must have been his car . ' I was amazed there was no damage to either car but it shows just how thoughtless some people can be . ' I put the picture on my Facebook page and hundreds of people have commented on it . The response has been incredible . ' The MailOnline has been contacted by a man claiming to be the driver of the Audi . He said : ` My car was only parked in that position next to the car for a matter of minutes whilst I went to the newsagents . ' He declined to comment on the incident further . Is this your Audi , or do you know the driver ? Email samantha.matthew@mailonline.co.uk . | Selfish driver of this Audi A5 left Stephanie Adams unable to get in her car . The Audi was left almost touching the mother-of-one 's Vauxhall Corsa . Shocking piece of parking happened in multi-storey in Nottingham . She believes Audi driver was a ` flash ' 25-year-old man in smart suit . Is this your Audi , or do you know the driver ? Email samantha.matthew@mailonline.co.uk . | [[0, 120], [0, 14], [26, 81], [121, 136], [139, 141], [144, 243], [244, 382], [407, 422], [425, 427], [430, 529], [530, 630], [0, 120], [244, 382], [333, 382], [530, 630], [561, 630], [121, 136], [139, 141], [144, 243], [407, 422], [425, 427], [430, 529], [1994, 2030], [2031, 2052], [2830, 2847], [2833, 2842], [2853, 2877]] |
It might not be the safest place to nestle down for the night , but one resourceful - if foolhardy - blue tit has been captured on camera making a home inside a silver cigarette bin . The small bird well known in the UK for its white , blue , green and yellow feathers alights on a opening designed for cigarette butts to be thrown though . It has a quick look around before flying off again . The same bird returns and , without a thought , disappears straight inside . Scroll down for video . The small blue , yellow and green bird alights on a opening designed for cigarette butts to be thrown though . But making a nest inside may not be such a bad idea at all . The cigarette bin is secure , out of reach of predators and warm - so long as no one uses it to stub out their Benson & Hedges in . There have been other reported instances of blue tits seeking haven in similar spots . At Fairlawns Hotel , Aldridge in the West Midlands blue tits were spotted flying in and out of a cigarette bin on the outside wall of a function room , prompting management to put up a sign warning smokers not to use it . There have been other reported instances of blue tits seeking haven in similar spots in the UK . Another family of tits made their home in an ash tray bolted next to the entrance to a new community hall in Boat of Garten in the Cairngorms National Park . Winter can be a dire time for hungry blue tits . Families join up with other flocks to search for food and , according to the RSPB , a garden with four or five blue tits at a feeder at any one time may be feeding 20 or more . Living on the edge : The small bird has quick look around before disappearing straight inside . At Fairlawns Hotel in the West Midlands blue tits were also spotted flying in and out of a cigarette bin . | Blue tit captured on camera flying into a cigarette disposal unit . Distinctive bird flies up to bin and disappears straight inside . Blue tits have been found to nest in ash trays and bins throughout the UK . | [[131, 183], [886, 904], [907, 1035], [1685, 1791], [394, 439], [442, 470], [1610, 1684], [1205, 1286]] |
A cyclone warning has been declared for the coastal and island communities of the eastern Top End as Tropical Cyclone Lam slowly moves towards the coast . The warning extends through parts of Arnhem Land from Nhulunbuy to Cape Shield . The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a cyclone watch from Maningrida to Nhulunbuy and Cape Shield to Numbulwar , including Groote Eylandt . The bureau said gales with gusts of up to 110 kph were expected along the coast between Nhulunbuy and Cape Shield early on Wednesday , and could become very destructive with gusts of more than 170 kph . Tropical Cyclone Lam is currently 305 kilometres east northeast of Nhulunbuy and 430 kilometres northeast of Alyangula , moving slowly west northwest . A cyclone warning has been declared for the coastal and island communities of the eastern Top End . If it stays over water for another few days , it could strengthen to a category three or four storm . The Northern Territory 's Emergency Management Committee will meet on Tuesday , said Commander Bruce Porter , Region 2 Regional Controller from the NT Police , Fire , and Emergency Services . He said local emergency plans have been activated and authorities are well prepared . He advised communities on cyclone watch to put together emergency kits , clear their yards and begin preparing their home shelters . They should have at least three litres of water per person per day for at least 72 hours , as well as filling up vehicles ' fuel tanks , and any available jerry cans . Tropical Cyclone Lam is moving towards the coast , with a warning extending from Nhulunbuy to Cape Shield . ` Check that your friends , family and neighbours have heard and understood the messages , particularly new arrivals or those who may not fully understand English , ' Commander Porter said in a statement . No one should proceed to emergency shelters until advised by authorities . ` If you do not have accommodation constructed to the building code or are unsure of your present accommodation , you should determine now where you will shelter , ' he said . ` This may include arranging to shelter with family , friends or in public emergency shelters , or strong buildings , where available in your community . ' | Cyclone warning for the coastal communities of the eastern Top End . Tropical Cyclone Lam is currently 305km east northeast of Nhulunbuy . Bureau of Meteorology warns of ` very destructive ' winds of up to 170kph . | [[0, 121], [236, 333], [731, 830], [579, 697], [376, 386], [509, 578]] |
Tavaris Reevey , 41 , was charged with child endangerment after his son , 4 , crashed the family 's car into a brick wall while left unattended . A New Jersey father who left his children alone in his car has been charged with child endangerment after his four-year-old son crashed the family 's vehicle into a brick wall . Tavaris Reevey , 41 , left his son and two-year-old daughter unattended in a running car . That 's when his four-year-old climbed into the driver 's seat and put the car in reverse , backing the vehicle across the parking lot before it struck a brick wall . Neither of the children were injured in the crash , according to NJ.com . The accident occurred at the Middlebrook Apartment complex in Ocean Township . Reevey was arrested yesterday at the scene and has since been released . After the incident , police also learned there was a $ 250 contempt of court warrant issued for Reevey . Future court hearings were planned for both the child endangerment charges and the active warrant . New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency were also notified and Reevey 's two children were put in the care of their mother . Reevey 's two-year-old daughter was also in the running car . His son climbed into the driver 's seat and put the vehicle in reverse . It backed across a parking lot at the Middlebrook Apartment complex -LRB- pictured -RRB- in Ocean Township , New Jersey before striking the wall . | Tavaris Reevey , 41 , left his son and daughter , 2 , alone in running car . Son climbed into driver 's seat and put the car in reverse . The vehicle backed across a parking lot before striking the wall . Neither child was injured in the crash and both are in care of their mother . Reevey has been arrested and charged with child endangerment . | [[0, 14], [17, 71], [0, 14], [128, 145], [146, 165], [170, 204], [324, 338], [346, 384], [396, 414], [1155, 1216], [1199, 1216], [415, 549], [1217, 1256], [1217, 1224], [1261, 1289], [0, 14], [78, 121], [252, 323], [415, 549], [415, 445], [507, 581], [1290, 1363], [1399, 1402], [1410, 1436], [582, 631], [1093, 1154], [0, 14], [17, 71], [146, 165], [201, 273]] |
Karen Danczuk , the wife of Labour MP Simon , has revealed that Ed Miliband ` did n't know where to look ' as he tried to avoid glancing at her cleavage when they squeezed into a lift . Mrs Danczuk -- who has become well-known for posting revealing selfies on Twitter - said the Labour leader went red with embarrassment because she wore a low-cut top . The Labour supporting mother-of-two , 31 , also questioned Mr Milband 's leadership credentials saying he is out of touch with working class voters and praised Ukip 's stance on immigration . Scroll down for video . Stuck in a lift : Karen Danczuk , the wife of Labour MP Simon , has described the moment Ed Miliband ` did n't know where to look ' when she wore a low-cut top . ` For some reason Ed and I kept bumping into each other in the lift . It must have been a dozen times , ' she told The Sun . ` The first few times I was dressed in a suit . But finally I was dressed up for the evening and was wearing a low-cut top . It was really awkward . ` We all try not to stare in those situations and Ed was no different . We were in a very small space together and he did n't know where to look . ' The 31-year-old Labour supporter says the party 's leader is failing to connect with working class voters because he does not ` speak their language ' . She said : ` If Ed Miliband says , `` We need to cut the deficit , '' what does that mean to people on a council estate ? ` We need to be screaming about immigration . The NHS is important but you knock on doors and immigration is bigger . Ukip are doing well because they scream about immigration ' . She added : ` God forbid the working class party should actually have someone working class to represent us ' . Mrs Danczuk also said Mr Miliband keeps refusing to visit Rochdale , represented by her husband Simon , to avoid a Gillian Duffy moment , which wrecked the 2010 election campaign for Labour . Mrs Duffy 's notorious encounter with Gordon Brown damaged Labour 's election hopes after he was caught on a microphone calling her a ` bigoted woman ' for raising concerns about immigration . Mrs Danczuk said : ' I keep inviting Ed to Rochdale . He wo n't because of Gillian Duffy . His people think , ` Oh my God , it 's Rochdale ' . But he should do it ' . Tragedy : Karen Danczuk -LRB- pictured -RRB- , the wife of Labour MP Simon , has revealed that she was repeatedly raped from the age of six by a family friend . Her abuser would sneak into her bedroom and ` pretend it was a game ' Disaster : Gordon Brown 's election hopes in 2010 were sunk when he called Gillian Duffy a bigot in Rochdale . Mrs Danczuk says Ed Miliband is refusing to return to the town . Yesterday she revealed she was repeatedly raped from the age of six by a family friend and has now gone to police . The mother of two said years of abuse brought on suicidal feelings , and prompted her to wear black from ` head to toe ' to avoid attention . The 31-year-old spent 20 years on anti-depressants for two decades , self-harming and attempting suicide in 2007 . But she said her famous selfies have helped win back her confidence and said she took up the habit because she can now ` have fun without being ashamed of myself ' . She described how she met her local MP Simon Danczuk - 16 years older than her - who ` is the only man I 've truly loved . He has made me so happy . He made me feel wanted ' . She told The Sun 's Jane Atkinson and Craig Woodhouse her abuser was a family friend who first preyed on her when she was only six years old . ` He was just someone who would be around a lot . I did n't take much notice of him until one night he came up to my bedroom . ` He did n't chat . He just came to my bed , got hold of my hand and made me put it on -LSB- him -RSB- . ` He tried to make it a game . I was young , but I knew right from wrong . It was wrong . ' She said the man abused her repeatedly . ` I never said a word . Tears would roll down my face but I tried not to acknowledge what was happening , ' she said . ` I 'd try to blank it out . I had a very unhappy childhood . I would n't wish that on anybody . ' She said that after her abuse she felt ` worthless ' and ` guilty , as though I had somehow brought this on myself ... but I was just a little girl ' . Mrs Danczuk , 31 , a Labour councillor , is married to Rochdale Labour MP Simon Danczuk , 47 -LRB- together above -RRB- . The mother - who describes herself online as the Queen of the Selfie - said years of abuse brought on suicidal feelings , and prompted her to wear black from ` head to toe ' to avoid attention . She said she now feels ` free ' She continued : ` I was on anti-depressants for years and wanted to kill myself . I used to cover my body , wear head-to-toe black clothes so I did n't draw attention to myself , I was so self-conscious . I now know I did n't do anything wrong . Finally I realised it is n't my fault . ` I can have fun without being ashamed of myself . And that is why I take pictures and put them on Twitter -- because I can . I 'm now free to do whatever I want . ' Mrs Danczuk -- who describes herself online as the Queen of the Selfie -- announced last month that she will stand down as a Labour councillor for Kingsway , Rochdale at the next election to pursue other opportunities . She is believed to be interested in working in television , and has alreay hired a London-based PR agency . Her husband , MP for Rochdale since 2010 , has been a vociferous campaigner against child abuse and those who cover up such crimes . | Mother of two is well-known on social media for posting revealing selfies . Ed Miliband ` did n't know where to look ' when he saw her in a low-cut top . Mother of two says he is struggling to connect with working class voters . Yesterday she revealed she was repeatedly raped from the age of six . 31-year-old wife of Labour MP claims her abuser was a family friend . Mrs Danczuk yesterday went to police with the name of the abuser . | [[186, 200], [205, 267], [4396, 4408], [4413, 4486], [0, 13], [38, 106], [64, 152], [275, 353], [648, 731], [1121, 1152], [413, 501], [1155, 1260], [2274, 2281], [2284, 2303], [2343, 2434], [2681, 2767], [3465, 3480], [3485, 3538], [3863, 3903], [3872, 3903], [2274, 2281], [2284, 2303], [2343, 2434], [2681, 2767], [4274, 4290], [4302, 4312], [4315, 4363], [2681, 2690], [2776, 2796]] |
With their loud shouts of ` Oh no it is n't ! ' , pantomimes have always had a proud tradition of audience participation . But one amateur production suffered more than its fair share of boos and hisses -- when a rival group turned up to heckle the performance . Their jeers were so distracting it caused cast members to stumble over their lines and terrified a number of children on stage , leading organisers to brand it ` sabotage ' . Members of the Chard Amateur Theatre Society -LRB- pictured during the dress rehearsal for their performance of Aladdin -RRB- were said to have stumbled over their lines and been ` left terrified ' by the jeers from their rivals . Chard Amateur Theatre Society -LRB- CATS -RRB- had performed a successful run of Aladdin and was looking forward to a triumphant last night . But members claimed their final performance was ruined when several people of the rival Tatworth Amateur Pantomime Society -LRB- TAPS -RRB- turned up at the show in Guildhall in Chard , Somerset . Organisers last night said the unwelcome guests were once part of CATS but left because they did not get the parts they wanted . One anonymous audience member said the evening was ` ruined ' by the uninvited interruption , adding : ` Now , there is crowd participation , which every pantomime should strive to encourage , but this was clearly interference and sabotage . ` A number of the CATS cast were singled out for special treatment and the hecklers became louder and louder until these cast members became visibly nervous and began to make mistakes . ` At this point the feeling of victory from the hecklers was palpable as they jeered and laughed out loud , and a number of children in the cast left the stage terrified after performing . ' CATS leader Lorraine Marshall said there would be no tit-for-tat retaliation . She said : ` Every panto wants booing and hissing and that sort of stuff but this was over the top . Cast members from Tatworth Amateur Pantomime Society -LRB- pictured -RRB- admitted heckling the performance at the Guildhall in Chard , Somerset , but said it was ` just a little bit of banter ' and said the group ` took offence ' The incident occurred during Chard Amateur Theatre Society 's final performance of Aladdin -LRB- above -RRB- , subject of a hit 1992 Disney film . ` A few of them used to be part of our cast and did n't get the parts they wanted , and they have got quite nasty about it . It 's very disappointing . ` I felt very sorry for the cast and members of the audience because people have said to me that it ruined their night . ' TAPS insisted it was just ` a bit of banter ' . Secretary Sheila Harding added : ` It was n't anything different to what others might do at a performance where people know one another . ` Some of our members gave a little bit of banter and they took offence . ` We go to many local pantos , not just Chard , and it is all just part and parcel of it . It 's part of the banter between groups . ` Maybe we might have been a fraction too loud but we are expecting them to retaliate at our performance . ' | Chard Amateur Theatre Society put on pantomime performance of Aladdin . Cast from rival Tatworth Amateur Pantomime Society ` heckled in the show ' Jeers said to be so distracting that cast were put off and ` children terrified ' Chard group said peformance was ruined but Tatworth said it was ` banter ' | [[669, 757], [127, 202], [211, 262], [617, 633], [636, 668], [815, 822], [831, 994], [1936, 2069], [1936, 1980], [2135, 2164], [2775, 2824], [127, 202], [263, 389], [617, 633], [636, 668], [1677, 1753], [815, 858], [815, 822], [831, 994], [2092, 2128], [2589, 2632], [2775, 2824]] |
Outspoken Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie wants an overhaul of the Australian citizenship oath , to include renouncing of Sharia Law and in , arguably , her most controversial call yet , she wants the death penalty reintroduced . Capital punishment officially ended in Australia in 1984 , when revoked by Western Australia but had not been used after 1967 when Ronald Ryan was sentenced to death by hanging in 1967 . But as debate rages over Indonesia 's use of the ultimate punishment on convicted Australian drug-smugglers , Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran , Ms Lambie insists treason against this country should be punished in the most severe fashion . Scroll down for video . Outspoken Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie wants an overhaul of the Australian citizenship oath , to include renouncing of Sharia Law and in , arguably , her most controversial call yet , she wants the death penalty reintroduced . Teenage defector Abdullah Elmir , from Bankstown in south-western Sydney , is among who has taken up arms for terror groups and would be one of those who could be considered guilty of treason under Senator Lambie 's plan . Ms Lambie wants treason charges laid against all ex-Australians who have taken up arms with terror groups such as ISIS . ` It 's time we adopted a much tougher approach to people who are Australian citizens and have fought or are now fighting alongside our enemies , or assisting them , ' she said . ` In those cases the Australian laws are very clear . Australian citizens who take up arms against members of our ADF -LRB- Australian Defence Force -RRB- are guilty of treason . Strangely no Australian politician , including Mr Abbott , has been able to explain why the most serious of federal charges - treason or sedition , has not been laid against the hundreds of Australian citizens who have joined the fight with ISIS or are assisting them back home in Australia . I want to know why ? ' Senator Lambie asked . The Senator has urged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to overhaul laws to take tougher action against would-be terrorists in Australia . The one-time Palmer United Party politician believes revoking citizenship or trying to rehabilitate ISIS fighters returning to Australia is a waste of time , and dangerous . ` Part of my solution to help defeat ISIS is to re-introduce the death penalty as a sentencing option for Australian juries who find our citizens guilty of treason , ' she said , explaining that would be categorised by taking up arms against Australian military personnel . ` Putting terrorists and would-be terrorists in jail will only turn our prison systems into recruiting centres for Islamic extremism . ` We need to get rid of them permanently . Mr Abbott needs to support the reintroduction of the death penalty for treason and terrorism . ' Ms Lambie also insists that Islamic State supporters in Australia found to have any sort of link to the militant groups across Syria and Iraq , should immediately have their rights as an Australian citizen revoked . Under Australian law currently ; citizenship can be removed `` if a person commits a ` serious crime ' at any time prior to the person becoming an Australian citizen , provided they are convicted for 12 months or more for that crime . However , this applies only to applications for Australian citizenship by conferral , not to those who acquired Australian citizenship automatically . However , revocation can not occur if -LRB- it -RRB- would render a citizen stateless -LRB- without nationality -RRB- . '' Ms Lambie also insists that Islamic State supporters in Australia found to have any sort of link to the militant groups across Syria and Iraq , should immediately have their rights as an Australian citizen revoked . ` Putting terrorists and would-be terrorists in jail will only turn our prison systems into recruiting centres for Islamic extremism . ` We need to get rid of them permanently . Mr Abbott needs to support the reintroduction of the death penalty for treason and terrorism , ' Jacqui Lambie said . ` Our citizenship oath should clearly state that anyone wanting to become an Australia citizen is opposed to Sharia Law , a theocratic , anti-democratic law which strips women and gay people of basic human rights , ' according to Senator Jacqui Lambie . ` At the very least , they should not be allowed to vote , stand for parliament or receive any government benefits until an official investigation establishes that they have not assisted our enemies in any way , ' she added . ` If they are found to have assisted our enemies they must be charged with Sedition and put in jail for up to 7 years . ` She went further , calling for an overhaul of the Australian citizenship oath . ` Our enemies in ISIS want to impose Sharia Law on us and the rest of the world , ' Senator Lambie said . ` Our citizenship oath should clearly state that anyone wanting to become an Australia citizen is opposed to Sharia Law , a theocratic , anti-democratic law which strips women and gay people of basic human rights . ' The Senator 's preferred version of the new oath , reads : ` From this time forward , under God , I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people , whose democratic beliefs I share , whose rights , liberties and opposition to Sharia Law I respect and whose laws I will uphold and obey . ' She went on to claim that ` if immigrants , refugees or other prospective Australian citizens have a problem with swearing an oath to oppose Sharia Law , then they can leave Australia , and go to a country which does tolerate an anti-democratic law and culture - that the Islamic State terrorists want to impose on us by force ' . ` It 's clear cut , from now on , it 's 100 per cent the Australian way or the highway , ' said Senator Lambie . | Jacqui Lambie has called for the death penalty to be reintroduced in Australia for acts of treason . She says anyone who takes up arms against Australian military personnel is guilty of the crime . 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Tragic : Mexican telenovela actress Lorena Rojas , pictured here in 2008 , died on Monday . Mexican telenovela actress Lorena Rojas has died after a long battle with cancer . Rojas , 44 , died on Monday at her Miami home surrounded by her family , boyfriend Jorge Monje and friends . The actress had been battling breast cancer since 2008 . Her last message to her fans was sent on social media site Twitter less than a week ago , on her 44th birthday . ` Thank you all for celebrating my birthday with me . Beautiful day , ' she tweeted . Rojas began her career in 1990 with the telenovela ` Alcanzar Una Estrella , ' produced by Televisa . She went on to star in more than a dozen Latin soap operas , including ` El Cuerpo del Deseo , ' and , most recently , ` Rosario , ' according to CNN . The Latin star adopted a daughter called Luciana in October 2013 . She became inspired by her daughter to work as a singer songwriter on a children 's album , ` Hijos del Sol ' last year . Rojas was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 but made a recovery . In 2012 , she was told that her cancer had metastasized in her bones , according to The Latin Times . The following year Rojas told Mexican state news Agency Notimex that ' -LSB- she -RSB- was very aware that this disease ... is a chronic disease . ' Last year the tumor spread to her liver . Family : Rojas , 44 , right , died on Monday at her Miami home surrounded by her family and boyfriend Jorge Monje , left , who is pictured here holding their adopted baby Luciana . Love : The Latin star adopted Luciana in October 2013 . She posted adorable pictures on Twitter of their special bond . Support : Rojas posted this photo on Twitter on November 28 , 2014 with her daughter by her side . Fans have reacted to news of her death with an outpouring of grief on Twitter . Grammy Award-winning singer Ricardo Arjona tweeted : ` As the first time I met you , full of light , that is how I 'll remember you Lorena Rojas . ' Soap opera : Rojas began her career in 1990 with the telenovela ` Alcanzar Una Estrella , ' produced by Televisa . Career : Rojas has starred in more than a dozen soap operas , including ` El Cuerpo del Deseo , ' ` Alcanzar una estrella ' and , most recently , ` Rosario ' | Rojas , 44 , died at her home in Miami surrounded by her family and friends . The actress had battled breast cancer since 2008 and the cancer spread . There has been an outpouring of grief for the star on Twitter . | [[92, 174], [175, 180], [188, 220], [206, 273], [1355, 1361], [1385, 1417], [1403, 1468], [92, 174], [284, 340], [983, 1039], [1755, 1834]] |
They may look like a completely alien species in our eyes , but new research suggests that our brains share a surprising link with sea anemones and jellyfish . Scientists have discovered a key evolutionary spurt that allowed animals to develop complex brains occurred in a common ancestor we share with the brightly coloured sea creatures . Biologists have found genes responsible for enabling electrical communication between nerve cells first occurred 600 million years ago . Scroll down for video . The human brain shares a surprising evolutionary history with sea anemones like those pictured above . The evolutionary innovation enabled neurons to form complex networks and led to the development of our brains . While humans have been around for about 2.5 million years , the beating of our hearts is controlled by something much older . Scientists have uncovered an ancient molecular pathway that they believe may be between 700 million to a billion years old . The discovery was made after researchers in Pennsylvania studied the evolution of the nervous and muscular systems of a starlet sea anemone . They found that the genes responsible for the movement of sea anemones belongs to the same family that triggers slow-wave contractions of the human heart . After cloning the genes , the researchers found that its function remained relatively unchanged since the time of humans ' and cnidarians ' divergence from their common ancestor almost a billion years ago . The scientists have traced the origins of these genes to an ancient form of sea life that both humans , sea anemones and jellyfish are descended from . In jellyfish and sea anemones the genes allow the creatures to move and sense their surroundings . Faults in these genes in humans are also known to cause epilepsy and other neurological diseases . The biologists behind the new research hope that their findings can be used to help better understand how these diseases occur . Dr Timothy Jegla , who led the work at Penn State University , said : ` We had always assumed that we would be able to trace most of these signaling systems to the earliest nervous systems , but in this paper we show that this is not the case . ` It looks like the majority of these signaling systems first appear in the common ancestor that humans share with jellyfish and sea anemones . ` Humans and sea anemones went their separate ways evolutionary speaking roughly 600 million years ago , so we know that the mechanisms we use to generate impulses in our neurons must be at least that old . ' Our neurons use tiny proteins known as ion-channels that form openings in the cell membranes to allow charged particles such as potassium to flow in and out . Comb jellies like those pictured above , have the most basic nervous system in animals today that is very different from our own suggesting ion channels developed after they split from sea anemones and jellyfish . These then trigger waves of electrical impulses to flow through the nerve cells . Ion-channels are now found in almost all living organisms and are crucial to allow neurons to coordinate themselves and develop complex networks . Sea anemones have nervous systems that allow them to coordinate movement and respond to their surroundings , but do not have a brain or any other analogous organs . Recent genome sequences from comb jellies - another marine organism that also has a nervous system - has shown that they do not have the same kind of channels . It suggests that the ion channels we now use evolved after the cnidarians , which include jelly fish , coral and sea anemones , separated from the ctenophora like comb jellies . Dr Jegla said that the genes for potassium ion channels are thought to have occurred instead in an branch of the animal evolutionary tree known as parahoxozoa . He said : ` It appears that animals such as sea anemones and jellyfish are using the same channels that shape electrical signals in our brains in essentially the same way . Sea anemone polyps like the one above has a surprising evolutionary link to our own complex brains . ` We do n't yet understand why our ion channels evolved at that time , but the changes in the ability of nerve cells to generate electrical signals must have been revolutionary . ` Our current favorite hypothesis is that neurons capable of directional signaling might have evolved at this time . In human nervous systems , most nerve cells have a polar structure with separate regions for inputs and outputs . This allows for directional information flow and highly complex circuits of nerve cells , but it requires a huge diversity of ion channels to shape the electrical signals as they pass through the polar nerve cells . Dr Jegla said that the research could help provide new insights into studying human diseases . He said : ` One of the major limitations on our ability to understand the relationship between human ion channel mutations and disease , is that we actually do n't know enough about the unique role many ion channels play in neuronal signaling . ` It is hard to know what to fix if you do n't know what is broken . ` In our evolutionary studies , we are trying to get at the very reason why we have these potassium channels in the first place , and we hope that will give us some important new insights into their functional roles in neuronal signaling . ' | Penn State University scientists traced the evolution of genes in neurons . The genes allowed nerve cells to communicate with rapid electrical pulses . They say the genes first appeared in parahoxozoa 600 million years ago . Parahoxozoa are animals that the ancestors of sea anemone and humans . The genes allowed neurons to form complex networks like those in brains . 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The hip hop group that was performing on stage when a man ejaculated onto a woman 's back in the middle of the mosh pit has slammed the ` disgusting ' act . The 20-year-old woman , known only as Emma , was left traumatised after being assaulted while listening to the Thundamentals at the St Kilda Festival in Melbourne on Sunday February 8 . In a post on their Facebook page , the group urged anyone with information about the matter to contact police . ` We are both shocked and disgusted to learn about what happened at St Kilda Festival last week while we were performing , ' the post read . Scroll down for video . The Thundamentals , who were performing on stage when a man ejaculated onto a woman 's back in the middle of the mosh pit , have slammed the ` disgusting ' act . ` In light of those events we would like to think that any true fan of Thundamentals that has understood the message in our music and followed our journey as a band would never commit such a disgusting and predatory act against another human being . ` Furthermore , if any of our fans were to witness something like this happening that they would at least notify someone who could help assist the victim . ' The group went on to extend ' 100 % ' of their support the young lady who suffered , adding they ` hope that she is ok . ' At about 8.20 pm , a man standing behind the woman performed the lewd act and then ` calmly ' disappeared into the crowd . The disgusted woman immediately took her top off , which is being forensically analysed by police , and asked a stranger to hold her wallet and phone while she went off to change her clothes . The digital image of the man who allegedly ejaculated on a woman 's back at a festival in Melbourne . Emma , 20 , was enjoying listening to the band Thundamentals in a crowded mosh pit at the St Kilda Festival . ` Everyone was jumping up and down on the ground along with the music so it was hard to tell if he was sort of going along with it or sort of doing something else , ' she told The Age . ' I just felt something on me and turned around and saw him doing up his fly . ' Detective Senior Constable Carin Wood said it was disturbing that someone would have the courage and desire to do such an inappropriate act in public . Emma admitted to being really appalled by the bizarre incident . ` It 's really gross , pretty disgusting , he must be sick in the head to do something like that , ' she said . The man standing behind Emma performed the lewd act and then ` calmly ' disappeared into the crowd . Moorabbin Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are investigating the incident and have released a FACE image of a man they believe may be able to assist with their investigation . He is described as being Indian of appearance and aged between 18-30 , with a dark brown complexion , average build , short black hair and brown eyes with acne scars on his cheeks . Detectives would also like to speak to a woman who held the victim 's wallet for her while she changed her clothes . Anyone with any information about the incident or the man responsible is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au . Emma immediately took her top off in disgust and asked a stranger to hold her wallet and phone while she went off to change her clothes . | Man ejaculated on woman 's back in mosh pit at St Kilda music festival . Woman in 20s was watching Thundamentals perform on February 8 . Known as Emma - she took her top off which will be forensically analysed . He is described as being of Indian appearance aged 18-30 with dark skin . Average build , short black hair and brown eyes with acne scars on cheeks . | [[0, 17], [23, 119], [0, 46], [52, 156], [620, 639], [644, 741], [1650, 1657], [1662, 1730], [157, 178], [181, 199], [1436, 1484], [1473, 1486], [1493, 1533], [3234, 3278], [2743, 2924], [2743, 2745], [2759, 2797], [2743, 2745], [2793, 2811], [2743, 2924]] |
A teacher who has a passion for fetish clothes and likes to wear Nazi-themed bondage outfits has changed her name to include all 26 letters of the alphabet . The 36-year-old , who lives in the Colombian capital Bogota , has a habit of regularly changing her name and prior to the latest change was known as Ladyzunga Cyborg . She admitted that officials had often raised eyebrows at her unusual names , but that her latest name change to become Abcdefg Hijklmn Opqrst Uvwxyz had involved her biggest battle yet . Ms Uvwxyz also enjoys wearing bondage outfits and has a passion for fetish clothes -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The 36-year-old was formerly known as Ladyzunga Cyborg and changes her name regularly . Ms Uvwxyz 's Colombian ID card reveals her official name is now all the letters of the alphabet broken down into four separate words . She said that she had been fighting red tape for two years in order to finally get approval to now call herself Abcdefg Hijklmn Opqrst Uvwxyz . The teacher , who is also a fashion designer , has a passion for fetish clothes and bondage events and said she always feels the need to constantly ` redefine ' herself and felt that it was now appropriate to have a name that was hard to say . She said : ` I 've changed my name so people would n't know it 's me . ` But it 's not because I was disturbed by it but because I wanted to always bring an element of surprise . ' Ms Uvwxyz , who teaches art and photography at three universities as well as designing fashion on the side , regularly changes her name depending on her mood . Daniel Molano , from the Colombian National Registry , said : ` If a civil notary had refused to modify her name in the civil registry , he would have broken his work obligations . ` Basically no matter how unusual , this is something that should always be allowed . ' Ms Uvwxyz teaches art and photography at three universities and also works as a fashion designer . | The teacher recently changed her name to Abcdefg Hijklmn Opqrst Uvwxyz . She often changes names and was previously known as Ladyzunga Cyborg . Ms Uvwxyz also has passion for fetish clothes and Nazi bondage uniforms . She said she felt a need to ` redefine herself ' and bring ` element of surprise ' Ms Uvwxyz teaches art and photography at three different universities . | [[412, 512], [937, 985], [158, 173], [220, 293], [158, 173], [276, 325], [619, 647], [654, 685], [619, 634], [639, 685], [619, 634], [678, 706], [1411, 1420], [1520, 1556], [0, 113], [513, 522], [528, 558], [513, 522], [563, 601], [986, 1030], [1033, 1084], [986, 997], [1089, 1206], [1359, 1408], [1411, 1420], [1427, 1479], [1840, 1899]] |
The National Security . Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within . hard drives , allowing them to monitor and eavesdrop on . the majority of the world 's computers - even when they are not connected to the internet . The Moscow-based security software maker Kaspersky Lab said it has found personal computers in 30 countries . infected with one or more of the spying programs , with the most . infections seen in Iran , followed by Russia , Pakistan , . Afghanistan , China , Mali , Syria , Yemen and Algeria . The targets . included government and military institutions , telecommunication . companies , banks , energy companies , nuclear researchers , media , . and Islamic activists . Scroll down for video . Kaspersky said it found personal computers in 30 countries infected with one or more of the spying programs . The NSA has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives , giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world 's computers , according to Kaspersky -LRB- file photo -RRB- . The NSA began infecting computers in 2001 claims Kaspersky , ramping up their efforts in 2008 when President Barack Obama was elected . This ` surpasses anything known in terms of complexity and sophistication of techniques , and that has been active for almost two decades , ' said Kaspersky . What 's more , even the makers of these hard drives are unaware that these spying programs have been installed , with the NSA obtaining their source codes by going so far as to pose as software developers according to former intelligence operatives , or telling the companies the government must do a security audit to make sure their source code is safe . According to Kaspersky , the spies made a technological . breakthrough by figuring out how to lodge malicious software in . the obscure code called firmware that launches every time a . computer is turned on . Disk drive firmware is viewed by spies and cybersecurity . experts as the second-most valuable real estate on a PC for a . hacker , second only to the BIOS code invoked automatically as a . computer boots up . ` The hardware will be able to infect the computer over and . over , ' lead Kaspersky researcher Costin Raiu said in an . interview . Though the leaders of the still-active espionage campaign . could have taken control of thousands of PCs , giving them the . ability to steal files or eavesdrop on anything they wanted , the . spies were selective and only established full remote control . over machines belonging to the most desirable foreign targets , . according to Raiu . He said Kaspersky found only a few especially . high-value computers with the hard-drive infections . The firm declined to publicly name the country behind the . spying campaign , but said it was closely linked to Stuxnet , the . NSA-led cyberweapon that was used to attack Iran 's uranium . enrichment facility . The NSA is the U.S. agency responsible for . gathering electronic intelligence . A former NSA employee told Reuters that Kaspersky 's analysis . was correct , and that people still in the spy agency valued . these espionage programs as highly as Stuxnet . Another former . intelligence operative confirmed that the NSA had developed the . prized technique of concealing spyware in hard drives , but said . he did not know which spy efforts relied on it . NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines said the agency was aware of the . Kaspersky report but would not comment on it publicly . Kaspersky published the technical details of its research on Monday , a move that could help infected institutions . detect the spying programs , some of which trace back as far as . 2001 . Eugene Kaspersky -LRB- file photo -RRB- published the details of his research on Friday . The disclosure could hurt the NSA 's surveillance abilities , . already damaged by massive leaks by former contractor Edward . Snowden . Snowden 's revelations have upset some U.S. allies and . slowed the sales of U.S. technology products abroad . The exposure of these new spying tools could lead to greater . backlash against Western technology , particularly in countries . such as China , which is already drafting regulations that would . require most bank technology suppliers to proffer copies of . their software code for inspection . Peter Swire , one of five members of U.S. President Barack . Obama 's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications . Technology , said the Kaspersky report showed that it is . essential for the country to consider the possible impact on . trade and diplomatic relations before deciding to use its . knowledge of software flaws for intelligence gathering . ` There can be serious negative effects on other U.S. interests , ' Swire said . Technological breakthrough . Kaspersky 's reconstructions of the spying programs show that . they could work in disk drives sold by more than a dozen . companies , comprising essentially the entire market . They . include Western Digital Corp , Seagate Technology Plc , Toshiba Corp , IBM , Micron Technology . Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. . Western Digital , Seagate and Micron said they had no . knowledge of these spying programs . Toshiba and Samsung declined . to comment . IBM did not respond to requests for comment . Getting the source code . Raiu said the authors of the spying programs must have had . access to the proprietary source code that directs the actions . of the hard drives . That code can serve as a roadmap to . vulnerabilities , allowing those who study it to launch attacks . much more easily . ` There is zero chance that someone could rewrite the -LSB- hard . drive -RSB- operating system using public information , ' Raiu said . Concerns about access to source code flared after a series . of high-profile cyberattacks on Google Inc and other . U.S. companies in 2009 that were blamed on China . Investigators . have said they found evidence that the hackers gained access to . source code from several big U.S. tech and defense companies . It is not clear how the NSA may have obtained the hard . drives ' source code . Western Digital spokesman Steve Shattuck . said the company ` has not provided its source code to government . agencies . ' The other hard drive makers would not say if they had . shared their source code with the NSA . Seagate spokesman Clive Over said it has ` secure measures to . prevent tampering or reverse engineering of its firmware and . other technologies . ' Micron spokesman Daniel Francisco said the . company took the security of its products seriously and ` we are . not aware of any instances of foreign code . ' According to former intelligence operatives , the NSA has multiple ways of obtaining source code from tech companies , including asking directly and posing as a software developer . According to former intelligence operatives , the NSA has . multiple ways of obtaining source code from tech companies , . including asking directly and posing as a software developer . If . a company wants to sell products to the Pentagon or another . sensitive U.S. agency , the government can request a security . audit to make sure the source code is safe . ` They do n't admit it , but they do say , `` We 're going to do an . evaluation , we need the source code , '' ' said Vincent Liu , a . partner at security consulting firm Bishop Fox and former NSA . analyst . ` It 's usually the NSA doing the evaluation , and it 's a . pretty small leap to say they 're going to keep that source . code . ' The NSA declined to comment on any allegations in the . Kaspersky report . Vines said the agency complies with the law . and White House directives to protect the United States and its . allies ` from a wide array of serious threats . ' Kaspersky called the authors of the spying program ` the . Equation group , ' named after their embrace of complex encryption . formulas . The group used a variety of means to spread other spying . programs , such as by compromising jihadist websites , infecting . USB sticks and CDs , and developing a self-spreading computer . worm called Fanny , Kaspersky said . Fanny was like Stuxnet in that it exploited two of the same . undisclosed software flaws , known as ` zero days , ' which strongly . suggested collaboration by the authors , Raiu said . He added that . it was ` quite possible ' that the Equation group used Fanny to . scout out targets for Stuxnet in Iran and spread the virus . | The NSA has figured out how to hide spying and sabotage software deep within hard drives , according to cyber researchers and former operatives . The group said it found personal computers in 30 countries infected with one or more of the spying programs . The most infections were seen in Iran , followed by Russia , Pakistan , Afghanistan , China , Mali , Syria , Yemen and Algeria . The infections started in 2001 , but increased drastically in 2008 , the year President Barack Obama was elected . The tools are designed to run on computers even when they are not connected to the Internet , and even the makers of some of the hard drives are unaware that these programs have been embedded . The spies made a technological breakthrough by figuring out how to lodge malicious software in the obscure code called firmware that launches every time a computer is turned on . | [[24, 88], [24, 30], [47, 88], [844, 919], [1765, 1830], [1765, 1777], [1794, 1830], [3257, 3310], [3257, 3303], [3317, 3323], [6641, 6684], [6823, 6866], [239, 348], [299, 348], [349, 397], [734, 792], [780, 843], [416, 439], [416, 426], [442, 460], [1154, 1190], [24, 88], [198, 238], [844, 919], [1350, 1401], [1350, 1362], [1365, 1460], [24, 88], [24, 30], [47, 88], [844, 919], [1732, 1764], [1765, 1830], [1765, 1777], [1794, 1830], [1831, 1888], [1831, 1863], [1869, 1892], [1893, 1916]] |
A defiant Ed Miliband today vowed to win back Ant and Dec 's support - after the TV comedy pair said they had lost faith in Labour . Mr Miliband said he was ` sure ' he could convince the Britain 's Got Talent presenters to vote Labour on May 7 . The Labour leader 's remarks come after the Geordie pair -- who insisted they were ` staunchly Labour -- laid into the party and claimed they could not see Mr Miliband as Prime Minister . Ed Miliband today vowed to win back Ant and Dec 's support - after the pair said they had lost faith in Labour . Former Labour-supporting rocker Noel Noel Gallagher also waded into the debate today - accusing the party of being a ` f ***** g waste of space ' . He also dismissed Mr Miliband is a ` bozo ' who was no different to David Cameron . Mr Miliband responded to the celebrity criticism today . He said : ' I think they said they were floating voters so I 've got 78 days to persuade Ant and Dec back on board , and I 'm sure we can . ` Look , I think what I would say to Ant and Dec , and the whole country , is I think there 's a big choice at this election . ` How do you want the country run ? Do you want a government for the rich and powerful or do you want a government for everyday people . That 's the government I 'd lead . ' The Labour leader faces a tough prospect winning over the 39-year-old I 'm A Celebrity Get Me OUt Of Here presenters . Any and Dec -LRB- left -RRB- and Noel Gallagher have criticised the Labour Party and its leader Ed Miliband . In remarks reported yesterday , they said they followed politics ` keenly ' but were disillusioned with Labour and the Tories . Mr McPartlin said : ' I voted Labour all my life . But last election I voted Tory because I was thoroughly disillusioned with the Labour government . ` Now I 'm thoroughly disillusioned with a coalition government . I feel we 're both staunchly Labour and would vote Labour if we could , but I do n't know what their philosophy is any more . ' Mr Donnelly added : ` I 'm not sure I could picture him -LSB- Ed Miliband -RSB- as prime minister . ' The pair 's less-than-complimentary assessment of the Labour leader was backed by the former Oasis front-man Noel Gallagher . The Mancunian lead singer , who said he used to ` really believe in Tony Blair , said he no longer felt there was anyone to vote for - because ` they 're all just career politicians ' . He said Nigel Farage was not ` mentally capable of running a corner shop ' -- and predicted Boris Johnson would be the next Prime Minister . The former Oasis lead singer said : ` These days , my own view is that if they truly , truly wanted to f ****** g better the lives of the people , surely they must all realise that a little bit of conservatism married with a little bit of socialism , married with a little bit of f ***** g Ukip and a little bit of Green and a little bit of Lib Democrats would be kind of perfect . ` But they 're all into power , they 're not into politics . And they 're all career politicians and populists . And you know , the next Prime Minister after this one will be Boris Johnson because of that . ' Mr Gallagher said he would cast his ballot at the election , but claimed there was ` nothing to vote for any more ' . The former Oasis frontman said he ` really believed ' in Tony Blair before he took Britain to war against Iraq . He said : ` Yeah , I vote all the time . I 'll pick the most ludicrous thing on the f ***** g ballot . ` Last time I voted for a little guy who was standing round here as a pirate . I ca n't not vote , because I think that 's copping out , but my vote is to f ***** g vote for something ludicrous because the Labour Party are a f ***** g waste of time . ' I just do n't trust -- trust is not the right word -- I do n't believe in any of them . I really believed in Tony Blair , for right or wrong , and until Al Qaeda flew those planes into those towers . ` Everyone seems to forget that things before that were f ***** g alright . And now the Conservatives are just ... I mean , what the f**k ? ` David Cameron , he 's trying to be your mate . ` Oh , I really like The Jam . ' Thatcher was just like , ` I 'm f ***** g you in the arse , f**k what you say . ' You can kind of respect that . ' Mr Gallagher , who made the remarks in an interview with the music magazine Quietus , also revealed Russell Brand tries to convince him to become a revolutionary - but said he was not ` into politics ' anymore . He said he watched the comedian on Question Time against Nigel Farage . He said : ' I do n't really know a great deal about him , but I saw him on that with Russell . ` He does n't look like he could be mentally capable of running a corner shop , far less a f ***** g country . ' | Labour voters Ant and Dec attacked Ed Miliband and the Labour Party . Ant McPartlin says the pair would vote Labour ` if we could ' but is not sure . Declan Donnelly said he could not see Ed Miliband in Downing Street . The Geordie pair said they followed politics ` keenly ' but were ` disillusioned ' Mancunian rockstar said he used to ` really believe in Tony Blair ' Former Oasis star said he no longer felt there was anyone to vote for . 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A report into the management of the NHS that is said to be damning is being sat on by ministers , it was claimed last night . Former Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose was asked a year ago by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to assess how NHS hospitals could keep ` the very best leaders to help transform the culture in underperforming hospitals ' . He handed his report to ministers on time at the end of last year , but it has not been given a publication date , according to the Financial Times . Scroll down for video . Former Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose -LRB- left -RRB- was asked a year ago by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt -LRB- right -RRB- to assess how NHS hospitals could keep ` the very best leaders to help transform culture in hospitals ' Last night , Labour said the report 's non-appearance showed government claims of transparency were ` hollow ' . Launching the Rose Review in February , Mr Hunt described Lord Rose as ` one of the country 's most inspirational leaders ' and said his report could play a significant role in stopping hospitals failing in the future . Mr Hunt added : ` The difference between good and bad care can often lie in leadership . ' The Financial Times said last night that Lord Rose 's report -- which is said to have described the overall standard of much NHS management as ` totally shocking ' -- had been handed to the Department of Health in December . Despite ministers receiving it , the paper claimed that no publication date has been set . One individual who has been in meetings where the report was discussed said it had been put on ` the back burner ' . Lord Rose , now chairman of online supermarket Ocado , has concluded that mediocre managers are allowed to move from job to job without being held to account . The retail chief credited with turning around the fortunes of M&S is concerned that NHS managers -- lacking the same control over pay and conditions as private sector counterparts -- too often rely on top-down diktats to drive performance , according to a source with whom he discussed the report . The NHS has been Labour 's spearhead policy which it has championed in its bid to win May 's general election . But criticism of its track record in Wales , where Labour controls the NHS , has called the party 's ability to run the health service into question . Former M&S boss Lord Rose -LRB- above -RRB- , who is now chairman of online supermarket Ocado , was described by Mr Hunt as ` one of the country 's most inspirational leaders ' and said his report could play a significant role . For this reason Conservative strategists will be anxious to avoid criticism of their own record with the NHS . Lynton Crosby , David Cameron 's election adviser , has emphasised that nothing should detract from the Tories ' focus on their economic record . Criticism of NHS management is a thorny issue for the coalition after contentious reforms were implemented almost two years ago in an attempt to make the NHS more efficient . The changes were designed to simplify management structures and hand power to clinicians . However the measures were recently branded by the King 's Fund , a respected think tank , as an expensive distraction from the real problems facing the service , and the result had been a lack of ` system leadership ' . Negative comments from a private sector leader could be particularly sensitive given opposition claims that the Government is seeking to privatise the NHS -- even though Lord Rose 's remit specifically precluded consideration of a bigger role for private sector companies . The Department of Health said : ` We will be publishing the report in due course . ' Ed Miliband has been accused of misleading voters after Labour sent out letters made to look like they were from a hospital or GP surgery . Many were left upset by the mail , which could easily be mistaken for test results or notification of changes in local NHS provision . The letters come in envelopes saying that they contain important information about the NHS . It is only when people read the contents that they realise it is a message from the Labour leader . Mr Miliband has been condemned as ` cruel ' and ` insensitive ' after the letters were received by hospital patients , the elderly and families of the recently deceased . Opponents accused him of scare tactics and say it is further evidence of his campaign to ` weaponise ' the NHS ahead of the general election . In the letter , Mr Miliband writes about the ` challenges facing your local hospital ' and warns that ` services here are struggling ' . Despite the claim that it concerns the future of ` local NHS services ' , exactly the same message is being sent to homes across the country . Misleading ? : Across the top of the envelope is the message : ` Important information about the future of local NHS services ' and recipients only find out the letter 's true message once they have opened it . | ` Damning ' report into management of NHS said to be sat on by ministers . Former M&S boss asked to assess how NHS could ` keep the best leaders ' Jeremy Hunt said Stuart Rose was ` one of the most inspirational leaders ' Rose passed report to ministers last year but it has not yet been published . Labour said non-appearance showed claims of transparency were ` hollow ' | [[0, 39], [67, 95], [0, 39], [59, 66], [1216, 1235], [1245, 1336], [1537, 1547], [1562, 1603], [126, 281], [641, 709], [864, 873], [904, 985], [2330, 2373], [2418, 2504], [0, 39], [67, 95], [345, 410], [413, 457], [751, 761], [764, 859]] |
Infamous heiress Patty Hearst is back in the news after a dog she co-owns won its group at the Westminster Kennel Club show . A shih tzu called Rocket was picked as the top toy dog at Madison Square Garden on Monday . Hearst is the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst and gained great notoriety in 1974 when she was kidnapped by the radical group the Symbionese Liberation Army . Scroll down for video . Infamous heiress Patty Hearst is back in the news after a dog she co-owns won its group at the Westminster Kennel Club show . The photo on the left was released by the FBI in 1974 when she was kidnapped by the radical group the Symbionese Liberation Army . She was seen holding a machine gun while robbing a California bank , and later spent almost two years in prison . During her trial , Ms Hearst 's lawyers argued that she had been brainwashed by the kidnappers , which has led to her being regarded as a victim of Stockholm Syndrome . Her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter . President Bill Clinton gave her a full pardon . Hurst was abducted on February 4 , 1974 from her apartment in Benvenue Street in Berkleley , California . The group of heavily armed men and women grabbed Hurst and bundled her into the boot of a car by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army . The gang was lead by Donald DeFreeze and wanted to overthrow capitalism . Following her abduction , the SLA released several communiques demanding millions of dollars worth of food donations in return for her safe release . The terrorists used the time to brainwash the then 19-year-old Hearst and locked her in a cupboard . In April 1974 , the SLA released a message from Hearst claiming she had joined the revolution and was seeking to overthrow capitalism . Less than two weeks later she was seen on surveillance footage in a bank brandishing a semi-automatic assault rifle , . On May 16 , two members of the SLA tried to steal an ammunition belt from a Los Angeles shop and were forced to abandon their getaway van . The FBI were able to link the van to an SLA safehouse and raided the property the following morning . Six members of the SLA , including DeFreeze were killed during the shoot out . The house caught fire . Hearst escaped from the scene but was eventually captured in San Francisco on September 18 , 1975 . Her defence team tried to convince the jury that she had been brainwashed and abused by the terrorist organisation . She was jailed for seven years after her conviction , but was released within two years . ` People move on , ' she said , smiling at Rocket . ' I guess people somehow imagine you do n't evolve in your life . I have grown daughters and grand-daughters and other things that normal people have . ' She also has appeared in films including Cry-Baby and Serial Mom . She 's done television roles and charitable work . Hearst has been involved in the dog show world for more than 10 years . She said many are surprised to find out she 's moved on to play with pooches . Rocket a shih tzu co-owned by famed and infamous heiress Patty Hearst is inspected by the judge in the ring during the toy group competition during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on Monday . On April 15 , 1974 , Hearst was photographed wielding a M1 carbine while robbing the Sunset District branch of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco . Hearst , who turns 61 on Friday , is one of Rocket 's three co-owners . She 's mostly worked with French bulldogs and one of them won an award ribbon earlier in the day . Hearst 's dog will be one of seven in the championship ring on Tuesday night when best in show is chosen . That will cause her to do some shifting -- she did n't originally have tickets for the finals . Even though Hearst loves dogs , her two daughters own cats . ' I do n't know what I did wrong , ' she said . Hearst 's feather William Randolph Hearst was a newspaper magnate who was widely considered to have been the inspiration for the megalomaniac central character in Citizen Kane . Hearst has appeared in films including Serial Mom , the 1994 John Walters ' movie staring Kathleen Turner . Following her release from prison , Patty married her bodyguard , Bernard Shaw . He died aged 68 in 2013 . Her extraordinary tale has spawned countless books and movies , including the 1988 film Patty Hearst , based on her autobiography and starring Natasha Richardson . Following her release from prison , Patty married her bodyguard , Bernard Shaw . He died aged 68 in 2013 . The couple had two daughters , Gillian and Lydia , a model and actress who has appeared on the cover of glossy magazines such as Vogue . | A shih tzu called Rocket was picked as the top toy dog at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York on Monday . The dog is co-owned by Patty Hearst , the infamous granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst . She gained great notoriety in 1974 when she was kidnapped by the radical group the Symbionese Liberation Army . Hearst was seen holding a machine gun while robbing a California bank , and later spent almost two years in prison . | [[91, 125], [126, 217], [500, 534], [3006, 3185], [218, 272], [3006, 3185], [218, 224], [277, 351], [535, 632], [666, 727], [666, 669], [707, 732], [666, 669], [739, 779], [1759, 1843], [3203, 3221], [3224, 3283], [3203, 3214], [3224, 3230], [3248, 3338]] |
They are a stunning insight into an almost alien world . Now researchers have unveiled incredible new images which reveal the smooth underside of icebergs . The stunning patterns reveal centuries of material from the Earth 's oceans . Scroll down for video . Large old icebergs contain centuries of windblown sediment and minerals , visible as layers when they roll over . Salt water is much denser than fresh water , causing icebergs to float . As they melt in the ocean , their weight distribution can change , causing some icebergs to flip over completely . However , this is an extremely rare occurrence as 90 per cent of any iceberg is below the surface , meaning the balance is rarely in favour of a complete flip . The images , from the U.S. Antarctic Program , show an overturned iceberg with some penguins on top . ` It contains centuries of windblown sediments and minerals , ' said Nasa , which published the images . ` It really is the stuff of dreams . ' The pictures were taken in Iceberg Alley , a region in the western Weddell Sea where a large concentration of icebergs move in a north-northeast direction following the clockwise circulation around the Weddell Sea gyre . Large old icebergs contain centuries of windblown sediment and minerals , visible as layers when they roll over . Scientists have analysed the relationship between iron and nutrients contained in these icebergs and the organic carbon production that is released into the ecosystem . Salt water is much denser than fresh water , causing icebergs to float . As they melt in the ocean , their weight distribution can change , causing some icebergs to flip over completely . However , this is an extremely rare occurrence as 90 per cent of any iceberg is below the surface , meaning the balance is rarely in favour of a complete flip . When a flip does occur , the consequences can be devastating . For instance , larger iceberg flips can trigger tsunamis that can damage nearby ships . Their undersides can vary in colour from blue to green , and they will stay that colour for the rest of their lives . It is such a stunning colour because ice absorbs red light , and reflects blue . Salt water is much denser than fresh water , causing icebergs to float . As they melt in the ocean , their weight distribution can change , causing some icebergs to flip over completely . The pictures were taken in Iceberg Alley , a region in the western Weddell Sea . Not all icebergs are white : This photograph by Alex Cornell proves that their undersides can come in spectacular shades of colours . Last month while on an expedition to Antarctica , Alex Cornell was stunned when he spotted an ` alien ' blue iceberg floating across the landscape . Unlike the icebergs around it , the surreal sleeping beast was completely free of snow and debris , revealing a polished azure surface . What Mr Cornell witnessed in Drake Passage was an incredibly rare phenomenon ; a flipped iceberg caused by an imbalance in frozen water . ` Antarctica is one of those places where you can point the camera in any direction and come away with something spectacular , ' Mr Cornell told Fstoppers . ` Typically icebergs are white , with blue accents near the water - this by contrast was alien-blue . More like a galactic artefact than anything terrestrial . ' The San Francisco-based photographer added that the glacier was likely to be extremely old , with the blue being ` the glacial equivalent of aging white hairs . ' Experts say the iceberg could be anything from tens to hundreds of thousands of years in age . While on an expedition to Antarctica , San Francisco - based Alex Cornell was stunned by an blue iceberg floating across the landscape . Unlike the icebergs around it , the surreal sleeping beast was completely free of snow and debris , revealing a polished blue surface . What Mr Cornell witnessed was an rare phenomenon ; a flipped iceberg caused by an imbalance in its frozen body . Around 90 per cent of any iceberg is below the surface , making iceberg flips an uncommon occurrence . These stunning images were taken while Mr Cornell was travelling through the Drake Passage between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn , Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica . Using his Canon 5D Mark II and a 16-35mm f/2 .8 lens , Mr Cornell was able to capture some incredible views of the iceberg and its surroundings . Around 90 per cent of any iceberg is below the surface , making iceberg flips an extremely rare occurrence . Salt water is much denser than fresh water , causing icebergs to float . But when they melt , their weight distribution can change , making some icebergs to flip over completely . But when one does occur , the consequences can be devastating . For instance , larger iceberg flips can trigger tsunamis that can damage nearby ships . Hugh Corr , a glacial geophysicist at the British Antarctic Survey told i100.co.uk he had rarely seen an image of a flipped iceberg that was so stunning . While it is difficult to tell its scale , Mr Corr suspects it is reasonably small -- much smaller than those than can reach up to eight miles long . This beautiful images was taken from Cierva Cove . The back of Cierva Cove is a glacial face , which regularly calves ice into the bay . Using a Canon 5D Mark II and 16-35mm f/2 .8 lens , Mr Cornell was able to capture some incredible views of the iceberg and its surroundings . A seal relaxed in Cierva Cove . The area is southeast of Cape Sterneck in Hughes Bay , along the west coast of Graham Land , Antarctica . ' -LSB- It -RSB- is one of those places where you can point the camera in any direction and come away with something spectacular ' , said Mr Cornell . | Around 90 per cent of any iceberg is below the surface , making iceberg flips an extremely rare occurrence . Pictures were taken by the the U.S. Antarctic Program in Iceberg Alley , a region in the western Weddell Sea . Large old icebergs contain centuries of windblown sediment and minerals , visible as layers when they roll over . | [[3961, 4015], [3961, 3994], [4018, 4063], [4411, 4465], [4411, 4444], [4468, 4519], [722, 766], [769, 795], [968, 1008], [2359, 2399], [157, 234], [259, 350], [826, 883], [851, 870], [875, 883], [888, 928], [1189, 1280]] |
Michael Swales leaving court at an earlier appearance . Today he escaped jail despite admitting stealing # 4,200 from a pensioner to fund his drug habit . A drug addict who stole thousands of pounds from a pensioner has escaped jail after his victim forgave him and even left his home to him in his will . Michael Swales , 41 , stole more than # 4,000 from 72-year-old family friend Trevor Barker after learning the pensioner had been storing the cash under his mattress to pay for his funeral . Retired factor worker Mr Barker , who has no children and lives alone in Nelson , Lancashire , acted as a friend to Swales for 25 years since meeting him as a 16-year-old when he arrived at the textile factory where he worked . Mr Barker , who also uses a chairlift , treated Swales like a son , letting him lodge at his house and then bought him a new sofa and kitchenware when he got his own flat in Colne , Lancashire . At Burnley Crown Court , Swales admitted theft but was sentenced to eight months in jail , suspended for two years , with 12 months supervision . He was also ordered to take part in a nine month drugs programme after the victim offered to take him in again . Mr Barker , who watched from the public gallery as Swales was ordered to also pay # 250 compensation , said after the hearing : ` You 've got to give people a chance . I shall help him . ` He has always been a nice lad , he has just fallen by the wayside . There will always be a place for Michael at my home . When I die , he gets my house in trust . ' Earlier the court heard Mr Barker , who suffers from arthritis , was a friend of the Swales since he was 16 when they worked at Smith and Nephew . Around 18 months before the theft , Swales ' father Derek had turned up at Mr Barker 's door and asked if his son could stay with him . The victim agreed and put Swales up in his front bedroom for around nine months during which he told him had been saving up for his funeral with Brierfield Co-op and had saved about # 6,000 . He told Swales that if anything should happen to him , it was kept in a money bag between two mattresses on his bed . Mr Barker needed two mattresses to assist him to get in bed . The money bag was pushed in deep between the two mattresses . Prosecutor David Clarke said Swales eventually moved out but on December 2 last year , he returned to the house and told Mr Barker he needed to go upstairs to find his mobile phone which he falsely claimed was missing . He went up to the bedroom and took # 4,250 , leaving about # 1,200 with the band around it . Mr Clarke explained : ` It seems Mr Barker , who uses a stairlift , only subsequently got to the top of the stairs . ` The defendant left almost immediately , saying he had not found the phone . Mr Barker looked around and made the discovery . ' Swales was arrested on December 8 and said he had been well aware what the money was for but he had fallen into a drugs habit . Victim Trevor Barker at his home in Nelson , Lancashire . Mr Barker has decided to forgive Swales , who he has known since he was 16 , and says he is leaving his house to him in his will . Mr Clarke continued : ` He said he had a debt of around # 200 or so and he took this money to be used to pay off the drugs debt and taxi fares when he went in taxis to collect more drugs as his addiction took hold of him . ` He said at the end of the interview he was ashamed of himself . ' In his victim impact statement , Mr Barker said the theft had made him ` feel ill and sick to his stomach . ' He added : ' I am devastated . I could break down and cry . Michael knew he could talk to me , but he has stolen money from me . I have not slept since . I feel in shock , like I have flu . ` This has made his parents very upset and angry . They feel guilty , but I have told them they should not . He is an adult and is responsible for his own actions . ' But the court heard Mr Barker had taken a benevolent view of the overall situation and whilst wishing Swales to be punished agreed to offer him accommodation . Mr Baker has now left his home in Nelson , Lancashire , pictured , to Swales despite him being convicted of theft . In mitigation defence counsel Philip Holden said Swales ' remorse was ` genuine ' and he was on a course of methadone . Mr Holden urged the judge to suspend the sentence of imprisonment which , he said , was merited . He added : ` It would , in my submission , provide the most constructive disposal for a man who is assessed as a low risk of offending and a low risk of causing serious harm . ` The defendant is perhaps fortunate that the unfortunate victim of this case has come along today and made the very fair comments that he has . ' Passing sentence , Judge Jonathan Gibson said Swales ' actions had been a ` gross breach of trust ' when the victim had shown him nothing but kindness and support . Judge Gibson said of Mr Barker : ` One can only sympathise with what he said in his statement . ` He must have suffered very great shock and one can understand . | Michael Swales , 41 , stole more than # 4,000 from family friend Trevor Barker . Came after he learned pensioner was saving money to pay for his funeral . Drug addict admitted theft at Burnley Crown Court but escaped jail . But Mr Barker , 72 , has agreed to forgive Swales saying he will help him . Added that after he dies , he will allow him to live in his home in Lancashire . | [[56, 129], [62, 64], [78, 154], [155, 249], [306, 320], [328, 382], [56, 129], [62, 64], [78, 154], [155, 249], [919, 941], [944, 965], [1346, 1364], [2994, 3033], [724, 733], [792, 822], [1435, 1452], [1456, 1488], [1435, 1488], [2994, 3003], [3075, 3124]] |
A pensioner who thought the couple next door 's garden was not tidy enough threatened to burn down their house , a court heard . John Bushell , 89 , whose own garden is his pride and joy , has subjected neighbours to abuse for decades , claiming their inferior properties devalue his . The retired bookkeeper and neighbour from hell has already had five convictions over his anti-social behaviour and spent time in prison in 2001 . This week he was back in court for breaching a restraining order for the tenth time . John Bushell has appeared in court for breaking a restraining order for the 10th time against his neighbours , who he has harassed and abused for four decades because he believes they do not maintain their gardens . The targets of his tirade were retired furniture maker Kenneth Mills and his wife Marjorie , both 69 , who say they have been abused on numerous occasions since moving beside Bushell in 1970 . In 2012 , a court heard how Bushell accused them of living in a ` midden ' , a 14th century word for a manure dump , and called them ` scumbags ' . In the latest incident , Mr Mills was in his garden with another neighbour when Bushell could be heard shouting : ` I 'm going to get shot of you , burn your house down before I die . ' On Monday he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates ' Court where district judge Helen Cousins said : ` Your garden looks very beautiful but you ca n't behave as you did . ' She sentenced him to an eight-week custodial sentence suspended for two years and urged him to move . Yesterday Mr and Mrs Mills described how their lives had been made a misery by living beside Bushell . They have tried repeatedly to put their house on the market but said potential buyers have always been scared off after learning about Bushell 's behaviour . Bushell claims he can not sell his house because of the state of neighbouring gardens . The pensioner claims the home belonging to his neighbours -LRB- right -RRB- Mr and Mrs Mills is not maintained properly . John Bushell -LRB- left , leaving court -RRB- has repeatedly broken a restraining order by harassing Mr Mills -LRB- right -RRB- . Mr and Mrs Mills said they were first abused shortly after moving to their home in Hebburn , Tyne and Wear , while Bushell was first issued with a restraining order in 1998 . In court Bushell 's defence claimed his latest verbal onslaught was an ` empty threat ' which the pensioner had no intention of carrying out . Charlton Carr told the hearing : ` He is a very house-proud man who likes everything in its place . Unfortunately he has n't got on with his neighbours over a period of time because he feels they do n't appear to look after their properties in the same manner . ' He said the offence was the result of frustration because potential buyers see that neighbouring houses are not as nice , which Bushell believes lowers the value of his property . After the case Bushell , who lives with his wife , said : ` I 've taken the house off the market . Polished statutes , white trellis and a perfectly manicured lawn is seen outside Mr Bushell 's detached home . Ken and Marjorie Mills claim they have been harassed by their neighbour for around four decades . Bushell 's home in the summer shows a garden full of flowers , which he believes is of higher standard . ` Who is going to buy it when you see the state of the gardens around here ? I do n't drink or smoke , I just want a quiet life looking after my garden . ' Mr Mills yesterday denied there was any problem with the exterior of his house and said Bushell was using it as an excuse to justify his abuse . The grandfather added : ` He has got a lovely garden and looks after his place , but there is nothing wrong with our garden . It is neat and tidy . ` There were occasions when it has got so bad we have thought `` we have to move '' and that 's why we have put the house up for sale . But it 's a bit late in the day for us to move . Bushell claims he has been unable to sell his # 200,000 home because residents do not keep up standards . Mr and Mrs Mills said Bushell threatened to burn down their home because he does n't like their garden . ` He goes to court and goes quiet for a time but then you can see him winding up and getting more angry and he does it again . ` My wife was affected by it a few years ago . She had panic attacks and took medication for her nerves . ` Twenty years ago it did affect me . He used to be very frightening and I never used to enjoy coming home from work , thinking that he would be at the gate . ' Bushell has said other properties in the street are not of the correct standard and devalue his property . 1960 - John Bushell moved into detached property in Hebburn and disputes with neighbours begin . They claim he painted a whitewashed wall black and tipped rubbish into their gardens . 1963 - Ken and Marjorie Mills moved into the house next door . 1998 - Bushell issued with an indefinite restraining order to stop him harassing the couple , following an expletive-laden row with them over the garden fence . 2001 - Jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for three months after admitting three charges of harassment against the Mills ' and breaching the order . Judge Michael Cartlidge sees secret video made by neighbours , and told him : ` We all love our homes but this is hopeless . This is not someone with a short fuse . It is someone with no fuse at all . ' 2005 - Breached restraining order again after he nailed a plank of wood to their driveway wall . 2006 - Bushell admitted breaching the restraining order twice and threatening to cause criminal damage . He was given a three year conditional discharge and fined # 150 . 2011 - Sentenced to eight weeks in prison , suspended for nine months , after he breached a restraining order by climbing up on a garage and shouting abuse at the couple . 2012 - In court again after calling his neighbours ` scumbags ' in another breach of the restraining order . Given a conditional discharge . 2013 - Prison sentence of two months , suspended for a year , for wasting police time after he pulled down his own guttering and blamed his neighbours for the damage . 2015 - Sentenced to eight weeks in prison , suspended for two years , after threatening to burn his neighbours ' house down over the state of their garden . | John Bushell moved into his detached home in Tyne and Wear in 1960 . He has kept his garden in perfect condition with well trimmed bushes . But pensioner feels his neighbours do not maintain their front gardens . He claims the lack of perfect front lawns is devaluing his # 200,000 home . Bushell has subjected his neighbours to 40 years of harassment over issue . He has served time in prison and breached a restraining order ten times . In latest case he threatened to burn down the home of his neighbours . 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This is the moment a 92-year-old driver smashes into nine cars as he leaves a grocery store after getting his foot caught on the accelerator . CCTV footage shows Russell Kerr slowly reversing out of a parking spot before suddenly zipping forwards and backwards to strike multiple vehicles at the same time . Moments later , another security camera at the Piggly Wiggly shopping center in Mayville , Wisconsin , shows him plowing into a pick-up truck and speeding off with debris flying everywhere . The driver of the SUV gets out and begins to chase Kerr in a bid to prevent further damage . Another man joins him . Bad driving conditions were not to blame as there is no snow or ice seen on the ground . Kerr was eventually stopped and reported to authorities . The senior citizen explained that he got his foot caught on the gas pedal of his 2007 Chrysler Pacifica and lost control of the wheel amid a state of panic . His vehicle and the pick-up he struck were towed from the scene while other drivers were left to file insurance claims . Nobody was injured in last Friday 's incident . Caught on camera : This is the moment a 92-year-old driver smashes into nine cars as he leaves a grocery store after getting his foot caught on the accelerator . Knock-on effect : CCTV footage shows Russell Kerr slowly reversing out of a parking spot before suddenly zipping forwards and backwards striking multiple vehicles at the same time . Freak accident : The senior explained that he got his foot caught on the gas pedal of his 2007 Chrysler Pacifica and lost control of it amid a state of panic . On a roll : Moments later , another security camera at the Piggly Wiggly shopping center in Mayville , Wisconsin , shows him plowing into a pick-up truck and speeding off with debris flying everywhere . The driver of the SUV gets out and begins to chase Kerr in a bid to prevent further damage , then another man joins him . Mayville police chief Christopher MacNeill said in 23 years of law enforcement , he 'd never seen anything like it . He said it was fortunate there were no pedestrians walking out with their groceries at the time . The event was deemed an accident and Kerr was not charged . However , his license will be reviewed by the Department of Motor Vehicles to determine if he needs to be retested . | CCTV footage shows Russell Kerr reversing out of a parking spot before suddenly zipping around and striking multiple vehicles . He was eventually stopped and reported to authorities . The senior explained that he got his foot caught on the gas pedal of his 2007 Chrysler Pacifica and lost control of it amid a state of panic . The incident was deemed an accident and Kerr was not charged . However , his license will be reviewed by the Department of Motor Vehicle , to determine if he needs to be retested . | [[0, 62], [162, 307], [1109, 1171], [1289, 1433], [705, 709], [714, 732], [705, 709], [737, 762], [66, 142], [763, 920], [797, 866], [763, 781], [797, 799], [871, 920], [1175, 1251], [1451, 1593], [2171, 2193], [2204, 2310]] |
A married couple accused of squatting in a string of multimillion-dollar homes has holed up and refused to pay rent in a luxury home on California 's coast . Two months after Gina and Paul Schwendel signed a lease and moved into a $ 4.4 million home in Del Sur , their landlord , Dennis Simpson , says he has yet to receive any money in rent . Instead , he tells KGTV , the couple complained that the five-bedroom , seven-bathroom home with waterfront views is uninhabitable . Scroll down for video . ` Professional tenants ' : A married couple accused of squatting in a string of multimillion-dollar homes has holed up and refused to pay rent in a luxury home in Del Sur on California 's coastline . When Simpson arrived to check on the home , he says he found the garage had been stuffed full of sporting equipment and appliances . ' I said , `` You know , you live like a pig . You do n't respect this property . I want you out of here , '' ' Simpson says he told Paul Schwendel . After another visit following a 24-hour notice , the Schwendels filed a restraining order against Simpson , calling him ` violent , threatening and demeaning . ' The order also stated Simpson ` broke into our home , physically pushed me and my son ' and that the Schwendels and their four children are ` scared that he will return to our home and violently act out against us . ' But some believe the claims are just part of the Schwendels ' strategy of squatting , as the couple has had to be evicted from three other luxury properties in California . ` This is what I would call a professional tenant , ' said eviction attorney Steven Silverstein , who had the Schwendels tossed from another multimillion-dollar home in Newport Beach . ` They come in with a lot of money , a lot of flash , a lot of glitz , ' says Silverstein . Uninhabitable conditions : Landlord Dennis Simpson says that he responded to complaints that the property was in poor shape and found the garage overflowing with sporting equipment and appliances . Paradise : The couple has been living in , and evicted from , a number of luxury homes , including some high-priced pads in Orange County . Legal quagmire : Simpson faces a lengthy eviction process if the Schwendels do n't pay , along with a restraining order the couple has filed against him . The approach has landed the Schwendels in a 10,000-square-foot pad in upscale Orange County and a fourth luxury home in Laguna Beach , all of which they were evicted from , according to KGTV . Court documents filed in Georgia also show that Paul Schwendel was sued in 2005 by his ex-wife for $ 100,000 in unpaid child support and $ 59,000 in late alimony payments . Nothing in the couple 's background was caught by Simpson , who says he believed Schwendel was working a high-paying job . ' I did check his application and he said he made $ 55,000 a month and he 's been working in the business for 14 years , ' Simpson said . ` But I found out that was n't true either ... so yes , I do feel that I have been duped . ' A LinkedIn profile for Paul Schwendel lists him as CEO of Evolution Healthcare . Georgia state records indicate that Evolution Healthcare was registered as a limited liability corporation in 2009 by Schwendel . KGTV said the Schwendels did not sit for an interview , despite a promise from Gina Schwendel . Simpson states the next rent check for $ 12,500 is due on March 1 , though he is skeptical that he 'll be seeing any money . | Gina and Paul Schwendel moved in two months ago into a $ 4.4 million home with a waterfront view in Del Sur , California . Their landlord , Dennis Simpson , claims they have made no rent payments . He says the couple complained the home was uninhabitable . The Schwendels filed a restraining order against Simpson , claiming he was acting violently . The couples have worked to avoid eviction from luxury homes at least three times before . | [[158, 168], [175, 198], [218, 260], [528, 529], [624, 700], [158, 213], [263, 277], [297, 343], [370, 476], [984, 1030], [1033, 1089], [1300, 1302], [1331, 1361], [2266, 2306]] |
Alexandra Klimenko was picking up her youngest child from nursery when the sudden violent explosion shook the Ukrainian street . When the dust cleared , they would find the 33-year-old 's body shielding her beloved three-year-old daughter . Alexandra - called Sashinka by friends and family - was dead , killed by a rocket launched 80 miles away by a pro-Russian rebel . In the Ukraine - just a four hour flight away from the safety of the UK - carrying on everyday tasks can prove fatal , and even hiding in your home will not shield you from the rockets the two sides are firing at each other . Devastated : Alexander Klimenko says goodbye to his wife Alexandra , who was killed by a rebel rocket . Tragedy : The body of Vladimir Kolozin lies in the street next to the biscuits he had bought from the shop . His wife Tanya was killed seconds later in a separate attack , which saw a missile hit the couple 's balcony . Since fighting broke out between the Ukrainian government and the Moscow-backed separatists almost a year ago , nearly 6,000 people have been killed . The fierce fighting has driven an estimated 1million people from their homes . A ceasefire agreed in Minsk last week , which should have seen both sides start to withdraw from a ` buffer zone ' around the front line from Sunday , has had little effect . Indeed , rebels said they had no intention of observing the ceasefire at Debaltseve , where they have been advancing since January and now have a Ukrainian unit all but encircled . Meanwhile , one rebel commander claimed the Ukrainian army had broken the ceasefire 27 times in the just 24 hours . Images of the conflict circulating in western media show tanks , soldiers and the occasional bursts of rockets being launched . What they rarely show are the people still trapped between the two warring factions , desperately trying to carry on with their everyday lives - just like millions across Europe . Broken : The ceasefire agreed between the two sides is not being stuck to by either the government or rebels . Clean up : Residents who have not fled the battle zones are left to deal with the consequences of the war . One million : It is estimated up to a million people have left since the war started almost a year ago . Destroyed : Igor shows of the damage to his flat after last Tuesday 's assault on Kramtorsk . So it is easy to forget the countless stories of loss , and the suffering Europe has not experienced since the genocidal bloodletting that engulfed the Balkans in the 1990s . On February 10 , Alexandra became another of those countless stories . She had left her home in Kramatorsk , a city to the north of Donetsk , to pick up her daughter from nursery . She was in a rush : her seven-year-old son was at home , ill with the flu , and she wanted to get back to him as quickly as possible . But she never returned home . Instead , she was killed by a Tornado rocket -- one of the most sophisticated weapons in Moscow 's arsenal - when she was a couple of steps from the entrance to her building . Several other shells had landed around her , tearing massive holes into the sides of buildings , shattering windows and destroying cars . Bereaved : Nearly 6,000 people have died - including innocent civilians like mother-of-two Alexandra . Mourning : The graves of fighters without names marked with numbers in the cemetery of Mospyne . Her neighbours said she 'd thrown herself on top of her daughter to protect her from the explosions . Shrapnel from the rocket tore into the child 's arm and killed Alexandra instantly . ` My neighbour told me to call her after we heard the explosions . I never thought anything might happen , ' recalled Alexandra 's aunt , Tatyana Alexandrovna , in her flat Saturday . ` She had n't phoned all day and I knew her son had been ill for a couple of days . ` Normally , her going to the day care earlier than usual would n't have warranted a phone call , ' she added . Her aunt attempted to reach her via mobile phone at least half a dozen times . ` I kept calling and calling ... there was no answer . I tried again , then again . The mobile provider kept giving me a message that she was n't available . ` Finally I got through and a very hesitant man 's voice was on the other end , ` said Tatyana . ` Where is my Sashinka ? ' ` She 's dead . A shell exploded and killed her . I 'm sorry , ' said the voice before hanging up . ` I froze . I just did n't know what to do , ' Tatyana said . ` My neighbour got me together and insisted we go to her flat . When we arrived the neighbours told us the emergency teams had taken her to a nearby hospital with all those who 'd been wounded . ` We rushed there hoping that maybe the man on the phone had been wrong ; maybe she was just hurt and still alive . ` When we got to the emergency room the doctors told us she was dead on arrival and that they may have to amputate her daughter 's arm . ' At Alexandra 's funeral , relatives and friends as well as her distraught husband decried the on going violence , blaming all involved for waging war on the local population . Her son has yet to be told of his mother 's death . ` I wanted to take him to the coffin and let him kiss mummy goodbye . I just could n't do it . He keeps asking for her . I have no idea what to do , ' said her husband Alexander , who works in Moscow . ` The little one in the hospital does n't speak expect for when asleep , calling out for mum . We 're just happy the doctors did n't have to amputate , ' said Tatyana Alexandrovna . ` We still need to tell her 93-year-old grandmother . She 's been asking about her for days , wondering why , `` my Sashinka has n't come to visit . '' We still do n't know how to tell her what happened . ' On a different part of the city , another family is coming to terms with its own horrendous tragedy - a tragedy which serves to show arbitrary cruelty of this civil war . Vladimir Kolozin , a 62-year-old former engineer and director at the city 's NKMZ machine factory , was returning home after buying biscuits a rocket exploded less than five feet away . The blast threw him against the wall of the building behind him , nearly blowing off his face in the process . Killing : People have died on both sides of the conflict . Here , girls are pictured at a separatist fighter 's funeral . Waste : It was hoped the ceasefire would bring an end to the deaths of civilians and fighters like this one . Picking up the pieces : All the people left behind can do is try to continue to live their lives . Splayed out on the frozen pavement , his newly bought biscuits lay just a few inches from the hand that was carrying them home . Seconds later , his wife Tamara - who was awaiting his return home for their midday meal - was killed as a second rocket ripped through the couple 's balcony . All three - Alexandra , Vladimir and Tanya - were killed in the same spate of attacks last Tuesday . On Saturday , Kolozin 's former colleagues participated in a citywide vigil for those killed in last Tuesday 's attack . Far from being unique , it was one of hundreds which have rained down on countless towns in eastern Ukraine . Caught between the combatants , the civilians that are forced to endure the horror of indiscriminate shelling . Nearly 14,000 people have been wounded since fighting between Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Moscow rebels , backed by regular Russian army units , began last April . Shattered : Windows in Kramatorsk have been blown in by the blasts - letting freezing air into homes . Destruction : Despite the chaos around them , people remain hopeful things might change for the better . ` It was a lovely flat once , ' Igor told MailOnline . ` Once all of this is over and Putin leaves us alone , It will be again ' As has been the case on dozens of occasions in Donetsk , Slavyansk , Debaltsevo and Mariupol , Kramatorsk 's emergency room surgeons had to work frantically to care for the dozens of wounded flooding in the door , while nurses and orderlies were charged with trying to console family members that had packed into the dark hospital corridors . ` My husband is in surgery . They wo n't tell me anything other than to wait . He was just at work like any other day , ' a distraught young woman named Marina said in the city 's main hospital , shortly after last week 's attack . Those who survive are left to pick up the pieces ; comforting distraught relatives and cleaning up their shattered homes . Yana , whose flat is around the corner from where Kolozin and his wife were killed , is one of those people . ` I was sitting here in my bedroom -- my husband had just decided to go downstairs to the shop when I heard heavy concussion explosions , ' she told MailOnline . ` Luckily , I had just walked into the next room when a shell exploded right outside our balcony . ' Yana and her husband Igor , a couple in the mid-50s , have spent most of their life savings from their meagre earnings as engineers to refurbish their flat in an old Stalin-era building in the city centre . Amid the shattered glass , pock marked walls are the couple 's charming collection bric-a-brac from their trips to Thailand , Goa and Singapore . ` Well , it was a lovely flat once . Once all of this is over and Putin leaves us alone , It will be again , ' said Igor . | Alexandra Klimenko killed as she picked up her daughter from nursery . At least 11 died in the same assault on Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk . Include couple killed in separate attacks within seconds of each other . Kramatorsk one of hundreds of towns where civilians caught in crossfire . Nearly 6,000 dead as government and rebels continue to fight for control . | [[0, 81], [2595, 2598], [2666, 2704], [810, 870], [853, 870], [879, 920], [6671, 6684], [6738, 6759], [6762, 6830], [7077, 7099], [7195, 7208], [7214, 7274], [921, 935], [1031, 1071], [3184, 3192], [3195, 3271], [3195, 3286]] |
A dog walker has survived after plunging more than 100ft down a sheer cliff face while walking her pets at a beauty spot . The 47-year-old had been walking along the clifftops at Hengistbury Head near Christchurch , Dorset , when she slipped and fell , possibly while chasing after one of her dogs . Emergency rescue teams deployed to the headland at the mouth of Christchurch Harbour were amazed to find the woman alive and conscious , leaning against a rock at the bottom of the cliff . Scroll down for video . A dog walker has survived after plunging more than 100ft down a sheer cliff face while walking her pets at Hengistbury Head near Christchurch , Dorset . The 47-year-old had been walking along the clifftops at Hengistbury Head near Christchurch , Dorset , when she slipped and fell , possibly while chasing after one of her dogs . She suffered back injuries in the 100ft fall and was placed on a spinal board before being airlifted off the beach by coastguard helicopter . Coastguards today said it was an ` absolute miracle ' that the unnamed woman was not killed . The woman , who is thought to live in the Christchurch area , was flown to Southampton Hospital , Hampshire and was today said to be in a critical but stable condition . The woman had fallen 100ft from the top of this cliff . A member of her family arrived soon after the rescue at 12.45 pm yesterday to collect her dogs from the top of the cliff , close to the site of an old coastguard lookout hut . ` The lady was walking her two dogs along the clifftop at 11.30 am at Hengistbury Head close to an old coastguard lookout building when she fell over the side , ' said a spokesman for the Mudeford lifeboat crew , which was first on the scene . ` We have no idea yet how she came to fall over the cliff - she might have been going after one of her dogs , but we do n't know . ` She fell around 100ft to the bottom of the cliffs . Luckily a member of the public saw her fall and called 999 straight away . ` Our lifeboat crew were on the scene within a few minutes and we found her conscious , sat up against a rock at the foot of the cliff . ` Three of our team went ashore to administer first aid . Amazingly it appeared she had only hurt her back . ` Very soon after a team of coastguards from Southbourne arrived and then the coastguard helicopter . The lady was then airlifted to hospital in Southampton . ` We initially called the RSPCA to look after the dogs but then a family member arrived to take them , which would suggest she was local . ` It is an absolute miracle that she survived the fall , let alone escape just with back injuries . ` It could have been so much worse . ' Pete Dadds , a member of the RNLI crew , added : ` There are not many people that can survive a tumble down a 100ft cliff . ' The fall has prompted coastguards to issue a warning to walkers , urging them to take care on coastal paths and stay well clear of cliff edges . Emergency rescue teams deployed to the headland at the mouth of Christchurch Harbour were amazed to find the woman alive and conscious , leaning against a rock at the bottom of the cliff . She suffered back injuries in the 100ft fall and was placed on a spinal board before being airlifted off the beach by coastguard helicopter . The woman had been walking her two dogs along this clifftop when she fell to the beach below . Peter Davies , from HM Coastguard , said : ` If you are going to the coast this half-term please take care along cliffs and coastal footpaths . ` The gradient at which cliffs fall away from the paths can be deceptive and following wet weather some cliff edges may be slippery or unstable . ` If you do spot someone in difficulty along the coast call 999 and ask for the Coastguard . ' A spokesman for Dorset Police said the incident was not being treated as suspicious . A member of the woman 's family arrived soon after the rescue at 12.45 pm yesterday to collect her dogs from the top of the cliff , close to the site of an old coastguard lookout hut -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Coastguards today said it was an ` absolute miracle ' that the unnamed woman was not killed . | Woman , 47 , fell from cliff at Hengistbury Head near Christchurch , Dorset . Emergency rescue teams found her alive and conscious at foot of cliff . Rescuers described the woman 's survival as an ` absolute miracle ' | [[123, 213], [666, 756], [1249, 1304], [300, 434], [2048, 2070], [2939, 3073], [985, 1078], [2531, 2628], [4042, 4135]] |
She began her career as a teenager posting videos on YouTube about fashion and beauty from her bedroom . But seven million subscribers later internet superstar Zoe Sugg , 24 , better known as Zoella , has bought herself a # 1million five-bedroom mansion in the Brighton area . Miss Sugg will share the house with blogger boyfriend Alfie Deyes , 21 , and says that she has christened the house the ` Zalfie Pad . ' Scroll down for video . Made for two : Miss Sugg will share the house with blogger boyfriend Alfie Deyes , 21 , and says that she has christened the house the ` Zalfie Pad ' She tweeted her fans : ` It has been a secret and this is the first time Alfie and I have lived together . ` Moving house is stressful and time consuming . We have rooms full of boxes . ' The young couple will also have five en-suite bathrooms , solid oak floors , a designer kitchen and a log cabin to enjoy in their first home near the picturesque South Downs . The # 1million house and celebrity lifestyle came six years after starting her video-blogging site at home . Ms Sugg grew up in Lacock , Wiltshire , the daughter of a beautician mother and a property developer father . After finishing her A-Levels at the local Corsham School - she took art , photography and textiles - the 24-year-old started an apprenticeship at an interior design company . Soon her YouTube channel , set up in 2009 , became her full-time job , with more than six million subscribers and 12 million hits on her vlogs per month . Grand : The house has five en-suite bathrooms , solid oak floors , a designer kitchen and a log cabin to enjoy in the first home near the picturesque South Downs . Grand : The # 1million house came six years after starting her video-blogging site at home in her bedroom . Appearance : The YouTube sensation will star on the BBC 's Comic Relief Bake Off special tomorrow night . Upgrade : Previously the couple lived together in a flat in this seafront block in East Sussex . Miss Sugg now charges # 20,000 a month to advertisers who want to place products alongside her fashion tips . Such is the power of the posts of Wiltshire-born Zoe that skincare brands such as Simple and fashion labels including Topshop are queueing up to work with her . She has created a range of beauty products , published a bestselling novel , been signed by Radio 1 , is the charity Mind 's digital ambassador and was selected , along with brother Joe and boyfriend Alfie , to take part in Bob Geldof 's re-release of the Band Aid single . Penguin Random House , the publisher behind her book Girl Online , agreed to sign Zoella after its CEO Tom Weldon was told by his 13-year-old goddaughter that the book would be ` a huge best-seller ' . Tomorrow night the YouTube sensation will star on the BBC 's Comic Relief Bake Off special . She will appear alongside celebrity contestants Gok Wan , Jonathan Ross and Abbey Clancy . Instead of beauty advice she will be challenged to bake cupcakes for the Red Nose TV show presented by show stalwarts Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood . The youngest contestant by some distance said : ' I was genuinely a little bit shocked and very excited when I was asked to take part . ' | Zoe Sugg , 24 , bought house to share with blogger boyfriend Alfie Deyes , 21 . Mansion has five en-suite bedrooms and even a log cabin in grounds . Couple nicknamed Brighton house the ` Zalfie Pad ' Zoella started her blog six years ago in her bedroom as a teenager . Grew up in Wiltshire the daughter of a beautician and property developer . Internet star now able to command # 20,000-a-month from advertisers . | [[277, 342], [453, 518], [776, 887], [876, 951], [1501, 1506], [1509, 1602], [1591, 1664], [277, 286], [354, 411], [453, 462], [530, 585], [952, 1060], [952, 996], [1012, 1060], [1665, 1670], [1673, 1772], [1976, 2029]] |
A young girl is seen crying and screaming in a video her mother took after she claims a pharmacy mixed up her daughter 's prescription . Coleen McDougall , of Corona , California , filmed as her 12-year-old daughter Riley experienced what she says were bizarre hallucinations after taking the sleeping pill Ambien instead of the antibiotic she had been prescribed . McDougall says the pharmacy gave her daughter the wrong pills . Scroll down for video . Riley McDougall -LRB- above -RRB- had a severe reaction when her pharmacy accidentally gave her Ambien instead of her antibiodic . Coleen McDougall filmed as her 12-year-old daughter Riley experienced what she says were bizarre hallucinations after taking the sleeping pill -LRB- above -RRB- . Azithromycin , the antibiotic that Riley was supposed to get , is pictured at left . Abien 's 5mg dose is seen at right -LRB- stock images -RRB- . ` She was pulling the stair railing , trying to pull it off the wall thinking that it was a curtain and it should n't be there , ' McDougall told NBC 4 of her daughter 's hallucinations . Concerned and scared , she took Riley to the emergency room , where doctors said the girl was likely having a reaction to some bad Sudafed , which the girl was taking for a cold . The same thing happened again however the next time McDougall gave Riley what she thought was her antibiotic . ` Within 20 minutes she was seeing double vision , ' claims McDougall . That is when she said she called the pharmacy , and was told upon describing the pills ; ` Oh my gosh , I 'm so sorry . It 's Ambien . ' Now , McDougall is taking legal action against the CVS in Corona , California -LRB- above -RRB- that gave her daughter the powerful sleeping pill . Now , McDougall is taking legal action against the CVS that gave her daughter the powerful sleeping pill . ` This is pure negligence . They have protocols in place to prevent these things from happening , ' said the family 's attorney , Jeffrey Greenman . CVS would not comment on pending litigation , but did say in a statement ; ` The health and safety of our customers is our number one priority and we have policies and procedures in place to ensure prescription safety . ' | Coleen McDougall , of Corona , California , claims that a CVS switched her daughter 's antibiotic prescription for Ambien . After the 12-year-old girl , Riley , began having severe hallucinations and screaming and crying , she was taken to the emergency room . Doctors assumed she was just having a reaction to Sudafed , but the same thing happened again when she took what she thought was her antibiotic . McDougall claims she then called CVS , who told her she had accidentally been given Ambien instead of Azythromyacin . She is now taking legal action against the pharmacy . | [[45, 136], [366, 429], [454, 584], [0, 52], [191, 215], [222, 339], [612, 636], [643, 747], [1106, 1142], [1151, 1221], [1263, 1335], [1301, 1373], [45, 136], [191, 215], [222, 339], [366, 429], [454, 584], [515, 556], [1446, 1491], [1583, 1586], [1589, 1647], [1731, 1734], [1737, 1785]] |
A food artist has immortalised a slew of celebrities including Holly Willoughby , Julia Roberts , Kate Middleton and David Beckham , using eggs , four and milk - just in time for Pancake Day . Nathan Shields , a stay-at-home father and former mathematics teacher , has created a portfolio of pancake portraits of celebrities using a squeezy bottle of batter as his paint . And he 's been busy , capturing A listers including Cheryl Cole , Emma Bunton , Tess Daley , Anna Wintour , Alan Sugar and Victoria Beckham . Scroll down for video . Pancake portraits by work-at-home father and pancake artist Nathan Shields . Kim Kardashian 's pancake homage -LRB- left -RRB- is as full-lipped as the real Kim Kardashian -LRB- right -RRB- . Pancake Kate -LRB- left -RRB- is as smiley as her real life counterpart -LRB- right -RRB- with the same mane of hair . Mr Shields , from Houston , Texas , created the portraits for Lyle 's Golden Syrup to mark Shrove Tuesday on 17 February . Using a squeezy mustard or ketchup bottle , his freehand drawing skills are truly a sight to behold . Using two types of batter - a plain flour mix and a chocolate version - he skillfully sketches out the outline of the celebrity . As the pancake cooks and becomes darker , he works against the clock to fill in the surrounding areas of the pan with details such as the hair and facial features like the eyes , nose and mouth . The surrounding areas of the pancake are further filled in before he quickly flips the pancake over to show the finished result . But there are far more astonishing pancake themes on his website Saipancakes.com , from tropical birds , exotic seashells , animal tracks , as well as Winnie the Pooh and Star Wars characters . MrShields 's representation of Holly Willoughby in crepe form -LRB- left -RRB- and the real thing -LRB- right -RRB- . The resemblance is uncanny ! Mr Shield 's flour and water homage -LRB- left -RRB- to X Factor judge Cheryl Cole -LRB- right -RRB- . Mr Shields said it was his mother who first inspired his craft , having grown up with her making ` monster pancakes ' for him as a child . However , he does admit it getting more challenging to come up with new pancake themes . ` It 's getting harder and harder to come up with them but people are recommending them on my website , ' he said to Good Day Sacremento . The art of pancake portaiture : A steady hand is needed in order to not muss up the edges of the batter . Can you tell the difference ? : Pancake Julia Roberts in the 1980s -LRB- left -RRB- next to the real-life version -LRB- right -RRB- . Mr Shields may have got the famously unsmiling Victoria Beckham 's expression right but he could have done better with her hairstyle , which is at least ten years out of date . Outside of that , his hardest theme he 's accomplished so far he says was his capture of a series of marine invertebrates seen on his blog . His portfolio of pancake images on his website boasts a broad range of topics including themes from science , nature and popular culture . Mr Shields began posting videos to YouTube last year to spread pancake love around the globe . Mr Shields has also created pancake portraits of characters from the The Hobbit . Mr Shields created the portraits for Lyle 's Golden Syrup to mark Shrove Tuesday on 17 February . Research was conducted by Lyle 's Golden Syrup to uncover the most famous celebrity smiles . Sara Harrison at Lyle 's Golden Syrup said : ` We want to encourage people to have a bit of fun this Pancake Day , get creative and spread smiles in the kitchen . ` SaiPancakes is the perfect partner to help us inspire people to do this and the brilliant ` pan-portraits ' he has created for us are as delicious as they are beautiful . ' The artist Nathan Shields makes a pancake version of himself posing as Breaking Bad character Walter White . Shockingly accurate pancake portrayal of Vogue editor Anna Wintour who famously never cracks a smile . Is a pancake or is it Simon ? The real life version -LRB- right -RRB- competes with the pancake creation for best smile . Pancake portrait of David Beckham sans beard -LRB- left -RRB- while the human version is more hirsute -LRB- right -RRB- . | Nathan Shields creates edible pictures using batter and a squeezy bottle . American food artist immortalised the celebrities for Pancake Day . Portraits include the Duchess of Cambridge and Kim Kardashian . | [[313, 372], [0, 192], [193, 207], [255, 324]] |
Vice President Joe Biden has become well known for his love of close talking , and he was at it again on Tuesday . Biden was at the swearing in ceremony of new Defense Secretary Ash Carter , and as Carter delivered his speech , Biden could be seen in the background with his arms on the shoulders of the man 's wife , Stephanie , and whispering into her ear . Moments later , Mr. Carter reached over and touched his wife on her shoulder as Biden stepped back . After some public outcry over his behavior , Biden managed to find himself under fire again later in the day with a statement he made about Somalians . Scroll down for video . Joe Biden got very hands on with Stephanie Carter -LRB- above -RRB- on Tuesday . Biden was seen rubbing her shoulders and whispering in her ear as her husband Ash was sworn in as Defense Secretary . Carter seemed slightly uncomfortable while her husband was completely unaware what was happening behind him . While delivering the opening remarks at a White House summit on countering violent extremism , Vice President Biden said he was very close to members of the Somali community in Delaware . ` If you ever come to the train station with me , you 'll notice that I have great relationships with them because there 's an awful lot of them driving cabs and are friends of mine . For real , ' said Biden , according to CNN . As for today 's swearing in , Carter now replaces Chuck Hagel and becomes President Barack Obama 's fourth Defense Secretary in his two terms in office . Carter has had numerous positions in the Department of Defense , though he has never served in the military . Mrs. Carter meanwhile was having a difficult day , having slipped and fallen on the ice prior to the ceremony , held at the Pentagon . Biden revealed at the ceremony that he and the Carters have been friends for years . The vice president 's office declined to comment about the whisper . Vice President Biden leans in to say something to Maggie Coons , next to her father , Sen. Chris Coons , in January . Biden gets close with a woman while visiting patrons over lunch at Cruisers Diner in Seaman , Ohio . Already , people on Twitter are calling out Biden for his behavior today . ` Just once , I 'd like to see a husband in this situation knock Joe Biden out , ' wrote Brad Thor , the author who makes frequent appearances on Fox News . He then added ; ` If Joe Biden did this to my wife , SHE 'D knock him out . I 'd have to take a number and wait my turn ... ' Finally , he said ; ` ISIS ? Ashton Carter ca n't even fight off Joe Biden ... ' Radio personality Mark Simone said ; ` Creepy Joe Biden strikes again , hanging onto Ashton Carter 's wife -LRB- and whispering things -RRB- at Carter 's swearing-in . ' ` Not sure why a creep like @VP is not shunned by civil society , ' said Daily beast columnist Stuart Stevens . Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin was far more brief , labeling him an ` a ** clown . ' | Vice President Joe Biden was seen getting very handsy with Stephanie Carter as her husband Ash was sworn in as Defense Secretary . Biden rubbed her shoulders , and at one point was seen whispering into her ear . Mr. Carter now replaces Chuck Hagel and becomes President Barack Obama 's fourth Defense Secretary . ` If Joe Biden did this to my wife , SHE 'D knock him out . I 'd have to take a number and wait my turn , ' said frequent Fox News guest Brad Thor . Biden came under fire again later in the day while delivering the opening remarks at a White House summit on countering violent extremism . He said he was close to many members of the Somali community in Delaware as ` there 's an awful lot of them driving cabs ' | [[115, 188], [195, 344], [637, 717], [781, 795], [800, 835], [2034, 2063], [2611, 2629], [2646, 2680], [195, 344], [228, 233], [334, 359], [637, 717], [718, 780], [718, 723], [759, 795], [1916, 1999], [2034, 2063], [2687, 2708], [2715, 2741], [1393, 1424], [1393, 1399], [1429, 1516], [2311, 2321], [2326, 2366], [2367, 2380], [2385, 2417], [2383, 2417], [2420, 2436], [2443, 2488], [461, 503], [506, 586], [946, 1038], [1041, 1133], [2135, 2142], [2145, 2209], [946, 1038], [1041, 1133], [1184, 1291], [1249, 1278], [1296, 1317]] |
A Chinese man has donated blood 147 times in just 10 years in a bid to keep his wife alive . Wang Xiaoying was diagnosed with anaemia in 2003 , after she collapsed in front of her husband , Xu Wenwu . The condition , caused by an iron deficiency , means the body is unable to produce enough red blood cells . It leaves sufferers feeling weak and unable to concentrate , and in Wang Xiaoying 's case , it left her in need of regular blood transfusions . Xu Wenwu , right , has donated blood 147 times in the last 10 years after his wife Wang Xiaoying was diagnosed with anaemia , a condition which prevents the body producing enough red blood cells , leaving sufferers feeling weak . The 45-year-old , pictured with some of his blood transfusion records , has been donated at a blood bank , to allow his wife to claim free transfusions , after tests showed he was not a match for her blood type . In China people can pay for the procedure , but 45-year-old Xu Wenwu was unable to afford the cost . But the law dictates that anybody who wants to have a free transfusion for themselves or their family , can do so , if they donate 800ml of blood to the blood bank at frequent intervals . So , despite discovering that his own blood type was not a suitable match for his wife , the 38-year-old was still eligible to receive regular free supplies as long as her husband continued to donate blood . Over the last 10 years , Xu Wenwu , from the city of Changchun in the north-eastern province of Jilin , has donated 147 times , to allow his wife to claim her free transfusions . The NHS advises that healthy men only give blood every 12 weeks , or four times a year , which would total just 40 transfusions over the course of a decade . In the U.S. donations can be made every 56 days . Xu Wenwu said : ' I wish only one thing - that my wife might enjoy some good health with me before we end our days . ` We gave up on the possibility of children but at least then we had each other , but even that happiness has been deprived . In the UK the NHS recommends that men do not give blood more than four times a year , or 40 times over the course of a decade . In the US , it is every 56 days or roughly 60 times in a decade . Xu Wenwu said : ' I wish only one thing - that my wife might enjoy some good health with me before we end our days ' ` When she started getting the transfusions we had a semblance of normality , but then she was diagnosed with myasthenia - a muscle wasting disease that leaves the sufferer incredibly weak and in her case bedridden . ` She ca n't even go to the bathroom unless I help her , and although I am electrician I have been fired 30 times now because when my wife calls and is having difficulty of course I have to go home to help her . ' He said he would not give up , and was hoping against hope that there might still be some treatment for his wife that could give her back her health . He said : ` The blood transfusions leave me very weak as well , and lacking in energy to do many things , but I will never give up hoping and trying to find a solution for us both to be happy and healthy together . ' | Wang Xiaoying was diagnosed with anaemia in 2003 after she collapsed . Her husband Xu Wenwu could n't pay for regular blood transfusions . In China , donating regularly means a relative can receive free transfusions . He has donated 147 times over the course of the last decade . NHS recommends men donate four times a year - or 40 times in decade . In the US , donations can be made every 56 days - or 60 times in a decade . | [[93, 141], [144, 187], [541, 576], [944, 996], [1001, 1110], [0, 67], [453, 461], [464, 530], [1353, 1392], [1393, 1415], [1418, 1428], [1489, 1518], [1521, 1571], [1572, 1658], [1641, 1645], [1652, 1658], [1667, 1729], [2023, 2150], [1641, 1645], [1652, 1658], [1667, 1729], [1730, 1779], [2151, 2160], [2163, 2216]] |
When Su Guiying placed a heartrending little note in her local paper asking for people to turn up at her funeral when she died , little did she know how it would change her life . The 90-year-old , who tragically lost all of her 17 children shortly after they were born or while they were still young , has finally been gifted the family she always craved after dozens of people decided they did n't want to wait for her funeral to show they cared . Used to spending the New Year festival alone , all of a sudden Su 's home in the village of Hongxia on the outskirts of Ruichang City in southern China 's Jiangxi province , was overrun with well-wishers touched by her lonely plea . Over the moon : Su Guiying -LRB- right -RRB- with one of dozens of people who have come to share New Year with her . A meal to savour : The 90-year-old is having food made for her for New Year for the first time in 40 years . Allow me : Dozens of well-wishers have arrived at Su 's home in Hongxia on the outskirts of Ruichang City . A friendly face : the village in China 's Jiangxi province has been overrun with strangers touched by Su 's plea . All smiles : Su has already enjoyed one feast -LRB- right -RRB- before the actual day of Chinese New Year this Thursday . She was so overcome at the attention after years of isolation that , with the day itself fast approaching on February 19 , she burst into tears and declared it already the best New Year 's festival she has ever had . Su said : ' I married when I was young , just 17 , but I lost my first two children and then my husband abandoned me saying I was unlucky . ` Then I remarried but the next nine children which I had almost every year died at birth or not so long after . ` My second husband died when I was 33 . But I married a third time and we had six children together , though I stopped hoping after that about having a family . ` My child who lived the longest was aged three when he died , it broke my heart . I lost all the children and then my third husband died . ' Desperate and alone , she adopted a girl at the age of two , but when the girl was 19 years old she tracked down her original parents , a wealthy couple from the Chinese capital Beijing , and left Su never to return . For the last 40 years since then she has lived on her own with no immediate family or friends but when her sad story was published in the run up to Chinese New Year , when families traditionally get together , she was inundated with offers of people who wanted to visit her . It means that her home has been decorated for New Year for the first time , people have started turning up bearing gifts for a New Year 's feast , and there has been music and laughter from her new-found family . Struggling to get by : Su had a hard life on her own but now has a family after the community embraced her . Shut away : Su has been lonely since her adopted daughter left aged 19 after tracking down her original parents , a wealthy couple from the Chinese capital Beijing , and going back to them instead . Here to help : Volunteers touched by Su 's plight have rushed to her village to start the New Year party . One young man , Wang Wen , 25 , has put up a tent in her loft and promised to spend the entire New Year with her . Another visitor , Heng Wan , 29 , said : ' I lost both my parents in a car accident so when I heard about this woman I was very happy to visit her and give her what she never had . ` She really is a wonderful and remarkable woman . ' And Fang Kung , 30 , who also visited , said : ' I live near my family and I will be spending New Year with them , but I wanted to take one day to visit this woman and give her a little something as well to also honour my own family . ' Su is not somebody who complains and she gets by on a pension of just # 100-a-month and some help from her neighbours , who bring her food and help her occasionally around the house . She said : ' I managed to save up enough money for a coffin and gravestone , and I only spoke to the paper because I wondered if they might be able to help me to find somebody to mourn at my grave . ' I was n't expecting anyone to care or to turn up like this . ' Here to stay : Wang Wen , 25 , has put up a tent in Su 's loft and will stay for the whole New Year with her . No trouble : Volunteers decorate in preparation for the festivities , for which Su now has plenty of company . Scraping by : Su is not somebody who complains and she manages to live on a pension of just # 100-a-month . Tragic : Su incredibly lost all of her 17 children shortly after they were born or while they were still young . In the styx : Su lives on her own in the village , but now has company thanks to her local paper . | Su Guiying placed a note in her local paper asking for people to turn up at her funeral when she died - but then got the surprise of her life . The widow 's home in the village of Hongxia on the outskirts of Ruichang City in southern China 's Jiangxi province , has been filled with well-wishers . Touched by her plea , they have come to spend Chinese New Year with her . Su has three times been married and had an adopted daughter leave her . Visitor Heng Wan said : ` She really is a wonderful and remarkable woman ' | [[80, 126], [0, 86], [129, 179], [497, 601], [624, 635], [918, 1016], [2456, 2495], [747, 756], [761, 799], [1098, 1131], [3043, 3149], [3150, 3163], [3166, 3170], [3216, 3264], [4199, 4207], [4242, 4294], [1769, 1791], [3448, 3496]] |
France 's socialists were at the centre of a bitter anti-semitism row last night as a party grandee accused the Prime Minister of being ` under Jewish influence ' . Roland Dumas , the 92-year-old former foreign minister , said Prime Minister Manuel Valls was pushing a Jewish agenda because of family ties , especially when using terms such as ` Islamo-fascism . ' Mr Valls , who is married to a Jewish businesswoman , has been constantly speaking out against anti-semitism since terrorist attacks in January left 17 people dead , including four Jews . Scroll down for video . Manuel Valls with his wife Anne Gravoin who has placed him ` under Jewish influence ' according to Mr Dumas . The French PM -LRB- right -RRB- has refused to be ` sullied ' by responding to the insinuations of Mr Dumas -LRB- left -RRB- . But Mr Dumas said Mr Valls ` has personal alliances that mean he has prejudices . Everyone knows he is married to someone really good but who has an influence on him . ' Anne Gravoin , 49 , Mr Valls 's wife , is a high-profile entrepreneur , and also an accomplished violinist . Pressed to clarify his position on BFM TV , Mr Dumas was asked directly if Mr Valls was ` under Jewish influence ' , and Mr Dumas responded : ` Probably , I would think so ' . Such a claim fits in with dark conspiracy theories about a Jewish establishment controlling politicians and the media . Distancing himself from such a view , a French Socialist party spokesman said Mr Dumas 's statements were ` unworthy of a Socialist decorated by the Republic ' . Mr Valls , in turn , said he would be ` sullied ' if he was to reply , adding that Mr Dumas was ' a man with a known past and his remarks which have done no credit to the Republic for a long time . ' Mr Dumas has , in the past , poured scorn on the official account of the terrorist attacks against America on 9/11 -- September 11 , 2001 . French President Francois Hollande visits the Sarre-Union Jewish cemetery today in sombre mood after five adolescents were arrested in connection with the desecration of more than 300 tombs at the graveyard . Left to right : French Jewish central Consistory President Joel Mergui , Israeli ambassador to France Yossi Gal , Strasbourg and Bas-Rhin Grand Rabbi Rene Gutman and Mr Hollande at the Sarre-Union cemetery . The French president said the rise in anti-Jewish and Muslim acts threatened France 's very foundations . Desecrated tombstones at the Sarre-Union Jewish cemetery in eastern France . More than 300 have been damaged at the graveyard near the northeastern French city of Strasbourg , leading to five arrests . French President Francois Hollande has said the rise in anti-Jewish and Muslim acts threatens the country 's very foundations . He spoke today at a cemetery in Sarre-Union where more than 300 Jewish graves were desecrated over the weekend . Mr Hollande noted anti-semitism and acts against Muslims are both on the rise in France . He said anti-semitic acts doubled in 2014 compared with 2013 , and acts against Muslims in just the month after the Charlie Hebdo attacks totalled the same for the entire previous year . The president called on French Jews to remain in France and not follow Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu 's call for their mass emigration to his country . It came as five youths were arrested in Sarre-Union , in the Bas-Rhin department of eastern France , under suspicion of desecrating more than 300 Jewish graves . The grave stones were vandalised by being kicked over , or had Nazi Swastikas daubed on them in red paint . Mr Valls and French President Francois Hollande have been trying to reassure France 's half a million Jews that the country is still their home after Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu issued a call for European Jews to move to Israel in the wake of Islamist attacks in Copenhagen and Paris . Tensions are still high in France after a hostage taking at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris on January 9 in which four Jewish men died . It came two days after jihadist gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in the French capital , killing 12 . | Roland Dumas , 92 , causes uproar with his comments about Manuel Valls . Former French foreign minister claims the PM ` has personal alliances that mean he has prejudices ' because of his marriage to Anne Gravoin , 49 . Ms Gravoin is a high-profile entrepreneur and an accomplished violinist . Mr Valls said he would be ` sullied ' if he was to reply to the socialist grandee . Comes as five youths were arrested in Sarre-Union , eastern France , on suspicion of desecrating more than 300 graves at a Jewish cemetery . 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Criticism : Sir James Munby , the most senior family court judge in England and Wales , said the council should not see itself as ` guardians of morality ' Social workers were accused by a senior judge of ` social engineering ' after trying to take a child for adoption because his father was involved with the English Defence League . They decided that the far-Right political group was ` barbaric ' and the 25-year-old man 's views were ` immoral ' . He should not be allowed to bring up his child because the boy needed ` an environment that supports difference , equality and independence ' , they said . But Sir James Munby , the country 's most senior family judge , blocked the adoption , ruling that the father 's failure to be a good role model did not justify taking his child away . The toddler was placed in foster care at birth when Darlington Borough Council raised concerns over his father 's ties to the English Defence League and a sex caution he received as a teenager . Social services staff said they found the man to be ` immoral ' and should therefore not be given custody of his child . But the judge yesterday criticised the council , saying it should not see itself as ` guardians of morality ' . In a written ruling , he stated the father could be ` immature ' and ` irresponsible ' but said there was a risk of ` social engineering ' if the toddler was to be permanently removed from his care . He said : ' I can accept that the father may not be the best of parents , he may be a less than suitable role model , but that is not enough to justify a care order let alone adoption . ` We must guard against the risk of social engineering , and that , in my judgment is what , in truth , I would be doing if I was to remove -LSB- the toddler -RSB- permanently from his father 's care . ' He ruled the council had failed to show the child , now 13 months old , would be at risk of harm in the care of his father and said he should be returned to his care . Sir James , president of the Family Division of the High Court , made his complaints after analysing the case at a family court hearing in Middlesbrough . He said the approach taken by the council had been almost a textbook example of how not to pursue a care case and was ` very critical ' of its analysis and conduct of the litigation . The toddler 's father , who has not been named , had wanted to care for him , said Sir James . The toddler 's mother had not put herself forward as a carer - and had supported the father 's application . But social services staff said the youngster should be adopted and had raised concerns about his father 's morality . The charges laid by Darlington social workers against the father were that he lied about being present at a railway accident as a child , that when he was 17 he had sex with a 13-year-old and this was immoral , that he drank too much and used cannabis , and that he had briefly been an activist with the EDL . They said he had ` numerous ' criminal convictions when , in fact , he had two police cautions . Action : The toddler was placed in foster care at birth when Darlington Borough Council -LRB- headquarters pictured -RRB- raised concerns over his father 's ties to the EDL and a sex caution he received as a teenager . The child was born in January last year while his mother was in prison and immediately taken into council care . She accepted she could not bring up her boy . Social workers produced the string of allegations against the father as they prepared an adoption case . One social worker recorded : ` The distorted thinking of those within the EDL is barbaric and their actions inappropriate . Therefore the mentality of those involved has to be brought into question . ' The social worker also pointed out ` the immoral nature of the values and beliefs ' of EDL members and the violence of their protests . The father had ` some involvement ' with the English Defence League during 2013 , Sir James 's judgment published yesterday said . Sir James said the the council had ` conspicuously ' failed to show that the toddler would be at risk of harm or neglect in the care of his father . He said it was ` extraordinary ' that social workers should describe his politics and a teenage encounter with an under-age girl as immoral . He added that many 17-year-olds have had sex with under-age girls , but that does not mean they should lose their children . ` The city fathers of Darlington and Darlington 's director of social services are not guardians of morality , ' said Sir James . ` Nor is this court . ' He added : ` The justification for state intervention is harm to children , not parental immorality . ' Sir James , who did not identify the family involved , made a series of criticisms of the council . ' I am very critical of the local authority 's analysis , its handling of the case and its conduct of the litigation , ' he said . ` There are lessons here to be learned , not just by this local authority and its staff but also by practitioners more generally . ' Sir James said the allocated social worker had been ` plainly both inexperienced and too inexperienced for a case of this complexity ' . He said her work had been ` seriously flawed ' . And he said a second social worker seemed neither to have ` explored nor analysed ' in any detail the underlying factual basis of the council 's case . ` In a significant number of very material respects the local authority has simply failed to prove the factual underpinning of its case , ' said Sir James . ` The local authority was too willing to believe the worst of the father , which led to it being unduly dismissive of what he was saying . ' Sir James said he had ` quite deliberately ' not identified either of the two social workers or a team manager . But he said he had deliberately identified Darlington Borough Council . ` It is Darlington Borough Council and its senior management that are to blame , not only social workers and a team manager , ' said Sir James . Decision : Sir James made his complaints after analysing the case at a hearing at Middlesbrough Family Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- . In the written ruling , he said the boy , now 13 months old , should be returned to his father . ` It would be unjust to the social workers and the team manager to name and shame them when others are not similarly exposed . ' Sir James said he had reached conclusions about the toddler 's father after going through the council 's concerns in detail . He said : ` The father is immature and can sometimes act irresponsibly . In some instances , though not to the extent alleged by the local authority , the father has minimised or played down matters which were properly of concern to the local authority . ` He has not always been open and honest with professionals . ` To an extent the father is lacking in insight regarding -LSB- the toddler 's -RSB- needs and minimises some aspects of his character and behaviours which may bear adversely on -LSB- the toddler -RSB- . ` On occasions the father drinks to excess . On occasions he has taken cannabis . ` There have been episodes of domestic discord between the father , his mother and his step-father , involving the police and , on occasions , actual violence . ' But the judge said he had found the man to be a ` truthful and , for the most part , reliable ' . He said this did not establish a real possibility that the toddler will suffer significant harm , or that his welfare requires him to be adopted . Sir James suggested that similar concerns might be raised about many men . ` It is an undoubted fact of life that many youths and young men have sexual intercourse with under-age girls . But if such behaviour were to be treated without more as grounds for care proceedings years later , the system would be overwhelmed , ' said Sir James . His analysis of the concerns about the man 's links with the English Defence League was similar . ` The mere fact , if fact it be , that the father was a member , probably only for a short time , of the English Defence League is neither here nor there , whatever one may think of its beliefs and policies , ' said Sir James . ` It is concerning to see the local authority again harping on about the allegedly ` immoral ' aspects of the father 's behaviour . ' He added : ' I can not accept that the father presents the kind of risk to -LSB- the toddler -RSB- which gives rise to a real possibility of -LSB- the toddler -RSB- suffering significant harm , let alone the degree of risk which would have to be demonstrated to justify a plan for adoption . ' The case follows an incident in 2012 when three children in Rotherham were taken from foster parents after social workers discovered they were Ukip supporters . Ada Burns , chief executive of Labour controlled Darlington , said : ` We have taken the issues raised by Sir James Munby on board . ' | Boy was placed in care at birth when council branded his father ` immoral ' Raised concerns over ties to EDL and police caution he received aged 17 . But social services failed to show boy would be at risk of harm in his care . Sir James Munby said council should n't be seen as ` guardians of morality ' Said father ` may not be best of parents ' but that is n't enough to justify care . 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At least 35 more Egyptian Christians are feared to have been kidnapped by jihadists in retaliation for air strikes on targets in Libya . Militants from the Islamic State and Ansar Al-Sharia are understood to have rounded up dozens of farm workers in the wake of bombings by Cairo , it was reported by local media . The move is believed to be a direct response to strikes by Egyptian warplanes yesterday which came after fanatics released a horrific video showing the beheading of 21 Christians on a beach . It raises the chilling prospect of yet another mass execution in what is being seen as ISIS 's bid to announce its presence in a new region where it is gaining influence . Marched to their deaths : At least 35 more Egyptians are believed to have been kidnapped by jihadists in Libya , raises the chilling prospect of yet another mass execution like the one seen on Sunday when the Islamic State released a horrific video showing the beheading of 21 Christians on a beach -LRB- above -RRB- . Retaliation : Egypt blitzed ISIS training camps , weapons stockpiles and fighters in two waves of air strikes following the gruesome murder of captured Egyptian workers in a video -LRB- above -RRB- released on Sunday . Horror : Blood is seen in the Mediterranean Sea . In the video the jihadis say they now plan to ` conquer Rome ' Initial reports said seven men had been seized , but that figure had risen to more than 35 by mid-afternoon yesterday , according to The Libya Herald . It came as Egypt blitzed ISIS training camps , weapons stockpiles and fighters in two waves of air strikes following the gruesome murder of captured Egyptian workers . Meanwhile , the Egyptian government called for the US-led coalition to also target ISIS in Libya . The bombing , Egypt 's first official military action in Libya since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi four years ago , came after a day of international outrage at the slickly produced ISIS video . Lasting five minutes , it shows a group of Coptic Christians dressed in jumpsuits being marched one by one along a lonely beach , each held by a fighter clad in black . The men their , faces uncovered , are then made to kneel . A jihadist dressed in camouflage fatigues and speaking English with an American accent declares : ` All crusaders ... the sea you have hidden Sheikh Osama bin Laden 's body in , we swear to Allah we will mix it with your blood . ' Revenge : Egypt 's Defence Ministry released these images of its air strikes on ISIS-held targets in Libya . The men are then forced to lie face-down before they are beheaded simultaneously . The camera zooms in on the water as it turns red . The US said the video showed the ` wanton killing of innocents ' . Egyptian state TV showed warplanes over Libya as the military declared they were ` avenging Egyptian blood and retaliating against criminals and killers ' . Libyan officials said 40 fighters and two civilians had been killed . The country 's internationally recognised government , based in Tobruk , has been confined to the far east of the country since militias seized the capital Tripoli last year . The militias condemned the air strikes as a violation of Libya 's sovereign territory . But Cairo called on the US-led coalition carrying out strikes over Syria and Iraq to broaden the scope of their operations to include Libya . ` Leaving things in Libya as they are without decisive intervention to suppress these terror groups constitutes a clear danger to international peace and security , ' the Egyptian foreign ministry warned . Pope Tawadros II , the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark Cathedral , leads mass prayers for the Egyptians beheaded in Libya . ISIS appear to be exploiting the chaos in Libya to gain a foothold in a new region where it is gaining influence . French president François Hollande called for the UN security council to meet over Libya and to take new measures against the growing power of the militants . Italy has already said it is willing to lead a coalition of European and North African countries to stop the ISIS advance in Libya . Significantly , it did not rule out using ground forces . The video of the beheadings , posted online by Libyan jihadists loyal to IS , is the first to come from outside the group 's heartland of Syria and Iraq , raising fears it has established a new foothold just 650km from Italy . Pope Francis expressed ` profound sadness ' at the murders . ` They were executed for nothing more than the fact that they were Christians , ' he said last night . ` Their only words were : ` Jesus , help me ! ' Britain condemned the murders as ` barbaric ' . The Egyptian workers were seized in separate kidnappings in December and January from the coastal town of Sirte in eastern Libya , under the control of Islamist groups . Libya , where wages are significantly higher than in Egypt , is home to a large community of both Muslim and Coptic Egyptians , with most working in the construction sector . | ISIS and Ansar Al-Sharia ` have kidnapped at least 35 farm workers in Libya ' Comes as Egypt blitzes ISIS targets for beheading 21 Christians on beach . Terror group is exploiting chaos in Libya to gain a foothold in new region . | [[3, 36], [48, 136], [137, 279], [705, 731], [745, 789], [420, 506], [884, 997], [594, 646], [634, 646], [653, 678], [3732, 3779], [3732, 3736], [3744, 3814], [3802, 3814], [3821, 3846]] |
A family feud over a farmhouse that once belonged to Thomas Cromwell has become almost as bitter and complex as any that divided the Tudor court of Henry VIII 's chief minister . The listed building -- part of an estate bought by Cromwell when he was at the height of his power in 1538 -- is crumbling following the fierce dispute , a court heard yesterday . School governor Emma Stephens-Dunn , 36 , and husband Nick , 42 , planned to renovate Manor Farm to turn it into a family home . But they put the wrong type of tiles on the roof and were left with a # 100,000 bill after planners ordered them to replace them with traditional ` Collyweston ' tiles . Emma -LRB- left -RRB- and Nick Stephens-Dunn encountered fierce opposition from her uncle , Michael Cawthorne , when they tried to sell 16th century Manor Farm in Lower Benefiled , Northamptonshire . Manor Farm in Lower Benefield , Northamptonshire , which has attracted the ire of local planners after the owners used the wrong type of tiles on the roof . When the couple replaced the roof 's traditional Collyweston slates with conservation slates , planning chiefs demanded the roof be restored with the Collyweston tiles - a job which would cost at least # 100,000 . Desperate to rid themselves of this burden , the couple decided to sell up -- but met opposition from Mrs Stephens-Dunn 's uncle , Michael Cawthorne , 69 . His timber firm has operated on the site for 39 years and would have to move in the event of a sale . Mr Cawthorne , fiercely objected to being driven out of the converted barn where he lives because of the couple 's ` irresponsible actions ' , the court heard . At a hearing last week Judge Patrick Talbot QC ordered the sale of the entire estate after concluding family relations had broken down . The judge added : ` There is no real hope of the parties all living at the property together again . ' Mr Cawthorne told the court he could see no good reason why he should be forced to move and suggested dividing up the estate in order to let him remain at the home he shares with long-term partner Irene Barnes , 72 . But the judge said partition of the estate -- the farmhouse , two barns and other outbuildings -- was banned by a restriction in the title deeds . The property has been in Mrs Stephens-Dunn 's family for years , and she and her husband had hoped to renovate it - only to run out of money after a row with council planners over the roof tiles . Manor Farm and its surrounding land - which includes ancient monument , Benefield Castle - was bought by Mrs Stephens-Dunn 's father and stepmother in the 1970s . The farmhouse is part of a manor at Lower Benefield , near Oundle in Northamptonshire , which was recorded as having been bought by Cromwell in 1538 , two years before his death . The statesman is the principal character in the BBC 's adaptation of Hilary Mantel 's Booker Prize-winning novel , Wolf Hall . Central London County Court heard the estate was bought by Mrs Stephens-Dunn 's father , John Cawthorne , and step-mother , Rachel , in the 1970s . After Mr Cawthorne 's death in 2002 , Mrs Stephens-Dunn and her growing family moved in to the property , with her stepmother living in another converted barn . Planners objected to the family 's attempts to replace the roof of the five-bedroom farmhouse in 2010 , the court heard , and Mr and Mrs Stephens-Dunn ended up sleeping in the cellar with their one-year-old son . The historic manor , of which the farmhouse was part of , is recorded as having been bought by Thomas Cromwell at the height of his power in 1538 . Henry VIII 's advisor is seen here being played by Mark Rylance in BBC drama Wolf Hall . Their other children , aged 13 to seven , had to share one room on the ground floor as the two top storeys were uninhabitable . Judge Patrick Talbot QC has ordered the sale of the entire estate -LRB- pictured -RRB- after a court battle . They moved out in September last year and are now living in Stamford , Lincolnshire , but remain saddled with a costly mortgage . Mr Cawthorne yesterday said the roof was only part-finished when council planners halted renovation work . It has not been touched since . He added : ` They -LSB- the Stephens-Dunns -RSB- have completely devalued the property . It is not just the roof , they demolished interior walls and installed dormer windows . ` It is just so unjust . This has destroyed our lives . ' Under a family trust , the Stephens-Dunns will receive 60 per cent of the proceeds when the property is sold . Rachel Cawthorne -- who had no objection to the sale -- will receive 20 per cent , as will Michael Cawthorne . He said the estate had been valued as worth up to # 1.3 million in good condition , but estimated it was now worth about # 800,000 . Mrs Stephens-Dunn could not be contacted yesterday . Thomas Cromwell , who is played by actor Mark Rylance in the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel 's novel Wolf Hall , was one of Henry VIII 's most trusted advisors . The son of a blacksmith , Thomas Cromwell was born around 1485 , in Putney , and rose from humble origins to become a successful lawyer and politician - and one of Henry VIII 's most trusted advisers . As a young man , Cromwell , who is played by actor Mark Rylance in the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel 's novel Wolf Hall , travelled to Europe , and is thought to have fought as a mercenary in the French army in Italy . Cromwell had married Elizabeth Wyckes in 1515 and the couple had three children - Gregory , Anne and Grace . But his daughters did not survive childhood , and Elizabeth died in 1528 - during an epidemic of sweating sickness . He rose to prominence after becoming an MP for Taunton , Somerset , and serving in the household of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey , and played a key role in helping arrange the annulment of Henry 's marriage to Catherine Aragon , enabling the monarch to marry Anne Boleyn . He was also an enthusiastic supporter of the King 's reform of the Church . Anne had been one of Cromwell 's strongest allies , but in 1536 , the pair clashed over plans for the proceeds from the dissolution of the monasteries following reformation of the church . The Queen instructed her chaplains to preach against Cromwell , leading to one - John Skip - to be called before the Privy Council and accused of various crimes including malice , slander , lack of charity , sedition , treason , disobedience to the gospel , and inviting anarchy . Anne had failed to produce a male heir , and was not popular at court , or among the people . She was accused of adultery with musician Mark Smeaton , Henry Norris , the King 's groom of the stool and one of his closest friends , Sir Francis Weston , William Brereton and even her own brother , George , Viscount Rochford . In a letter to Charles V , ambassador Eustace Chapuys , wrote that ` he himself -LSB- Cromwell -RSB- has been authorised and commissioned by the king to prosecute and bring to an end the mistress 's trial , to do which he had taken considerable trouble ... He set himself to devise and conspire the said affair ' . Cromwell , as depicted by Hans Holbein the Younger , was executed for treason and herecy in 1540 - which Henry later came to regret . Anne 's marriage to Henry was deemed invalid , their daughter Elizabeth declared illegitimate , and on May 28 , 1536 , Anne was executed - with the King marrying Jane Seymour two days later . During his career , Cromwell served England 's monarch Henry VIII in a number of roles , including the Lord Privy Seal , Lord Chamberlain , Master of the Rolls , Secretary of State , Chancellor of the Exchequer and Earl of Essex . But Cromwell fell from Henry 's favour after arranging the monarch 's marriage to Anne of Cleves - which was annulled just six months after they married in January 1540 . He was beheaded for treason and herecy at Tower Hill on July 28 , 1540 - the same day that Henry married Catherine Howard , but the King later came to regret Cromwell 's execution , and accused his ministers of bringing about Cromwell 's downfall by false charges . Oliver Cromwell , who after the English civil war ruled as Lord Protector , was descended from Thomas 's sister , Katherine . | Emma and Nick Stephens-Dunn wanted to renovate 16th century home . But after dispute with planners over roof tiles they decided to sell up . 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A dispute between the family of Ernie Banks and the woman who cared for him during his final years intensified on Monday with his twin sons saying that his glamorous caretaker coerced the Chicago Cubs baseball great into signing a new will giving her all his assets . In a statement released by their attorney , Jerry and Joey Banks said their father , who died last month aged 83 , was ill at the time Regina Rice had him sign a power of attorney , a health care directive and a will giving everything to her . Rice responded in a statement that Banks trusted her to carry out his wishes , some of which were during his lifetime and others after his life , and made her promise to adhere to them . The twin sons of ` Mr Cub ' Ernie Banks claim that his caretaker Regina Rice -LRB- pictured right with Banks in 2012 -RRB- coerced him into signing a new will handing all his assets over to her . Twins Jerry and Joey Banks -LRB- pictured speaking at their father 's funeral -RRB- said their father , who died last month aged 83 , was ill at the time Regina Rice had him sign a will giving everything to her . ' I find it quite interesting that she did not tell anyone that she had an attorney write up a new will , ' Jerry Banks said . Joey Banks said the family thought Rice was helping and watching over ` Mr Cub ' while he was in Chicago . Family attorney Mark Bogen said that only after the funeral did the Banks family became aware he had signed a new will during his illness . A provision of the will , signed and dated on October 17 , said : ' I am making no provisions under this will for wife or my children , not for a lack of love and affection for them and for reasons best known to them . ' Bogen said the family will vigorously fight the will . ` It is understandable that Ernie 's family is concerned at this very sad time , ' Rice said in her statement . ` However , the record , and those closest to Ernie , will dispel any iota of concern regarding my relationship with Ernie and his trust in me to carry out his wishes . ' Rice went on to say she will not participate in any verbal jousting with Banks ' family or do anything to tarnish his legacy . Before Banks ' death , family members frequently spoke to Rice because she made it difficult for them to speak directly to him , Jerry Banks said . ` At the funeral of my father , I went out of my way to praise Ms Rice and her son for helping my father , ' Joey Banks said . Legal fight : Ernie Banks , pictured with his fourth wife Elizabeth Banks in February 2008 . She went to court to prevent Rice from having Banks ' remains cremated . ` What I did not know at that time is that for at least six months prior to my father 's death , in my opinion , she was using him , manipulating him and controlled him . ' The brothers ' comments are their first in a dispute that first centered on what should be done with Ernie Banks ' remains . Estranged wife Elizabeth Banks went to court to prevent Rice from having Banks ' remains cremated . Rice wanted Banks ' remains to be cremated after his death last month at the age of 83 , according to documents filed by Elizabeth Banks ' attorneys on February 2 . Attorney Howard Golden said Elizabeth Banks has thus far prevented the body from being cremated . But it was unclear where exactly the body was taken , with officials of Graceland Cemetery , just blocks from Wrigley Field , saying he was n't buried there . The funeral home that handled the Banks memorial says it does n't have his body . Ernie Banks -LRB- pictured on the baseball field in 1967 -RRB- was known as ` Mr Cub ' - one of the all-time great players of the Chicago Cubs . | Twin sons Jerry and Joey Banks said their father was ill at the time Regina Rice had him sign a will giving everything to her . Rice said Banks trusted her to carry out his wishes and made her promise to adhere to them . Banks ' estranged fourth wife Elizabeth went to court last month to prevent Rice from having the baseball legend 's remains cremated . | [[0, 57], [140, 267], [268, 282], [312, 397], [338, 350], [383, 402], [478, 511], [699, 894], [816, 894], [895, 927], [979, 1043], [895, 910], [984, 996], [1029, 1048], [1040, 1107], [1379, 1393], [1406, 1481], [512, 588], [662, 698], [2013, 2038], [2443, 2454], [2471, 2500], [2517, 2535], [2536, 2608], [2536, 2539], [2554, 2597], [2907, 2921], [2938, 3006], [3007, 3093], [3172, 3269], [3200, 3228], [3239, 3269], [3200, 3215], [3229, 3269]] |
The body of 30-year-old David Messerschmitt was discovered at The Donovan hotel in DC last week . Police appear baffled by the case of a young lawyer found stabbed to death in a hotel just five blocks from the White House with few leads emerging a week after his brutal murder . The body of 30-year-old David Messerschmitt was discovered at The Donovan on February 10 - 24 hours after his wife , Kim Vuong , reported him missing . Detective Paris White told Daily Mail Online today that theft was not considered a motive because all of the victim 's valuables , including his wallet , were left at the scene . Mr Messerschmitt 's wife was not a suspect in his murder , he confirmed . The lawyer had texted his wife on February 9 at around 7.30 pm saying he would return home in a hour - but never did . The couple , who married in 2012 , lived together in an apartment just three miles from The Donovan . Ms Vuong was not aware her husband was at the hotel when he sent the text message and could provide no other details of his plans that day , Detective White said on Tuesday . The DC Metropolitan detective said that the investigation was ` looking at everything ' surrounding Mr Messerschmitt 's murder , including his work as a lawyer . David Messerschmitt , pictured with his wife Kim Vuong , was found stabbed to death inside a boutique hotel in Washington , D.C. last week . Police are unclear of the motive . Authorities released images from surveillance footage showing a ` person of interest ' at the hotel last Monday evening , the night before Mr Messerschmitt 's body was found . His laptop has been seized and investigators were trawling for clues , including his social media accounts , Fox reported . Mr Messerschmitt was found partially clothed and with multiple stab wounds in a 4th-floor room at 11am last Tuesday after his wife reported him missing in the early hours . Authorities released surveillance footage showing a dark-clothed ` person of interest ' walking into the hotel and impatiently waiting for a lift before walking up the stairs . The images were recorded inside the hotel around 7.45 pm on Monday . Police could offer no updates on that person of interest to Daily Mail Online on Tuesday . It is unclear if the figure , dressed in a dark clothes and a hooded jacket , was a man or a woman . Police have asked for help identifying the person and have offered a $ 25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction . Mr Messerschmitt , whose family lives in Cincinnati , graduated from Ohio State University in 2006 and from the Boston University Law School in 2009 . Before taking the stairs , the unidentified person waited impatiently for an elevator at the hotel around 7.45 pm . After leaving college , he interned with Susan Dlott , a judge for the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio in Cincinnati , the Enquirer reported . ` He was a star , an absolute star , ' she told the newspaper . ` I 'm just so sick about this . He was the nicest , most wonderful kid you could ever want to meet . ' In April 2014 , he joined DLA Piper in Washington , D.C. , where he worked as an associate . His biography for the firm describes him as an intellectual-property attorney who negotiated commercial and technology agreements , the Post reported . Josh Epstein , a spokesperson in the New York office , said the company was cooperating with police . ` This is an extremely tragic situation and we send our sincere condolences to David 's family , ' Epstein said . Gary Meltz , a spokesperson for the family , also released a statement last week and asked for privacy . ` We are deeply saddened and shocked by the loss of David , our beloved husband , son , and brother , ' the family said in the statement . ` We ask anyone who has information about this crime to please contact the Washington , D.C. Police Department at 202-727-9099 . ' The lawyer was found dead at The Donovan , pictured , five blocks from the White House and around three miles from the apartment he shared with his wife . It was not yet clear whey he was at the hotel . | David Messerschmitt , 30 , was found partially dressed and with stab wounds at The Donovan hotel last Tuesday . The hotel is three miles from the apartment he shared with his wife Kim but it is not yet clear why he was there . No new details on a ` person of interest ' seen darting upstairs at the hotel with face covered by a scarf . | [[0, 97], [135, 221], [279, 393], [1242, 1261], [1291, 1325], [1242, 1261], [1309, 1363], [1718, 1792], [3896, 3936], [803, 815], [838, 904], [4011, 4024], [4028, 4050], [4051, 4076], [1451, 1529], [2137, 2227]] |
Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences after police raids on homes in Greater Manchester . The 16-year-olds , one a boy and one a girl , were arrested in Mossley yesterday on suspicion of being concerned in the commission , preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism . Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit -LRB- NWCTU -RRB- are still searching two homes in the surrounding area while the suspects remain in custody . Officers are searching two homes in Mossley , Greater Manchester after two teenagers were arrested on suspicion of terror offences . The boy and girl were arrested at their homes -LRB- pictured left and right -RRB- yesterday following police raid . The current searches , carried out by officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit -LRB- NWCTU -RRB- , are expected to take some time . Police say the searches could take some time and that residents should expect ' a lot of police activity ' . A police van was parked outside a terraced house today on one of the streets where an arrest took place , while a smaller Tactical Aid Unit van parked opposite . The curtains at the front of the house were closed . But they say there is no evidence of ` any sort international terrorist plot ' and also assured the local community that they were not at risk . One neighbour on one of the streets , who did not wish to be named , said the family living at the address were not Muslim . He said : ` The mum and dad that live there I do n't know too well . ` The daughter is a tearaway.I knew something was going on by all the flashing lights but no one had told us it was anything to do with terrorism , the police seemed to be here all day . ' Greater Manchester Police said the arrests would cause ' a certain amount of anxiety ' but that there is no threat to the Mossley community . Geoff Hobson , manager of the nearby Tollemache Arms , said : ` There were police going round here all day . A 29-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent has been arrested this morning on suspicion of posting comments online about the Islamic State . West Midlands police said the man had been arrested at his home on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and supporting a proscribed organisation . They said the arrest was ` pre-planned and intelligence led ' but that action was not taken because of any immediate risk to public safety . His arrest was not connected to the police activity in Manchester , they added . ` We had no idea what was going on but it must have been something serious because it was manic here . ` There were loads of police cars here all through the day until around 5pm and then it quietened down a bit . ` There 's still a police presence here now so everyone 's on edge because they do n't know what 's happened . It 's all very dramatic for this area - it 's usually a very quiet place . ' Chief Superintendent Caroline Ball , of Greater Manchester Police , said : ' I know news of an arrest made under terrorism legislation in this community will cause a certain amount of anxiety and people will understandably have questions . ` What I want to stress very clearly is that this investigation is in no way linked to any sort of international terrorist plot nor have we recovered any evidence to suggest the community of Mossley is at risk . ` This investigation has arisen as a result of information from law enforcement agencies so it is prudent we act on that information and carry out a thorough , professional investigation to determine the circumstances and details of the activity reported . ' She added : ` Members of our community will see a lot of police activity at these addresses over the coming days but rather than cause anxiety I want people to be reassured that we have taken this precautionary action to ensure the safety of our residents . ` Again I would stress there is no current threat to either the Mossley community or wider and there is no reason to be unduly worried . ' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | The teenagers were arrested in Mossley , Greater Manchester yesterday . Officers searching two homes in nearby area while suspects are in custody . Police say search could take some time but there is no evidence of ` any sort of international terror plot ' , Man , 29 , arrested in West Midlands over separate alleged terror offence . | [[0, 116], [117, 133], [156, 197], [530, 597], [0, 116], [302, 381], [392, 425], [302, 371], [376, 425], [432, 464], [465, 508], [714, 856], [714, 788], [837, 856], [857, 961], [868, 901], [1185, 1296], [3174, 3231], [1960, 2094], [2095, 2239]] |
A woman who kept a dozen dogs in ` appalling conditions ' inside a tiny caravan where she lived has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years . Charlotte Richards of no fixed abode , kept the pets in the mobile home , near Huddersfield , West Yorkshire , which the RSPCA inspectors described as horrendous . The 42-year-old pleaded guilty at Kirklees Magistrates Court to two counts of failing to ensure the dogs ' welfare and not protecting them from pain , injury , suffering or disease . Some of the dogs that were kept by Charlotte Richards in a tiny cage inside the caravan where she lived . The cage where some of the dogs were kept was not kept clean and was littered with dirt and faeces . RSPCA officers said that when they entered the caravan the smell of dog faeces was overpowering . The court heard how the dogs , a mixture of terrier cross chihuahuas and dachshunds were kept in a caravan and a garage in Ravensthorpe . Philip Brown , prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA , said a man called Andrew Roberts who is related to the defendant allowed her to stay on his property as she had ` accommodation difficulties . ' He said the arrangement was that she could stay in the caravan and bring with her a ` small number of dogs . ' However , Mr Brown said the numbers grew to a maximum of 15 . One of the dogs that was recovered from the tiny caravan in Huddersfield . It is thought Richard kept at least a dozen dogs there . The pets were kept in such appalling conditions that Richards neglected to clip their claws when they became too long . Another one of the dogs being kept by Richards . The dogs included a mixture terrier cross chihuahuas and dachshunds . He added : ` Mr Roberts had his own dogs so he made arrangements to partition the garden area so they could exercise without coming into contact with each other . ` However , he says she would be out of the property for many hours , not returning until midnight or the early hours . ` She would take two to three dogs leaving the other dogs locked in the caravan . ` He did n't have a key so he could not ascertain if they were being properly fed or watered . ` The situation became of increasing concern to him . ' RSPCA officers were greeted with rubbish and excrement when they opened the door to the caravan . The court heard how Richards became overwhelmed by the number of dogs in her care and was unable to say no to looking after them . RSPCA inspector Gemma Fowler , attended the property on July 14 last year and after observing conditions in the garage the police forced entry to the caravan . She described the conditions as ` horrendous ' with the smell from the dogs ' faeces as overpowering . The dogs were also flea-ridden and suffering from dehydration . Clive Rees , in mitigation , said his client suffered from depression . He explained : ` It seems that much of this came about through her goodwill , that she could not say `` No '' to people , hence the increasing number of dogs she found herself responsible for . Kashmir Khangura , chairman of the bench , sentenced Richards to a 12-month community order with 30 sessions of activity . The small caravan near Huddersfield where Richards had been living with the dogs . She was also disqualified from keeping all animals for 10 years . In addition she was told to pay # 260 towards the # 14,970 costs , most of which was incurred through boarding the animals . Every week # 5 will be taken from her benefits to pay the costs . | Charlotte Richards kept the dogs inside the caravan near Huddersfield . Relative allowed her to stay on his property as she had issues with housing . But he became concerned the dogs were n't being properly fed or watered . RSPCA were called and said conditions inside caravan were ` horrendous ' The smell of faeces was overpowering and pets were flea-ridden and thirsty . Richards , 42 , has now been banned from keeping animals for 10 years . | [[0, 79], [148, 184], [187, 219], [500, 511], [517, 582], [1383, 1439], [1397, 1439], [1575, 1608], [1986, 2043], [938, 950], [990, 1066], [1055, 1090], [1063, 1132], [2071, 2138], [2141, 2192], [265, 311], [2584, 2686], [702, 799], [727, 799], [2195, 2292], [2584, 2686], [2651, 2686], [2687, 2750], [2687, 2695], [2722, 2750], [65, 79], [86, 147], [3223, 3288], [3223, 3226], [3249, 3288]] |
Workers could save up to # 1,300 a year if they prepared their lunch at home instead of buying pre-packed sandwiches and snacks from shops , research shows . More than 60 per cent of Britons who buy their lunches out spend an average of # 1,840 a year , based on 46 working weeks , the research reveals . In comparison , those who prepare food at home spend just # 552 over the same period - a saving of a whopping # 1,288 . Scroll down for video . New research reveals that 62 per cent of Britons spend an average of # 1,840 a year buying their lunch out , with supermarkets voted the top place to purchase it . Those who prepare lunch at home spend just # 552 . Tiredness and a lack of time were cited as the two main reasons why people bought lunch out instead of preparing it themselves at home to save money . Pictured : A Tesco BLT costs # 2.20 while the soup is # 2.35 . The startling difference came to light following a poll of adults across the UK , which found that a fifth of Britons choose to purchase their work-time lunches as opposed to making them at home . Supermarkets were voted the top place to buy lunch -- with 47 per cent choosing the giant retailers - ahead of company canteens and nearby restaurants . When questioned , more than half -LRB- 57 per cent -RRB- of those who purchased their lunch said they thought it was an expensive habit . According to those surveyed , tiredness was cited as the main reason why people choose to buy lunch as opposed to preparing it in advance . Other excuses included ` more choice at work ' and a ` lack of time ' . Matthew Wood , director of vouchercloud.com , said : ` With increasingly busy lifestyles , it is understandable to see why people are choosing convenience over economy . ` It 's very easy to slip into a routine of popping to the shop to grab a sandwich rather than planning your weekly or monthly shops to incorporate the components of a homemade lunch , then taking the time to prepare it on top . ` Obviously , there will be times where making your own lunch is just not feasible or even possible , however , when presented with these findings , I think those opting for convenience will be alarmed . ` With average annual savings close to # 1,300 , it seems bonkers not to try and get into a routine of making your own , even if this is just a few days a week . ` Think of what the surplus could be spent on instead . It could even equate to an extra holiday . ' While many spend up to # 5 a day on lunch , huge savings can be made by buying the ingredients and making them at home . A pack of Tesco Everyday Unsmoked Streaky Bacom costs just # 1.04 for a dozen rashers . A loaf of Tesco sliced bread -LRB- pictured -RRB- costs just 45p and will make sandwiches for the entire working week . A six-pack of salad tomatoes at Tesco cost 69p , while a lettuce costs 49p . It means the above ingredients could make about five BLT sandwiches , meaning each lunch costs a fraction of the shop-bought version . MailOnline found that hefty savings could be made by preparing lunch at home ahead of the week , instead of buying on-the-run . A Bacon , Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich from Tesco costs # 2.20 , which adds up to # 11 if buying one every working day for a week . In comparison , a homemade version of the same sandwich costs just 53p to make . A packet of Tesco Everyday Value Streaky Bacon costs # 1.04 for 275g , while a six-pack of tomatoes is 69p and a lettuce is 49p . A loaf of Tesco Everyday Value Bread is 45p , meaning the entire ingredients of the sandwich costs a total of # 2.67 . The ingredients could make about five sandwiches , meaning each lunch costs a fraction of the price of the shop-bought version . Elsewhere , huge savings can be made on homemade soups . While a New Covent Garden Vegetable Soup costs # 2.35 for 700g from Tesco , a homemade vegetable soup can cost less than 90p per portion . A Tesco Tuna Pasta Tomato Salad costs # 2 -LRB- above -RRB- , but a homemade version can be made for half the price . Tesco Everyday Value Tuna Chunks cost 74p for a tin containing 160g , and could serve up to two portions . Tesco Everyday Value Penne pasta costs 30p -LRB- 500G -RRB- , and would create at least two portions of a pasta salad , with some leftover . Own brand tomato puree can be picked up from the supermarket for just 40p -LRB- right -RRB- . Carrots can be bought from the supermarket for 53p -LRB- for 1kg -RRB- , potatoes for # 1.18 -LRB- for 2kg -RRB- , parsnips for 85p -LRB- for 500g -RRB- , a swede for 70p and an onion for 16p . Tesco Everyday Vegetable Stock Cubes , to help thicken and add flavour to the soup , can be purchased for just 20p for 10 . In total , the ingredients amount to # 3.62 , but they make a hearty bulk which could serve at least four portions . It means the actual portion cost is just 90p . Similar savings can be made on a homemade tuna pasta salad . While a pre-packed Tesco Healthy Living Tuna Pasta Tomato Salad costs # 2 , a homemade version can be made for half the price . Tesco Everyday Value Tuna Chunks cost 74p for a tin containing 160g , while Tesco Everyday Value Penne pasta costs 30p for 500G . Own brand tomato puree can be picked up from the supermarket for 40p for 200g , while a six-pack of tomatoes costs 69p . The ingredients could make at least two portions of a pasta salad , meaning each portion costs slightly more than # 1 . A daily spend on coffees can also be banished by taking in a flask . A 100g pot of Nescafe Original costs # 2.75 at Tesco , which soon becomes the cheaper option compared to a daily # 1.90 spend on a tall Starbucks flat white . While some shop-bought soups can cost several pounds , a home-made vegetable soup can be made for just pence . British parsnips can be bought for 85p from Tesco , while Everyday Value Potatoes are about # 1.18 . Carrots can help add flavour to the soup and cost 53p for 1kg , while stock cubes can be bought for just 20p . A small swede helps thicken soup , costing just 70p from Tesco , while onions help to add flavour for just 16p . The research comes after energy watchdog Ofgem sparked debate by advising families who struggle to pay their heating bills to take packed lunches to work to save money . Earlier this month , the watchdog was criticised for offering ` patronising ' advice , rather than focusing on stopping energy firms from ` ripping off ' customers . Energy companies have come under fire for not passing on a sharp fall in wholesale prices to customers , while price comparison websites have been accused of hiding cheap energy deals . A new study suggests energy firms have robbed the average family of # 145 over the past year by failing to pass on a sharp fall in wholesale prices . While energy bills are still more than # 1,300 , Ofgem suggested people could make a saving of # 735.80 by making packed lunches . Guidance issued by the regulator , drawn up by personal finance expert Jasmine Birtles , states : The average office worker spends # 2.83 a day on buying lunch -LRB- based on meal deals of a sandwich , drink and snack -RRB- . Save your money and instead make and take your own food into work . ' The watchdog also suggested cutting back on buying coffee , advising people to instead take a flask to work . ` Cut back on a morning coffee each day by investing in a reusable flask . Avoiding a # 2.60 medium latte each day could help you save # 676 across the year , ' the guidance said . A 100g pot of Nescafe Original -LRB- right -RRB- costs # 2.75 at Tesco , which soon becomes the cheaper option compared to a daily # 1.90 spend on a tall Starbucks flat white . Investing in a flask can also be worthwhile . | 62 per cent of Britons buy lunch out , spending an average of # 1,840 a year . In comparison , those who prepare their lunches at home spend just # 552 . It means saving of up to # 1,300 can be made by making homemade lunch . 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It 's the apartment no one knew about , and the one that millions of Harry Potter fans around the world would love to see . Renowned actor Daniel Radcliffe has put his exclusive Melbourne apartment on the market after using the property as a home base in Australia for almost ten years . 98B St Georges Road in Toorak was purchased for $ 1.8 million by Radcliffe 's parents Alan Radcliffe , a casting agent , and BBC casting director Marcia Gresham , and is expected to fetch around $ 2.4 million . Scroll down for video . Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has put his penthouse apartment in Toorak , Melbourne on the market . The three-bedroom apartment on Georges Street was bought for % 1.8 million . The 25-year-old Englishman had the property bought for him by his parents in 2006 for the filming of Rod Harvy 's December Boys , in which the then-16-year-old actor played an Australian orphan . Radcliffe shot to fame at 11 years old when he was cast as the eponymous Harry Potter in the Warner Brothers film franchise , and is reported to have property in New York and London , as well as Melbourne . The three-bedroom property was transferred to the Kill Your Darlings actor in 2007 when he turned 18 , and was made use of by family and friends when Radcliffe was occupied with projects overseas , reported Domain . Marshall White 's Marcus Chiminello told Daily Mail Australia that despite loving the privacy the apartment offered , Radcliffe has found himself visiting Australia less frequently than in previous years and had decided to put the much-loved apartment up for sale . ` He 's based himself full-time in New York and has sadly decided to move on , ' said Mr Chiminello , . The property was bought in 2006 by Radcliffe 's parents , who transferred ownership to him when he turned 18 . The apartment is one of only two in the apartment complex in the exclusive Toorak residence . Radcliffe shot to fame at 11 years old when he was cast as the eponymous Harry Potter in the Warner Brothers film franchise . The estate agent said that Radcliffe was a big fan of the large living area , which entailed almost half of the apartment , which made the residence an ideal place for entertaining friends and family . Mr Chiminello said that the real estate agency had already had significant interest from Harry Potter enthusiasts , and said that he was intrigued to see whether that would play a role in the sale . ` I 'm interested to see how many people come to the open house inspection dressed as Harry Potter , ' Mr Chiminello said . ` Some people have said that they want to come down purely for the Harry factor , and I 'd be intrigued to see if someone buys it purely for that reason . ' The north facing St Georges Road apartment is spectacular in it 's own right , winning the Victorian Apartment Project of the Year and nestled on one of Toorak 's most exclusive streets . Estate agent Marcus Chiminello said that Radcliffe had made himself a permanent home in New York . Radcliffe reportedly loved the large living areas which were used for entertaining family and friends . The open plan living and dining area is panelled with timber floors . The suburb has the highest average property values in Melbourne , and is home to other well-known Australians including media personality Eddie McGuire , former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser , and and footballer Nathan Buckley . The Toorak residence is one of only two penthouse-style apartments in the development , and is elevated to provide exposure to sunlight and offer privacy . The apartment occupies the entire top level , and overlooks Melbourne 's CBD and the Yarra River , located just five kilometres away in Melbourne 's most expensive suburb . Developed by prestige builder Stonehenge , the residence is accessed by a private lift , and features timber floors , floor-to-ceiling windows , and opens onto a rooftop terrace . The 25-year-old had the property bought for him by his parents in 2006 for the filming of The December Boys . Mr Chiminello said that the agency had already had significant interest from Harry Potter enthusiasts . The estate agent said that he was intrigued to see whether a fan would purchase the apartment . The kitchen is fully equipped with Miele appliances and also boasts a butler 's pantry and laundry , and a walk-in pantry to aid entertaining . The apartment houses three bedrooms , and the main features a built-in wardrobe , a walk-in wardrobe , and a grand ensuite . Radcliffe 's parents reportedly bought the apartment after seeing photographs of it online , out of a love for Australia . ` Someone my dad went to drama school with lives here -LSB- Melbourne -RSB- . We just got on with the place really , really well and so we just love it here , ' Radcliffe told The Herald Sun in 2007 . The apartment houses three bedrooms , and the main features a built-in wardrobe , a walk-in wardrobe , and a grand ensuite . The apartment occupies the entire top level , and overlooks Melbourne 's CBD and the Yarra River . | Daniel Radcliffe has put his penthouse apartment in Melbourne up for sale . The house was bought in 2006 by his parents for $ 1.8 million . The three-bedroom apartment is expected to fetch $ 2.4 million when it sells . The property boasts CBD views , and an enormous entertaining area . The selling agent expects fans may come dressed up to the inspection . The estate agency has had significant interest from Harry Potter fans . 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The video appears to show a fleet of Toyota Land Cruisers carrying the notorious black flag of Islamic State as they drive in perfect unison through the streets of Libya . Men , women and children cheer and salute the pick-up trucks as they drive freely through what is believed to be the city of Benghazi . The carefully produced propaganda video was uploaded by terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia on February 5 . The group declared city an ` Islamic emirate ' in July 2014 before pledging allegiance to Islamic State just three months later . In November of that year , the UN blacklisted it as a terrorist organisation . The group was widely blamed for the death of US Ambassador Christopher Stephens in Benghazi in 2012 . And only this week , it was linked to the bloody executions of 21 Egyptian Christians on a beach in Libya . Fears of an equally brutal execution were raised following the news that 35 more Egyptians may have been kidnapped by Jihadists in the country . The latest abduction is thought to be a direct response to Egyptian airstrikes on extremist locations in the Libyan city of Derna , following the mass murder of their countrymen . Procession : A fleet of cars parade freely through the Libyan city of Benghazi , showing the level of control they exercise in the country ruled almost entirely by rebel forces . Power : The ominous show of discipline and wealth shows how the country has been overrun by extremism as efforts to suppress ISIS focus on Iraq and Syria . Support : The parade of Toyota Land Cruisers is welcomed by the locals in Benghazi . The video was posted by terrorist group Ansar Al-Sharia - who pledged allegiance to Islamic State last October . Chilling : Even young children salute the procession of cars as they pass undeterred through the streets of Benghazi . Spreading extremism : Dr Theodore Karasik told MailOnline : ` Libya is seen by North Africans now as the place to go spread the Caliphate ' In plain sight : The slickly-edited video - in style with Islamic State 's propaganda videos - ends with a group of masked men aggressively facing the camera as one man addresses the viewer . The Islamic Youth Shura Council - a branch of Ansar Al-Sharia - was responsible for the very first footage of a beheading to surface from the North-African country . In November 2014 , it released footage showing the murder of an Egyptian soldier who publicly supported his government 's forces led by General Khalifa Haftar . Masked men in camouflage cut Muftah el-Nazihi 's neck with a knife before removing his head and placing it on his back . The group has been enforcing Sharia Law by carrying out public beheadings and beatings in Libya since their formation in at least August 2014 . Power exorcised by radical groups like the Islamic Youth Shura Council continued to grow until February this year when the Islamic State of Levant self-declared ` caliphate ' in Sirte - where 21 Egyptians were believed to be beheaded recently . Its fighters traveled to the district in 40 heavily armoured cars and ordered residents to follow Islamic State 's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . He has since appointed Ali Al-Qarqaa as Libya 's Emir - or leader - meaning control over the country 's fractured terror groups falls to him according to Gulf-based analyst Dr Theodore Karasik . He told MailOnline : ` Libya is seen by North Africans now as the place to go spread the Caliphate . Unlike a few years ago , when everyone was leaving Libya to go to the Levant , you now have people going back . ` Because the idea of ` state ' is there and now with the executions , they will feel like there are enough numbers on the ground to fight . They know at the same time the West is slow at acting . ' Three years after the removal of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi as the country 's ruler , Libya 's main cities have surrendered control to a melting pot of extremist groups . Most of them - including Ansar al-Sharia , Libya Dawn and the Islamic Youth Shura Council - have pledged their allegiance to Islamic State who seek to use the country 's location to establish a foothold in North Africa . Overrun : The majority of Libya 's coastal cities have surrendered control to Islamic State and other rebel extremist groups created to oppose the NATO-led invasion which removed Gaddafi from power . Support : A young girl cheers and waves at the dozens of cars driving in perfect unison through the Libyan city of Benghazi as they carry the black flags of Islamic State . Islamic State : Most of Libya 's fractured extremist groups - including Ansar al-Sharia , Libya Dawn and the Islamic Youth Shura Council - have pledged their allegiance to ISIS . Terrorism : Dr Theodore Karasik said Libyans who traveled to fight in Syria are returning to their home country , where there are ` enough numbers on the ground to fight ' Total control : Flags and signposts featuring the black flag of Islamic State litter the city of Benghazi . The internationally recognised government and parliament have since fled to Tobruk , near the Egyptian border . ISIS exploited the gaps between the democratically elected Libyan government in Torbruk and the Islamist-led General National Congress in the capital Tripoli . Their joint failure to stop the spread of Islamic State has allowed the extremist group to seize control in a number of coastal cities including Nofaliya , Benghazi , Derna and Sirte - where the Coptic Christians were executed on Sunday . The caption alongside the five-minute documenting the murderous video read : ` The people of the cross , followers of the hostile Egyptian church . ' Before the killings , one of the militants stood with a knife in his hand and said : ` Safety for you crusaders is something you can only wish for . ' Egyptian warplanes struck Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday in swift retribution for the extremists ' beheading of a group of Egyptian Christian hostages on a beach , shown in a grisly online video released hours earlier . Executed : At least 35 more Egyptians are believed to have been kidnapped by jihadists in Libya , raises the chilling prospect of yet another mass execution like the one seen on Sunday when the Islamic State released a horrific video showing the beheading of 21 Christians on a beach -LRB- above -RRB- . Retaliation : Egypt blitzed ISIS training camps , weapons stockpiles and fighters in two waves of air strikes following the gruesome murder of captured Egyptian workers in a video -LRB- above -RRB- released on Sunday . Horror : Blood is seen in the Mediterranean Sea . In the video the jihadis say they now plan to ` conquer Rome ' Murder : The Islamic Youth Shura Council - a branch of Ansar Al-Sharia - was responsible for the very first footage of a beheading to surface from the North-African country . Masked men in camouflage cut Muftah el-Nazihi 's -LRB- pictured -RRB- neck with a knife before removing his head and placing it on his back . In a radio interview today , Egypt 's president said a UN-backed coalition was Libya 's best chance of ridding Libya of its many extremist groups . Speaking to France 's Europe 1 Radio , Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Egyptian airstrikes against Islamic State group positions in Libya on Monday were in self-defense . He siad : ` We will not allow them to cut off the heads of our children . We have abandoned the Libyan people as prisoners of the militias . ` The militias have to give up their arms and must work in a civil context . We have to disarm and prevent arms from falling into the hands of extremists . ` What happened -LSB- beheading of Egyptian Christians -RSB- is a crime , a monstrous terrorist crime that our children have their throats cuts in Libya and not to react . It 's a kind of self-defense accepted by the international community . We will not allow them to cut off the heads of our children . ' Meanwhile British Prime Minister David Cameron says he does not regret his country 's efforts to rid Libya of Muammar Gaddafi , despite growing unrest and the threat from terrorists . The Prime Minister said UK would not abandon Libya as he maintained his decision to send British military forces to the north African country in 2011 was the ` right thing to do ' . He said : ` Britain is giving Libya support through our aid budget . We did a major training project for the Libyan security forces . We are doing work to try and bring together a national unity government in Libya . ` But of course what we face in Libya is a very difficult situation with far too many armed militias , without a proper government and with the growth of ungoverned space , and we 've had the appalling events of the last few days with the brutal , senseless murders of Coptic Christians on the beach , which I know has shocked the whole world . ' I discussed it yesterday with the president of Egypt and what the whole world needs to do is come together and work for a Libya that has a national unity government , obviously excluding terrorists , and that can start to build the institutions of a state . ' | The video shows fleet of Toyota pickup trucks carrying Islamic State flags . Men , women and children cheer as the cars drive through city of Benghazi . Uploaded by extremist group Ansar al-Sharia who want Sharia law in Libya . The terror group pledged its allegiance to Islamic State in October last year . 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New York could undergo devastating increases in temperature , rainfall and sea level as a result of global warming . This is according to a Nasa-backed report which predicts annual temperatures will increase 4.1 °F to 5.7 °F by the 2050s and 5.3 °F to 8.8 °F by the 2080s . The frequency of heat waves is set rise to two per year in the 1980s to roughly six per year by the 2080s . Future 100-year flood zones for New York City . Large areas of Queens -LRB- shown in light green -RRB- will be hit by floods in the 2020s , while areas of Brooklyn and the Bronx -LRB- yellow -RRB- will face the same fate in the 2050s . The purple shows the high-risk zones in New York . The predictions have been made by the New York City Panel on Climate Change -LRB- NPCC -RRB- 2015 , which is co-chaired by Nasa researcher , Cynthia Rosenzweig . While New York summers will get even hotter , rainfall will increase four to 11 per cent by the 2050s and five to 13 per cent by the 2080s , the report predicts . Sea levels have already risen in New York City 1.1 ft -LRB- 0.3 metres -RRB- since 1900 . That is almost twice the observed global rate of 0.5 to 0.7 inches per decade . ` As was demonstrated by Hurricane Sandy , populations living in coastal and low-lying areas , the elderly and very young , and lower-income neighborhoods are highly vulnerable , ' the report said . Pictured are observed and projected temperature in New York City . The frequency of heat waves is set rise to two per year in the 1980s to roughly six per year by the 2080s , according to the report . Map of annual temperature changes in the Northeast in 2050 . In New York , Nasa predicts annual temperatures will increase 4.1 °F to 5.7 °F by the 2050s and 5.3 °F to 8.8 °F by the 2080s . - Mean annual temperature has increased a total of 3.4 °F from 1900 to 2013 . - Future mean annual temperatures are projected to increase 4.1 to 5.7 °F by the 2050s and 5.3 to 8.8 °F by the 2080s , relative to the 1980s base period . - The frequency of heat waves is projected to increase from 2 per year in the 1980s to roughly six per year by the 2080s . - Mean annual precipitation has increased by a total of 8 inches from 1900 to 2013 . - Future mean annual precipitation is projected to increase 4 to 11 percent by the 2050s and five to 13 per cent by the 2080s , relative to the 1980s base period . - Sea levels have risen in New York City 1.1 feet since 1900 . That is almost twice the observed global rate of 0.5 to 0.7 inches per decade over a similar time period . - Projections for sea level rise in New York City increase from 11 inches to 21 inches by the 2050s , 18 inches to 39 inches by the 2080s , and , 22 inches to 50 inches , with the worst case of up to six feet , by 2100 . The group has created a map which reveals how large areas of Queens will be hit by floods in the 2020s , while areas of Brooklyn and the Bronx will face the same fate in the 2050s . Coastal areas of Staten Island and Manhattan will be battling high tides as sea level rises 10 inches in as little as five years , the report claims . Projections for sea level rise in New York City will increase from 11 inches to 21 inches by the 2050s , 18 inches to 39 inches by the 2080s , and , 22 inches to 50 inches . In the worst case , sea levels will rise by up to six feet -LRB- 1.8 metres -RRB- , by 2100 . ` Climate change research is n't just something for the future , ' said Rosenzweig . ` It 's affecting how key policy decisions are being made now . ' The report also uses Nasa Landsat 7 data to map the surface temperature of mid-town Manhattan and show the cooling effect of Central Park . The report follows a separate study earlier this week which found the western US will face increasingly severe mega-droughts later this century . Since the year 2000 , seven western states in the US has seen their driest periods in centuries . These states are Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah and Wyoming . And scientists in California have warned that the region may be experiencing a century-long ` mega-drought ' . The warnings came after sediment studies showed California is currently experiencing the driest spell since 1580 , and that the regular rainfall seen during the last century is likely to have been a temporary deviation in a cycle of droughts and very occasional rainfall over the last 3,000 years . In 2013 , California received less rain than in any year since its formation as a state in 1850 . However droughts lasting more than 100 years are far from unheard of in the state . Looking back over several thousand years , droughts have been known to last over a decade , and in some cases they can last a century . And the patterns tend to repeat , meaning another drought of this length will probably happen again in the future . The report follows a separate study earlier this week which found the western US will face increasingly severe mega-droughts later this century if no action is taken to curb climate change . The report said that ` unprecedented drought conditions ' - the worst in more than 1,000 years - are likely to come to the Southwest and Central Plains after 2050 and persist because of global warming . It was the first study to predict that the coming intense dry spells could exceed the decades-long mega-droughts that occurred centuries ago and are blamed for the demise of certain civilisations in the late 13th century . ` Nearly every year is going to be dry toward the end of the 21st century compared to what we think of as normal conditions now , ' said study lead author Dr Benjamin Cook , a Nasa atmospheric scientist . ` We 're going to have to think about a much drier future in western North America . ' According to the study , published in the journal Science Advances , there is a more than 80 per cent chance that much of central and the western US will have a mega-drought lasting at least 35 years later this century . ` Water in the Southwest is going to become more precious than it already is , ' said study co-author Dr Toby Ault of Cornell University . ' I was honestly surprised at just how dry the future is likely to be . ' ' I look at these future mega-droughts like a slow moving natural disaster . We have to put mega-droughts into the same category as other natural disasters that can be dealt with through risk management . ' Nasa scientists used tree rings to understand past droughts and climate models incorporating soil moisture data to estimate future drought risk in the 21st century -LRB- shown -RRB- . Researchers say the current mega-drought in the US is going to get worse . They say there will be more and more droughts starting in 2050 . And there 's an 80 % chance one could last at least 35 years . Pictured is a warning buoy sitting on the dry , cracked bed of Lake Mendocino near Ukiah , California . | Map shows how large areas of Queens will be hit by floods in the 2020s . Meanwhile areas of Brooklyn and the Bronx will face same fate in 2050s . Rainfall in New York is expected to increase 4 to 11 per cent by the 2050s . Temperatures will increase 4.1 °F to 5.7 °F by the 2050s , according to report . Heatwaves will increase from two per year to roughly six per year by 2080s . | [[430, 457], [473, 519], [2750, 2852], [528, 617], [2861, 2931], [831, 840], [875, 956], [2195, 2358], [2209, 2229], [2243, 2292], [138, 158], [174, 224], [1625, 1636], [1639, 1737], [1831, 1986], [1845, 1864], [1879, 1904], [274, 381], [837, 874], [1430, 1522], [1987, 2109], [1987, 2016], [2030, 2094]] |
Unsettling revelations about the Illinois woman implicated in a plot to storm a Canada mall started to emerge as she and one of her alleged cohorts arrived for a brief appearance in a Halifax court today . Tutors who taught the goth student , who allegedly planned a St Valentine 's Day massacre , said she was a disturbed but talented writer . Lindsay Kantha Souvannarath , 23 , from Geneva , Illinois was arrested alongside Randall Steven Shepherd , 20 , from Halifax , Nova Scotia , and charged with conspiracy to commit murder . In court : Lindsay Souvannarath arrives at provincial court in Halifax , Cananda , on Tuesday as she and Randall Steven Shepherd , are charged with conspiracy to commit murder , allegedly plotting a Valentine 's Day mass shooting at the Halifax Shopping Centre . Nabbed : Souvannarath confessed to the plot when she was arrested at the Halifax airport early Friday , an official said , adding that she had prepared a number of pronouncements to be tweeted after her death . Shepard was also arrested at the airport , where he went to meet his friend , police said . Neither suspect appeared to acknowledge the other at a courthouse hearing Tuesday . Two sheriff 's deputies sat between them . Their cases were adjourned until March 6 , and their court-appointed lawyer , Kishan Persaud , said they wo n't seek bail . Souvannarath and Shepherd were planning a mass murder in Canada shortly before their arrest . College Professor Charles Aukema said : ` She knew how to put together a sentence and she had a command of detail . Sometimes , it was pretty sick detail . ' Neither Souvannarath nor Shepherd appeared to acknowledge the other at a courthouse hearing Tuesday . Two sheriff 's deputies sat between them . Spread 'em : Randall Steven Shepherd , 20 , raises his hands after having handcuffs removed as he arrives at Halifax Provincial Court in Halifax . According to the Chicago Tribune , Prof Aukema had Souvannarath as a student in 2012 . Commenting on her writing style , Prof Aukema said : ` It 's like a method actor trying to get into the mindset of a killer and then becomes a serial killer . I thought she was quite an introvert . It just seemed like she had no friends whatsoever . ' Souvannarath admitted the massacre plot after her arrest at Halifax airport . A third suspect is believed to have shot himself after police surrounded his home in the Halifax suburb of Timberlea . Lindsay Souvannarath , pictured , from Illinois was planning a massacre with two online Canadian friends . Souvannarath had posted a chilling warning on her Tumblr account predicting the massacre . Souvannarath 's writing is understood to be very disturbing and features stories about serial killers . It is understood that Souvannarath , Shepherd , and the third man , James Gamble had discussed their plans on the internet . Canadian media said that Gamble , 19 , took his own life . Justice Minister Peter MacKay said : ` Based on what we know so far , it would have been devestating . Mass casualties would have been a real possibility . ` This appeared to be a group of murderous misfits that were coming here , or living here , and were planning to wreak havoc and mayhem in our community . ' Randal Steven Shepherd , pictured , went to the airport to collect Souvanarath who flew up from Illinois . Souvanarath and Shepherd were arrested after they met in the airport . Brian Brennan of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said three long-barrelled rifles had been recovered from Gamble 's house . Souvannarath posted about her admiration of Hitler , the Columbine killers and other murderers on her Facebook page , Tumblr site and forums , and even hinted at the deadly plan , writing last Wednesday : ` Valentine 's Day . It 's going down . ' Two days after the post , she was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder after police received a tip . Randall Shepherd , 20 , of Nova Scotia was arrested on the same charges . A third suspect , James Gamble , 19 killed himself as police moved to arrest him at his home in Nova Scotia , and a fourth - a 17-year-old boy - has been released from custody . Online profiles show the named suspects had been exchanging unnerving messages for years . The dark messages come in stark contrast to Souvannarath 's high school yearbook photo shared by the Kane County Chronicle , which shows a pretty teen . She went on to study at Coe College , where she studied English and creative writing before graduating last year . Canadian police said they found three long-barrelled rifles at the home of James Gamble , pictured . Souvannarath uploaded this disturbing ` White Power ' image to her Facebook account in 2013 . But online , Souvannarath , whose father is from Laos , painted herself as a neo-Nazi and regularly shared photos of Hitler while lauding white separatists , such as former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke . ` Free speech is dead , ' she apparently wrote in one forum in 2007 , when she would have been just 15 . ` That 's why we need people like David Duke to bring it to life again . ' Her Tumblr account is entitled ` c ** kswastika ' , according to the Chronicle Herald . On the page , she displays a large pink swastika and links to James Gamble 's Tumblr page , which shows images of Hitler , dead bodies and murders , and videos of the Columbine shooters . Gamble 's page also features conversations that include graphic sexual descriptions as well as naked images of himself . ` I 'm such a morbid f *** ing freak , ' he writes in one post . ' I love it . ' Her Tumblr page also features images of the Columbine shooters , Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold , including photos of their dead bodies , . James Gamble , pictured , is believed to have shot himself after his house was surrounded by police on Friday . ` Eric and Dylan are dead , but Reb and VoDKa live , ' she wrote , apparently referring to Gamble . In one post from February 11 , she shared a movie poster showing two ghoulish figures with the words : ` Valentine 's Day . It 's going down ' - perhaps hinting at their alleged plan for February 14 . Beneath the poster she added : ` It 's almost here . The clock is ticking . ' She also shared quotes from murderers and photos of weapons . One picture shows a man holding a gun and wearing a t-shirt that reads : ` Natural selection . ' Another post on her blog reads ` Saturday the 14th ' in red , dripping letters with the comment : ` Ha Haa ' written beneath . Her website is still showing new updates . Police said that she had pre-programmed online messages before she was due to carry out the attacks and ultimately kill herself . Shepherd has his own Tumblr page with the name genesistogenocide , according to the Chronicle Herald . The page is an ode to ` gore , porn , Columbine , horror and heavy f *** ing metal ' . Again it features images of mass murderers , the Nazis and pornography . As well as posting to Tumblr , Souvannarath and Shepheard appear to have been active on the online chat board Random Insanity , according to the Chronicle Herald . She appears to go by the name SnoopyFemme . They are also connected with each other and Gamble on Facebook , where Souvannarath again shares violent images and her own Nazi-themed sketches . The group , labeled by police as ` murderous misfits ' , had conspired to carry out a mall massacre on Valentine 's Day and then take their own lives , authorities said . Investigators say the group planned to open fire inside Halifax Shopping Centre on Saturday . The plot was foiled by law enforcement at the last minute after they received a tip-off from a member of the public , according to a Halifax Police statement . ` Based on what we know so far , it would have been devastating - mass casualties would have been a real possibility , ' Justice Minister Peter MacKay told reporters on Saturday . ` The attack does not appear to have been culturally motivated , therefore not linked to terrorism . ' A day known to represent love and affection could have taken a much different meaning today had it not been for the exceptional efforts of the combined law enforcement community . ' Souvannarath was arrested arriving at Halifax Stanfield International Airport by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police airport at 2am Friday . where she was being picked up by Shepherd . Gamble was found dead inside his parents ' home in Timberlea at 1.20 am on Friday , after officers surrounded the property . Police heard a single gunshot before entering the house . Gamble 's father told local media he needed privacy to grieve the death of his son , according to Global News . | Lindsay Souvannarath flew to Canada from her home in Illinois on Friday . The 23-year-old told police she was planning to carry out a massacre . Souvannarath planned to meet internet friends and shoot shoppers . Randall Steven Shepherd met Souvannarath at Halifax airport . Officers surrounded the home of James Gamble who later shot himself . Police recovered three long-barreled rifles from the property . Souvannarath studied at Coe College in Cedar Rapids , Iowa . 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Carefully cradling her newborn to her chest , these heartwarming new photographs show a gorilla 's sweet maternal side . Mary , who lives at the Busch Gardens wildlife park in Tampa , Florida , gave birth to a little girl on February 6 at 8:30 pm . Images of the 27-year-old new mother capture her feeding her one-week-old daughter and admiringly looking at her in her arms . Scroll down for video . Heartwarming : Mary , who lives at the Busch Gardens wildlife park in Tampa , Florida , gave birth to a little girl on February 6 at 8:30 pm . A video also sees her protectively carrying the infant around as it clutches the fur on her stomach . Jeff Andrews , vice president of zoological operations for Busch Gardens , explained that the first month will be the critical period as Mary and the infant begin to integrate into the current gorilla troop . A dedicated animal care team will monitor their progress closely to ensure they settle in well . Mother gorillas spend a lot of time tending to their newborns , which are tiny compared to powerful adults and weigh just four pounds . The babies cling to their mother 's fur to keep warm and ride on their backs from the age of four months . They do this for almost three years when they are considerably larger . Stay back , I 'm armed : Images of the 27-year-old new mother capture her feeding her one-week-old daughter and admiringly looking at her in her arms . The new baby gorilla at Busch Gardens is yet to be named . Her arrival marks the third successful gorilla birth at the zoo . Bolingo , the suspected sire , was the park 's first gorilla birth in 2005 . The mother , Mary , came to Busch Gardens in February 2010 from Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville , Texas , with her first daughter Pele , who just gave birth this past December to baby Enzi . There are now seven gorillas in Busch Gardens ' troop . Guests will be able to see the recently expanded clan on the Myombe Reserve habitat over the coming days . The new addition is part of Busch Gardens ' participation in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums ' -LRB- AZA -RRB- Species Survival Plan -LRB- SSP -RRB- . Caught on camera : The new baby gorilla at Busch Gardens is yet to be named . The mission of the SSP is to cooperatively manage specific , and typically threatened or endangered , species populations such as lowland gorillas . The size of the wild gorilla 's population is unknown , but the World Wildlife Fund -LRB- WWF -RRB- believes that the Western lowland gorilla 's numbers have declined by more than 60 per cent over the last 20 to 25 years , leaving them critically endangered . As well as being threatened by human behaviour such as illegal hunting for their skins and meat and deforestation , female Western lowland gorillas do not produce many offspring . This is because they do not reach sexual maturity until the age of eight or nine and look after their dependent young for up to five years . | Mary , who lives at the Busch Gardens wildlife park in Tampa , Florida , gave birth to a little girl on February 6 at 8.30 pm . Images of the 27-year-old new mother capture her feeding her one-week-old daughter and admiringly looking at her in her arms . The duo will go on display in the coming days . | [[121, 125], [132, 181], [121, 125], [194, 248], [400, 412], [415, 419], [426, 475], [400, 412], [488, 542], [249, 331], [336, 375], [1278, 1288], [1301, 1373], [1389, 1417], [1868, 1974]] |
The former teacher of a 19-year-old track star who killed herself because she could not deal with the pressures of college life is a step closer in his push for new laws to help potentially suicidal students . Edward Modica , 64 , who taught Madison Holleran in the fifth grade , launched an online petition for change after his former student jumped to her death from a parking garage in January 2014 . Madison , who was a popular and talented runner on the University of Pennsylvania 's track team , had sought help for depression just weeks before her death in Spruce Street , Philadelphia . In his petition , launched last March , Mr Modica urged universities to take action to prevent other undergraduates from killing themselves to escape the ` pressures of college expectations ' . Call for action : Edward Modica -LRB- right -RRB- , 64 , who taught Madison Holleran -LRB- left -RRB- in the fifth grade , launched an online petition for change after his former student jumped to her death from a parking garage last January . Tragic : Madison , who was a talented runner on the University of Pennsylvania 's track team , had sought help for depression just weeks before her death in Spruce Street , Philadelphia . Above , Madison and mother Stacy . ` Rigorous demands ' : In his petition , launched last March , Mr Modica urged universities to take action to prevent other undergraduates from killing themselves to escape the ` pressures of college expectations ' He proposed the Madison Holleran Law , which has two provisions . Firstly , that colleges be required to ` publicly list the number suicides and attempted suicides on their campuses annually ' . Secondly , that colleges be ordered to have certified suicide prevention counselors ` to help potential victims , address their needs and allay their fears about the rigorous demands of college life . ' The petition , which stated that the freshman 's death ` left a void in the hearts of so many people across the United States ' , quickly spread online . A year on , it has gained nearly 8,500 signatures . And now , it is closer to influencing the passage of new state laws after Mr Modica , who taught Madison at Brookside School in Allendale , New Jersey , turned to a politically active friend . The retired teacher approached Pamela Philipp , who worked for many years in politics and helped push another law regarding fatal genetic diseases in children through the state legislature . He told her of Madison Holleran Law and the lives he believed it could save . Philipp offered to help , telling him that the proposal would likely be divided into two separate bills based on its provisions . Victim : He proposed the Madison Holleran Law , which has two provisions relating to how universities deal with potentially suicidal students . Above , Madison -LRB- left -RRB- with her father James and -LRB- right -RRB- smiling with a friend . School : Mr Modica taught Madison in the fifth grade at Brookside School -LRB- pictured -RRB- in Allendale , New Jersey . Final moments : The freshman posted this shot of Rittenhouse Square to Instagram an hour before her death . She then set up a meeting at the Wayne offices of Sen. Kevin O'Toole and Assemblyman Scott Rumana . The pair represent the 40th legislative district , including Madison 's hometown of Allendale . O'Toole and Rumana 's office told NJ.com that the bills are currently being drafted . Philipp believes that the second of the two bills - relating to on-site counselors - will be an easier sell . ` As long as something is passed in her honor to help other young adults then I 'm pleased , ' Mr Modica told the news site , adding that Madison 's grief-stricken family support his efforts . According to the Suicide Prevention Center , about seven per cent of undergraduates in America seriously consider suicide as a way to escape their academic demands and other issues . ` It seems , unfortunately , that suicides have become a regular occurrence on campuses , ' Mr Modica , who also taught Madison 's two sisters , told the New York Daily News last year . ` This would allow parents to know what 's going on and the parents could delve into those issues before school begins . ' Madison 's suicide last year rocked the UPenn community and sent shock waves through Allendale . Before her death , the teenager had told her parents she was seeing a therapist for depression . Embrace : James Holleran -LRB- center -RRB- is comforted by a mourner ahead of the funeral of his daughter last year . Heartbreaking : Mourners , including Mr Holleran -LRB- center -RRB- leave a memorial mass for 19-year-old Madison . ` We knew she needed help , ' her father , James Holleran , told the New York Post . ` She knew she needed help . She had lost confidence in academics and in her track abilities . ' Speaking through tears , he added : ` There was a lot more pressure in the classroom at Penn. . She was n't normal happy Madison . Now she had worries and stress . ' Although he and his wife Stacy had encouraged their daughter to stay home or transfer to a different college , the determined teen had insisted on staying at school , he said . On the day that Madison jumped to her death , her father texted her encouraging her to see a therapist for some anti-depressants , and she said she would . Scene : Madison Holleran jumped to her death from this Spruce St , Philadelphia parking garage last January . But just hours later , she took her life . She left her parents a note and gifts for her family on top of the parking garage before she jumped . She finished the note : ' I love you all ... I 'm sorry , I love you . ' Madison 's family have launched a foundation in her name to help prevent suicides . This year , they are also awarding a scholarship to students at her high school , Northern Highlands , in her name . | Edward Modica began petition after Madison Holleran committed suicide . Penn track star jumped to her death off parking garage in January 2014 . Mr Modica declared new laws were needed to deal with college suicides . Urged institutions to help students deal with ` demands of university life ' Now , he is step closer in efforts after meeting with New Jersey officials . Bills are now being drafted in the Senator 's and Assemblyman 's offices . 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It is known as Spain 's answer to Beverly Hills , but not all the properties in exclusive Sotogrande are as stylish as America 's millionaire enclave . The palatial Villa Flamingo , set in the eastern hills of Andalusia 's residential development , has just gone on the market for a staggering $ 12,999,999 -LRB- # 10,000,000 -RRB- . The villa has affluent neighbours but it 's doubtful their properties are as eye-catching , or feature such devastating attention to detail , as this Egyptian hideaway decked out in gold . Scroll down for video . Villa Flamingo , a palatial free standing property in the eastern hills of Sotogrande , has just come on the market for $ 12,999,999 -LRB- # 10,000,000 -RRB- . Villa Flamingo has a distinct Ancient Egypt and Neo-Baroque theme and is described by sellers as ` wrapped in Hollywood glamour ' . The master suite : Villa Flamingo has a distinct Ancient Egypt and Neo-Baroque theme and is described as ` wrapped in Hollywood glamour ' The mansion 's interior and exterior are a riot of wide columns , marble flooring , glittering statues and models of Cleopatra and Sphynx cats . For those who like to make a scene there 's a Phantom of the Opera theatre that can sit 50 guests complete with a stage and balcony seating . Spread over 2,000 sqm , there are six bedrooms , all with en suite bathrooms , a 3D cinema and an entire floor dedicated to games such as poker and pool , surrounded by gold cats , towering pharaohs and exotic plants . The mansion 's interior and exterior are a riot of wide columns , marble flooring , glittering statues and models of Cleopatra . For those who like to make a scene there 's a Phantom of the Opera theatre that can sit 50 guests and a gym with shower facilities . The lower games floor : The villa 's owner strove to create an atmosphere that would ` blend in Hollywood and Broadway with ancient times ' A bathroom with painted ceiling , ornate toilet and a Jacuzzi bath . The property is spread over 2,000 sqm and does not want for space . The theatre is draped in red velvet with two ornate side ` balcony ' seating areas and a lit stage with a small piano on it . The owner was inspired to create Villa Flamingo because of his passion for movies and theatre and a ` love of all things historical ' Spiral outdoor staircases wrap the sides of Villa Flamingo , leading you up to large terraces for sprawling views across the hills and into the Mediterranean Sea . The owner explains his aesthetic choices by his love of film . ` My passion for movies and theatre , intertwined with my love for all things historical , inspired me to create an atmosphere that would blend in Hollywood and Broadway with ancient times , always with a luxurious finish throughout , ' he says . Spiral outdoor staircases wrap the sides of Villa Flamingo leading you up to large terraces with a barbeque area and views across the hills . There are six bedrooms and each has an en suite bathroom . This is a guest room with a painted ceiling and multiple gold pharaoh ornaments . ` Generally the opinions of the house vary . However , This property enhances the value and general presence of the road on which it sits . ' The property is being sold by Pansuq Real Estate . Sotogrande is the largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia . It sits in the south of Spain , where the Andalucian Sierras and the prolific Guadiaro River meet the Mediterranean Sea and is populated by tennis , golf and polo stars . The Sotogrande climate is typical of the Mediterranean , with long blisteringly hot summers and milder winters . Gibraltar is the nearest airport . The grande entrance : On arrival the multi million pound property welcomes you with twisting staircases , marble floors and candelabras . Sotogrande is the largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia and is populated by tennis , golf and polo stars . The Sotogrande climate is typical of the Mediterranean , with long blisteringly hot summers and milder winters . Gibraltar is the nearest airport . | Villa Flamingo is a 2,000 sqm palatial mansion in Andalusia and has gone on sale for $ 12,999,999 . Property has a distinct Ancient Egypt and Neo-Baroque theme and is described as ` wrapped in Hollywood glamour ' Price includes a 3D cinema , theatre , games floor littered with Egyptian statues , gym and six en suite bedrooms . | [[152, 179], [182, 246], [152, 179], [249, 333], [547, 561], [635, 706], [1264, 1285], [1954, 1991], [707, 772], [707, 721], [767, 834], [858, 923], [839, 855], [858, 872], [918, 974], [1769, 1882], [2609, 2730], [1288, 1368], [2898, 2920]] |
The former owner of the South Florida clinic that supplied performance-enhancing substances to Major League Baseball players and other athletes has been sentenced to four years in federal prison . The sentence for Anthony Bosch came today as Alex Rodriguez , Bosch 's best-known client , issued a hand-written apology to fans . A-Rod wrote that he takes ` full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season . ' However he also pointed out that his punishment was the longest suspension in league history - and urged fans to move on . Four years : Anthony Bosch prepares to turn himself in at federal court in Miami after he was sentenced to four years in prison for running a South Florida clinic that supplied performance-enhancing substances to Major League Baseball players and other athletes . Seen here walking in Manhattan in January , Alex Rodriguez is one of several MLB players and other athletes named as Bosch 's customers . US District Judge Darrin Gayles imposed the sentence Tuesday on Anthony Bosch , who was seeking a more lenient term because of his cooperation in the investigation . Prosecutors said Bosch could still get his sentence reduced through further cooperation . Bosch pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to distribute testosterone to athletes from the now-closed Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables . One customer was New York Yankees star A-Rod . Gayles said Bosch was under the influence of cocaine during the time he committed his crime . ` My addiction took the best of me , ' Bosch told Gayles . ' I ca n't put into words how sorry I am . ' Bosch became a key witness for MLB , which has been paying his legal and security bills after suspending more than a dozen players based on information he provided . Choking back tears during the court hearing , Bosch apologized for putting lives in jeopardy . ` My choices were terrible and I 'm ashamed of myself , ' he said . ' I ca n't put into words how sorry I am . ' Gayles gave Bosch until 11,15 am to surrender to the US Marshals , the New York Daily News reports . Meanwhile , Rodriguez issued a handwritten apology Tuesday ` for the mistakes that led to my suspension ' but has turned down the team 's offer to use Yankee Stadium for a news conference and has failed to detail any specifics about his use of performance-enhancing drugs . The five-paragraph statement issued three days before the team opens spring training , was addressed ` to the fans . ' Rodriguez says ' I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be ' and ` I 'm ready to put this chapter behind me and play some ball . ' The 39-year-old , a three-time AL MVP , was suspended last season for violations of baseball 's drug agreement and labor contract . An arbitrator found ` clear and convincing evidence ' Rodriguez used three banned substances and twice tried to obstruct the baseball 's drug investigation . Bosch and Rodriguez are expected to testify if Rodriguez cousin Yuri Sucart and ex-University of Miami pitching coach Lazaro Collazo go to trial as scheduled in April . Professional athletes paid Bosch as much as $ 12,000 per month for testosterone-filled syringes and creams , federal officials have said . He was also accused of selling performance-enhancing drugs to high school athletes , charging between $ 250 and $ 600 per month , according to an indictment . ` My choices were terrible and I 'm ashamed of myself ' : Bosch admits to using cocaine while he ran the clinic and says his addiction got the best of him . Bosch 's cooperation with MLB investigators led to the suspensions of Rodriguez ; Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun , who was the National League 's most valuable player in 2011 ; Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nelson Cruz ; Everth Cabrera of the San Diego Padres and Jhonny Peralta of the St. Louis Cardinals . None of the players have faced criminal charges . Bosch also served as a witness for the federal government in prosecuting a handful of former associates from his former clinic . To the Fans , . I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season . I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be . To Major League Baseball , the Yankees , the Steinbrenner family , the Players Association and you , the fans , I can only say I 'm sorry . I accept the fact that many of you will not believe my apology or anything that I say at this point . I understand why and that 's on me . It was gracious of the Yankees to offer me the use of Yankee Stadium for this apology , but I decided that next time I am in Yankee Stadium , I should be in pinstripes doing my job . I served the longest suspension in the history of the league for PED use . The Commissioner has said the matter is over . The Players Association has said the same . The Yankees have said the next step is to play baseball . I 'm ready to put this chapter behind me and play some ball . This game has been my single biggest passion since I was a teenager . When I go to Spring Training , I will do everything I can to be the best player and teammate possible , earn a spot on the Yankees and help us win . Sincerely , . Alex . To the fans : A-Rod 's handwritten apology note following the sentencing of his steroids dealer . The two page note was signed ` Sincerely , Alex. ' It comes just days before his team begins spring training in Florida . | U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Florida on Tuesday imposed the sentence on Anthony Bosch . Bosch pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to distribute testosterone to athletes from the now-closed Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables . 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When the Apple Watch was first envisioned , designers imagined a device packed full of sensors that could measure heart rate , stress levels , blood pressure and more . But a report now claims that , one-by-one , many of these sensors were dropped because they were unreliable or erratic . Sources told The Wall Street Journal that the watch even became dubbed ` black hole ' internally because it continued to suck in resources for four years . According to reports , the Californian firm experimented with sensors for its Apple Watch -LRB- range pictured -RRB- that measured conductivity of the skin to track stress levels and monitor heart-rate , but ` these features did n't perform consistently on some people , including those with hairy arms or dry skin ' The report added that Apple also struggled to find a purpose for the watch after the sensors were ditched , and were left ` wrestling with why a consumer would need or want such a device . ' Apple has not responded to MailOnline 's request for comment . Apple is expected to launch the smartwatch in March with prices starting at $ 349 , although a high-end 18-karat gold model could cost thousands of dollars . According to reports , Apple experimented with sensors that measured conductivity of the skin to track stress levels and monitor heart-rate , but ` these features did n't perform consistently on some people , including those with hairy arms or dry skin ' . The results were also said to have varied on how tightly the watch was being worn . Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has previously been critical of smartwatches but in an interview with the BBC he has said the Apple Watch 's display is ` like a little piece of art . ' He believes people in ` hip , camp areas ' will want it instantly , as will Apple 's existing customers , meaning ` millions of people will buy this watch from the start and that helps get the critical mass going . ' Mr Wozniak co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs during the 1970s , and was responsible for designing the Apple I computer . He left the company in 1987 . He recently said that no company has yet been able to create a ` compelling ' smartwatch , and he had been disappointed with early models of the technology . ` Like Apple did with smartphones , one company may point the right way to a smart and useful watch , but it should n't be a replacement for what the phone does , ' continued Mr Wozniak . Other sensors , such as detecting blood pressure and oxygen , were inconsistent and too complex and would have needed regulator approval . However , Apple did n't remove all the sensors . On the back of the case , a ceramic cover with sapphire lens covers a sensor that uses infrared and visible-light LEDs and photodiodes to detect heart rate . Apple Watch will use this sensor , along with an accelerometer and the GPS and Wi‑Fi in a paired iPhone , to measure physical movement . This will work with the Watch 's Activity app that can set Move goals , track exercise and make sure the wearer does n't sit down for too long . There will additionally be a Workout app to motivate wearers . Plus , developers will be able to create new apps with Apple 's WatchKit . The more complex features may also be included in future models , said ` people familiar with the matter ' . Apple has asked its Asian suppliers to make 5-6 million units of its three Apple Watch models for the first-quarter , the Wall Street Journal reported , citing people familiar with the matter . Taiwan-based Quanta Computer Inc , the sole assembler of the Apple Watch , started mass production earlier this year to get ready for an April launch , the Journal said . Thousands will work round the clock during the Chinese New Year holidays at Quanta 's factory in Changshu , China , the newspaper reported , quoting one person . Analysts predicts sales of wearables will grow from 29 million in 2014 to 172 million in 2018 , with a spike in 2015 . CCS Insight 's latest forecast believes the most popular devices will be smartwatches and fitness trackers . Ben Wood , CCS Insight 's Chief of Research said : ` The Apple Watch will be instrumental in taking the wearables market to the next level of growth . If successful , it 'll create a rising tide that will lift the whole market . ' ` If the Apple Watch performs as well as expected , its halo effect will result in a sales bonanza in the second half of 2015 , with record-breaking shipments in the important fourth quarter . ' Last month , reports emerged that even without all these sensors , Apple 's Watch will only last 19 hours on a full charge . The results were also said to have varied on how tightly the watch -LRB- pictured -RRB- was being worn . Other sensors , such as detecting blood pressure and oxygen , were inconsistent and too complex , and would have needed regulator approval . The report added that Apple also struggled to find a purpose for the watch . Apple did n't remove all the sensors . On the back of the case is a sensor that uses infrared and visible-light LEDs and photodiodes to detect heart rate . Apple fan site 9to5Mac said : ` For the first time , people with knowledge of the Apple Watch 's development have provided us with the specific performance targets Apple wants to achieve for the Apple Watch battery , but the actual numbers may fall short of those targets . ` According to our sources , Apple opted to use a relatively powerful processor and high-quality screen for the Apple Watch , both of which contribute to significant power drain . ' It said Apple wanted the Watch to provide roughly 2.5 to 4 hours of active application use versus 19 hours of combined active/passive use , three days of standby time , or four days if left in a sleeping mode . But , the site 's sources said Apple will only likely achieve approximately two to three days in either the standby or low-power modes . Last year , designers created an online demo of how apps may work on the Apple Watch . Created by Pipes , the interactive watch is modelled on official images released by Apple , and lets people see how their messages , emails and homescreen will look and work . The demo also shows how push notifications will appear , and lets users control music on the virtual watch . Apple Watch will use this sensor , along with an accelerometer and the GPS and Wi‑Fi in a paired iPhone -LRB- pictured with boss Tim Cook -RRB- , to measure physical movement . The more complex features may also be included in future models , said ` people familiar with the matter ' Apple 's chief executive Tim Cook -LRB- pictured -RRB- unveiled the watch at a launch event in September . In December , reports said Apple is ` finishing up ' work on the watch 's software and it could go on sale in March . So far Apple has refused to reveal exactly when it will be released , although a statement made to Apple employees suggests the release will be in ` the spring . ' It was previously claimed that suppliers were struggling to make enough screens and processors . Unveiled on 9 September at Apple 's iPhone 6 launch event , the Apple Watch is the company 's first foray into wearables . Built-in is a ` taptic engine ' that responds to a subtle vibrations users feel on their wrist for notifications . The watch has a completely new user interface , different from the iPhone , and the ` crown ' on the Apple Watch is a dial called the ` digital crown . ' Users can turn the crown to zoom in and out on a map , or scroll a list . The crown can also be pressed to take the user back to the home screen . Different areas on the watch face can be customised with taps and swipes , and force touches . The Glances feature shows info users would like to see , similar to Google Now , and is accessed by swiping the screen up from the bottom . Music can also be controlled on an iPhone through the Apple Watch . Built-in is a ` taptic engine ' that responds to a subtle vibrations users feel on their wrist for notifications . It understands questions in messages and then offers pre-selected answers , and messages can be dictated to the iPhone . Users can also talk to the watch and send a voice reply , or have it transcribed to them . There is no keyboard on the watch , and messages can only be sent through dictation , or emoji . Siri is also built into the Apple Watch . Samsung , LG , Sony , Motorola and Microsoft have already launched their own smartwatches , but Apple is expected to face unprecedented demand for its timepiece . Quanta , which is building the watch , has upped its number of workers from 2,000 to 10,000 and is ultimately aiming for 20,000 . The initial round of shipments will be 3 to 5 million watches , and Apple anticipates a total of 24 million watches to be shipped during 2015 . Last year , designers created an online demo of how apps may work on the Apple Watch . Created by Pipes , the interactive watch -LRB- pictured -RRB- is modelled on official images released by Apple , and lets people see how their messages , emails and homescreen will look and work . Clicking the mouse and moving it to the left and right will swipe through pages on the watch 's face . And clicking an individual icon will open that particular app -LRB- Messages app pictured left -RRB- . For example , clicking the iTunes icon opens a music player -LRB- right -RRB- and lets users press play and pause , and change the volume . | According to reports , Apple experimented with a range of sensors . These included sensors that measured conductivity of the skin to track stress levels and monitor heart-rate . But they ` did n't perform consistently ' on people with hairy arms or dry skin . The report added that Apple struggled to then find a purpose for the watch . Asked its Asian suppliers to make 5-6 million units for the first-quarter . Apple is expected to launch the watch in March with prices starting at $ 349 . 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A woman lies face down on a bed , blood stains are splattered up the white bathroom walls and furniture is strewn across the living room - but this is n't an episode of CSI . Behind the walls of this regular-looking four-bedroomed semi-detached house in Derby , East Midlands , is actually a training facility for the next generation of forensic investigators . Mocked up to look like any other house on a suburban street , the # 410,000 provision has been purpose built at the University of Derby and comes complete with an array of mysteries . Scroll down for video . Crime scene : Student Sarah-Jane Smith analyses the mock murder scene after finding a ` body ' face down on the bed at the forensic training facility at the University of Derby . The facility is purpose-built inside a former four-bedroom family home opposite the campus and comes with seven replica crime scenes , including a living room -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Student are closely monitored via CCTV cameras by their tutors as they analyse clues scattered around what was previously a family home , close to the campus . Their task is to gather as much information from the scene as possible , without disturbing or contaminating vital evidence , that can be later used in a court trial . Senior tutor , Jon Wright , who previously worked for the Metropolitan Police , said the rules of forensics are ABC - ` Assume Nothing , Believe No One and Challenge Everything ' . ` The first rule is safety . You must make sure that you 're safe and it is safe to enter . The second rule is to make sure that it is secure by checking the entry and protecting any other exit , ' he said . ` The ABC rules should be going through your head as well as the six Ws - who , what , where , when , why and how . ' A crime scene is not a sterile environment and you need to remember you can change the environment from the minute you walk in . ` As the first forensic scientist to examine the scene , you are seeing something that can never be repeated , and which you have to make the most of , ' he said . A student takes a swab of blood from the ` murder weapon ' in the bathroom at the training facility for forensic science undergraduates . The house also comes with a chemist shop in one room and students are advised to look for evidence that may be out of context , while trying to disturb any potential clues . The three-year course is more than just poking around a four-bedroom house in white overalls . As well as practical lessons in the laboratory and field , there are also more traditional theory-based lectures in areas including biology , chemistry and law . Students cover key forensic practices such as crime scene investigations , human tissue analysis and fingerprint analysis . Lessons in blood pattern analysis , firearms and fire investigation and how entomology and tissue decay can help the forensic scientist is also taught . The University of Derby offers its students the practical scenarios at its house -LRB- featured -RRB- and also a crime scene car , before presenting the findings in its mock courtroom . Not all students go on to work as crime scene investigators but the qualification opens up doors for those hoping to work in the criminal justice system , for local constabularies or for forensic science providers like Rolls Royce and AstraZeneca . Alternatively , people may choose to go on and work for law firms , private forensic laboratories or insurance companies . The emphasis on chemistry and molecular biology also opens opportunities for studying medicine . He continued : ` Every crime scene is different , so we set up the scenes to mimic ones we have seen in the past in our work or completely new ones and see how the students would handle it . ` It 's a normal house so it 's really flexible in how we set it up - there 's also a small shop which we can adapt and distribute evidence . ' Mr Wright said that the most important thing for any crime scene investigator is to be aware of their attention to detail . ` Everything is potential forensic evidence and while you are looking for things that are there , you must also be looking for things that are n't , which can be taken back to the lab and examined . ` Looking for things out of context , like a mark on the wall or an item that might be missing , it 's those things that could be crucial . ' All the trainees wear proper overalls and gloves so as not to contaminate any evidence , which is put in clear bags -LRB- left -RRB- and they also properly measure blood splatters to give them more clues on what happened . They are closely monitored by their tutors using CCTV , so that they can work on the scene independantly . He also said that students are looking for less obvious things such as a biro that could have fingerprints or a blank piece of paper that could bear an imprint . Mr Wright added : ` You only get one chance to do a crime scene so anything that could be potential evidence must be gathered . ' Within the house , which was completed last month , are seven replica crime scenes - a bedroom , bathroom , office , shop , garage and living room , as well as a ` blood pattern analysis room ' . Mr Wright added that the blood is actually sterile horse blood , which has the ` same appearance and reacts similarly to human blood ' . Once the evidence has been gathered , students are then encouraged to present their findings in the on-campus mock ` courtroom ' , to further mimic the real-life procedure . They are given training in law , criminology and the criminal justice system , and the facility is also open to law and criminology students . Along with 180 undergraduates currently on the BSc Forensic Science course , the facility is also used by emergency service teams and Derbyshire Constabulary for staff training . Students previously shared a unit with the police but now they have their own purpose-built facility , which Mr Wright described as ` perhaps one of the best in the country ' . One student , Sarah-Jane Smith , 34 , joined the course after spending 10 years as a special needs teacher . ' I thought it sounded an interesting job , but when I came here on an Open Day , I found to my surprise that I just could n't tear myself away from the forensic department stand . And here I am , ' she told the paper . Television programmes like CSI and Silent Witness fuelled a surge in the number of people taking up a forensic science degree , research has previously found . The next generation of crime scene investigators undertake practical assessments at the crime scene . The facility cost # 410,000 and was opened last month . It may look like a regular house from the outside but inside it is littered with potential evidence from a murder . Students are taught the ABC rules of forensics - ` Assume Nothing , Believe No One and Challenge Everything ' Along with 180 undergraduates currently on the BSc Forensic Science course , the facility is also used by emergency service teams for staff training . A report in 2009 revealed that the number of universities offering the degree had risen from two in 1990 to 285 . The report cited the TV detective programmes as the reason for the escalation in popularity . Dr. Ian Turner , head of forensic science , said : ` Having this resource onsite allows us to give our students the skills needed to develop a career in forensic science because they are learning in a real life context , with the same equipment and facilities used by professionals ' ` The staff on the teaching team are also a major asset . The academics leading the project have nearly 30 years of commercial forensic experience between them in addition to their academic expertise , and can share their skills and knowledge with the students . ' University of Derby Online Learning , which allows students from all over the world to gain a degree from home , has also used the facility to film a 360 degree virtual crime scene . Students can navigate the scene remotely , collecting and analysing evidence then write and prepare a statement of evidence for a court of law . Forensic science students at the University of Derby also have access to a forensic car , which is treated like a crime scene in a similar way . Students are then asked to present their evidence before a mock jury at the on-site courtroom as part of their assessment . Once the students have collected as much as evidence as they can they are encouraged to present their findings in the university 's mocked up court room - also on campus . The outside of the house -LRB- pictured -RRB- may look regular but behind its walls is reminiscent of a detective show . | The forensic training facility was purpose-built at the University of Derby . It is used by forensic science students hoping to become investigators . Comprises seven replica crime scenes in bedroom , bathroom and garage . Students ' job is to gather as much forensic evidence from it as possible . They are closely monitored by lecturers using CCTV cameras around home . 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An eccentric Puerto Rican man known for his Green Lantern costume ended up wearing it even when he was dead , after being embalmed and dressed in the outfit to welcome guests to his own funeral . Renato Garcia , 55 , had found the costume in a box next to be a bin in the city of San Juan , in the north-eastern Puerto Rico and was known for wearing it around his local area . When he died last week after suffering a severe asthma attack , his family decided it was appropriate that he was also buried in it . So after he was embalmed , his body was then propped up in the corner of the hall where the funeral took place under the instructions of his sister Milagros Garcia , 51 , who said : ` It is what he would have wanted . ' Scroll down for video . When Renato Garcia , 55 , died last week his family decided that it would be appropriate if he was buried in a Green Lantern costume that he loved . He 's pictured here in the outfit at his own funeral . Garcia had found the costume in a box next to be a bin in the city of San Juan . The Green Lantern was brought to the big screen in 2011 , with Ryan Reynolds playing the superhero . She said that she remembered Renato had loved reading comic books as a boy and he was a great joker , and loved walking around town in his costume after he found it lying next to a rubbish bin . The man 's corpse was not only upright but was surrounded by flowers as he stood in the suit complete with the Green Lantern power ring . She said : ` He did have really bad asthma and was regularly getting oxygen in the local hospital . He used to turn up there as well with his Green Lantern costume . ` When he died it was the thing everybody was talking about , and so we thought it was obviously so much a part of him that we decided to bury him with it . ' She added : ` In keeping with the Puerto Rican tradition of embalming bodies for funerals , there was no point in burying him in the suit if nobody saw that he was wearing it , and therefore he was put on display in the funeral hall . ' The Green Lantern was brought to the big screen in 2011 , with Ryan Reynolds playing the superhero . Renato 's is just the latest in a number of bizarre funerals in Puerto Rico . Last June , the body of a builder was taken to the funeral in the shovel of a bulldozer . Shortly before , a Puerto Rican octogenarian woman , Georgina Chervony , had a wake dressed in her wedding dress and sitting on her favourite rocking chair . Renato 's is just the latest in a number of bizarre funerals in Puerto Rico . Even Renato 's dog paid homage to the green-themed superhero . Then there was the boxer who had asked to be dressed in his boxing attire and placed on his feet in the corner of a boxing ring - and the 22-year-old man who wanted to have his wake held with him riding on the motorcycle he used to ride . Other cases have included the man who was embalmed and driven around town in one of the ambulances he owned and the man who asked to be dressed as Cuban guerrilla icon ` Che ' Guevara , whom he had admired . These odd wakes are taken very seriously by the families of the deceased , who say they are attempting to pay tribute in a special way to their loved ones , although local authorities have been trying fruitlessly to find legal ways to prohibit them . Meanwhile , the practice , which is thought to have originated in Puerto Rico in 2008 , seems to be spreading to the continental United States and last year The New York Times reported that similar wakes had been held in New Orleans and Ohio . | Renato Garcia , 55 , wore a Green Lantern costume to his own funeral . Garcia , from San Juan in Puerto Rico , found the outfit in a bin . His family decided he should be dressed in the beloved suit for his burial . | [[0, 107], [0, 2], [96, 98], [135, 195], [755, 887], [904, 906], [910, 958], [196, 209], [212, 247], [242, 247], [253, 288], [959, 996], [991, 996], [1002, 1039], [1141, 1144], [1247, 1335], [377, 438], [441, 510], [755, 887], [904, 906], [910, 958]] |
If recent rumours are to be believed , Apple is branching out into self-driving cars , search engines and now virtual reality . Another patent has been awarded to the Californian firm that details a head-mounted iPhone virtual display . It follows a similar patent awarded in December 2013 , and a job listing posted in November advertising for an virtual reality engineer . The patent is called ` Head-mounted display apparatus for retaining a portable electronic device with display ' and was filed in September 2008 . Its description reads : ` The portable electronic may be physically coupled to the head-mounted device such that -LSB- it -RSB- can be worn on the user 's head ' Virtual reality is here : The Samsung Gear VR use a Note 3 tablet inside a $ 200 headset to provide the screen - and looks a lot like Apple 's patent . The patent is called ` Head-mounted display apparatus for retaining a portable electronic device with display ' and was filed in September 2008 . Its description reads : ` The portable electronic may be physically coupled to the head-mounted device such that -LSB- it -RSB- can be worn on the user 's head . ` Each device may be allowed to extend its features and/or services to the other device for the purpose of enhancing , increasing and/or eliminating redundant functions between the head-mounted device and the portable electronic device . ' Following the release of Apple 's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus , the firm achieved a record high for app downloads . According to Fiksu 's App Store Competitive Index , downloads in October were up 42 per cent cpmpared to September . This was up 39 per cent year-on-year . More than 7.8 million downloads , across the top 200 free iOS apps , were recorded last month . Images in the patent show a head-mounted headset into which an iPhone can be placed and used as a display . One image in particular shows the device being controlled by a remote . The patent does n't use the words ` virtual reality ' , but the headset 's similarity to Samsung 's Gear VR headset and Google 's Cardboard headset suggests that the device would be used in a similar way . Apple 's patent predates these announcements and subsequently has the potential to cause patent disputes with these companies . Hints that Apple was looking to expand into virtual reality appeared in December when it was awarded a patent simply called ` Head-mounted display . ' The patent was filed in May 2007 and details a ` goggle system for providing a personal media viewing experience to a user . ' Images in the patent show a head-mounted headset into which an iPhone can be placed and used as a display . One image in particular shows the device being controlled by a remote -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The patent -LRB- left -RRB- does n't use the words ` virtual reality ' , but the headset 's similarity to Samsung 's Gear VR headset -LRB- right -RRB- suggests the device would be used in a similar way . Apple 's patent predates this announcement and subsequently has the potential to cause patent disputes with its rival . Apple explained that the goggle system may resemble ski or motorcycle goggles , and to ` enhance the user 's comfort , the goggle system may include breathable components ' , including breathable foam that rests against the user 's face . In November rumours surfaced again when the firm posted a job listing for an engineer to create ` apps that integrate virtual reality systems . ' It said : ` We are looking for a software engineer to develop UI and applications to create next generation software experiences . If Apple is looking to expand into the virtual reality market , it would follow rivals Google , Samsung and Oculus Rift - despite filing its patent before these firms released their headsets . Google Cardboard -LRB- pictured -RRB- is made from cardboard folded to form an enclosure , in which a phone is then slotted in to act as a display . ` This engineer will create high performance apps that integrate with virtual reality systems for prototyping and user testing . ' The candidate will work with the team in the firm 's Santa Clara Valley office . It is not known whether the firm is looking to develop hardware , as well as software , but an Apple headset would rival the likes of Oculus Rift and Samsung 's Gear VR . Hints that Apple was looking to expand into virtual reality appeared in December when it was awarded a patent simply called ` Head-mounted display . ' The patent -LRB- pictured -RRB- was filed in May 2007 and details a ` goggle system for providing a personal media viewing experience to a user ' In November rumours surfaced again when the firm posted a job listing for an engineer . ' The post said : ` We are looking for a software engineer to develop UI and applications to create next generation software experiences -LSB- and -RSB- create apps that integrate with virtual reality systems ' | The patent was filed by the Californian firm in September 2008 . Its description reads : ` The portable electronic may be physically coupled to the head-mounted device such that -LSB- it -RSB- can be worn on the user 's head ' Images in the patent show a headset that resembles Samsung 's Gear VR . An iPhone can be placed in the headset and used as a display . Another image shows the device being controlled by a remote . 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Sporting sunglasses and summer dresses , Britons flocked to the beach to bask in the first signs of spring sunshine as temperatures hit 11C in parts of the UK today . Elsewhere , volunteers and excited schoolchildren on half-term holiday made the most of the mild weather by taking part in Pancake Day races to mark the start of Lent . Meanwhile , spring flowers are blooming early as a result of the warmer , less wet winter , with fields of snowdrops in Shaftesbury , Dorset , attracting crowds of visitors . Basking in Brighton : Sun-seekers made the most of the first signs of spring sunshine on the seafront today . Family day out : One young woman dresses up as Spiderman to take part in a Pancake Day race in east London -LRB- right -RRB- while a young girl takes it slow and steady during a race in Ripon , North Yorkshire . Spring flowers : Snowdrops bloom in the gardens of Springhead Trust in Shaftesbury , Dorset . Half-term fun : Six-year-old Genevieve Leishman squeals with delight as she runs across the sand on Great Yarmouth beach , Norfolk -LRB- left -RRB- and another young girl dips her toes into the shallows at Herne Bay , Kent . Clear skies brought a bright and crisp start to the day in southern and eastern areas of England - with a similar start expected for many tomorrow . The warm front meant temperatures hovered between 8C and 9C for much of southern England . A high of 11.1 C was recorded in Plymouth , Devon , while Exeter reached 10.7 C . In Brighton , where temperatures reached a high of 8.8 C today , sun-seekers were pictured on the shorefront as they enjoyed the warm weather . Similar temperatures are expected for the seaside town tomorrow , but those hoping for another day of blue skies may be left disappointed as forecasters expect clouds to gather over the course of the day . Meanwhile , one brave six-year-old schoolgirl squealed with delight as she ran across the sand at Great Yarmouth Beach , Norfolk , where temperatures hit 8.3 C . The warmer weather in London brought out the first ice creams of the year . In St James 's Park , temperatures reached 9.8 C. Sun-seekers : Wearing sunglasses , two young people make the most of the rays on Brighton Beach , Dorset . Blue skies : Temperatures in Herne Bay , Kent , pictured , reached 8.8 C today and will have sunshine tomorrow . Sunshine snack : One man treated himself to an ice cream as he made the most of the weather in London . Blooms : Five-year-old Millie Scott plays in a sea of brightly-coloured crocuses today in Southsea , Hampshire . Crisp : A family walks towards Wells Cathedral , Somerset , which saw clear blue skies for most of the day . Tomorrow morning , clear skies overnight will mean plenty of morning sunshine for southern and eastern England , which will continue to see the best of the weather for much of the day . However , the conditions are also likely to bring patches of frost . Further north , cloud will start to thicken and move further south into the Midlands - pushing the warm front further south . Clouds will start to thicken in Wales , north west England , Northern Ireland and north west Scotland and parts of the north will be very blustery - particularly to the east of the Pennines and eastern Scotland . Beautiful : Beach-goers enjoyed a sunny day at Porthcurno , Cornwall , with some dipping their toes in the sea . Bustling : Crowds gathered in front of the National Portrait Gallery in Central London this afternoon . Mild weather : Temperatures in central London , pictured , reached highs of 9.8 C in the sunshine today . Morning sunshine : A group of cyclists heads out on one of the many picturesque routes through Cambridge . Despite the cloudy conditions , there will be little rain , with outbreaks expected to remain confined to west Scotland . More areas of the UK will see temperatures reaching double figures tomorrow . The warmest weather is expected in Scotland tomorrow , with forecasters predicting highs between 14C and 15C in the north east of the country - very mild for this time of the year . On Wednesday night into Thursday , the wet weather will push into southern England , leaving brighter weather in Scotland and Northern Ireland . But there will be some snow on hills and feel a little colder . Tradition : The ball breaks from the hug during the annual Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne , Derbyshire . Popular : Crowds gather as the annual Atherstone Ball Game gets underway in Atherstone , Warwckshire . Historic : Shrovetide football has been played in Alnwick , Northumberland , pictured , for at least 250 years . On Friday the weather will be greyer and wetter for much of the UK , but sunnier weather is expected to return in time for the weekend . The warmer weather over winter has meant spring flowers are blooming earlier than usual , according to the National Trust . Gardeners and volunteers recorded blooms at National Trust properties across the South West , where spring tends to arrive earliest . They counted 1,345 flowers at 18 gardens in Devon and Cornwall , compared with 1,205 in 2014 -- but still far below the record of 3,335 in 2008 . Snowdrops : The warmer weather over winter has meant spring flowers are blooming earlier than usual . Peaceful : A family of swans swim in the lake in the grounds of Springhead Trust in Shaftsebury , Dorset . Delicate : Spring blossoms hang on the trees in Cambridge , where temperatures reached 8.7 C today . Pancake Day race : Schoolchildren compete at an event in Olney , Buckinghamshire to mark the start of Lent . Camellias have been in bloom in Cornwall since November and the warm weather last week has boosted snowdrops and aconites , the Trust said . In Shaftesbury , Dorset , private estates have opened their grounds to visitors as part of the Snowdrop Festival . Meanwhile , in Olney , Buckinghamshire , schoolchildren and charity fundraisers took part in a pancake race which has been run in the town since 1445 to mark the start of Lent . Races were also held in Windsor , Berkshire , Leeds and outside the Houses of Parliament , in London . Elsewhere in the country another traditional event was taking place to mark the start of Lent : Shrovetide football . Frost : The sun rising over the Cambridgeshire Fens today , where more clear weather is expected tomorrow . Flippin ' close : The Dean of Ripon Cathedral John Dobson -LRB- second from the left -RRB- with members of the clergy take part in the annual pancake races outside Ripon Cathedral , North Yorkshire . Light-hearted : Two men dress up at pancake races in Windsor , Berskshire -LRB- left -RRB- and Ripon , North Yorkshire . Close : Competitors take part in the annual pancake race through the streets of Olney , Buckinghamshire . Distinguished by its blood and thunder tackles , mud slides and an enjoyable lack of rules , the game has been held in Alnwick , Northumberland for at least 250 years . The goals , known as hales , are 440 yards apart and a lack of an offside rule meant there was no debate about players interfering with play . The pitch , dotted with molehills and reeds , did not lend itself to skilful dribbling , yet there was excitement a-plenty with hearty challenges flying in from players of both sexes and all ages . Final flip : BBC journalist Ben Wright , right , and Sir David Amess , left , cross the finish line in a fundraiser race organised by the Rehab disability charity to support the its work with disabled people in London . Fancy dress : A young boy in Ripon , North Yorkshire -LRB- left -RRB- and a woman in costume in Windsor , Berkshire . Taking a tumble : One young woman falls while taking part in a pancake race near Brick Lane in east London . Rival parishes St Paul 's and St Michael 's took each other on , with the latter side winning 2-0 . That may have had something to do with them having more than double the number of players . The game only lasts a maximum of two goals , and umpire David Jackson blew his trumpet to signal the second hale . After competitors deemed to have played well were handed a shiny # 2 coin and the winning goalscorer a crisp # 20 note , the ball was hoofed into the adjacent River Aln . 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A personal trainer was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer after doctors mistook a lump on his right knee for a pulled muscle . Stuart Brookes has now been told he has just 18 months to live after the disease returned for a second time in two years . He was first diagnosed with myxoid liposarcoma - a rare soft tissue cancer - in November 2012 . Despite initially being told the disease was completely curable , tests just months later revealed it had spread throughout his body . Now the 30-year-old is trying to raise # 150,000 to travel to the US to take part in a potentially life-saving clinical trial . Stuart Brookes , pictured with his girlfriend Alina Ispavskaya , was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of soft tissue cancer , metastatic myxoid liposarcoma in November 2012 . When Mr Brookes , pictured with Miss Ispavaskaya left , and his nephew William , right , first went to see a GP , complaining of a lump behind his right knee , the doctor mistook the tumour for a pulled muscle . With no cure available for him in the UK , Mr Brookes believes travelling to Washington state to receive a unique treatment could be his last hope . Patients at a hospital there are taking part in a trial where cancer patients are given a vaccine . The theory is the body will recognise the cancer as a disease and will fight it itself . Mr Brookes , who is originally from Birmingham but now lives in London , visited his GP in the summer of 2012 after finding a lump behind his right knee . ` It took a while for me to go to the doctors , as it did n't hurt , ' Mr Brookes said . ` The doctor said I had pulled a muscle , but I was n't convinced . ' I was in the process of moving down to London at the time , so it was another three months before my missus forced me to do something about it . ` In the end the lump was almost the size of my fist . ' After visiting another GP in London , he was sent for an MRI scan and a biopsy at Kingston Hospital . The tests revealed the lump was cancerous and he was diagnosed with metastatic myxoid liposarcoma . It is a very rare form of sarcoma - a cancer of the soft tissue - and affects the connective tissues . The disease usually presents as a painless slow-growing lump , and can often by misdiagnosed as a result . The tumours are usually confined to the extremities , particularly the thigh . ' I was told it was completely curable , ' said Mr Brookes . ` It was a bit worrying as I was going into the unknown . Over the course of the next three months the lump continued to grow , until it reached the size of a fist . He returned to see another GP , this time in London after moving , and was referred for a biopsy and MRI scan . The tests revealed the lump was cancerous and Mr Brookes began treatment immediately . In March 2013 , surgeons a the Royal Marsden Hospital , removed the lump . Mr Brookes also faced rounds of radiotherapy and chemotherapy to try and treat the cancer . ` But I was mainly concerned about how it would affect my leg , and my job as a personal trainer . ` To be honest , I was worried if there would be scar tissue , and whether I would be crippled afterwards . ' Once he had received his diagnosis , Mr Brookes started a five-week course of radiotherapy . He then had surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital to remove the tumour in March 2013 . Surgeons cut through the back of his leg and lifted up parts of his hamstring to remove the tumour . He said : ` The operation went really well , they removed everything . I was able to do a lot of the rehabilitation myself . ' For the next nine months Mr Brookes worked on his recovery , and underwent regular check ups to monitor the cancer with CT scans and to drain fluid from his leg . But it was then that he noticed lumps on his left leg and upper back . Mr Brookes has been diagnosed with metastatic myxoid liposarcoma . It is a very rare form of sarcoma - a cancer of the soft tissue - and affects the connective tissues . It typically affects adults aged 40 to 60 years old . The disease usually presents as a painless slow-growing lump , and can often by misdiagnosed as a result . The tumours are usually confined to the extremities , particularly the thigh . The size of the tumour and where it is , affects a patient 's prognosis , with tumours smaller than 10 to 15cm having a better survival rate . In around half of cases , the disease spreads to other parts of the body , commonly to the lungs . ` When I went back to my doctors they were n't very optimistic , and I could tell it was n't going to be good news , ' he said . ` They looked very worried . ' Mr Brookes , who lives with girlfriend Alina and her 12-year-old son Max , was sent for more tests which revealed his cancer was back . An MRI scan showed the stage 4 cancer had spread to his hip , spine and pelvis , and doctors told him he had around 18 months to live . ` It felt as thought two or three people were trying to prepare me to die , ' he said . ` One said , `` we can make you feel as good as we can for as long as possible '' . ` My GP asked me what I wanted to do with my time . I did n't want to sit and make a bucket list . ` They did n't even give me any advice about diet - they told me I could eat whatever I wanted . Even for a healthy person , that is n't good advice . ' I did n't want to sit and dwell , I want to fight it , so I asked for a new team . ' Mr Brookes , who loves football , surfing and running , was finding it difficult to walk due to the pain in his hip . With a new specialist team he started another , more intense round of radiotherapy , this time for two weeks . In the meantime he started doing his own research into clinical trials available both in France and in America , as well as changing to a special low-sugar diet to try and starve the cancer cells . He also started practising yoga and meditation to give him a positive and healthy mentality . ' I had been told that radiotherapy and chemotherapy would n't cure me , ' said Mr Brookes . For nine months , Mr Brookes worked on his recovery . But he then noticed more lumps that had appeared on his left leg and upper back . Tests confirmed the cancer had returned . Doctors told him the disease had spread to his hip , spine and pelvis and gave him just 18 months to live . Determined not to give up , Mr Brookes , pictured with -LRB- from L to R -RRB- his mother Lesley , twin sister Sarah and nan Eileen , began to research clinical trials in the US . ` But I wanted to talk to someone detached from the medical profession , like a research professor . ` In the UK there are clinical trials available , but I had to have chemotherapy , and that is not something I want to put my body through . ' Eventually he tracked down Robin Jones , a professor at the division of medical oncology at the University of Washington in Seattle , who explained to him the current trials being carried out in the US . But because Mr Brookes is n't a US citizen , if he wants to qualify for the trials he will have to pay for the treatment himself , at a cost of up to # 150,000 . ` It felt great to talk to him , ' he said . ` He was the first person not to just pooh-pooh everything . ` He has since moved over to England , and we were able to sit down and talk it through . ` He told me about Dr Seth Pollack who is running a trial where you are given a vaccine , as though you had mumps or measles , and your body will recognise the cancer as a disease and will fight it itself . ' Now friends and family are determined to get Mr Brookes over to America for the potentially life-saving trial , and they are on a fundraising mission to raise the money in the next few months . Friend Richard Burton has set up a website , and friends and even strangers have started to donate to the urgent cause . ' I guess my friends just have n't had enough of me yet , ' added Mr Brookes . ` They may regret it when I 'm well again . ` Friends who I have n't spoken to for years have got in touch and donated . There is not really a way I can thank them . ` It can often be more difficult for the people closest to me , than for me . ` But I am writing it all down in a blog at the moment , and maybe that could be one way to give back when I publish it . ' Family and friends are now trying to raise more than # 150,000 to fund Mr Brookes 's trip to the US , to Washington State where he hopes to enrol on a clinical trial that is testing a new vaccine-like drug for cancer . Mr Brookes , who is a personal trainer , said : ` This is an opportunity without which , I do n't really have any kind of hope ' Mr Brookes hopes to travel out to the US at the end of the month for some holistic treatments , and to talk to Dr Pollock and hopefully put plans in place to start treatment . He said : ` They ca n't tell me whether the trial will work . ` But this is an opportunity without which , I do n't really have any kind of hope . ' Kayleigh Smith , who has known Stuart for 13 years , urged people to donate to his treatment . She said : ` Stu is just a great all round guy really . He can brighten up any situation with his unique sense of humour . ` He 's always been willing to help out friends when they needed it . ` Despite going through treatments , Stu goes out of his way to help any of his friends , no matter what . ` During his time as a personal trainer he has helped so many people change their lives , so please help us return the favour . ' To donate to Stuart 's fund to help him travel to the US visit his website here . | Stuart Brookes first visited his GP after noticing a lump on his right knee . Doctor mistook it for a pulled muscle but over next three months it grew . It reached the size of a fist and the personal trainer returned to the doctor . Tests revealed 30-year-old had myxoid liposarcoma - a very rare cancer . He had radiotherapy , chemotherapy and an operation to remove the lump . Nine months later he noticed more lumps on his left leg and upper back . Doctors revealed disease had spread to hips , spine and pelvis . Given 18 months to live he researched clinical trials in America . 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Each tweet may only contain 140 characters , but these short posts contain enough information to reveal hidden clues about your personality . A tool has been created that analyses the language used in up to 3,500 of these tweets posted by a user on the site . From this it claims to be able to calculate how passionate , egoistical , materialistic and mischievous that particular user is . Scroll down to try the personality tool . The language you use on the social media site Twitter can provide an insight into your personality . According to a survey of 1,000 twitter users , around 72 per cent had one of these hidden personas . A third of those who took part were found to have a passionate persona while 26 per cent were materialistic and 16 per cent were subconsciously egotistic . Researchers have analysed exactly what makes a tweet get attention . Cornell researchers say a combination of language , positive and negative words and even asking people to retweet help . They say the results of the study , which was partly funded by Google , could not only improve your twitter performance , but also improve your chances in business meetings . The researchers found nine key features most likely to generate retweets : . Dr Sandra Scott , a psychiatrist who has advised on Big Brother and I 'm a Celebrity , developed the tool for red wine firm Apothic Wine . She said : ` Most of us have some aspect of ourselves which we are not fully aware of , a sort of ` hidden persona ' . ` It is interesting to see how we can unconsciously reveal this part of ourselves through the use of social media . ` It 's worth noting that just because we are not fully aware of this aspect of ourselves does not necessarily mean that it is something to shy away from . ` Our ` hidden personas ' can sometimes make us appreciate ourselves more and reveal qualities that we like . ' The test has also shown that Glasgow is home to the most egotistical people - 27 per cent , while Edinburgh has the most passionate Twitter users - 42 per cent . Cardiff was found to be the least passionate and Brighton was the most materialistic . Dr Scott said the tool could also help to reveal the kind of image that public figures and celebrities are presenting on Twitter . She said : ` When you consider celebrities , prolific tweeters such as Jeremy Clarkson and Katie Hopkins , they , like all of us , are human beings . The tool uses keywords on Twitter feeds to look for signs of four different personas like materialistic . Surprisingly egoists were not found to be the most common type of person sharing their thoughts on Twitter . ' I think it is fair enough to say that all of us have a hidden side , we have an aspect of ourselves we are not conscious of . ` Celebrities , maybe more than most , have to be quite conscious about the image they are presenting on Twitter . ` Nonetheless , just like the rest of us , they will be revealing with every word something else they just do n't want to come out . ' | The tool analyses language in the last 3,500 messages posted on Twitter . It attributes four traits - egoists , passionate , materialistic and mischievous . 72 % of people on Twitter were found to have one of these personalities . The most common persona was passionate followed by materialistic . | [[142, 228], [308, 363], [385, 389], [2404, 2412], [2418, 2509], [580, 633]] |
Two fugitives - one of whom is actor Russel Crowe 's former helicopter pilot - have finally been caught after years on the run when the yacht they stole in New Zealand was spotted off the coast of Australia by a sailing website who had been trying to find it for the owners . Sailing website Live Sail Die had been keeping an eye out for the stolen yacht ` Harlech ' . After identifying it by taking photographs taken through a pair of binoculars , they alerted police . The two fugitives - one an unlicensed helicopter pilot who frequently flew Hollywood star Russell Crowe from Sydney to his outback Australian home - were arrested as they drifted into Broken Bay near Palm Beach , Sydney , on Monday night . Crowe 's former helicopter pilot Paul James Bennett and partner Simone Anne Wright are accused of fraud , theft and sexual assault on a teenage girl . Simone Anne Wright and Paul James Bennett allegedly sailed a stolen yacht from New Zealand to Sydney . A member of sailing website Live Sail Die identified the stolen yacht by taking photographs taken through a pair of binoculars . Australian actor Russell Crowe employed Bennett as his helicopter pilot in 2000 , but was not aware that Bennett did not even have a helicopter licence . The Daily Telegraph reported that the yacht was taken from the Bay of Islands in New Zealand two weeks ago . Bennett , 52 , and Wright , 38 , are in a long-term relationship , and are wanted in connection with an alleged AU$ 240,000 fraud of HeliPower , a Canterbury-based helicopter company . They are also wanted in connection of a suspected sex attack on a teenage girl in the late 2000s . Both were detained on the yacht at 9.30 pm on Monday night and are assisting police with their enquiries . ' I am extremely pleased with the efforts of our enthusiastic followers which assisted greatly with the capture of two wanted fugitives who stole the yacht Harlech , ' Live Sail Die CEO Suellen Hurling said in a statement . ` When the news came about that the boat had been stolen , LSD team member Darren McManaway was assigned the role to manage the updates and communications and to ensure that we kept the momentum going so that the story was n't forgotten , or lost in a sea of updates . ` Darren , who also works as a commercial skipper , was tipped off on Monday evening February 17 from one of our young Kiwi readers Felix Fielding , with details that he believed he had spotted the yacht in Sydney . ` Communications between the two , including photos taken through a pair of binoculars , confirmed that the yacht he could see was in fact the stolen boat . The owners were ecstatic with the find . ' A reported fantasist who once told a court in Britain in the early 1990s that he had been kidnapped while working as a helicopter pilot for the CIA in South Africa , Bennett 's work with Russell Crowe was all too real for the Oscar-winning actor . The two fugitives were arrested on board the stolen yacht at Broken Bay near Palm Beach , Sydney , on Monday night . Crowe has told police that he hired Bennett after the New Zealander landed a helicopter unannounced on his farm in northern New South Wales in 2000 and asked for a job . The actor was not aware that Bennett did not even have a helicopter licence , but agreed that the New Zealander could fly him to and from Sydney . A reported fantasist who once told a court in Britain in the early 1990s that he had been kidnapped while working as a helicopter pilot for the CIA in South Africa , Bennett 's work with Russell Crowe was all too real for the Oscar-winning actor . Crowe has told police that he hired Bennett after the New Zealander landed a helicopter unannounced on his farm in northern New South Wales in 2000 and asked for a job . The actor was not aware that Bennett did not even have a helicopter licence , but agreed that the New Zealander could fly him to and from Sydney . Bennett landed a helicopter unannounced on Crowe 's farm in northern New South Wales in 2000 and asked for a job . Police in Sydney had fraud charges listed against Bennett in 2003 as a result of his work as a pilot for Russell Crowe but he disappeared and the case never came to court . Three years earlier , he touched down on Crowe 's 240-hectare property at Nana Glen , near Coffs Harbour , and impressed the actor with his ` cheek ' so much that he was hired to fly Crowe around . But Bennett was eventually dismissed after he turned a Christmas party organised by Crowe into a media circus after leaking a rumour that the actor planned to wed movie star Meg Ryan . He also used a photograph of him and Crowe in a chopper cabin to obtain loans from companies . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Sailing website Live Sail Die alerted police about the stolen yacht . Photographs taken through a pair of binoculars identified the yacht . Paul James Bennett and partner Simone Anne Wright had evaded capture . The pair are accused of fraud , theft and sexual assault on a teenage girl . Yacht was taken from the Bay of Islands in New Zealand two weeks ago . Actor Russell Crowe employed Bennett as his helicopter pilot in 2000 . 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Ed Balls claimed # 1,610 for cleaners without providing any receipts . Ed Balls and a string of Labour frontbenchers claimed expenses for cleaning and other odd jobs without submitting receipts , it has emerged . Mr Balls claimed # 1,610 for cleaners and his wife Yvette Cooper claimed # 2,640 for housework and gardening , out of a total of # 37,881 claimed by 12 Labour MPs . But the shadow chancellor did not submit a single receipt for the work done -- despite telling families they had a duty to record the personal details of gardeners , cleaners and handymen , no matter how small the job done . It also emerged that Mr Balls and his wife Yvette Cooper have never asked their window cleaner in Castleford , West Yorkshire , for a receipt despite employing him for nearly two decades . Pontefract Window Cleaning Services last night confirmed it had never been asked for a receipt by Mr Balls . The firm cleans the windows at the three-storey Balls family home once a month , charging # 12 each time . Bur a spokesman for Mr Balls insisted his practice of demanding receipts applied only to jobs where he pays in cash . He pointed out that Mr Balls pays his window cleaner by cheque and receives handwritten invoices every few months . He also defended the cleaning claims . He said : ` Ed 's cleaner was and continues to be employed on PAYE and paid by bank transfer . These claims were made fully in accordance with the Fees Office rules . ' On Sunday Mr Balls said even someone who ` cuts your hedge for a tenner ' should provide an invoice to discourage tax avoidance . Mr Balls said he had the ` name and address and a receipt ' for every cash transaction because it was ` the right thing to do ' . David Cameron this morning said he wanted Mr Balls ` to have more time to clean his own windows and cut his own hedge ' -- by defeating Labour at the next election . Yesterday he insisted that it was fine to pay for goods and services without asking for a receipt -- because the onus was on the tradesman to pay his or her taxes . Mr Cameron said he had occasionally paid things in cash without getting a receipt , but insisted that he has never helped someone ` evade the taxes that they should pay ' . John Durning -LRB- right -RRB- from Castleford , West Yorkshire , cleans Mr Balls 's windows at his home in Castleford , West Yorkshire . A Downing Street spokesman said : ` The onus is on the trader who is responsible for paying the taxes that they owe . ' Mr Cameron 's intervention came after Labour 's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said getting a receipt for all cash-in-hand jobs was a ` matter of good housekeeping ' and was a ` good thing to do ' . The Tories said Labour 's suggestion that families should always get a receipt for cash-in-hand jobs revealed a ` complete lack of understanding ' about business . Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said it was ` absurd ' . He said : ' I do n't think anybody in the country probably does that unless they sit down and they do it as part of a process ; in other words , if you are employing somebody in which the objective is paying them cash as a process of your business , then of course I suspect most businesses do keep some kind of record , that 's the right thing to do . ` But if you have a one-off payment for something and you pay cash , I should n't think anybody in the country does that necessarily ... what it exemplifies is Labour 's complete lack of understanding about how business works and , actually , how people get by . ' Charlotte Leslie promised to hand back cash from a businessman accused of tax-avoidance . Conservative Party high command was accused of intervening to stop a Tory MP handing back a donation from a businessman accused of tax avoidance . Charlotte Leslie pledged on Monday to return # 5,000 given by Hugh Sloane , the multimillionaire co-founder of an investment management company , Sloane Robinson . A tribunal had ruled that the firm had operated a tax avoidance scheme . The MP for Bristol North West originally told The Times : ` Nobody wants to take money that 's not whiter than white . ' But just hours later , she retracted the promise . A party source said : ` Charlotte realised she had made a mistake . She realised she had to change her position . ' Last night a Labour MP wrote to Miss Leslie to ask her whether she had been pressurised into the U-turn following arm-twisting from Tory Central Office . Phil Wilson pointed out that Mr Sloane and his business associate had given the Conservative Party as a whole almost # 1million . If Miss Leslie had handed her donation back , it would have put pressure on the whole party to do the same . The issue highlights the thorny issue of political donations . Labour say the Tories are too dependent on ` dodgy ' financiers for funding , while the Conservatives say Labour are in hock to the unions . Miss Leslie received the personal donation from Mr Sloane in December . His company , Sloane Robinson , was ordered to pay # 13million in unpaid tax and national insurance contributions to HM Revenue and Customs in 2012 after a tribunal ruled against a tax scheme it had since 2004 . The Crown argued that the share scheme was ` nothing more than the mechanism for the delivery of bonuses ' of # 24million to Mr Sloane ; George Robinson , the company 's co-founder ; and two other directors . The tribunal presiding on the case concluded that the structures under investigation were ` merely money-box companies serving an essentially mechanical purpose . ' Mr Sloane has also given donations of # 10,000 each to Angie Bray , the Tory MP for Ealing Central and Action ; and Nicola Blackwood , Tory MP for Oxford West and Abingdon . 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A father-of-two ordered enough ricin to ` kill hundreds ' from an undercover FBI agent on the ` dark net ' it is alleged . Mohammed Ammer Ali , 31 , asked for the chemical to be delivered to his family home hidden in a toy car . Ali was said to have then searched the internet looking for local pet shops selling rabbits and chinchillas on which he could test the deadly poison . Hidden : Enough ricin to ` kill hundreds ' was concealed in a toy car . He was arrested in an anti-terror raid at his home in Liverpool last week , accused of paying $ 500 -LRB- # 325 -RRB- for 500mg of ricin . Ali told the FBI agent , posing as a seller , that he would be a ` good repeat customer ' and would ` need 500mg each month , for the next few months ' , according to investigators . He is said to have asked if the ricin would be packaged in ` Breaking Bad style ' phials -- referring to the hit US drama . Terror police , who raided his top-floor flat above a restaurant , also allegedly found a ` to-do list ' saved on his computer which said ` pay ricin man ' and ` get pet to murder ' . The married IT worker appeared at a London court yesterday charged with attempting to obtain a chemical weapon . Speaking at the hearing in Westminster Magistrates ' Court , prosecutor Mark Dawson said of the amount of ricin ordered : ` Whether inhaled or injected , the chemical would easily be enough to scientifically kill hundreds of people . ` He believed he was purchasing five fatal doses . ' The poison is 6,000 times more deadly than cyanide . Ali was caught in an FBI sting , with the help of British counter-terrorism police , after he allegedly accessed online marketplaces in the so-called ` dark net ' -- the hard-to-access parts of the internet used by those engaging in criminal activity . According to investigators , the father had initiated contact with the ` seller ' on January 11 asking for ricin to be sent to the UK . In court : Mohammed Ammer Ali , 31 , of Liverpool , arrived in London and is accused of trying to buy $ 500 of ricin from a website in the United States using internet currency Bitcoins . When he was given the prices which the FBI said was $ 200 -LRB- # 130 -RRB- per lethal dose , the buyer , which the prosecutor says is Ali , replied : ` Could you do it a little cheaper if I bought more ? ' Before adding : ` How would one test if it is actually ricin , other than the obvious of course :-RRB- ' Ali then allegedly asked for 500mg for $ 500 which needed to be split into ` multiple dosages ' and would be ` used indoors ' . ' I will be a very good repeat customer if you can make this possible and im -LRB- sic -RRB- happy with the results , ' he added , according to a transcript . After the agent , who described his product as ` some really nasty sh*t ' , suggested Ali use a rodent to test a small amount of the ricin on , he allegedly replied : ' I like the rodent test ... thanks for that . ' Appearance : Ali , wearing a blue jumper and blue trousers in court , spoke in a strong Liverpudlian accent to confirm his name and address . He did not enter plea / . He is said to have revealed very little about his alleged targets but inquired about whether or not the ricin would still work if mixed in water or food . Excited about receiving the toxic chemical in tiny battery sized 100mg phials , he allegedly wrote to the undercover agent asking : ` Are we talking Breaking Bad style ? Let 's make this happen . ' He is accused of buying the ricin in February using online currency Bitcoin . Ali , who has two children aged four and six , then allegedly arranged for it to be delivered to his home address in the name ` Dylan Harvey ' . The FBI had concealed the five phials containing a harmless powder in the battery compartment of the yellow remote control car . Ali 's wife , who is originally from Pakistan , is said to have accepted the delivery on February 10 before armed officers arrested him the following morning during raids of five properties in Liverpool -- including his home , former home and a local IT firm . No pleas were taken during the hearing in London . Ali was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on March 13 . Police have stressed officers have currently uncovered no plan or threat of an imminent attack . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Mohammed Ammer Ali , 31 , is accused of trying to by # 325 of ricin online . Father-of-two allegedly ordered poison to be sent to his home in Liverpool . Phials of powder were stashed inside the battery pack of a yellow toy car . | [[1924, 1932], [1935, 1958], [1987, 2100], [3448, 3515], [0, 104], [123, 141], [149, 171], [155, 228], [3601, 3651], [155, 228], [407, 420], [423, 451], [3671, 3799], [3693, 3799]] |
Craig Stockham , 33 , was jailed for 16 months after stealing # 30,000 in just nine months from two non-profit leisure companies in Warrington , Cheshire . A finance boss has been jailed after stealing # 30,000 in nine months to feed his # 150-a-day cocaine habit . Craig Stockham earned # 52,000 a year as director of two non-profit council leisure companies in Warrington , Cheshire , and was in charge of managing budgets and making payments . But the 33-year-old , from Flintshire , North Wales , was suspended on his last day of work after checks revealed irregularities in payments he had authorised . An earlier court hearing was told he stole thousands from LiveWire and Culture Warrington between January and November last year before using it to fund his cocaine habit . He was able to disguise their true destination by creating fake invoice templates and using the names of legitimate companies to mask his deceit . Stockham had been working at the organisations since May 2012 and was later promoted to financial director in April 2014 , a court heard . Alarm bells were raised when one of his colleagues carried out some checks after spotting a payment of # 600 to Thompson FM in Flintshire on November 7 . The company was not based in Flintshire and further investigations revealed that the sort code and account number matched those of Stockham 's personal account . The police were alerted and he was arrested on November 12 where he was frank about his catalogue of stealing . Prosecuting at Warrington Crown Court , Paulinus Barnes , said : ` He admitted the theft straight away and said his offending had spiralled out of control due to his # 150 a day coke habit . ' Stockham , who pleaded guilty to the charges on December 30 at Halton Magistrates Court , also stated that he did not know how much he had taken , but was later revealed to be # 29,169 . In a victim impact statement , managing director , Jan Souness described Stockham as a once charismatic and popular member of staff but this changed in 2014 . Stockham - who was one of the company 's highest-paid earners - started to act erratic , his appearance became dishevelled and his work became disorganised , a court was told . This gave senior leaders no option other than to ask Stockham to leave the company on November 6 along with a severance payout of # 18,000 . But the next day his stealing spree was uncovered . Stockham -LRB- left -RRB- authorised fake invoices with the names of legitimate companies and used the money to fund his # 150-a-day cocaine habit -LRB- file picture , right -RRB- . Defending , Michael Davies , said he was remorseful for his actions and that he has offered to immediately pay back # 10,000 after his parents agreed to loan him the money . But no order was made for Stockham to repay the money in full . The court also heard how Stockham had managed to secure a # 200-a-week job selling credit cards following his arrest . His current employer , Matthew Stewart , said he had been ` open and honest about his offences ' . He added that if he could continue with the company he was likely to see his earnings increase considerably . His previous boss , Gary Ferguson , also described his actions as ` out of character ' . Sentencing at Warrington Crown Court yesterday , Recorder Paul O'Brien said his actions were a clear ` breach of trust ' which only an immediate custodial sentence would suffice , and sentenced him to 16 months in prison . But he added : ` It is clear that you have demonstrated some remorse and offered to pay recompense . ' Stockham , who was dressed smartly in a suit , hung his head in shame throughout the proceedings before he was led down to the cells to start his sentence . Stockham admitted theft at at an earlier hearing and he was sent to Warrington Crown Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- yesterday . A judge handed him a 16 month jail term but no order was made for him to pay the money back . Managing director of LiveWire and Culture Warrington Jan Souness said the 16 month sentence reflects the seriousness of his offence . It also takes into account the personal impact it has had on both the board members and staff working in LiveWire and Culture Warrington to provide services for the people of the town . She said : ` The team and I were devastated when his actions first came to light , however , we worked resiliently with our board , our bank , insurers and external auditors in order to gain full clarity of the situation . ` Thankfully this work revealed that our procedures and in-house processes are robust and that it was this , along with staff vigilance that led to the discovery of these issues in a timely manner . ' I can also confirm that we are insured against the theft that has occurred . ` We are a strong team and we have come together in managing this difficult situation , but it has been hard to come to terms with the discovery of the actions from of one of our most senior managers who was working in a job that required the highest level of integrity and trust . ` Both companies have continued to perform well during this difficult time with members and customers numbers increasing . ` We will of course continue to be diligent in terms of how we operate and at the same time look forward to the future with exciting projects on the way . ' | Craig Stockham was director of two non-profit council leisure companies . The 33-year-old was in charge of managing budgets and making payments . He was suspended after finding irregularities in payments he 'd authorised . Stockham stole # 29,169 from LiveWire and Culture Warrington . 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A teacher at an Iowa elementary school allegedly drank alcohol at school last week and had cans of beer stashed in her own classroom - prompting police to arrest her . Teacher : Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Rich resigned from her position after she allegedly drank alcohol at school . Kindergarten teacher Jennifer L. Rich was arrested Friday at East Elementary School in Ankeny , Iowa , the Ankeny Police Department said in a Monday news release . ` On Friday , Feb. 13 , 2015 , Ankeny police officers were called to East Elementary School , 710 SE 3rd St. at 2 p.m. on a report that a kindergarten teacher was observed with a can of beer in her classroom , ' the release said . Authorities said that the 40-year-old West Des Moines resident took a preliminary breath test - and her result came back positive , leading to her arrest . Rich has been charged with public intoxication and child endangerment . The Ankeny Police Department also revealed that ` Police officers located a leather carry bag in her classroom with two empty cans of beer and four additional full cans of beer . ' Rich had bloodshot and watery eyes as she spoke to police , according to the release . ` The event was reported to police by a concerned parent who was in the school to assist with a Valentine 's Day party , ' the release said . Ankeny police said that Rich is not being held in custody by authorities . WHO-TV reported that Rich resigned Monday , after she was placed on administrative leave Friday . Ankeny Schools Chief Human Resources Officer Jenifer Owenson told the NBC affiliate ` After the teacher was brought to the police station and we were made aware of that , we put her on administrative leave . ' Owenson told the television station ` We are not aware that any students were put in any kind of unsafe situation or that really students had questions at all . ` Our principal did take this weekend and call every parent at East to assure them that their student had been safe at all times . ' KCCI reported that Rich 's resignation was accepted unanimously by the school board Monday night . The television station quoted Principal Julianne Taylor as telling parents at the event ` We thoroughly investigate any report that raises a concern about the conduct of a staff member . Our students are our first priority . ' Per KCCI , Taylor also said at the meeting that a substitute has been found . Authorities continue to investigate , according to the CBS affiliate . Stepping down : Rich resigned from East Elementary School Monday , after she was placed on administrative leave Friday . | Jennifer Rich was arrested Friday at an Ankeny , Iowa , elementary school . Police said they found two empty beer cans and four full beer cans inside the 40-year-old teacher 's classroom . Rich tested positive on a preliminary breath test , and her eyes were bloodshot and watery , according to authorities . She has been charged with public intoxication and child endangerment . | [[286, 306], [316, 379], [0, 38], [87, 151], [115, 167], [581, 657], [909, 937], [943, 1087], [681, 836], [703, 791], [781, 810], [1090, 1147], [837, 908]] |
Official data found full-time women earned more than their male colleagues in their 20s and early 30s . WOMEN now earn more than men until they turn 35 , when the tables are turned , new figures show . Official data found full-time women earned more than their male colleagues in their 20s and early 30s . But at the age of 35 , the trend is reversed and men then earn more money for the rest of their working life . The gender pay gap then widens in their 40s , 50s , and 60s , according to the Office for National Statistics . Experts said women were often punished for having children by finding themselves locked out of promotions and pay rises , despite returning full-time and to the same role . At the age of 30 , UK women working full-time earn 81p an hour more than men on average . By 34 , this has narrowed to 58p more , but just a year later , men are out-earning women by 9p an hour . By the time they reach 40 , the average man is earning a shocking # 1.64 an hour more . It is the first time the figures have been broken down year by year to show the exact age at which the gender pay gap switches . Ann Francke , of the Chartered Management Institute , said employers were still guilty of ` unconscious bias ' and women were still overlooked for pay rises , bonuses and promotions . She added that companies were still dismissing mothers who returned to work as somehow less ambitious or capable , saying : ` Employers must not assume that because someone has had a baby , they can not be given a challenging role . ` Companies should be flexible but also make sure that women are given the responsibility and a role where they can get results . ' The CMI said women over 40 are paid 35 per cent less than their male colleagues for doing the same role . Ms Francke said : ` In the managerial sector , the gender pay gap appears between the age of 35 and 40 as women just slide off the pay scale . ` Women generally perform better at school and are more likely to go to university , then out-earn men at the start of their careers . But at the age of 35 , the trend is reversed and men then earn more money for the rest of their working life . ` But as their careers progress , their pay begins to falter . ' She said male executives had a responsibility to try to close the gender pay gap , including tracking any differentials in pay among their own workers . Frances O'Grady , of the Trades Union Congress , also called for more to be done to tackle the gender pay gap . She said : ` We all expect our wages to increase as our careers progress . ` But women 's wages start to stagnate as early as their mid-30s when many have young children to look after . ` If we want to end this motherhood pay penalty , employers need to offer women more options for flexible working . ` And we need to ensure that dads play a bigger role after their child is born by increasing paternity pay and introducing some father-only leave . ` International evidence shows that mothers ' annual earnings increase if their partner takes longer parental leave . ' A new law was introduced last month which allows men to share up to 50 weeks of parental leave with their partners if their child is born or adopted after March 31 this year . It means that instead of taking just two weeks ' of statutory paternity leave , fathers can now take up to a year off to care for their newborn baby . Labour has also announced it would increase paid leave for new fathers from two to four weeks , as well as putting up statutory paternity pay by more than # 120 , to # 260 a week . However , this plan has been attacked by small businesses who claim many firms would struggle to shoulder the extra expense . Minister for Women and Equalities Nicky Morgan said : ` I am delighted that the gender pay gap is at its lowest ever level , and that for women under 40 in full time work it has disappeared . ` However there is more to be done and we still need to get more women into the best-paid sectors . ` To tackle the remaining gender pay gap for women over 40 , we are working to remove the barriers that stop women entering senior leadership roles and supporting those women who wish to , to combine work with family life . ` This includes introducing shared parental leave , extending the right to flexible working , and introducing tax-free childcare -- which will benefit almost 2 million working families . ' | Full-time women earn more than male colleagues in 20s and early 30s . Trend reverses at age of 35 and men earn more for rest of working life . Gender pay gap widens in 40s , 50s , and 60s according to official figures . Chartered Management Institute says women still overlooked by employers . | [[0, 103], [20, 103], [104, 151], [202, 305], [222, 305], [310, 326], [329, 358], [355, 416], [2052, 2068], [2071, 2100], [2097, 2158], [417, 476], [3987, 4043], [1115, 1166], [1169, 1298]] |
BBC Worldwide has apologised to Doctor Who fans after scripts from the new series featuring Peter Capaldi were leaked online . The corporation has now appealed for fans to help try to track down the material - and pleaded with them not to share the leaked episodes if they should fall into their hands . It is believed the scripts for five episodes were leaked after being sent to BBC Worldwide 's office in Miami for translation . Scroll down for video . BBC Worldwide has apologised to Doctor Who fans after scripts from the new series featuring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman -LRB- who are pictured filming -RRB- were leaked online . Novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell . Boyce has written an episode of the new series - which features the . voice of Peppa Pig . The show will include a cast of young actors including Harley Bird , who landed a . Bafta for voicing animated character Peppa , as well as Abigail Eames who . featured in The Crimson Field , Ashley Foster from the The Woman In . Black and Jaydon Harris-Wallace . Cottrell . Boyce , who wrote the opening ceremony for London 2012 , has worked on . films including 24 Hour Party People , about the Manchester music scene , . and the Danny Boyle-directed Millions . A spokeswoman for BBC Worldwide , the corporation 's commercial arm , said : ` BBC Worldwide is currently investigating a security issue around Doctor Who Series 8 where unfinished material has inadvertently been made public . The corporation has now appealed for fans to help try and track down the material - and pleaded with them not to share the leaked episodes if they should fall into their hands . Novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce has written an episode of the new series - which features the voice of Peppa Pig . ` We deeply regret this and apologise to all the show 's fans , the BBC and the cast and crew who have worked tirelessly making the series . ` We would like to make a plea to anyone who might have any of this material and spoilers associated with it not to share it with a wider audience so that everyone can enjoy the show as it should be seen when it launches . ` We know only too well that Doctor Who fans are the best in the world and we thank them for their help with this and their continued loyalty . ' The . new series of the long-running science fiction show returns to BBC1 on . August 23 , with Peter Capaldi starring as the time lord . It was reported the scripts for five episodes were leaked after being sent to BBC Worldwide 's office in Miami for translation . | Episodes leaked after they were sent to BBC office in Miami for translation . Novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell . Boyce scripted an episode of series . Features cast of young actors including Harley Bird , the . voice of Peppa Pig . | [[304, 431], [319, 431], [2435, 2547], [1641, 1728], [681, 727], [1641, 1728], [772, 838], [1714, 1730], [1737, 1770]] |
Jack White has spoken out following widespread criticism over the recently revealed concert rider that appears to show the guitarist 's extreme dislike for bananas and love of guacamole . The former White Stripes front man 's contends that not only was that guacamole recipe on the list of demands not his own , but someone in his band ca n't have bananas around due to an allergy . An exasperated White took to his website to clear up the matter once and for all with a letter he posted Sunday explaining the very particular demands . No diva : Jack White 's -LRB- above -RRB- backstage demands for a performance at the University of Oklahoma were published by the student newspaper but on Sunday the musician tried to explain the controversy away . As for the bananas ban : ` did it occur to anyone someone on the tour might have an allergy to them ? ' asks White . ` First off , this is none of your business , but i have no specific demands in my dressing room . i know i could ask for lots of things but i actually do n't ask for ANYTHING , ' he writes . White says the guacamole recipe is an ` inside joke ' between his tour manager and the local promoters to see ` who can make it the best . ' He says the recipe could never be his because he ` ca n't even make kool aid let alone cook any real food . ' As for the banana ban , ` did it occur to anyone someone on the tour might have an allergy to them ? ' demands White . ' I know it 's a fun thing for people to try to turn me into a jerk and a diva , but in this case it 's pretty ridiculous , ' he writes . The ` drama , ' as White calls it , began when the much admired American musician made an appearance at University of Oklahoma this week and , after getting their hands on his contract for the evening , the student newspaper decided to let the world know all of White 's backstage demands . It turns out however , that White may be one of the easiest stars ever when it comes to demands , asking for little and even skipping out on alcohol all together , but stressing one thing above all - that his homemade guacamole recipe is made just how he likes it . That and that there be no bananas anywhere in the building . The artist -LRB- seen above at the Oklahoma performance -RRB- asked for very little , and no alcohol , but did demand his guacamole be made just how he likes it and wrote out the recipe . White 's amazing guacamole recipe from his rider . The Oklahoma Daily seemed less interested in then guacamole than in White was being paid that evening though , writing ; ` White in the contract is guaranteed $ 80,000 versus the right to receive 90 percent of the amount earned from ticket sales , which have a net potential of a little over $ 147,000 . ' They did however attach the contract , which breaks down how White 's guacamole is made . It starts with 8 ` large , ripe Haas avocados ' which are cut in chunks and combined with four ` vine-ripened tomatoes ' diced , half of a chopped yellow onion , a bunch of chopped cilantro , four Serrano peppers that are both ` de-veined and chopped ' and some salt and pepper to taste . This then gets gently mixed , so as not to mush up the avocados , and then covered with the avocado pits and the juice of half of a lime so the mixture does not brown . White suggests that it be made early , but not too early , and tossed in the refrigerator . The rider also states this is a ` no banana tour , ' and then adds ; ` We do n't want to see bananas anywhere in the building . ' Speaking of White , he was none too happy to have his rider go public , and a member of his team let it be known in a letter on his website . It said : ` The most important function of a rider is that it lays out optimal technical specifications to ensure the audience has the best experience possible . For that , Jack hires a team of very qualified touring professionals who write the rider and attempt to execute a professional and pleasant experience for all involved . ' The letter the said ; ` Part of that is making sure that the tour personnel of about 30 people plus the local venue staff are fed . Contrary to what some believe , Jack does n't write the rider nor make demands about his favorite snacks that must be in his dressing room . ' Most importantly however , this letter makes one thing clear above all else . ` We recommend you try Lalo 's guacamole recipe , ' says the author . ` It 's delicious . ' | Jack White 's backstage demands for a performance at the University of Oklahoma were published by the student newspaper . It was also made clear there should be no bananas anywhere in the building . White was angry with the paper as they also revealed his $ 80,000 fee for the performance . | [[1711, 1768], [1771, 1858], [2125, 2185], [3371, 3380], [3428, 3437], [3442, 3498], [3440, 3498], [2546, 2609]] |
NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has been ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll , who he claimed was an ` assassin ' , after he allegedly grabbed her by the face and throat and slammed her head into the wall three times . Busch will not be allowed to buy or possess firearms or ammunition , must undergo evaluation for ` mental health problems related to anger control ' , and must stay 100 yards away from Driscoll - with the exception of NASCAR races and related events - for one year . A Delaware judge passed down the no-contact order on Monday after four days of testimony in December and January that featured a number headline-grabbing claims . Scroll down for video . NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has been ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll , who he claimed was an ` assassin ' , after he allegedly slammed her head into the wall three times . Busch and Driscoll attend court in December . For the length of a year , Busch will not be allowed to buy or possess firearms or ammunition and must stay 100 yards away from Driscoll . Driscoll , 37 , testified that she and her son went to Busch 's motorhome at the Dover International Speedway the night of the assault after receiving a slew of worrying texts from the racecar driver that seemed to indicate he was depressed . In one text , Driscoll said Busch , 36 , told her that he was lying on the floor and crying , unsure ` which way was up ' . In another he said he did n't ` love anything right now ' . The couple had broken up a week before the alleged assault in September following a fight after one of Busch 's races . Driscoll said after she entered the home , her ex-boyfriend accused her of ` having spies everywhere and having a camera on the bus to watch him ' . Then , she said in documents filed in November , he jumped up , grabbed her face and smashed her head three times against the wall next to the bed before she ran to a nearby bus to put an ice pack on her head and neck . Driscoll said she suffered severe pain , difficulty breathing and bruising on her neck following the assault . Busch testified that he was having a spiritual experience after watching Brad Pitt 's ` Seven Years In Tibet ' and was naked and sobbing on the floor when Driscoll showed up at his home . He said he repeatedly asked Driscoll to leave as she demanded that he tell her son ` to his face ' that the couple were no longer together , according to CBS News . Busch said he only touched Driscoll when he cupped her cheeks with his hand so he could look her in the eye when he told her again to leave his home . Driscoll said her ex-boyfriend accused her of ` having spies everywhere and having a camera on the bus to watch him ' on the night of the assault . Busch said he repeatedly told Driscoll to leave his home and only touched her when he cupped her cheeks with his hand . A Dover police detective testified that Busch had said Driscoll 's head then ` tapped ' the wall . A Dover police detective testified that Busch had said Driscoll 's head then ` tapped ' the wall . In his testimony , Busch said he could never have laid a hand on Driscoll because she was a trained assassin and a ` badass ' who told him she had killed people before . He told the court , ' I know that she could take me down at any moment ' , and said his former girlfriend had once shown him images of dead bodies with gunshot wounds , as well as a scar from a stab wound on her stomach . He also said Driscoll once came home in an evening gown covered in blood and had told him ' I take down foreign governments . I own Washington ' . Driscoll , a narcotics and homeland security consultant for a defense consulting firm in Washington , D.C. , called the allegations ` ludicrous ' and said Busch had ripped them from a screenplay she wrote and asked him to read . Conflicting testimony came not only from the former couple , but from supposed witnesses who had seen Driscoll following the fight . One of Driscoll 's neighbors testified that she saw marks on the woman 's face and neck hours after the alleged assault . NASCAR chaplain Nick Terry said he and his wife saw Driscoll ` immediately after the alleged assault ' and did not see any marks on her . In court Driscoll said that Terry was being threatened and bribed by Busch 's attorneys , claims he denies . In addition to the protection order with family court , Driscoll also filed a criminal complaint to Dover police . The Delaware attorney general 's office has not yet decided whether to prosecute Busch . Police submitted their findings from their investigation more than a month ago . NASCAR released a statement following the family court 's ruling and said they ` fully recognize the serious nature of this specific situation and the broader issue of domestic violence ' and will await the attorney general 's decision to ` determine our course of action ' . ` We are relying on authorities in Delaware and their collective experience to identify all the facts . ' Busch 's attorney said he plans to appeal the family court 's decision . Known as ` the Outlaw ' in racing circles , Busch has a reputation for his temper . Busch was fined $ 50,000 by NASCAR in 2011 after a fan filmed him verbally abusing an ESPN reporter and posted the video on YouTube , and was suspended again for a race in 2012 after verbally attacking another reporter . NASCAR said they will await the Delaware attorney general 's decision to ` determine our course of action ' | Busch must stay 100 yards away from Patricia Driscoll for the next year . Also not allowed to buy or possess firearms and must undergo mental evaluation . Driscoll claimed the attack happened after she had gone to Busch 's trailer to check on him following a series of worrying texts . Busch said he only ` cupped ' his girlfriend 's cheeks , although a policeman testified Busch said her head then ` tapped ' the wall . Driver also alleged his girlfriend was a ` badass ' who once came home in an evening gown covered in blood . 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Peter Benstead , 72 , is charged with orchestrating a # 19.5 million Ponzi scheme before using the cash to buy luxury homes and cruises for his family . A family who helped run a # 19.5 million Ponzi scheme which left 12,500 people out of pocket spent the money on luxury foreign homes and round the world cruises , a court has heard . Peter Benstead , 72 , his wife Susan , 69 , son Julian , 46 , and son-in-law Roderick Schmidt , 45 , all appeared at Southwark Crown Court today charged with fraud and theft offences . The jury heard that they persuaded innocent victims to had over huge sums of cash , including a retired Marine who lost his life savings of # 210,000 , before frittering it away on lavish items . Peter Benstead bought a luxury house with a pool in the Dordogne region of France , another home in Cornwall , and spent # 36,000 sending his wife on a 49-day cruise , the prosecution said . Son Julian also bought 20kg of gold on behalf of one company with a promise to deliver it to clients , but only turned over half , the court was told . The other 11kg was never seen again , and the jury were told that the father and son stole it . The relatives are in the dock alongside Edward James , 75 , the former Mayor of Glastonbury and company director , and accountant Stephen Matthews , 51 . The alleged fraud , which stretches back to 2006 , centres on three companies , all of which were controlled by Peter Benstead . Two of those , Crown Currency Exchange and Crown Holdings Ltd , were both foreign exchange companies , offering customers the chance to pre-order foreign currency up to a year in advance . The companies are alleged to have lured in investors by promising ` exchange rates that could never make a profit ' , the court heard . The jury was told that both firms were ` hopelessly insolvent ' for two years before finally collapsing in October 2010 , and were kept afloat by luring in new investors to pay off existing customers . The third , a goldbroker 's called Mayfair and Grant , told customers it was using their money to buy precious metals which were stored at its secure headquarter . In fact this money was being used for nothing more than to prop up the other two companies , the court was told . Prosecutor Peter Grieves-Smith said the Crown businesses and its goldbroker arm Mayfair and Grant were all interlinked and out to ` make a quick buck ' . Mr Grieves-Smith said : ` They -LRB- defendants -RRB- were robbing Peter , the new customer , to pay Paul , the old customers . ` It led to Crown going into greater and greater debt without any prospect of getting out . ' One victim of the alleged Ponzi scheme was an ex-Royal Marine who had moved into the transport industry after serving his country . Mr Grieves-Smith added : ` Eventually he got to retirement age and in 2011 he sold his lorries , sold his home in Essex and had the idea of buying a property in Ireland . ` By September 2010 he had found somewhere suitable to buy and had a deposit down and then looked to find a foreign exchange company who he could trust for the # 210,000 to Ireland . Benstead -LRB- left -RRB- sent his wife Sussan , 69 -LRB- right -RRB- , on a 49-day cruise costing # 36,000 . She appeared alongside him in the dock of Southwark Crown Court , accused of profiting from the alleged crooked enterprise . ` He found various good reviews , he did checks with Companies House and checks with the FSA . ` Reassured by what he had read , he placed an order with them on 20 September 2010 for # 210,000 in Euros . ` He was to collect them in effect in Ireland on the 2 November , so he transferred his money to the company and waited for that moment . ' But Crown had gone into administration and all his money was lost with no protection from the FSA , the court heard . ` He ended up penniless , homeless and relying on the charity of others , ' said Mr Grieves-Smith . In the case of Mayfair and Grant , run by Benstead 's son Julian , customers believed they were investing in bars of gold - some as small as 20g . The customers were told these were being stored on the company 's premises when , in fact , the firm had not bought anything with their money , the prosecutor said . It was only when the banks began asking questions about the companies ' activities that the ruse began to unravel , the court heard . One Mayfair and Grant customer paid # 83,000 for 4kg -LRB- 8.8 lb -RRB- of gold , it was said . The customer was told his investment would be kept in a company safe for one year but this was not the case . Instead , Benstead 's son Julian made a trip to his suppliers in Birmingham to buy 20kg -LRB- 44lb -RRB- of gold a week before the Crown businesses went into administration in October 2010 . Some was delivered to customers but the rest - 11kg -LRB- 24lb -RRB- - went missing , the court heard . Mr Grieves-Smith alleged that Julian and Peter Benstead decided to steal it , adding that the gold has not been seen since . He added : ` The Crown companies were run in such a way that they could never make a profit and they knew it . Edward James , 75 -LRB- left -RRB- , the former Mayor of Glastonbury , was a director of the companies at the heart of the alleged fraud , while Julian Benstead , 46 -LRB- right -RRB- , ran a firm involved in buying and selling gold . ` They could only keep going by having a larger and larger turnover , by offering more attractive exchange rates . ` The reality was the companies were going into administration . To hide that , false accounts had to be provided . ' He said Peter Benstead 's wife Susan was not involved in running the businesses , but she must have known about how her husband got the money for their new home . He said : ` She is an astute businesswoman , she was not simply sitting on the sidelines , ignorant . ' The court heard that Peter Benstead also invented his own reality television show as part of his schemes to earn people 's money back . The court was shown a brochure for Dream Island , Benstead 's television company , which advertised public auditions for a new reality show on a luxury Caribbean island . Wannabes were told they would be ` treated like a celebrity ' with a top prize of # 100,000 . Those interested in auditioning were told to pay # 30 , and Benstead had hoped to make more money by selling the concept to a larger television company . Mr Grieves-Smith said : ` Not surprisingly , people saw through this pretty quickly . The idea died a death and the fees people paid were returned to them . ' He said the idea cost Peter Benstead # 60,000 , although the money actually came from Crown funds , the court heard . The prosecutor said Crown staff were also encouraged to gamble with customer money . But they were ` lacking in experience and knowledge ' , and lost the cash , Mr Grieves-Smith said . Julian Benstead -LRB- left -RRB- used clients ' money to buy 20kg of gold just before his business went bankrupt , but only half was ever handed over , it was claimed . He was accused of helping to steal the other 11kg . James stood down as Tory chairman of Mendip District Council in the wake of the allegations . Peter Benstead , from Penzance , Cornwall , denies three counts of fraudulent trading , two counts of false accounting , four counts of theft and one count of converting criminal property . Susan Benstead , of the same address , denies a single count of converting criminal property . Julian Benstead , of Ludgvan , Penzance , denies one charge of fraudulent trading and a further charge of theft . Schmidt , of Goldsithey , Penzance , denies two counts of fraudulent trading , three charges of false accounting and an additional charge of theft . James , of Glastonbury , Somerset ; and Matthews , of The Strand , Newlyn , Penzance , both deny two counts of false accounting and two counts of fraudulent trading . The Southwark Crown Court trial , which is expected to last until May , continues . Crown Currency Exchange and Crown Holdings Ltd . Southwark Crown Court heard that both of these companies effectively operated as one , offering clients the ability to buy currency up to a year in advance at low exchange rates . The businesses are alleged to have operated as a Ponzi scheme - constantly attracting new waves of investors to pay off the previous customers , while the owners skim money for themselves off the top . One victim , a former Royal Marine , handed # 210,000 to the company to buy Euros which would be used to purchase a home in Ireland for his retirement . In fact he never saw a penny back , and is now homeless and living via the charity of others , the court was told . Mayfair and Grant . Customers were told they were investing in gold bars , some as small as 20g , which were being held by the company at its secure headquarters . In fact , nothing was being bought with their money , and the cash was instead used to prop up the other failing business , the jury heard . Weeks before the company fell into insolvency , Julian Benstead is alleged to have used funds to buy 20kg of gold to hand over to investors . According to prosecutors , only half of this ever materialised , the other 11kg was never seen again . Southwark Crown Court was told that this gold was stolen by Julian Benstead and his father to help fund their lavish lives of foreign homes and luxury cruises . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Peter Benstead controlled three companies at centre of alleged fraud . Two of them bought foreign currency for investors at low exchange rates . Third , which was also controlled by son Julian , claimed to be buying gold . In reality all were ` hopelessly insolvent ' , Southwark Crown Court heard . Benstead used cash from schemes to buy luxury houses and cruises . Along with son Julian he is also accused of stealing 11kg worth of gold . Precious metal ` was supposed to be handed to investors , but disappeared ' | [[1310, 1329], [1361, 1387], [1390, 1438], [8035, 8058], [8089, 8181], [1966, 1975], [2021, 2083], [5232, 5247], [5273, 5321], [316, 335], [1764, 1933], [5439, 5501], [0, 14], [82, 152], [153, 206], [246, 285], [153, 206], [290, 313], [673, 716], [9203, 9363], [9234, 9363], [4747, 4830], [7008, 7059], [7008, 7010], [7023, 7059], [7553, 7576], [7590, 7701]] |
Film critic Barry Norman has dismissed Sunday night 's Oscars ceremony as ` little better than a crapshoot ' , and claimed Hollywood judges let their maids vote for them . Several British names , including Eddie Redmayne , Benedict Cumberbatch , Felicity Jones , Rosamund Pike and Keira Knightley , are in the running for Sunday 's Academy Awards . But the veteran broadcaster , who presented the BBC 's Film programme for 26 years , said the voting system is unfair - and that being nominated is just as worthy as taking home the famous statuette . Scroll down for video . Film critic Barry Norman -LRB- right -RRB- has dismissed Sunday night 's Oscars ceremony as ` little better than a crapshoot ' , and predicts Michael Keaton -LRB- left -RRB- will win best actor for Birdman because he is ` local ' ` It always seems to me that the Oscars are much more interesting at the nominations stage than in the final analysis ' , the 81-year-old told Radio Times magazine . ` Apart from best picture , for which everyone votes , all the nominees are chosen by their peers - actors by other actors , directors by other directors and so on . ` If people who were probably vying with you for the same job think you did some of the best work of the year , that 's a true compliment . ' British actor Eddie Redmayne has been hotly tipped to take home an Oscar for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything . Another Brit , Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for his role in The Imitation Game , where he played codebreaker Alan Turing . Norman predicted that Birdman actor Michael Keaton was more likely than The Theory Of Everything star Redmayne to scoop the best actor Oscar , simply because the 63-year-old is ' a local boy ... who has never won a major award ' . ` Just being nominated for an Oscar is a victory in itself , ' he said . ` It 's only when it comes to picking the winners that everyone votes in every category and the whole thing becomes little better than a crapshoot . ' British actress Rosamund Pike is also in the running for Best Actress , thanks to her role opposite Ben Affleck in Gone Girl -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Both Felicity Jones and Redmayne have been nominated for their parts in The Theory Of Everything , which has also been nominated for Best Picture . Both Keira Knightley and Cumberbatch have been nominated for The Imitation Game . And Norman questioned whether members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences entitled to vote for the prestigious awards have even seen all of the films vying for the prizes . ` Personal likes and dislikes come into play . You might vote for someone simply because he or she was nice to you on the set , ' he said . ` Then there 's the question of whether all the voters actually saw all the films . It 's not unknown for some , especially the elderly , to get their maids to watch them on DVD and deliver their opinions . ' American Sniper , in which Bradley Cooper plays Navy SEAL Chris Kyle , is also among those nominated for Best Picture . The Grand Budapest Hotel is also up for the biggest prize on Oscar night , with the 87th Acadamy Awards ceremony taking place on Sunday . Selma - a biopic of Martin Luther King - is among the Best Picture nominations . Coming of age film Boyhood , which was filmed over the course of 12 years could win Best Picture . Whiplash has also been nominated for the major prize , while JK Simmons -LRB- left -RRB- is in the running for best supporting actor . Best Picture . American Sniper . Birdman . Boyhood . The Grand Budapest Hotel . The Imitation Game . Selma . The Theory of Everything . Whiplash . Best Director . Alexandro G. Iñárritu , Birdman . Richard Linklater , Boyhood . Bennett Miller , Foxcatcher . Wes Anderson , The Grand Budapest Hotel . Morten Tyldum , The Imitation Game . Best Actor . Steve Carell , Foxcatcher . Bradley Cooper , American Sniper . Benedict Cumberbatch , The Imitation Game . Michael Keaton , Birdman . Eddie Redmayne , The Theory of Everything . Best Actress . Marion Cotillard , Two Days One Night . Felicity Jones , The Theory of Everything . Julianne Moore , Still Alice . Rosamund Pike , Gone Girl . Reese Witherspoon , Wild . Best Supporting Actor . Robert Duvall , The Judge . Ethan Hawke , Boyhood . Edward Norton , Birdman . Mark Ruffalo , Foxcatcher . J.K. Simmons , Whiplash . Best Supporting Actress . Patricia Arquette , Boyhood . Laura Dern , Wild . Keira Knightley , The Imitation Game . Emma Stone , Birdman . Meryl Streep , Into the Woods . Best Cinematography . Birdman -- Emmanuel Lubezki . The Grand Budapest Hotel -- Robert Yeoman . Ida -- Lukasz Zal & Ryszard Lenczewski . Mr. Turner -- Dick Pope . Unbroken -- Roger Deakin . Best Foreign Language Film . Ida . Leviathan . Tangerines . Timbuktu . Wild Tales . Best Adapted Screenplay . American Sniper . The Imitation Game . Inherent Vice . The Theory of Everything . Whiplash . Best Original Screenplay . Birdman . Boyhood . Foxcatcher . The Grand Budapest Hotel . Nightcrawler . Best Makeup and Hairstyling . Foxcatcher . The Grand Budapest Hotel . Guardians of the Galaxy . Best Original Score . The Grand Budapest Hotel . The Imitation Game . Interstellar . Mr. Turner . The Theory of Everything . 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Unbroken . Best Sound Mixing . American Sniper . Birdman . Interstellar . Unbroken . Whiplash . Best Visual Effects . Captain America : The Winter Soldier . Dawn of the Planet of the Apes . Guardians of the Galaxy . Interstellar . X-Men : Days of Future Past . Best Documentary -- Feature . Citizenfour . Finding Vivien Maier . Last Days of Vietnam . The Salt of the Earth . Virunga . Best Costume Design . The Grand Budapest Hotel . Inherent Vice . Into the Woods . Maleficent . Mr. Turner . | Former BBC Film presenter says being nominated is as good as winning . Predicts Michael Keaton will beat Eddie Redmayne to Best Actor gong . Says Birdman star , 63 , ` is a local boy ... who has never won a major award ' 81-year-old questions if voters even watch all of the films in contention . | [[353, 376], [434, 549], [1552, 1692], [1710, 1728], [1731, 1778], [1729, 1746], [1751, 1778], [2385, 2549], [2715, 2796]] |
They have been seen grabbing dinner together in LA 's San Fernando Valley for the better part of a year . But during a radio interview with The Breakfast Club on Tuesday rapper Tyga , 25 , insisted he is not dating Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Kylie Jenner , 17 . ` No , I 'm not dating Kylie . I wan na be clear to everybody , I did n't leave my family to be with Kylie . That 's ridiculous , ' the Compton born singer said . Scroll down for video . He says they are not dating : Rapper Tyga told The Breakfast Club radio show on Tuesday that he is not dating Kylie Jenner , who he is pictured with at the LA Gear Presents Teen Impact Holiday Party in LA in December . Asos duster coat . Click to buy it now ! Visit site . Kylie Jenner has definitely got a style of her own but every now and again she likes to take inspiration from her older sisters in the sartorial stakes . And this look is pure Kim . The ripped J Brand jeans , cropped top , heels and the long coat ; she 's a medium sized mini me ! But while Kim 's coat is more often than not by Céline , Kylie has kept things strictly high street with a coat from ASOS . We love this long duster style . It 's elegant and sophisticated but is a lightweight option for when the days are n't quite so cold . Perfect for winter in LA. . Style it over skinnies and a pair of skater shoes for casual chic or layer over your little black dress for the office Christmas party . Click -LRB- right -RRB- to buy it now or shop around with one of the similar styles we 've found elsewhere . Nasty Gal and Urab Outfitters have ice blue bargain buys or go a shade darker at ASOS . And we 've included Kylie 's cropped jeans too so you can really complete the look . J Brand distressed jeans at Saks . Visit site . Nasty Gal Cameo real talk duster coat . Visit site . Urban Outfitters Kimchi blue coat -LRB- now $ 99 -RRB- . Visit site . ASOS duster coat . Visit site . The Make It Nasty singer added , ` Me and -LSB- ex Blac -RSB- Chyna , we broke up almost close to a year -LSB- ago -RSB- now , because of the decision we made , and things in our relationship that were not going right , -LSB- we -RSB- decided to split to raise an emotionally stable kid . ' Tyga then said , ` It 's because -LSB- of -RSB- what people make it seem ... and TMZ , you got ta think , TMZ did n't really care about me until they figured out that I live next door to Kim -LSB- Kardashian -RSB- and Kanye -LSB- West -RSB- and all that stuff . Setting the record straight for once : Tyga spoke to the morning crew of the 105.1 radio show . Talking the talk : The rapper and song writer wore a red jacket , gold chains and a black hat to his interview . All ears in LA : A Breakfast Show host looked on with a serious expression as Tyga insisted he is a good guy . ` But I 've been friends with them before I even met -LSB- Blac -RSB- Chyna . I was friends with Scott -LSB- Disick -RSB- , her family for years , so me hanging out with them was nothing new . ` People just want to make a story out of it , ' The Do n't Hate Tha Playa singer commented that Kylie is a ` beautiful young woman ' whose ` maturity and mentality is different than a lot of people . ' They seem to see eye to eye : The 17-year-old Jenner with the 25-year-old Bubble B *** hit maker volunteering at the LA Mission in December . He did not comment on why it took him so long to clear up the rumours they were a romantic item which have been lingering since the summer of 2014 . According to TMZ , the Bubble B *** hit maker is reacting to comments made by Kanye West 's ex-girlfriend Amber Rose on the same program . Rose - who took pot shots at Kylie 's sister Khloe Kardashian on Monday claiming the E! star 's father is OJ Simpson -LRB- and also calling Kim a wh *** -RRB- - stated that Tyga and Kylie were a couple . Their last night on the town together : That is the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star in the front seat of Tyga 's car leaving the House Of Blues in West Hollywood on February 7 . ' -LSB- Kylie 's -RSB- a baby , she needs to go to bed at 7 o'clock and relax , ' Amber said when asked about Tyga 's rumoured girl . She added : ` That 's ridiculous . -LSB- Tyga -RSB- should be ashamed of himself . That 's how I feel . For sure . ` He has a beautiful woman and a baby and left that for a 16-year-old who just turned 17 . ' Kylie turns 18-years-old in August . Nice night out : Tyga , who is from Compton but now lives in Calabasas , with Jenner leaving upscale restaurant Spago in Beverly Hills in December . Also on The Breakfast Club Tyga addressed a claim that someone called child services on him because Kylie is so young . Tyga claimed law enforcement has not reached out to him about the possibility he has committed ` statutory rape . ' And the Hookah singer said though he spends time with Kylie , they are usually with her 19-year-old older sister Kendall , who has been modeling for Vogue and is the new face of Estee Lauder . Trying her hand at modeling : The beauty appeared in brother-in-law Kanye West 's Yeezy show and was also seen at the 3.1 Phillip Lim show on Monday . He was last seen with the daughter of Kris and Bruce Jenner on February 7 leaving Big Sean 's concert at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood . She sat in the front seat of his Rolls Royce while a female pal sat in the back seat . On Saturday - Valentine 's Day - the E! teen shared a bouquet of pink roses which are presumed to be from the musician . The Breakfast Club is a radio show on Power 105.1 with DJ Ency , Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God . Kylie is not good girlfriend material for Tyga not just because she is under the age of 18 , but also because he was engaged to Chyna - the mother of his child - until fairly recently . His former fiance and son : Kylie is not good girlfriend material for Tyga not just because she is under the age of 18 , but also because he was engaged to Chyna - the mother of his child - until August 2014 ; here he is seen with his family in March . In October 2012 they welcomed a son , King Cairo . The family set up house in a $ 6.5 m mansion in Calabasas , which is not far from where Kylie grew up in Hidden Hills . In December 2012 , Chyna - who is good friends with Kim Kardashian - confirmed they were engaged . The split in August 2014 , about the same time he started spending time with Kylie . Also on The Breakfast Club , the Switch Lanes singer talked about his ` feud ' with Drake . Her sisters : Tyga also stated that most of the time he is with Kylie , her sibling Kendall -LRB- far left -RRB- is also there ; here the girls are pictured with Khloe , 30 , at the Grammy after party thrown by GQ on February 8 . He was also a part of the interview : Also on The Breakfast Club , the Switch Lanes singer talked about his ` feud ' with Drake , who is pictured here on Monday in West Hollywood . | Tyga , 25 , started spending time with Kylie Jenner , 17 , in August 2014 . He split from his fiancee Blac Chyna , 26 , that same month . The Bubble B *** hit maker and the model have a son King Cairo , aged two . | [[6306, 6363]] |
Lego has been voted the world 's most powerful brand toppling car manufacturer Ferrari from the top spot and seeing off challenges from other heavyweight companies such as Rolex . The success of last year 's Lego Movie , which was praised by critics and made almost half a billion dollars worldwide , helped to ease it into the number one spot . The stop-motion style of the film also helped spawn countless online Lego parodies of famous events , making the toy ` an artistic medium in its own right ' , according to analysts Brand Finance . Scroll down for video . Danish toy Lego has been voted the world 's most powerful brand thanks in large part to the success of last year 's Lego Movie , which was well received critically and made nearly half a billion dollars at the box office . Lego took the number one spot for its appeal to both genders , its ability to cross cultural boundaries , and its ability to inspire adults as well as children -LRB- pictured , Lego art on display in Brussels -RRB- . The toy saw off competition from super-brands such as Red Bull , Coca Cola , Nike and Unilever - which owns companies such as Flora , PG Tips , Persil and Comfort . Brand Finance impressed with Lego 's ability to appeal to both genders , cross cultural borders , and to inspire adults as well as children . 1 -RRB- Lego . 2 -RRB- PWC . 3 -RRB- Red Bull . 4 -RRB- Unilever . 5 -RRB- McKinsey . 6 -RRB- Burberry . 7 -RRB- Rolex . 8 -RRB- L'Oreal . 9 -RRB- Coca-Cola . 10 -RRB- Ferrari . 11 -RRB- Nike . 12 -RRB- Walt Disney . For the survey , each company was given a rating based on the health of their finances , how recognisable they were , and how customers felt about them . This data was then used to give each company a letter rating from AAA + to D , with only 12 companies awarded the top accolade . Consumer brands such as L'Oreal , Burberry , and Walt Disney made up ten of the top 12 . However business management firm PricewaterhouseCoopers took second , while consultancy company McKinsey came in fifth . Brand Finance CEO David Haigh said : ` Lego 's appeal spans generations ; as well as the creative freedom it gives children , the brand appeals to the nostalgia of adults . ` It generally avoids gendered marketing - by appealing to boys and girls equally Lego maximises the size of its target demographic . ` That approach also pleases parents , as concerns mount over the effect toys may have on the outlook and ambitions of children , and girls in particular . ` However this year 's particularly strong performance is thanks to the Lego Movie . ` The film was both a critical and commercial success providing not just immediate revenue but also an unrivalled marketing tool . Ferrari slipped from the top spot into eight place after another Formula 1 season without a win , and following the departure of chairman Luca Di Montezemolo -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Lego saw off competition from branding heavyweights such as Nike , Rolex , Coca-Cola and Unilever - which owns companies such as Flora and Persil . ` Amateur versions of the film 's stop-motion technique have proliferated online to the extent that Lego could be described as an artistic medium in its own right . ' He added that Ferrari had dropped from first place to eight after another Formula 1 season without a win , and due to the departure of chairman Luca di Montezemolo . The annual Brand Finance report also looked at the world 's most valuable brands which is headed by Apple , as it was last year , along with Samsung , Google and Microsoft . | Danish toymaker took top spot from Ferrari - which dropped to eight place . Success of Lego Movie and ability to appeal to both genders behind rise . Finished ahead of brand super-powers such as Coca-Cola and Nike . | [[0, 179], [33, 104], [567, 693], [790, 850], [2703, 2792], [3199, 3364], [3213, 3303], [180, 218], [301, 345], [567, 693], [790, 850], [1201, 1205], [1217, 1267], [2497, 2571], [1007, 1101], [2884, 2981]] |
A Mexican cartel boss , his right-hand-man and accountant have all been arrested near the Texas border carrying $ 1 million in cash and 2,000 rounds of ammunition . Police found Jorge Aguilar Gallardo , Luis Daniel Guevara Rios and accountant Alexjandro Delgardo Blanco carrying the cash and ammunition in their pickup truck . The three men are suspected members of the Gulf Cartel which has been involved in a bitter internecine turf war in Reynosa and Matamoros , across the border from Brownsville , Texas . Jorge Aguilar Gallardo , was arrested near the Texas border along with along with $ 1m in cash , 2lbs of cocaine , six firearms and 2,000 rounds of ammunition along with two of his close associates . Luis Daniel Guevara Rios , left , and accountant Alejandro Delcado Blanco , right , were also detained . Police , working off a tip-off stopped the truck containing the high-profile cartel members . Police also recovered six firearms and two pounds of cocaine . Fighting among members of the Gulf cartel has seen significant violence over the past month with dozens of casualties . Recently , members of the Gulf Cartel have beaten up and threatened to kill newspaper editor Enrique Juarez Torres of the El Manana newspaper in Matamoros . He was reporting on gunfights between cartel members that claimed the lives of nine people . At least 15 people have been killed since the beginning of the month . Three armed men forced their way into the editor 's office before bundling him into the back of a van and beating him up . The US consulate in Matamoros was warned citizens about the upsurge in violence . | Mexican police arrested three leading Gulf cartel members near Texas . The trio had $ 1m in cash , 2lbs of cocaine and 2,000 rounds of ammunition . The men were also carrying six firearms in their truck in Matamoros . The Gulf cartel has been involved in a bitter internal power struggle . At least 15 people have been murdered in the feud since February . | [[0, 21], [58, 102], [327, 381], [86, 164], [910, 916], [922, 972], [910, 916], [922, 972], [363, 463], [973, 1014], [973, 1092], [1343, 1413]] |
An investment banker was found dead after attempting to climb the Northeast 's highest peak on Monday afternoon - 24 hours after she called for help as she hiked through 100 mph winds . Kate Matrosova , 32 , arrived at the base of New Hampshire 's 5,400 ft Mount Madison at 5am on Sunday , dropped off by her husband Charlie Farhoodi , who is listed on LinkedIn as a Vice President at JP Morgan . Within hours , she activated an emergency beacon amid treacherous conditions but a team was unable to locate her in the blizzard . Her body was found 24 hours later . It appears she died of exposure to the extreme temperatures overnight . Tragic : BNP Paribas credit trader Kate Matrosova , 32 , was found dead 24 hours after she called for help as she hiked up Mount Madison . Married : Matrosova was dropped off at the range at 5am on Sunday by husband Charlie Farhoodi -LRB- left -RRB- who is listed on LinkedIn as the Vice President of JP Morgan . The couple shared a $ 1 million apartment in Manhattan . Emergency : A search team was unable to locate Matrosova -LRB- pictured in January -RRB- for 24 hours after her call . She had been attempting to climb the Presidential Range of the White Mountains - which includes the highest peak in the Northeast - Mount Washington - elevation 6,300 feet . Russia-born Matrosova , who lived in a $ 1 million apartment in Midtown Manhattan with Farhoodi , planned to climb to the top of Madison before venturing across three other summits in the so-called Presidential Range , reports claim . As the day progressed , the region was hit by winds exceeding 100mph and temperatures plummeted to -30 F . The BNP Paribas credit trader sent her coordinates to rescuers on Sunday afternoon . However , it took the team almost 24 hours to locate her . After a failed attempt on Sunday , a National Guard crew flew over the area with a helicopter on Monday morning but could n't see anything because of blowing snow and had to turn back . ` Unfortunately , a lot of the coordinates that we received over the night were all over the place within a mile circumference , ' Fish and Game Lt. Jim Goss told WMUR-TV . Mount Madison is part of a series of summits named after presidents and other prominent Americans , which is collectively called the Presidential Range . Grueling : Mt Madison -LRB- pictured , not with Matrosova -RRB- was hit by 100 mph winds and a blizzard on Sunday night . She was found between Mt Madison and Mt Adams -LRB- top right -RRB- , believed to have died from exposure to the cold . Plans : Authorities say Matrosova planned to climb all four peaks of the Presidential Range on her own . Matrosova , whose full name is Ekaterina , hailed from Omsk , Russia , before moving to Chicago to study in 2002 . Matrosova 's Facebook showed her to be very active , with numerous images of hikes and white water rafting . According to WMUR-TV , Matrosova was going to venture through Mount Adams , Mount Jefferson and Mount Washington after reaching the top of Mount Madison . She found between Mount Madison and Mount Adams . A team made up of Fish and Game officers , Mountain Rescue Services members and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue members braved 108mph winds and frigid temperatures to reach the area . ' I guess if you are gon na hike in this type of weather you need to be in a more sheltered area , not up on an open exposed ridgeline , ' Goss said . ` There 's just no room for error in a place like that . ' It is believed Matrosova , whose full name is Ekaterina Matrosova , hailed from Omsk in Russia before moving to Chicago to study in 2002 . She completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in Finance and Marketing at Chicago 's DePaul University in 2006 . Matrosova 's first job was with JP Morgan as a financial analyst , before moving to Beach Capital Management where she reached the role of Investment Adviser . In 2012 , she attended Harvard University Extension School to study Numerical Analysis before obtaining a masters in financial engineering from the University of California , Berkeley 's Haas School of Business in 2013 . Vice President : Widower Charlie Farhoodi 's job on LinkedIn is listed as Vice President of JP Morgan . Tribute : This picture was posted on Facebook in tribute to Matrosova with a friend called her ' a vibrant spirit ' After interning for a year at BNP Paribas , she accepted the role of Credit Trading Associate in August 2014 . Based on Facebook pictures , she appeared to be very active , with numerous images of hikes and white water rafting . Her interests are listed on LinkedIn as mountain climbing , judo and scuba diving . Friends and relatives paid tribute to Matrosova online , posting pictures of the 32-year-old . One wrote : ` Rest in peace ... ' with a photograph of Matrosova hiking through sunlight snowy woodland . Another described her as ' a vibrant spirit ' . A blizzard watch was issued for coastal New England over the weekend that touched on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest , which encompasses the Presidential Range . The region saw up to 14 inches of snow in some areas . | Kate Matrosova , 32 , found dead in New Hampshire mountains on Monday . It was 24 hours after she activated emergency beacon for rescuers . She had just climbed Mount Madison , elevation 5,400 feet , before it was hit by 100mph wind and temperatures of -30 F . Matrosova , a BNP Paribas banker , was dropped off at the base on Sunday at 5am by her husband who is thought to be a JP Morgan Vice President . The couple shared a $ 1 million apartment in Midtown Manhattan . 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An Asda customer found a rat 's head inside a bag of frozen spinach as she was cooking dinner for her mother . Terri Powis noticed something unusual protruding from the greens as she began steaming a batch for her and her 60-year-old mother to have with their chicken dinner . The 33-year-old soon discovered the foreign object was the ` fresh , pink ' head of a rodent , wrapped in a clump of green leaves . Terri Powis found a rat 's head inside a bag of frozen spinach as she was cooking for her 60-year-old mother . The 33-year-old only made the discovery of the ` fresh , pink ' head as she was steaming the spinach for dinner . She said : ` It did n't even cross my mind that it was the head of a rat . I was poking around with it because I did n't know what it was . Ms Powis bought the vegetables from her local Asda store in High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire . ' I was gobsmacked when I realised what it was - it was horrible . ` It was very fresh and really pink . It was a bit squashed but intact and must have been frozen soon after being severed . ' Ms Powis , an accounts assistant , had bought the 98p Asda-branded bag of whole leaf spinach from her local branch in High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire . After the discovery on January 19 , she phoned Asda to complain and received an apology . But she claims the chain did not take her complaint seriously . She said : ` The way they handled it was like it happened every day . ` They said sorry but it was just a `` yeah , bring it back to the store '' . I felt it should have been dealt with more seriously . ' Wycombe District Council has been notified and is now investigating the incident . An Asda spokesman said : ` We 'd like to apologise for any upset caused to Ms Powis , and we will work closely with the local authorities whilst they conduct their investigation . ' An Asda spokesman said : ` We apologise for any upset caused to Ms Powis , and we will work closely with the local authorities whilst they conduct their investigation ' . Pictured : The store in High Wycombe . | Terri Powis , 33 , bought 98p bag of vegetables from store in High Wycombe . She noticed head wrapped in green leaves as she began steaming spinach . Asda has apologised and said it will support probe Wycombe District Council . | [[774, 846], [1060, 1068], [1095, 1190], [2006, 2014], [2017, 2044], [111, 240], [361, 369], [372, 408], [592, 633], [1653, 1675], [1678, 1790], [1835, 1857], [1860, 1961]] |
German Shepherds are known for being bright animals - and one US policeman has demonstrated just how clever they are by teaching one to open and shut a patrol car door . Video footage has re-emerged of a member of the Greenburgh Police Department 's K-9 unit ordering his dog to perform the trick . The clip begins with the pooch lying down in a car park . Scroll down for video . German Shepherds are known for being eager to learn - and one US policeman has demonstrated just how clever they are by teaching one to open and shut a patrol car door . He can handle it : The dog sets about yanking open the passenger door . Jaw-some : The powerful dog pulls the door shut using a rubber hoop attached to the inside . The officer then simply points to the car and the animal hurries over to it . It then immediately grabs the rear passenger door handle with its teeth and jumps in . Attached to the inside of the door is a large rubber hoop , which the dog then tugs on to shut the door . This is met with cries of delight from people watching behind the camera . The footage was filmed in 2009 but has since re-emerged on the internet and been viewed nearly a million times . Hundreds of comments have been posted about the clip with many gobsmacked at what they 've seen . Obeymauri wrote ` that was cool and that 's a smart dog ' , while Kath Sherman said ` it 's an honor to salute them both ' . Its work done , the police dog sits inside the Greenburgh police patrol car . | Greenburgh Police Department officer trained his dog to open a car door . Footage emerged of him demonstrating the trick to a group of onlookers . Dog yanks on handle , climbs in , then tugs door shut using rubber hoop . | [[54, 169], [435, 550], [170, 258], [634, 690], [657, 665], [671, 715], [820, 880], [881, 986], [919, 938], [955, 986]] |
If you 've ever carried your laptop around a room , trying to pick up a Wi-Fi signal , then this device may help . Youtuber , Charles Lohr , has created a Wi-Fi radar system that he claims allows anyone to see invisible Wi-Fi signals around the home . The Maryland-based hacker built the device using a chip , LED light , software and a CNC milling machine . Scroll down for video . If you 've ever carried your laptop around a room , trying to pick up a Wi-Fi signal , then this device may help.Youtuber , Charles Lohr , has created a Wi-Fi radar system that he claims allows anyone to see invisible Wi-Fi signals . This is a screenshot of his 3D software program . Blue shows where the signal is strongest . The system works with a battery-powered ESP8266 chip which pings a device and measures the signal - in a similar way to the process used by a Wi-Fi radar . By attaching a light to the hardware , the system changes colour depending on the quality of signal in a given location . ` There is an application on my computer that looks at the receiver power of those pings and sends a colour to the ESP8266 , ' Mr Lohr says in his video . ` So as Adam moves around in the three dimensional space , you can see the relative strength changing . ' The system works with a battery-powered ESP8266 chip which pings a device and measures the signal - in a similar way to the process used by a Wi-Fi radar . The images reveal just how much variation there is in Wi-Fi strength in just one area . By attaching a light to the hardware , the system changes colour depending on the quality of signal in a given location . This image was captured using a long exposure camera . The images reveal just how much variation there is in Wi-Fi strength in just one area , with most of the images appearing in a variety of colours . Wi-Fi signals use very low intensity radio waves . While similar in wavelength to domestic microwave radiation , the intensity of Wi-Fi radiation is 100,000 times less than that of a domestic microwave oven . The type of radiation emitted by radio waves -LRB- Wi-Fi -RRB- , visible light , microwaves and mobile phones has been shown to raise the temperature of tissue at very high levels of exposure - but that 's much higher than what people are subjected to on a regular basis . This is called a thermal interaction , but researchers are divided as to whether the radiation we receive daily can cause damage . The UK Health Protection Agency -LRB- HPA -RRB- has been monitoring the safety of Wi-Fi . It says people using Wi-Fi , or those in the proximity , are exposed to the radio signals it emits - and some of the transmitted energy in the signals is absorbed in their bodies . However , the signals are very low power . Sitting in a Wi-Fi hotspot for a year results in receiving the same dose of radio waves as making a 20 minute mobile phone call . Mr Lohr then attempted to capture these colours using long-exposure on his camera . Blue in the images shows where the signal is at its strongest . ` I thought , there must be a better way to do this , ' he said . Using just a Wi-Fi module and a CNC mill , Mr Lohr then captured the variability of the signal to create a 3D visualisation on his computer . ` The mill follows a basic zig zag pattern , while I 'm running the same software that determines the signal strength , ' he said . ` As the mill goes back and forth , I record the position of the mill and the Wi-Fi signal at the same time . ' The data is then uploaded onto his computer , showing a 3D model of blackspots and areas with good signal strength . ` This absolutely surprised me , ' he said . ` I did not expect to see this much detail ... it just blew my mind . ' A number of things can affect Wi-Fi signal , including competing Wi-Fi systems , household electronics and Bluetooth devices . Last year , Jason Cole at Imperial College London attempted to tackle the problem of improving Wi-Fi signals by mathematically working out the optimum position for a router . He studied how walls and reflections affected signal strength and concluded that , as common sense might suggest , the centre of the house , is the best place for a router . Mr Lohr attempted to capture these colours using long-exposure on his camera . Blue in the images shows where the signal is at its strongest . Mr Lohr 's initial attempt at capturing Wi-Fi signal . However he says the image did n't provide much detail . | Device created using a chip , LED , software and a CNC milling machine . Chip attached to LED pings a device and measures the resulting signal . The LED then changes colour depending on the quality of the Wi-Fi signal . The colours are mapped using photography , milling machine and software . | [[252, 358], [284, 358], [3089, 3129], [732, 762], [769, 796], [732, 762], [788, 841], [1271, 1301], [1308, 1335], [1271, 1301], [1327, 1380], [905, 987], [1532, 1614]] |
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