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A personalised suit worn by India 's Prime Minister when he met U.S. President Barack Obama has sold a staggering # 450,000 at auction . Narendra Modi 's dark suit with its unique monogram pinstripes , which vertically spell out his name , was sold to diamond merchant Lalji Patel . The bespoke wool suit sparked a bidding war , but the businessman , who like the Prime Minister is from Gujarat state , made the winning bid of 43 million rupees -LRB- # 450,000 -RRB- . The money will be used to clean up the heavily polluted Ganges River - a pet project of India 's Hindu nationalist prime minister . Bespoke : Modi wore the suit with his monogram in dull gold pinstripes when he met Obama in India last month . Personalised : Narendra Modi 's dark suit has unique monogram pinstripes , which vertically spell out his name . Modi wore the suit with his monogram in dull gold pinstripes when he met Obama in India last month . Mr Patel , owner of the Dharmanandan diamond company , said he had wanted to do something for his country . ` Buying this suit was all I wanted , ' he said . ` It feels good to know that the money will go towards the cleaning of the holy river . ' The suit is estimated to have cost more than one million rupees -LRB- # 10,500 -RRB- , and opposition party lawmakers criticised the Prime Minister for his insensitivity in wearing such an expensive suit in a country where millions live in abject poverty . However , Gujarat official Milind Toravane said the suit and other items being auctioned were gifts received by Modi after he became Prime Minister in May last year . The gifts include decorative pieces in silver and brass . The outfit was among more than 450 lots put up for auction by Modi in the city of Surat in Gujarat . During Modi 's 2001 to 2014 stint as chief minister of Gujarat , the gifts he received were regularly auctioned off and the money collected was used to fund programs educating girls in the state . Indian diamond trader Lalji Patel -LRB- right -RRB- is pictured celebrating after securing the winning bid for the Prime Minister 's suit -LRB- left -RRB- . | PM Narendra Modi 's suit sold to diamond merchant Lalji Patel for # 450k . Wool suit has monogram pinstripes , which vertically spell out Modi 's name . Businessman made the winning bid of # 450,000 at an auction on Friday . The money will be used to clean up the heavily polluted Ganges River . | [[0, 136], [137, 199], [233, 282], [333, 348], [403, 468], [1954, 2091], [169, 199], [219, 237], [137, 199], [233, 282], [611, 711], [727, 784], [758, 784], [804, 824], [825, 925], [0, 136], [333, 348], [403, 468], [469, 600], [469, 478], [492, 600], [1086, 1171]] |
An ax wielding teen was left crying for his mother when he tried to rob a convenience store and came away with a face full of mace . Store clerk Ali Ait Mahdi recounted the violent confrontation to Oklahoma City reporters . ` When I saw the ax , I said , ` You need to leave before I shoot you , ' he said . Scroll down for video . But suspect Giovanni Davenport as blasted with pepper spray when he tried to use an ax to rob a convenience store . Store clerk Ali Ait Mahdi said he reacted to a life threatening situation . But suspect Giovanni Davenport did n't heed the warning , instead swinging the ax into the store 's counter . Ali began to blast pepper spray into the boy 's face . ' I really sprayed him in the eyes very well , ' Ali told KFOR . ` That 's when he lost control and started running toward the door . ' By the time he got outside , Davenport was ` crying ... throwing up ... and calling for his momma , ' according to the police report . Ali was not softened by the reaction . ' I heard that he was crying for his mom , but you know we all have parents and we all have problems , but some of us wake up at 6 a.m. to go to work , and some of us wake up at 1 in the afternoon to rob somebody else . That 's life , ' he said . Two FBI agents happened to be at the scene and witness the attempted robbery . Even more bad news for Davenport , he stumbled out right into two FBI agents who 'd seen the attempted robbery . Ali followed Davenport out to see an FBI agent pointing a gun at the wannabe robber . Authorities say the best practice is not to fight back during a robbery , as it 's lucky only the counter was cut . ` The bottom line is we 're thankful he was not hurt , ' said Oklahoma City police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow . ` We always encourage victims to comply . We want to see them get out alive . ' Davenport was taken to jail and charged with robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon . ` Situations like that , you fight for yourself for your life , ' Ali said . ` It 's instinct . ' | Store clerk Ali Ait Mahdi said he defended himself when faced with an ax and a demand for money . Suspect Giovanni Davenport only managed to swinging his ax into the store 's counter before being hit with the chemical . Davenport wandered out into the waiting arms of two FBI agents . | [[133, 223], [448, 523], [0, 19], [29, 132], [336, 362], [366, 447], [528, 554], [582, 633], [1601, 1639], [1325, 1329], [1360, 1401], [1451, 1484]] |
Pope Francis was given the rock star treatment as he arrived for an audience at the Vatican . The crowd cheered and screamed with joy as the Pope entered the large hall that was filled with Catholics , with followers reaching out to touch him as he passed them by . Women could be seen crying as the Pontiff stopped to shake hands with members of the thousand-strong crowd and plant kisses on the cheeks of children . Scroll down for video . Rock star treatment : People reach out to touch Pope Francis as he arrives to give a speech at the Vatican . The crowd screamed and cheered as the Pope stopped to greet his followers , with some women bursting into tears . More than a thousand people gathered to hear the Pope speak about the Mafia in southern Italy . The head of the Catholic Church then made his way on to the stage , from where he gave a powerful speech urging members of the Mafia to repent . The Pope was speaking during an audience for pilgrims and anti-crime activists from the southern region of Calabria , home to the ` Ndrangheta - mainland Italy 's equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia . He said the Church would welcome them in if they promised to put their criminal lives behind them . ` Open your hearts to the Lord . The Lord is waiting for you and the Church will welcome you if your willingness to serve good is as clear and public as your choice to serve evil was , ' Pope Francis said . When he visited Calabria last June , he accused organised crime groups of practising ` the adoration of evil ' . Reach out and touch faith : Women and children push forward as they try to grab the Pontiff 's attention . Pope Francis kisses a girl on the cheek as he stops to welcome followers to his service . The Pope was speaking during an audience at the Vatican for pilgrims and anti-crime activists from the southern region of Calabria . The ` Ndrangheta , which makes most of its money from drug trafficking , is spread over 30 countries . The group is said to have an annual revenue of # 44billion - equivalent to about 3.5 per cent of Italy 's total economic output . The Pope also met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Vatican today , where the two heads of state discussed the conflict in Ukraine and the fight against poverty . The meeting , which was the second between the two since Francis ' election as Pope in 2013 , was described as ` very cordial ' . Chancellor Merkel also met the Pope today as they met to discuss the conflict in Ukraine among other issues . Something funny ? The heads of state laugh as they chat during their meeting at the Vatican today . Francis presented Merkel with a medallion depicting Saint Martin giving his coat to the needy , saying it served as a reminder to world leaders that their job is ` to protect their poor . ' Merkel responded : ` We try to do our best . ' He also gave her a copy of his teachings Evangelii gaudium -LRB- The Joy of the Gospel -RRB- , translated into German . Merkel gave the pope an envelope containing a donation to help children fleeing conflicts in the Middle East . She also presented the Pontiff with a collection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach . She told reporters that their discussions were '' wide-ranging , as expected , ' covering Ukraine , poverty , the role of women in developing countries and gender equality . ' I was very happy to meet with the pope . He gave me a lot of encouragement , ' she added . | Crowds screamed and cheered as the Pope arrives for a speech at Vatican . Catholics reached out to touch the Pontiff as he made his way to the stage . Smiling Pope Francis stopped to greet gathered families and kiss children . He said Mafia would be welcomed back to the Church if they gave up crime . | [[0, 93], [94, 111], [134, 168], [94, 103], [116, 168], [464, 550], [137, 225], [207, 265], [464, 550], [761, 826], [266, 417], [296, 417], [551, 560], [574, 642], [1631, 1720], [1104, 1147]] |
An investment firm billionaire claims his wife wanted a clause in their prenuptial agreement allowing her to move their three children to New York or San Francisco after a divorce because she found Chicago ` unsophisticated ' . During divorce proceedings in Cook County Court in Illinois , it was revealed that Anne Dias , 44 , claims Ken Griffin , 45 , was so upset by their pre-nup argument that he removed a post from their bed and threw it at her . Yesterday Griffin , the founder and chief executive of $ 20billion Chicago hedge fund Citadel , denied throwing the bedpost during the 2003 argument after he ` inadvertently ' removed it , . Scroll down for video . Ken Griffin -LRB- left -RRB- filed for divorce from his wife , Anne Dias -LRB- right -RRB- , last year in Cook County Court in Illinois . Griffin claims Dias wanted to be able to move their children to the coasts because Chicago is ` unsophisticated ' Dias claims Griffin threw a bedpost at her after they argued about the Chicago -LRB- pictured -RRB- clause in their pre-nup . The argument about the Chicago clause happened days before the couple 's lavish marriage ceremony in Versailles , France , the Chicago Tribune reported . Griffin said in his filing : ` Anne surfaced with a demand that the premarital agreement contain a provision permitting her , in the event of divorce , to take any children from Chicago and move them to either San Francisco or New York . ` She claimed she wanted this because she did not want to continue living in Chicago , which she considered to be unsophisticated . ' After Griffin balked at the demand , an argument ensued . The couple married at Versailles in France -LRB- above -RRB- with performances by Cirque du Soleil and Donna Summer . In an earlier filing , Dias said Griffin ` intimidated her by pulling one of the bed posts off its socket in their bedroom and throwing it violently towards her . ' She claims he screamed at her and she ` felt threatened and was fearful for her safety ' . Griffin refuted those claims in the filing yesterday . He claims he ` inadvertently removed a bedpost from the bed , which resulted in a moment of levity ending the argument . ` Anne did not leave the room during the argument , and the parties slept in the very same bed together that night and for years thereafter . ` All of these allegations are completely false and intended to tarnish Ken 's reputation . ' Griffin has been living in a $ 15 million penthouse condo at the Park Tower in Chicago during the proceedings . A spokesperson for Dias criticized Griffin for his filing yesterday , the Chicago Sun Times reported . The spokesperson said : ` Ken Griffin , one of the wealthiest men in the world , continues to lie with impunity and to brutally and shamelessly attack the mother of his children in an effort to avoid his financial responsibilities to his family . ` Anne is saddened that he is using his enormous resources in an attempt to destroy her when it would be so easy for him to support his children as he always did during the marriage . ' Griffin filed for divorce from Dias last year . They had been married for 11 years and their children are aged two , four and six . Griffin , who is estimated to be worth more than $ 5billion , is seeking joint custody . Dias , who has already secured more than $ 35million in the divorce , wants the children to herself . She is asking the court to throw out their prenuptial agreement and is demanding about $ 1million a month for ` child-related expenses ' . The couple separated in February 2012 . | Ken Griffin , 45 , CEO of $ 20 billion Chicago investment firm Citadel , filed for divorce from his wife of 11 years , Anne Dias , 44 , last year . He claims she wanted pre-nup clause allowing her to move three kids to NYC or San Francisco after divorce because Chicago is ` unsophisticated ' During argument , she claims he removed a bedpost and threw it at her . Griffin 's net worth is estimated near $ 5billion and he wants joint custody . Dias has accrued $ 35million from divorce and she wants sole custody . | [[668, 728], [3064, 3111], [3112, 3146], [0, 163], [66, 179], [102, 205], [188, 223], [806, 880], [821, 825], [844, 917], [1231, 1308], [1390, 1437], [1515, 1522], [1535, 1569], [398, 430], [398, 400], [435, 452], [920, 1019], [1748, 1768], [1771, 1886], [1771, 1775], [1875, 1886], [1897, 1910], [3196, 3203], [3223, 3255], [3196, 3203], [3258, 3284], [3285, 3289], [3296, 3307], [3316, 3352], [3285, 3289], [3300, 3352]] |
It 's the week where London is awash with the great and the good of the fashion world . A-listers sitting on the FROW -LRB- front row -RRB- , gazing at the impossibly beautiful slink down the catwalk in costly creations , London Fashion Week brings with it a palpable air of excitement and glamour . And the capital 's bars and restaurants want a piece of the action too , devising fashion-themed cocktails to slake the thirst of the fashion elite who have descended on the city . Mixologists and bartenders have gone all out to create fashion inspired cocktails for London Fashion Week . From the gin-based Choupette , inspired by designer Karl Lagerfeld 's cat to the Viviennita , which pays homage to iconic British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood , here are the ten best fashioned-themed cocktails on offer in the capital this London Fashion Week . ` London Fashion Week has been the perfect opportunity to develop a selection of dedicated cocktails to celebrate an exciting time of year in the capital , said Bala Ramasamy , Manager of TwoRuba Bar in Hilton London Tower Bridge . The bar has four fashioned themed cocktails on offer : Savage Beauty , inspired by Alexander McQueen , Ruba Rouge , Brr Berry and Golden Goddess . Savage Beauty cocktail , inspired by Alexander McQueen , is served at TwoRuba Bar in Hilton Tower Hill . ` We 've had a lot of fun with this campaign , getting the flavours just right and making sure the presentation is eye-catching -- we feel we have created the perfect homage to some of the world 's most famous fashion houses , ' he continued . Jeremy Pascal Bar Manager Sixtyone which created Spring Collection , Viviennita and Choupette , said : ` With Sixtyone restaurant and bar so close to all of the London Fashion Week action we thought it would be a great idea to come up with three cocktails inspired by fashion and famous designers . ` Take for example our Viviennita named after the amazing Dame Vivienne Westwood . This lively , bright orange concoction containing fresh carrot and Tequila Olmeca Blanco is served in an elegant coupette glass and is very refreshing and revitalising - perfect for sipping on after a long day at the fashion shows . ' Spring Collection . Drink at : Sixtyone restaurant , South Marylebone . Ingredients : 40ml Havana Club 3yrs old ; half a celery stick , grounded ; three tablespoons peach puree ; 15ml agave syrup ; 20 ml fresh lime juice . For the absinthe foam : 5ml absinthe ; one egg white ; one teaspoon caster sugar . For the decoration : Black pepper ; two small sticks of celery . Method : Muddle the celery and peach in a shaker , add all the other ingredients , shake and double strain into glass . In a separate shaker , dry shake all the ingredients for the absinth foam . Top cocktail with the absinthe foam , black pepper and celery . Viviennita . Drink at : Sixtyone restaurant , South Marylebone . Ingredients : 50ml Tequila Olmeca Blanco ; 25ml fresh carrot juice ; 20ml fresh lime juice ; 15ml agave syrup ; 5ml fresh ginger juice . For the decoration : One rosemary spring . Method : Shake all ingredients in a shaker , double strain into a coupette . Use one rosemary spring rolled around the stem of the glass . Ruba Rouge has lychee juice , Bacardi , coconut syrup , grapefruit juice and lime juice . Choupette . Drink at : Sixtyone restaurant , South Marylebone . Ingredients : 50ml Beefeater gin ; 20g cucumber , cut in small pieces ; 10ml honeyl 50ml green tea ; six leaves of fresh mint . For the decoration : 10g cucumber , julienned ; one silver straw . Method : Muddle the cucumber in the julep cup , add honey and Gin , give a quick stir in order to dissolve the honey properly , add all other ingredients with crushed ice and muddle gently , top up with more crushed ice and decorate with cucumber julienne . Fashionable tipples : LFW Runway Fuel Martini -LRB- left -RRB- and gin-based White Lady -LRB- right -RRB- . The Savage Beauty . Drink at : TwoRuba , Hilton London Tower Bridge . Ingredients : 50ml tequila ; 20ml lemon juice ; 60ml ; fresh pineapple juice ; two kumquats ; dash of agave syrup . Method : Place all ingredients in a shaker agitate thoroughly then serve . Ruba Rouge . Drink at : TwoRuba , Hilton London Tower Bridge . Ingredients : 20ml lychee juice ; 40ml Bacardi ; 20ml grapefruit ; 20ml lime juice ; 15ml coconut syrup . Method : Place all ingredients in a shaker . Shake well . Pour into glass . White Lady . Drink at : Graphic Bar , Golden Square . Ingredients : 50ml Martin Millers gin ; 25ml orange liqueur ; 25ml lemon juice ; 15ml sugar syrup ; half an egg white . Method : Shake and fine strain into a coupette glass . Garnish with a lemon twist . Clover Club Recipe . Drink at : Graphic Bar , Golden Square . Ingredients : 50ml Martin Millers Gin ; one tablespoon raspberry syrup ; four raspberries ; 25ml lemon juice ; 15ml sugar syrup . Method : Hard shake all the ingredients and fine strain into a coupette glass . Garnish with fresh raspberries . The FROW is made with tonka bean syrup . LFW Runway Fuel Martini . Drink at : Maze , London . Ingredients : 50ml energy vodka ; 50ml pink grapefruit juice ; lemongrass ; quarter teaspoon Stevia leaf sweetener ; three dashes orange bitters . For the energy vodka : One bottle vodka ; 50 dried goji berries ; one teaspoon acai powderl one guarana and ginseng tablet . Method : To make the vodka , add all ingredients to a large , deep bowl then pour vodka over the ingredients and cover with cling film . Leave to infuse for a week at room temp . Fine strain the vodka to remove the bits then re -- bottle . To make the cocktail , slice the lemongrass into small pieces and add to a Boston cocktail shaker . Muddle the lemongrass hard to release the flavour . Add the stevia sweetener , pink grapefruit juice , energy vodka and orange bitters . Add ice and shake the cocktail hard . Fine strain into a frozen martini glass Garnish with an edible flower . FROW Recipe . Recipe contributed by Monin . Ingredients : 20ml Monin tonka bean syrup ; 50ml Jagermeister ; 20ml Lemon Juice . Method : Shake ingredients over ice and served in a hurricane glass topped with Ting Grapefruit Soda , garnished with a wedge of Grapefruit , mint , a Bennett Opie Cherry with a dusting of powdered sugar . Kirchoff Sling . Recipe contributed by : Michael Stringer from Blackleaf Events . Ingredients : 25ml Jim Beam Maple Bourbon ; 50ml cherry juice ; 5ml fresh lime juice ; Top with dry cider . Method : Add all ingredients to a rocks glass filled with cubed ice . Stir well to mix and garnish with an apple fan and cherry . | Drinks inspired by Alexander McQueen and Karl Lagerfeld 's cat Choupette . Fashion-inspired drinks served at restaurants and bars across the city . Viviennita cocktail is named after Dame Vivienne Westwood . | [[594, 617], [620, 662], [1240, 1262], [1265, 1294], [1829, 1887], [382, 447], [481, 588], [666, 680], [689, 735], [1907, 1970]] |
The 17-year-old boy whose ` laser cat ' yearbook photo made national headlines has committed suicide . Draven Rodriguez became an internet sensation last September after he posed for photos in a suit , clutching his cat Mr Bigglesworth , both surrounded by laser beams . In an online petition that gained national support , he appealed to his school in Schenectady , New York , to publish the unconventional images in the yearbook - and was ultimately successful . On Thursday night , he took his own life at home , his parents told The Times Union . Loved : Draven Rodriguez , 17 , inspired a wave of interest and excitement when he posed for this photo with his cat Mr Bigglesworth and a background of lasers . He petitioned for the image to be in his yearbook . Relatives and friends have paid tribute to Draven 's empathy , compassion , and determination to complete anything he set his mind to . A senior at Schenectady High School , he taught himself to play guitar , rowed boats , and learned to speak basic Russian . His cat-and-laser photo , which earned mentions on Jimmy Fallon 's Tonight Show and The Ellen Show , was an indication of his sense of humor , his stepfather Jonathan Stewart said . ` He was n't trying to stir things up with it . He honestly just wanted a silly photo because he had a great sense of humor . ' At first , the school objected to Draven 's request and refused to put his photo in the portrait section . Eventually , after his plea swept the internet , he was allowed to share the school principal 's page - and share the laser photo with her and her chihuahua Vivienne . Made it : The school principal Diane Wilkinson agreed to the photo if she and dog Vivienne could be in it . Tragic : Draven 's parents said he took his own life at home in Schenectady , New York , on Thursday night . Inspiring : His stepfather Jonathan Stewart said Draven had empathy for people and made friends easily . Photographer Vincent Giordano described Vivienne as a nervous model while Mr Bigglesworth was more interested in the technical aspects . ` Diane and Draven were all laughs , they really enjoyed the photo session , ' he told Buzzfeed . ` Vivienne and Mr Bigglesworth really broke the rules of cats and dogs and got along famously for a trouble free photo session ! ' During the debacle , Draven told the Daily Gazette : ' I do n't want to go in the yearbook with the generic `` I-look-like-everyone-else '' photo . I wanted a `` He looks great , only he would try that '' photo . When people look at it , they will know that was me . ' He was the first to admit the original image was over the top , which was the point to begin with . He always wanted to have fun and was constantly trying new activities such as rowing and reading Russian . ` I 'm a little out there , and a little tongue-in-cheek , ' he said . ` Cats and laser ... sarcastic . It 's so outlandish and ridiculous . ` I 'm not trying to make any statement other than my photo is ridiculous and this is how I am . ' His stepfather said the episode was a glimpse into Draven 's inspiring character . ` He made friends wherever he went , ' Stewart said . ` He had friends all over the country - people he 'd met at youth-leadership conferences , online , just around town ... He had an empathy for the world and for other people that I think is rare in kids his age . It was wonderful to see . ' Draven is survived by his stepfather , his mother Melissa Petersen-Stewart , his 11-year-old sister Lily Stewart , and his father Eric Rodriguez . | Draven Rodriguez , 17 , took own life at home in Schenectady on Thursday . He petitioned his school to use cat-laser photo in yearbook in September . Appeal swept the nation , mentioned by Jimmy Fallon and Ellen Degeneres . Eventually , the principal let him share the photo with her and her dog . His stepfather said the episode was a glimpse into his inspiring character . To speak confidentially about suicide call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline -LRB- in English and Spanish -RRB- : 1 -LRB-800-RRB- 273-8255 . | [[0, 19], [60, 102], [465, 482], [485, 513], [1727, 1826], [271, 292], [324, 364], [378, 430], [713, 740], [274, 292], [298, 321], [1025, 1048], [1057, 1104], [1461, 1488], [1442, 1452], [1455, 1479], [1491, 1609], [1620, 1676], [1168, 1182], [1200, 1206], [1827, 1836], [1839, 1853], [3014, 3096], [3034, 3096]] |
Fearless : Celebrity chef Annabel Karmel has a spine of steel and the coolest of heads in a crisis . Annabel Karmel , celebrity chef , author and businesswoman , does n't look like the sort of person you 'd immediately turn to for help if you found yourself in a tight corner . She is 51 , petite -- a little over 5ft tall -- fine-boned and glamorous , her blonde hair cascading in a tumble of luxuriant curls . She 's a doll-like size six , wears a floral pinny and pads round her elegant # 20 million town house in North London in bare feet , her dainty toenails painted vermillion . She looks as if a gust of wind would blow her over . But appearances are deceptive : Annabel has a spine of steel , the tenacity of a terrier and the coolest of heads in a crisis . Last summer , she was robbed by a gang of muggers . They pounced after she parked her car in a quiet side street to go shopping , held her in an arm-lock and wrenched her # 12,000 Rolex watch from her wrist , then snatched her shopping bag from the boot of her car . While such an ordeal would have reduced most of us to quivering wrecks , Annabel , a divorced mum-of-three , had the presence of mind to note the registration number of one of the gang 's getaway mopeds . She handed it to the police at the crime scene . The thugs , who had by then terrorised and robbed a string of affluent victims in the wealthy Hampstead area of north London -- including a 70-year-old man who they hit with a hammer -- were swiftly identified . Within a couple of weeks they were arrested and charged . Their violent three-month crime spree abruptly curtailed , the trio -- Corrie Moroney , 23 , Alan Fitzgerald , 20 and Ellis Parkinson , 21 -- were this week jailed for a total of 23 years . Does Annabel now live in fear ? ` You ca n't ! ' she exclaims . ` Otherwise , the muggers have won . They 've got away with it . I wo n't become a prisoner in my own home because of them . ` I wo n't pretend I 'm not wary . I do n't wear an expensive watch any more . And I make sure I 've got my house keys in my hand before I get out of my car as thieves often strike when people are standing on their own doorsteps . ` I do n't take unnecessary risks . But I 'm resilient . And , actually , I feel rather lucky . They could have hit me with the hammer . ' But the fact is , Annabel seems to be rather more unlucky than most : two years ago , she was forced to track down her beloved Samoyed , Hamilton , when he was dognapped by a gang . She says : ` I plastered posters , offering a reward for his safe return , all over London . So when a woman rang -- she said she 'd seen my poster , and although she was cagey and vague , she said she might be able to help -- I went off on my own to meet her . ` I suppose it seems reckless , but I was prepared to take a risk to get him back . ` She lived on a council estate in north London . It was the sort of place you would n't want to be alone in after dark , but I do n't remember feeling trepidation . I just wanted my dog back . Unlucky : Two years ago , Annabel was forced to track down her beloved Samoyed , Hamilton , pictured , when he was dognapped by a gang . She found him filthy and almost unrecognisable at a flat in north London . ` I knocked on the door , went into the flat and there was Hamilton , filthy and almost unrecognisable . There was a split second 's delay before he leapt into my arms . We 'd been apart for ten days and he was mad with joy . ' The woman who was harbouring Annabel 's beloved dog claimed , improbably , he had been ` dumped ' on her doorstep . Police , it later emerged , found she had links with an armed robber , a member of the gang they believed was responsible for snatching him , along with 11 other pedigrees , all ransomed for ` reward ' money . There was insufficient evidence to charge them ; even so , Annabel felt she had won a small victory . With the muggers , however , the evidence she provided was enough to convict them . It happened on June 30 last year when she was nearing home . ` It was a warm day , 5pm and broad daylight , and I was n't wearing anything ostentatious , ' says Annabel . ` I parked my Mercedes in a side street to do some shopping -- no one was around -- and went to the boot to get a bag out . Just then , three men on mopeds sped up out of nowhere . One had a hammer and their faces were obscured by helmets and scarves . There was no time to feel scared . ` They cornered me . I could n't run . One of them shouted : `` Give us the watch , '' but I could n't give it to them . I just froze . They 'd pinioned me by my arms , wrenched the watch off , making my wrist bleed . ` Then they took my striped canvas bag from the boot . I told them it was empty , but I think they thought my purse was in it . ` Then I heard raised voices from people across the road : `` Leave her alone ! '' For a second , the gang loitered and it was then that I took down the number plate . Then they sped off and it was over . ` All I felt was relief : that I was n't hurt and all they 'd taken were things which were replaceable . ' Thugs : Annabel was robbed by muggers Corrie Moroney -LRB- left -RRB- , 23 , Alan Fitzgerald -LRB- centre -RRB- , 20 and Ellis Parkinson -LRB- right -RRB- , 21 - who were this week jailed for a total of 23 years - as she parked in a quiet side street . The police , summoned by passers-by , arrived within five minutes . ` They tracked the gang in a helicopter and just over an hour later came back to me with a photo of my canvas bag under the seat of one of the mopeds . I was amazed how quick they were . ' The bag and registration number Annabel took were vital evidence that helped persuade the gang to plead guilty to 12 robberies at Blackfriars Crown Court this week . Annabel , who chose not to attend court , feels their sentences -- 11 years for ringleader Moroney , eight for Parkinson and four for accomplice Fitzgerald -- were just . She 's been told one of the men has since expressed his repentance in a letter that will be sent to her soon . ` I 'd like to read it , ' she says . ` I 'd even like to visit him in prison . I think I could tell then if his remorse was genuine . Can he really be sorry if he 's mugged 12 people ? I 'm curious to know . ' Successful : Annabel 's business is worth # 10million . Annabel 's no-nonsense attitude has been shaped by her upbringing and by life 's events . Born in 1962 , she was raised by prosperous parents in Marble Arch , central London , attending the prestigious St Paul 's School for Girls . Her father , Gordon , owned a manufacturing business , making shoe soles . But the family 's prosperity ended when the business failed . Annabel 's mother , Evelyn , an architect , assumed the role of bread-winner , instilling in her daughter the values of self-sufficiency and hard work . But her first career as a harpist -- she trained at the Royal College of Music -- ended after a terrible family tragedy . In 1985 , Annabel married oil broker Simon Karmel and two years later a daughter , Natasha , arrived . Just 13 weeks later , she died of encephalitis . It is the defining tragedy of Annabel 's life and the reason she gives short shrift to muggers and dognappers . Nothing could hurt her more than that loss . ` Natasha 's hands were twitching involuntarily , ' she remembers of that dreadful day the illness first took hold . ` She was projectile vomiting . I called the doctor who was quite dismissive . I felt embarrassed that I was being an over-protective first-time mum . ` But the next morning Natasha was no better . I took her to hospital . She had a scan . I held her in my arms for four-and-a-half hours , and then she died . That is the most devastating loss a mother can bear . ` I stopped playing the harp . Music seemed superficial . I re-evaluated my life . I knew the only way to deal with the grief was to have another child . ' Three more children followed -- Nicholas , 26 , Lara , 25 and Scarlett , 22 -- and Annabel built a career round her family . She began to cook for her children and published a book of recipes to great acclaim . More books followed , and today her business is worth # 10million . ` Cooking became my therapy , my route through grief , ' she explains . ` The books , the cooking ... they will be my legacy , because what you do for others lives on . What you do for yourself dies with you . ' Eight years ago , she and Simon were divorced -- they remain amicable -- and now shares her home with her partner , Stephen Margolis , a former film producer . Natasha 's death puts everything into perspective . When in June 2013 Annabel sacked an employee , Mark Salter -LRB- then her sales director -RRB- , his retaliation was vicious : he accused her of sexually harassing him . She spent # 60,000 on legal fees , fighting to clear her name . Last summer she was vindicated -- on the morning the case was due in court , Salter , 39 , retracted his allegation . ` I would n't be bullied , ' she says . ` I stood up for what was right and I put up a good fight . ' No doubt , those three muggers now languishing in jail would wholeheartedly agree . After building her business from scratch at the kitchen table , Annabel believes that having children does n't mean a full stop at the end of your CV . She is now helping equip other mums with the confidence and power to start-up their own businesses with her new book , Mumpreneur . Mumpreneur , by Annabel Karmel -LRB- published by Vermillion -RRB- , is out now . See www.annabelkarmel.com . | Celebrity chef Annabel Karmel , 51 , is petite , fine-boned and glamorous . But she has tenacity , a spine of steel , and the coolest of heads in a crisis . The brave mother-of-three rescued her beloved dog when he was stolen . And gave police evidence vital evidence after she was robbed by muggers . | [[278, 352], [11, 100], [671, 699], [767, 778], [781, 818], [1239, 1287], [5104, 5156]] |
Prince Harry is secretly dating Emma Watson after sending her an email to invite her out when she split from her boyfriend . At least that 's according to a completely unconfirmed Australian magazine report , which quotes a breathless unnamed insider as saying that the fourth-in-line to the throne is ` smitten ' . The report from supermarket aisle magazine Woman 's Day has sent the internet rumour mill into overdrive and it has been picked up - rather skeptically - by websites around the world . Scroll down for video . Prince Harry and actress Emma Watson are rumoured to be secretly dating , according to reports . MAIYET Pre Fall 2015 tuxedo jacket . Not available but shop the current collection at Avenue 32 ! Visit site . Now this is power-dressing at its very finest ; and we could n't think of a better Hollywood actress -LRB- bar Angelina Jolie -RRB- to pull off a tuxedo suit better than our very own Emma Watson . Now it 's time to man up and wear one for ourselves ... 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Although you ca n't buy Emma 's exact jacket just yet , you can take a look the similar styles below or check out Maiyet 's current collection at Avenue 32 with a click to the right . The choice is yours ! ASOS Tuxedo Blazer . Visit site . REISS Indi Long Line Blazer . Visit site . MCQ BY ALEXANDER MCQUEEN tuxedo jacket at Farfetch . Visit site . Lavish Alice Women 's satin trim tuxedo jacket . Visit site . The fourth in line to the throne , pictured arriving at a film premiere earlier this month , is said to have asked Miss Watson on a date . Miss Watson met Prince William last year during a dinner to celebrate the work of the Royal Marsden . According to Woman 's Day , Harry , 30 , asked the Harry Potter star out after hearing she had broken up with previous boyfriend Matthew Janney in December last year . Apparently , Miss Watson met with the prince with a group of 12 friends and they have been meeting up in secret since . The ` insider ' apparently told the magazine : ` Harry did n't want her to feel like she was put on the spot , '' explains one insider . `` A party also shows he 's fun and not stuffy . ' ` He 's smitten -- and it 's more than Emma 's looks . ' The rumour was met with a predictable flood of Harry Potter jokes . One Twitter wag said : 'Em ma Watson is dating Prince Harry ! Despite JK Rowling 's best efforts , Hermione is finally hooking up with Harry ! ' Another said : ' I hope Prince Harry and Emma Watson last because if they have a son , it will be the half-blood prince . ' While Miss Watson , 24 , and the Prince have not been pictured together before , she has already met his brother the Duke of Cambridge , as well as Prince Charles . Prince Harry broke up with Cressida Bonas in April last year after a two-year on-off relationship ended amicably . The Prince was introduced to her by Princess Eugenie in 2012 , with the couple 's last public outing together coming at an England rugby match a month before they split . Before that , Harry dated Chelsy Davy , with the pair breaking up in 2010 after a turbulent six-year relationship . Prince Harry 's last girlfriend was Cressida Bonas , with the pair splitting up ` amicably ' last April . Miss Bonas and Prince Harry , pictured at a rugby match last March , were together for around two years . Prince Harry 's first serious relationship was with Chelsy Davy , who he dated on-off for about six years . After suggestions that the pair were set to get back together emerged in 2011 , Prince Harry said her was ' 100 per cent single ' . Despite this , Miss Davy was invited to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April that year . Miss Watson - who played Hermione in the Harry Potter series - broke up with Oxford University rugby player Matthew Janney in December . The couple , who dated for a year , went their separate ways due to Emma 's unrelenting work schedule but said they were determined to remain friends . Break-up : Emma Watson split from Oxford University rugby player Matthew Janney in December . Over : The pair said they would remain friends after their break-up just before Christmas last year . Miss Watson dated Will Adamowicz for two years and was pictured embracing him at Coachella Music festival in 2012 . The Perks of Being a Wallflower star 's relationship with Mr Janney came not long after her split from long-term boyfriend Will Adamowicz . Miss Watson , who is now a UN Goodwill Ambassador , met Mr Adamowicz in his first year at Oxford , where she studied for a year as a visiting student . While the couple did their best to stay out of the public eye , they were seen embracing at Coachella music festival in 2012 and he joined her at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards . A Clarence House spokeswoman said : ` Prince Harry 's private life is private . We would not confirm or deny that . ' | Prince Harry and Emma Watson are rumoured to be dating , reports say . Unlikely couple said to have met up in secret with a group of 12 friends . The prince is ` smitten ' with Harry Potter star , Australian magazine claims . Rumour met with skepticism and rash of Harry Potter jokes on Twitter . | [[525, 596], [525, 561], [599, 621], [3088, 3108], [3112, 3184], [2655, 2665], [2668, 2726], [134, 138], [142, 206], [155, 206], [215, 311], [421, 500], [3020, 3087]] |
If you have been missing the famous gang from Essex , fear not as the wildly popular TV programme 's 14th series is set to hit screens this Sunday . TOWIE 's new season kicks off with a Tenerife special and MailOnline Travel went behind the scenes of the stunning luxury hotel where the stars stayed to find out what life is like for the partygoers when they are on holiday . The group stayed at the five-star Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel , perfectly situated in the upmarket resort of Costa Adeje . Scroll down for video . The luxurious Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel boasts a 19,000-sq ft spa offering a range of treatments for all of guests ' pampering needs . Daniel Adrian , director of Adrian Hoteles , said the Tenerife hotel was delighted to welcome the cast of The Only Way Is Essex . Lauren Pope made the most of her beachfront balcony at the Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel , and uploaded this image to her Instagram account . In the hour-long series opener , the hotel serves as an extravagant backdrop to the drama of the cast members , including Lydia Bright , Chloe Sims , Jessica Wright and Lauren Pope . During their stay at the beachfront hotel , the girls and two best male friends sipped cocktails at the Ahemon pool bar , lounged on the Balinese sun beds overlooking the Atlantic Ocean , took a dip in the infinity pool and hot tub , and even enjoyed a massage by the pool on their final morning . Making the most of their oceanfront balconies , the glamorous Lauren Pope and Jessica Wright posted stunning photos on their social media accounts from the comfort of their hotel rooms . The resort has two swimming pools , including an infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean , complete with stylish Balinese sun beds . Superior double rooms boast oceanfront balconies that provide enviable views and enough space to relax and top up your tan . The hotel boasts a 19,000-sq ft spa offering a range of treatments for all of guests ' pampering needs , two swimming pools , including an infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean , stylish Balinese sun beds and four restaurants to choose from . There are also two tennis courts , a putting green , archery and a full gym for those looking to stay active and in beach-ready shape . Those who are looking for a relaxed day after a night of cocktails can play paddle tennis , beach volleyball , giant chess or petanque . During their stay at the beachfront hotel , the girls and two best male friends from TOWIE sipped cocktails at the Ahemon pool bar . The enviable location of the Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel made it easy for the girls to head to nearby stylish night spots such as Cafe del Mar . The Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel has four restaurants for guests to choose from , including this outdoor space overlooking the sea . Fans can experience the holiday the TOWIE stars had from $ 135 -LRB- approximately # 100 -RRB- per night for a standard double room and breakfast . The 14th series opener of TOWIE , which features the Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel in Tenerife , debuts on ITVBe on Sunday evening . Daniel Adrian , Director of Adrian Hoteles , said : ` We were delighted to welcome the cast to our beautiful coastal hotel . ` We recognised that this could be an exciting opportunity to showcase the wide range of facilities of our hotel to fans of TOWIE in the UK , which we know has a huge following . ' If fans wish to follow in the bronzed footsteps of the TOWIE cast , standard double rooms at Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel start at $ 135 -LRB- approximately # 100 -RRB- per night , including breakfast , based on double occupancy . | Stars of The Only Way Is Essex stayed at the luxurious Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel at Costa Adeje . MailOnline Travel went behind the scenes to learn more about the stunning hotel featured in the programme . TOWIE stars sipped cocktails at a poolside bar and lounged on Balinese sun beds overlooking the Atlantic Ocean . Five-star hotel boasts a 19,000-sq ft spa , two swimming pools and four restaurants to choose from . | [[149, 276], [251, 276], [283, 321], [376, 433], [396, 433], [436, 494], [519, 582], [2948, 2953], [2962, 3010], [3358, 3471], [149, 276], [251, 276], [283, 321], [1168, 1220], [1145, 1180], [1223, 1286], [1586, 1723], [2372, 2413], [2416, 2419], [2457, 2479], [2646, 2673], [2723, 2773], [519, 582], [564, 631], [1586, 1723], [1586, 1596], [1601, 1619], [1622, 1679], [1849, 1884], [1866, 1945], [1954, 1972], [1975, 2026], [2065, 2098], [2646, 2773]] |
A year after 17-year-old Kyle Coleman mysteriously vanished after a hunting trip with a friend in outback Queensland his family are no closer to finding out what happened to him . The baffling case was made even more tragic by the suicide of the Mount Isa teen 's best mate days after they returned from the expedition on February 22 last year . It 's believed the pair went hunting near Undilla Station at Camooweal , west of Mount Isa . One day later , Kyle 's friend told police he last saw him when he left his Soldiers Hill house to walk the three kilometres to his own home in the early hours of February 22 . Scroll down for video . 17-year-old Kyle Coleman , who mysteriously vanished after a hunting trip with a friend in outback Queensland . It 's believed Coleman and his friend went hunting near Undilla Station at Camooweal , west of Mount Isa . But Kyle never arrived and has n't been seen since . Four days later , on February 26 , Kyle 's friend took his own life . Police say there 's no evidence suggesting 21-year-old 's death is in anyway linked . Kyle 's disappearance sparked a massive search spanning thousands of kilometres around the cattle station and Mount Isa but to no avail . Mount Isa Inspector Trevor Kidd says detectives have exhausted all options and the case has been handed to the coroner . Kyle 's disappearance sparked a massive search spanning thousands of kilometres around the cattle station . ` His disappearance has had an enormous impact on the community , ' he said on Saturday , almost one year after Kyle was reported missing . ` Not only was Kyle well known but his friend was well known too . This is a real tragedy for both families involved . ' Insp Kidd said the case had caused enormous angst among Mount Isa residents , many of whom spent weeks helping with the search effort . He again urged anyone with information about Kyle 's disappearance to contact police . Mount Isa Inspector Trevor Kidd says detectives have exhausted all options and the case has been handed to the coroner . Kyle 's mum Sonia Coleman said 2014 had been the most testing year of her life . ` We all spend so much time thinking about Kyle every day , longing to know where he is , how to find him , wanting to give him a respectful resting place to be near his family , ' she said in a letter published in the North West Star newspaper . ` This year has damaged us and many others . ` It 's still very difficult to understand why Kyle is no longer here with us . ' | Kyle Coleman ,17 , mysteriously vanished after a hunting trip on February 22 . He was last seen by friends in Mount Isa , outback Queensland . Coleman 's best friend committed suicide after returning four days later . His disappearance sparked a massive police search and investigation . Police are urging anyone with information to come forward . | [[0, 116], [0, 37], [117, 179], [285, 345], [640, 664], [684, 751], [0, 116], [640, 664], [684, 751], [180, 278], [912, 927], [930, 944], [947, 981], [1068, 1205], [1327, 1434], [1357, 1434], [1832, 1918]] |
At least 20 people have died as a result of plummeting temperatures caused by the ` Siberian Express ' sweeping across the United States . Nine people in Tennessee , six in Pennsylvania , two in Illinois and one each in Indiana , Ohio and Kentucky have succumbed to hypothermia during the arctic blast which forecasters say will continue for most of next week . Another widespread round of ice , snow or freezing rain is set to start falling Saturday from Missouri to the mid-Atlantic and as far south as Alabama and Georgia - sending temperatures to their lowest point since the mid-1990s . Bruce Sullivan , a senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service , said : ` Higher amounts over the next two days will probably be across southern Indiana and Illinois and eastward through Ohio into western Pennsylvania . That 's where it looks like the jackpot will be . ' Scroll down for videos . Ice floes : One World Trade Center stands above the frozen Hudson River as temperatures continued to plummet in New York . At least 20 people across the country have died as a result of the arctic blast caused by the ` Siberian Express ' Ray Abey views ice flowing on the Delaware River at Pleasant Hill Park in Philadelphia . The National Weather Service says the newest band of Arctic air could plunge parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic into deep freezes that have n't been felt since the mid-1990s . Nick Wiltgen , a senior meterologist for Weather.com , said : ` This week ranks among the most intense arctic outbreaks so far in the 21st century for the eastern U.S. , and it is certainly one of the most impressively cold air masses we 've seen this late in the winter season , coming only a month before the spring equinox . ' The weather system is called a Siberian Express because the winds are coming from Russia , traveling over the Arctic Circle and pushing into Canada and the United States . Sullivan added : ` We can almost show the trajectory from Siberia all the way to the U.S. ' Bitter cold temperatures have shattered at least 500 decades-old records from Cincinnati to Washington to New York . The National Weather Service said the low Friday got down to six degrees at Reagan National Airport , just across the Potomac River from Washington . At Baltimore 's airport , the temperature dipped to a record low two degrees . In western Pennsylvania , temperatures dipped to minus 18 in New Castle , minus 15 in Butler and 6 below zero in Pittsburgh - all records . Still frozen : Tree branches are covered with ice at Niagara Falls in Canada . Extreme cold has caused the natural landmark to be frozen for most of last week . Posing : Despite the icy conditions , tourists are heading to Niagara Falls in huge numbers to take once-in-a-lifetime pictures . Records also were set at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey -LRB- 1 degree -RRB- ; Trenton , N.J. -LRB- zero degrees -RRB- ; New York 's Central Park -LRB- 2 degrees -RRB- ; and Cincinnati -LRB- 12 degrees below zero -RRB- . In Massachusetts a barn collapsed under the weight of the snow in Westfield , Massachusetts , trapping several horses . Schools in Alabama sent students home early and NASA shut down its Huntsville facility Friday as a storm began unloading ice , sleet and snow . The weather service said roads were impassable in at least seven counties . Dozens of school systems dismissed students early or canceled classes altogether . NASA closed early at its Marshall Space Flight Center because of deteriorating road conditions . Cold : Cars slow on Drake Avenue in Huntsville , Alabama , during a winter storm which pushed through the Tennessee valley on Friday . Problems : A truck is abandoned along the median of I-565 near as snow mixed with freezing rain and sleet caused chaos on the roads . Stopped : A police officer pulls up to a truck that moved around barricades while the highway was closed because of the extreme weather . Skies : Light traffic passes in front of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville as a winter storm moved across the Tennessee Valley . The NASA facility was shut down on Friday . Barricade : Authorities were forced to close a number of roads around Huntsville while many students were turned away from schools . Huntsville and the rest of the state 's northeastern corner is under a winter storm warning through early Saturday , and forecasters say much of northern Alabama and Georgia could get snow and sleet , including metro Atlanta . The deep freeze transformed Niagara Falls into an icy spectacle , encasing the trees around it into crystal shells and drawing tourists who are braving below-zero temperatures . The Niagara River is flowing below the ice cover , so the falls are n't completely frozen . But days of subzero temperatures have created a thick coating of ice and snow on every surface near the falls , including railings , trees and boulders . The massive ice buildup has become a tourist magnet . Residents in Toronto are still mourning the death of three-year-old Elijah Marsh who wandered out into the extreme cold in no clothes and died . More than $ 100,000 has already been raised in donations for his funeral . Operation : Emergency workers try and recover two horses which were trapped after a barn collapsed at Booby 's Ranch in Westford , Massachusetts . Several other animals were rescued . Hug : Two members of the community embrace as the clean-up operation continues . The sheet metal barn collapsed under the weight of the snow . Plummeting : Steam continues to come off one of the waterfalls at Niagara Falls . Meteorologists have warned a cold snap expected in the next couple of days could send temperatures to their lowest point since the mid-1990s . Predictions : Another widespread round of ice , snow or freezing rain is set to start falling Saturday from Missouri to the mid-Atlantic . Mobility : This band will then move eastwards on Sunday . It is likely to stay cold for the remainder of next week . | Toll includes nine in Tennessee , six in Pennsylvania , two in Illinois and one each in Indiana , Ohio and Kentucky . They all succumbed to hypothermia in the plummeting temperatures . Several other deaths are being investigated . Forecasters predict another round of ice snow and freezing rain will sweep from Missouri to the mid-Atlantic . 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Her steamy , bestselling novels and strong male characters have seduced hundreds of thousands of female readers worldwide . But Jodi Ellen Malpas has revealed she has split from her own Mr Right -- because he no longer lives up to the fantasy she created . The 34-year-old , whose This Man trilogy has sold more than 500,000 copies , has left her husband of ten years after ` falling in love ' with one of her characters . Scroll down for video . Steamy writer Jodi Ellen Malpas , 34 , has split with her husband of 10 years . The author said her marriage was not ` solid enough ' to withstand the changes ` success has bought ' Ms Malpas , from Northampton , says : ` All my fictional men are strong , successful , sophisticated and enigmatic . I guess it 's hard for any living , breathing man to live up to such a fantasy . ` In This Man I created Jesse Ward , whose forceful personality was appealing to me . There is no denying I fell in love with him . ` After all , I created him and I made him the way he is for a reason . Every woman needs some fantasy lover to spice up the dull reality of her real life . I wanted to create my perfect love story . ` But the success of my books and the popularity of my male character led to the breakdown of my marriage . Sadly it was not solid enough to withstand the changes success has brought to my life . ' The author 's trilogy , This Man , has sold more than 500,000 copies and has led many to believe that Ms Malpas is the new E.L. James , the housewife who wrote Fifty Shades of Grey . The mother of two , whom many believe is the new E. L. James , the housewife who wrote the Fifty Shades Of Grey trilogy , became a self-publishing sensation last year , swiftly rising to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List . The This Man trilogy explores the love affair between young interior designer Ava O'Shea and playboy Jesse Ward . The second part of her new trilogy , One Night , has just been published by Orion . ` I was 23 when Aaron and I got married , so we were both very young , ' she says . ` I did n't really know who I was . I got on with being a wife and mother . ` But over time I started to feel that something was missing -- my normal everyday life had become a routine . I was bored . I guess that is what couples mean when they say they 've grown apart . Aaron could n't understand why I wanted to write my fiction and I could n't understand why he did n't understand . ' The couple have two children , Alfie , 14 , and Patrick , ten . But although they divorced in August last year , Ms Malpas says their relationship remains amicable . She is currently single and insists that she has no time to get involved in a relationship . ` My children and my writing are enough for the moment , ' she adds . ` In any case , I suspect some men might be a little intimidated by my independence and my success . ' And she insists she has no regrets . ` It 's been crazy , but I 'm loving the stronger more liberated me , ' she says . | Author Jodi Ellen Malpas , 34 , has split from her husband of 10 years . The mother-of-two became a self-publishing sensation last year . She has sold more than 500,000 copies of her steamy trilogy , This Man . The author left her husband after ` falling in love ' with one of her characters . | [[128, 194], [257, 272], [325, 422], [447, 478], [481, 526], [1540, 1557], [1603, 1616], [1662, 1706], [257, 272], [286, 331], [1357, 1378], [1386, 1425], [128, 194], [257, 272], [325, 422], [447, 478], [481, 526], [933, 958]] |
Romanian prisoners have overtaken other nationalities to top the league table of foreign inmates jailed in Britain , shocking figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal . The statistics , which cover the period when restrictions were lifted on Romanian and Bulgarian migrants in early 2014 , will reignite the debate on ` open-door ' EU immigration as the Election approaches . Overall , one prisoner in eight in English and Welsh jails is a foreign national , the figures show . Crackdown : A Roma beggar , who is not accused of theft , is arrested in Westminster , London . Romanian prisoners have overtaken other nationalities to top the league table of foreign inmates jailed in Britain . That proportion has doubled in the past ten years , corresponding with the mass influx of immigration from Eastern Europe . But a more detailed breakdown by nationality of all inmates shows that Romanians , Albanians and Lithuanians are all proportionately far more likely to be imprisoned than Britons . The figures reveal that the Romanians ' speciality is shoplifting in organised gangs , leading to suspicions that the much-vaunted EU principle of freedom of movement is being abused by criminals . Tory MP Philip Davies , who obtained the figures , called them ` staggering and unacceptable ' . The tables , which cover prisoners jailed between October 2013 and March 2014 , represent the most comprehensive breakdown of inmates ' countries of origin . Crime by crime : Who are the biggest culprits ? Foreign prisoners in UK jails ranked by offence . They also reveal marked differences in the likelihood of different nationalities to be jailed , when adjusted for the number of those nationals living in Britain . Whereas Poland , which has the largest population of 617,000 in the UK , ranks high in the table , with 573 prisoners imprisoned , it comes second to Romania , which saw 760 of its 126,000 population incarcerated . It means Romanians are more than six times as likely as Poles to end up in jail , and eight times as likely as Britons . The bulk of those jailed -- 34,168 out of 39,773 -- are Britons and only a tiny minority of foreign nationals fall foul of the law . Overall , the most likely foreigners to be imprisoned were Vietnamese and Albanians -- with more than one per cent of their respective populations in Britain -LRB- 10,000 and 11,000 -RRB- jailed in that time . Pictured above : How we highlighted the pickpocketing issue in the UK , and a police warning sign . A previous National Audit Office study , showing the top ten nationalities of foreign prisoners in 2013-14 , placed Romania fourth behind Poland , Ireland and Jamaica . The growing numbers of Romanian criminals entering the British justice system is underlined by separate data obtained from police forces , showing about 11,000 Romanians are arrested each year . That works out at about two per cent of total arrests -- the vast majority of them for shoplifting -- even though Romanians only make up 0.2 per cent of the general population . Our figures , obtained under the Freedom of Information Act , showed that in every force area , Romanians committed more shoplifting offences than any other crime . Mr Davies , MP for Shipley , West Yorkshire , said : ` This lays bare that free movement of people in the EU also means free movement of criminals within the EU . ` We are unnecessarily opening our borders to lots of people to commit crimes , who create unnecessary victims of crime in the UK . That is one of the reasons why we would be better off out of the EU -- so we could control immigration and stop some of these criminals before they get into the country . Nation by nation : Eastern Europeans take top three slots for most people jailed here who are from abroad . ` It is absolutely staggering . It has created unnecessary victims of crime , is costing us a fortune in police time and prison places . It is completely unacceptable . ' Lord Green , Migration Watch chairman , said : ` These statistics strengthen the case for tightening the arrangements within the EU for the removal of convicted criminals to their countries of origin , as the Government have proposed . ' The MoJ figures also provide an insight into the types of crimes favoured by different foreign criminals . While Poland tops the league for violence , with 156 jailed for these offences , 18 Romanians were imprisoned for sexual offences , ahead of Pakistanis and Poles . Robbery offences saw Irish prisoners take the top spot , with 15 custodial sentences , and Romanians and Somalis came a close second with 14 each . Romanians feature in the top five for most offence categories -- in crimes involving burglary , theft and handling , and fraud and forgery , they are out in front . Second in the fraud and forgery stakes were Nigerian prisoners , who came seventh in the table of all crimes committed . For drugs crimes , the Vietnamese were ahead with 118 of their prisoners jailed for , predominantly , being in charge of cannabis farms . Anoma Paul -LRB- pictured -RRB- was duped by a prolific gang of eight Romanian burglars and shoplifters . Highly organised gangs of Romanians have targeted British stores on an almost industrial scale in recent years . One of those to have fallen victim to such groups was newsagent Anoma Paul , from Pontypridd , Mid Glamorgan , who was duped by a particularly prolific gang of eight Romanian burglars and shoplifters . Mrs Paul was in charge of the shop when a large group of mostly women asked for her help . As she went around the newsagent helping them to find items , other members of the gang sneaked into the upstairs flat where they raided her daughter 's bedroom . They stole jewellery that her daughter had been given from friends and family for her 18th and 21st birthdays . Mrs Paul said : ` I was helping them and they distracted my attention . I thought they were a bit unruly ; I was a bit worried but I could see they had money in their hands . ' She revealed that one of the tactics the gang used was to bombard her with several different requests at once . ` I was trying to please them all , ' she said . ` I was serving them and I suddenly turned around and saw somebody coming out of the private door to our home . They robbed me and then they were gone . ' Mrs Paul , who has owned the newsagent with her husband for 28 years , added : ` Afterwards , I was really frightened of foreigners coming into the shop . I get really sweaty and worried that it will be the same people coming in . ` I think some of the Romanians are interested in coming to this country just to rob people . ' The gang were jailed for more than 24 years after a nationwide crime spree netted them # 170,000 of goods and cash . | Figures reveal Romanians top league table for foreign inmates jailed in UK . Statistics will reignite the EU immigration debate as election approaches . One prisoner in every eight in England and Wales is a foreign national . Breakdown by nationality shows Romanians , Albanians and Lithuanians are all proportionately far more likely to be imprisoned than Britons . | [[81, 114], [658, 693], [2662, 2770], [172, 211], [286, 378], [379, 386], [389, 459], [658, 693], [3728, 3773], [379, 386], [389, 459], [822, 998]] |
Design duo Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker exhibited an affinity towards the dark side at their AW15 show on Friday night . The relentlessly alluring theme of Gothic romanticism seeped throughout the collection - named Persephone - thanks to delicate fabrics and feminine details nostalgic of the Victorian age . Frills were rife , dominating the collars or lining the dress , and even made their mark on footwear . PPQ 's Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parke did Gothic romanticism with a feminine collection nostalgic of the Victorian age . High-collared translucent silk shirts with dramatic frills echoed the romantic theme , and a long draping fur-lined coat lingered more towards 1940s wartime fashion . Silk blouses and sheer fabrics flowed down the runway , followed by luxurious felt wool coats that embraced winter 's charm and highlighted the feminine silhouette . The relentlessly alluring theme of Gothic romanticism seeped throughout the collection . Delicate fabrics , ruffles , frills and feminine details nostalgic of the Victorian age dominated the catwalk . Other pieces were modernised in their shapes and short cuts , plunging necklines and sheer fabrics added a touch of sensuality , whilst remaining within the realms of romantic traditionalism . The decadent , sculpted shapes of certain dresses were reminiscent of ballet costume pieces , depicting a softer grace in their simplicity and restraint , whilst still keeping the Gothic stance intact . The result ? Dresses that were unapologetically haunting . The collection was a surprising shift from PPQ 's previous collections thanks to its dominating Gothic romantic form . But judging by the audience , who wholeheartedly lapped it up in all its dark beauty , it was a well-received one . Silk blouses and sheer fabrics flowed down the runway and footwear came courtesy of Moda in Pelle . The collection was a shift from PPQ 's previous collections thanks to its dominating Gothic romantic form . With thanks to Addison Lee for driving the FEMAIL team around . | Design duo Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker unveiled collection on Friday . Exhibited an affinity towards the dark side . Frills were rife , dominating the collars or lining the dress . | [[0, 99], [312, 353], [312, 318], [331, 373], [535, 619], [957, 1068]] |
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and Blur star Alex James are facing opposition from residents in the sleepy Cotswolds village of Kingham over plans to expand their music and food festival . The celebrity chef and Blur bassist want to keep the party going at this year 's The Big Feastival for longer , with extended hours for live and recorded music and alcohol sales . However , the plans have been met with outrage by some nearby residents , who fear the ` creeping expansion ' of the festival in the otherwise quiet village . Attempts to extend the music and alcohol sale hours for the music festival , which is the brainchild of Blur bassist Alex James -LRB- left -RRB- and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver -LRB- right -RRB- , have been met by local opposition . Around 16,000 people flocked to James ' farm in the Oxfordshire countryside last year and some are concerned by the threat of more noise and traffic . Organisers of The Big Feastival , which runs from August 28 to 30 , have asked West Oxfordshire District Council to let them have an extra 14 hours of live and recorded music at the event . Among the music acts due to perform at the festival this summer are Fatboy Slim , Jamie Cullum and Laura Mvula . One opponent to the proposals , Judy Lewis from nearby Lyneham , said the music ` penetrates our homes and causes a nuisance and disturbance ' and that the extension times asked for were ` excessive ' . Dr Carole Sherwood , a consultant clinical psychologist who also lives in Lyneham , raised concerns about the impact of the festival on a neighbouring nursing home . Dr Sherwood said she found it ` hard to believe ' that residents at the Langston Kingham Nursing Home would be unaffected by the music and suggested the Care Quality Commission might also take a dim view of the situation . ` As a health professional myself I feel very uneasy about the way this festival is developing in scale , year-on-year , in terms of number attending and extension into the early hours of the morning of both live and recorded music , ' said Dr Sherwood . ` In view of the very close proximity of The Langston to the festival site I would hope that the needs of this particularly vulnerable group of people is given high priority when considering whether or not to grant this variation of licence . ' Baking star : Great British Bake Off 2012 runner up Ruth Clements with Blur bassist Alex James last year . TV presenter Anthea Turner -LRB- left -RRB- and friends were amongst the revellers who attended the festival last year . Michael and Sarah English , who also live in Lyneham , said : ` We are aware that last year 's festival brought considerable disturbance to some Lyneham residents and beyond . ` With this in mind , we are concerned that this latest application represents an incremental drift towards a much large music festival which may not sit easily in the locality . ' Another couple , Brian Murphy and Jean Ware-Morphy , added : ` The extensions would make the noise of the festival very intrusive into the life of our family , which includes three children under seven , and risk disorder well into the night . ' Festival organisers also want recorded music to start two hours earlier on the Friday , at 10am , and be played until 1am on Saturday instead of finishing at 11pm on Friday . They also want it to continue until 2am on Sunday , a two-hour extension , and finish at midnight on Sunday rather than 10pm . They have also requested extended hours for the sale of alcohol . Model Daisy Lowe wanders the VIP food stalls at last year 's The Big Feastival in Oxfordshire . The festival organisers said : ` We have an open dialogue with the local community to minimise the impact of the festival and are governed by , and comply with , strict licensing guidelines and work closely with the licensing authority to ensure that any disruption is kept to a minimum . ` Any activity at the event is in line with our positioning as a family festival . ` We are extremely proud of the benefits that The Big Feastival has and will continue to have on the local economy . ' The festival offers discounted tickets for residents living in the OX7 postcode . A decision on the application is due to be made by the council 's licensing panel on February 26 . | Jamie Oliver and Alex James facing local opposition for The Big Feastival . Concert organisers hope to extend live music and alcohol licensing hours . Last year about 16,000 people flocked to the Oxfordshire farm festival . It 's held on a farm owned by Blur bassist Alex James in village of Kingham . Among the acts due to perform this year are Fatboy Slim and Laura Mvula . | [[0, 132], [376, 437], [714, 757], [186, 349], [525, 565], [988, 1098], [3135, 3154], [3160, 3220], [3310, 3314], [3320, 3436], [3437, 3502], [758, 843], [1099, 1114], [1151, 1211]] |
The richest fight in history is officially on after Floyd Mayweather posted a signed copy of his contract with Manny Pacquiao on social media on Friday night , setting in motion the formal countdown to a $ 250million -LRB- # 160m -RRB- blockbuster on May 2 . A fight that has been five years in the making will be staged at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas , pitting Mayweather 's hyped unbeaten record against one of the most effective , exciting punchers of their generation . Feuds have dominated every stage of the stuttering discussions over the past years , with arguments over drug testing and financial splits . Floyd Mayweather has confirmed he will face Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 . Mayweather shared the official signed contract for the fight via his Shots social media account on Friday . AS SPORTSMAIL REVEALED : Click here to read how Jeff Powell told when the big fight would be announced . Set to be the richest fight in boxing history , the purse is expected to start at $ 250m -LRB- # 160m -RRB- - with Mayweather guaranteed a minimum $ 150m -LRB- # 96m -RRB- and Pacquiao 's share at least $ 100m -LRB- # 64m -RRB- . With Mayweather understood to have commanded the 60-40 split of the purse , the fight will occur -- with an autumn rematch clause believed to have been written into the deal by Mayweather . The 37-year-old is understood to have been the dominant figure throughout negotiations -- right up to getting his wish to announce the fight , which he did via Shots.com - a social media site in which he has a stake in . Mayweather 's name will be first for the billing of the fight -LRB- ` Mayweather-Pacquiao ' -RRB- , according to SI , while he will be introduced and walk to the ring second . He posted the contract along with the comment : ` What the world has been waiting for has arrived . Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2 , 2015 , is a done deal . I promised the fans we would get this done , and we did . We will make history on May 2nd . Do n't miss it ! This is the signed contract from both fighters . ' The fight will be a joint pay-per-view event shown on Showtime , the channel Mayweather is contracted to , and HBO who have the deal to show Pacquiao 's fights . While there could also be a battle in the UK were BT Sport to challenge Sky Sports . According to reports , every room in the MGM Grand sold out within three minutes of the fight being announced . Mayweather and Pacquiao spoke and swapped numbers during a Miami Heat basketball game in January . Pacquiao and Mayweather were pictured together for the first time at the basketball game last month . Mayweather is understood to have been the dominant figure throughout negotiations for the mega-fight . Miami Heat projected the two fighters onto the big screen and asked the question : ` Coming in 2015 ? ' Mayweather , the WBA and WBC welterweight world champion , and winner of all of his 47 fights , said : ' I am glad my decision to meet with Manny and discuss making this fight happen helped get the deal done , ' said Mayweather . ` Giving the fans what they want to see is always my main focus . This will be the biggest event in the history of the sport . Boxing fans and sports fans around the world will witness greatness on May 2 . I am the best ever , TBE , and this fight will be another opportunity to showcase my skills and do what I do best , which is win . ` Manny is going to try to do what 47 before him failed to do , but he wo n't be successful . He will be number 48 . ' Three titles will be on the line on May 2 and Pacquiao , the WBO champion who has been defeated five times in 64 fights , said : ' I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years . ` They have waited long enough and they deserve it . It is an honour to be part of this historic event . I dedicate this fight to all the fans who willed this fight to happen and , as always , to bring glory to the Philippines and my fellow Filipinos around the world . ' Pacquiao 's trainer Freddie Roach said : ` Floyd should enjoy being the A-side while he can because on May 2 , Manny is going to put him on his backside . ' Mayweather was at the NBA All-Star event last weekend as the world waited for him to announce his fight . Mayweather last fought when he beat Marcos Maidana in the pair 's rematch last September in Las Vegas . Mayweather twice beat Argentinian fighter Maidana in 2014 - winning both bouts on points . Pacquiao was last in action when he dominated Chris Algieri over 12 rounds in Macau last November . Pacquiao , from the Philippines , looked in imperious form as he comfortably beat Algieri in China . Jim Lampley is set to front the broadcasting team on HBO . The face of HBO boxing has criticised Mayweather in recent years , and his involvement was reportedly a point of contention for his team during the negotiations . The pair , who both beat Ricky Hatton before the Mancunian retired , have long been considered the two best fighters of their generation and boxing fans have been itching for them to get in the ring for years . This saga , which has frustrated fans as much as it has begged a question of how the sport 's organisational make-up could fail to enforce such a fight , had come close to fruition in 2010 . That is when contracts were drawn before the fight collapsed because Pacquiao refused to give blood and urine samples at random right up until the day of the event . Mayweather beat British fighter Ricky Hatton in 2007 with the fight stopped in the 10th round . Pacquiao also beat Hatton when the pair fought in 2009 with a brutal second round knock-out . His argument was that giving blood so close to his 2005 fight with Erik Morales had caused his defeat . The bitter fallout and Mayweather 's apparent insinuations about Pacquiao 's refusal to submit to the USADA testing led to the latter taking legal action . Since then , the hopes have peaked and faded but with no meaningful action . But after the fighters met face-to-face last month at a basketball match in Miami , talks escalated quickly . Multiple times each week reports surfaced that the fight had been confirmed , only for a denial to follow , often from Mayweather 's camp . | Floyd Mayweather 's $ 250m showdown with Manny Pacquiao is ON . The mega-fight will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 . Mayweather shared an image of the signed contract on Friday night . Mayweather : I 'm giving fans # 160m Manny Pacquiao fight they want . 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Magic Leap 's system is one of the most highly-anticipated virtual reality glasses in development , and up until recently , one of the most secretive . Now , for the first time , the company has revealed details about its augmented reality glasses - although it appears the technology still needs a full trolley of parts to work . The 3D system operates by shining images on the retina , creating an augmented reality which combines fictional characters with the real world . Scroll down for video . Until now , very few details about the Florida-based technology had been revealed . Rachel Metz , writing for MIT Technology Review , was able to test out one of the larger systems . The patent shows that , in terms of design , the headset resembles skiing goggles . Rachel Metz , writing for MIT Technology Review , was able to test out one of the larger systems which will compete with the likes of Facebook 's Oculus Rift and Microsoft 's HoloLens . ` Magic Leap had to come up with an alternative to stereoscopic 3-D -- something that does n't disrupt the way you normally see things , ' she wrote . ` As I see crisply rendered images of monsters , robots , and cadaver heads in Magic Leap 's offices , I can envision someday having a video chat with faraway family members who look as if they 're actually sitting in my living room while , on their end , I appear to be sitting in theirs . ` Or walking around New York City with a virtual tour guide , the sides of buildings overlaid with images that reveal how the structures looked in the past . ' Magic Leap 's Florida-based makers said it is a realistic version of virtual and augmented reality , which it calls ` cinematic reality ' . The firm 's website features an elephant -LRB- pictured -RRB- moving realistically in a person 's hands . Sensors can track the wearer 's location and position , to make sure images are overlaid on the real world as accurately as possible . Buttons on the visor could act like a ` home screen ' , to take wearers to menus , for example . While other sensors could recognise finger commands such as focus , copy , select and back . In October , Magic Leap announced it had raised $ 542 million in funding , led by Google . Other investors included Qualcomm , the world 's leading phone chipmaker , Andreessen Horowitz , KKR , and Legendary Entertainment . The patent was filed in July 2014 by chief executive Rony Abovitz , and was awarded earlier this week . In terms of design , the headset resembles skiing goggles , connected to a battery pack . It connects to a network , which then connects to a so-called ` passable world model . ' This model is created using a database of objects and ` object recognisers ' . Sensors can also track the wearer 's location and position , to make sure images are overlaid on the real world as accurately as possible . Buttons on the visor could act like a ` home screen ' , to take wearers to menus , for example . While other sensors could recognise finger commands such as focus , copy , select , back or cancel , and right clicks . In one drawing from the patent , a mother and child are in a supermarket , and a virtual version of their list appears on the trolley . Other drawings show a man watching sport on this TV , with scores , player ratings and other related content appearing on virtual menus in front of him . She says the experience is like ` watching movies where the characters appear to be right in front of me , letting me follow them around as the plot unfolds . ' The company appears to be aiming to fit its technology into a chunky pair of sports sunglasses wired to a square pack that users can place in their pocket . But the prototype that Ms Meltz used was fixed on ` unwieldy scaffolding ' . The company wo n't say how it will shrink its device , but chief executive Rony Abovitz has confirmed that the headset will be a glasses-like system . Despite the secrecy surrounding the system , it has been deemed exciting enough for Google to have invested around $ 500 million . Other investors included Qualcomm , the world 's leading phone chipmaker , Andreessen Horowitz , KKR , and Legendary Entertainment . In January , an extensive patent not only showed how the augmented reality headset could look and work , it also provides a number of example uses . The patent was filed in July 2014 by chief executive Rony Abovitz , and was awarded earlier this week . It features a total of 180 pages and drawings detailing the look , functionality and uses for the device . In terms of design , the headset resembles skiing goggles , connected to a battery pack . The headset connects to a network , which then connects to a so-called ` passable world model . ' This model is created using a database of objects and ` object recognisers ' . Sensors can also track the wearer 's location and position , to make sure images are overlaid on the real world as accurately as possible , with the correct depth and proportions . Further into the patent , a number of case uses are shown in the form of drawings . One shows a man watching sport on TV , with scores , player ratings and other related content appearing on virtual menus in front of him . An example image , showing the blurring of a fantastical virtual reality object and the real world produced by the technology , is pictured . As part of Google 's investment , Sundar Pichai , senior vice president of Android , Chrome and Apps at the search engine , will join Magic Leap 's board . Buttons on the visor could act like a ` home screen ' , to take wearers to menus , for example . While other sensors could recognise finger commands such as focus , copy , select , back or cancel , and right clicks . Mr Abovitz said last February that his company 's mission was to ` develop and commercialise ... the most natural and human-friendly wearable computing interface in the world . ' Further into the patent , a number of case uses are shown in the form of drawings . In one , a mother and child are in a supermarket , and a virtual version of their shopping list appears on the trolley . Following the same usage case , the headset could turn shopping into a game for the child , in which characters are located in the veg aisle , for example , or monsters jump out from behind tins . In another patent drawing , a mother and child are in a supermarket with a virtual version of their shopping list on the trolley -LRB- left -RRB- . The headset could also turn shopping into a game for the child , in which characters are located in the veg aisle , for example , or monsters jump out from behind tins -LRB- right -RRB- . In hospitals , surgeons could wear the headset during surgeries to locate specific areas of a heart , for example , or follow step-by-step guidelines on a virtual screen -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Other drawings show a man watching sport on his TV , with scores , player ratings and other related content appearing on virtual menus in front of him . The headset could also turn everyday tasks into games , such as chopping a cucumber , seen in another drawing . And , in hospitals , surgeons could wear the headset during surgeries to locate specific areas of a heart , for example , or follow step-by-step guidelines on a virtual screen . As part of Google 's investment , Sundar Pichai , senior vice president of Android , Chrome and Apps at the search engine , will join Magic Leap 's board . Paul Jacobs , executive chairman of Qualcomm , will join Magic Leap 's board as an observer . The headset could also turn everyday tasks into games , such as chopping a cucumber , as illustrated in another patent drawing -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The patent was filed in July 2014 and awarded earlier this week . The soon-to-be defunct Google Glass already lets users see augmented reality . Using a particular app for example , runners can wear the glasses to see monsters chasing them . The Magic Leap patent also shows how its headset could be used in a similar way by cyclists , for example -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Mr Abovitz recently said : ` We have the term ` cinematic reality ' because we are disassociated with those things . ` When you see this , you will see that this is computing for the next 30 or 40 years . ` To go farther and deeper than we 're going , you would be changing what it means to be human . ' The soon-to-be defunct Google Glass , already lets users see augmented reality . Using a particular app for example , runners can wear the glasses to see monsters chasing them . The Magic Leap patent shows how its headset could be used in a similar way by cyclists , for example . Google Glass also superimposes information on the periphery of a wearer 's vision . Facebook spent $ 2 billion buying Oculus last year , which makes a virtual reality headset , mostly aimed at gamers . Unlike Magic Leap 's future device , it blocks out the real world around the user . Gamers hope Facebook and Google 's involvement in the virtual reality space will accelerate the technology , which would make playing games and watching films more realistic , as well as creating other immersive experiences . A release date and price for the Magic Leap headset have not been revealed . Magic Leap 's system claims to be more realistic than the Oculus Rift -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The firm was bought last year by Facebook for $ 2 billion , and gamers are waiting for a consumer version of the headset to be launched . While it is not clear exactly what form the technology will take , it could be added to future versions of smart glasses -LRB- Google Glass pictured -RRB- . A release date and price for the headset have not been revealed . | Rachel Metz from MIT Technology Review tested a large prototype . ' I can envision having a chat with faraway family members , ' she said . Google recently led a $ 542 million investment into Magic Leap system . 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After three weeks deliberating , a Detroit jury has convicted six members of a nation-wide motorcycle club following a months-long trial that heard from 42 defendants , on charges they ran a violent drug and gambling-based organization that had meth labs all over the country . ` For too many years the Devils Diciples spread fear and violence throughout Michigan and the country , ' Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell said , according to The Detroit Free Press . ` This outlaw motorcycle gang thrived on intimidation and its ability to avoid prosecution - but no longer . ' The jury convicted the 60-year-old leader of the Diciples , Jeff ` Fat Dog ' Smith , and five others . Leader : Devils Diciples head Jeff ` Fat Dog ' Smith , 60 , was found guilty Friday of methamphetamine trafficking , conspiracy to obstruct justice , violent crimes in aid of racketeering and other charges . Smith , of Mount Clemens , was found guilty Friday of all charges , including racketeering conspiracy , illegal gambling and witness tampering . Defense attorney Jerry Sabbota acknowledged that Smith anticipates a long prison sentence , expected to be life . The trial lasted nearly four months in Detroit federal court . The Devils Diciples has about 150 members and was formed in 1967 . The headquarters is in Clinton Township , southeastern Michigan , and Grand Rapids . However there were chapters in Alabama , Arizona , California , Illinois , Indiana , Ohio and beyond . The prosecution said the Devils Diciples steamrolled their operation by drug trafficking , stealing and selling motorcycles , gambling , robbery and running meth labs . Would-be members had to see out a probation before being accepted into the club , which required approval from all other members . Once accepted , a member was required to own a Harley Davidson , The Detroit Free Press reported . Convicted : Paul Anthony Darrah , 50 -LRB- left -RRB- , also known as Pauli , the national vice president - who relies on a breathing tank - and and Cary Dale Vandiver , 56 -LRB- right -RRB- , of Alabama , also known as Gun Control , the national warlord for the club , received the same charges as their leader , Jeff Smith . Members were forced to go after and threaten or intimidate people upon request of the club . They also were asked to lie to police , the court records show . A major part of the indictment allegedly occurred inside the Devils Diciples clubhouse in Arizona . A group of members , including Witort , stormed the clubhouse under the belief the chapter had broken some of the key Diciples rules . The victims were tied up with duct tape and assaulted with guns , tasers and knives . They were then put inside a pickup truck , driven into the desert and dumped in a ravine , where they were left to die . The court indictment accused the club of , over the years , committing murder , attempted murder , robbery , extortion , assault and threats of violence , the indictment said . More than 60 firearms and more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition were seized during the investigation , and eight methamphetamine labs were dismantled , authorities said . Meth : Scott William Sutherland , 49 -LRB- left -RRB- , and Paul Anthony Darrah , 50 -LRB- right -RRB- , were found not guilty of RICO and meth conspiracies . Darrah is known as the ` methamphetamine cook ' Auhtorities all over the US were involved in the case , from the FBI to state police incolved with the assorted chapters . The Times-Herald reports the convictions as : Jeff Garvin Smith - ` Fat Dog ' - was found guilty of racketeering influenced corrupt organization -LRB- RICO -RRB- conspiracy , methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy , conspiracy to obstruct justice , violent crimes in aid of racketeering -LRB- VICAR -RRB- and various substantive charges . Paul Anthony Darrah , also known as Pauli , 50 of Macomb Township , the national vice president of the Devil 's Diciples , and Cary Dale Vandiver , 56 of Alabama , also known as Gun Control , the national warlord for the club , were found guilty of the same charges as Smith . Paul Anthony Darrah , also known as Pauli , 50 of Macomb Township , the national vice president of the Devil 's Diciples , and Cary Dale Vandiver , 56 of Alabama , also known as Gun Control , the national warlord for the club , were found guilty of the same charges as Smith . Vincent John Witort , also known as Holiday , 64 , of California , was found guilty of violations of the RICO and meth conspiracies . Patrick Michael McKeoun , 60 of Alabama , also known as Magoo , was found guilty of RICO and meth conspiracies . The U.S. Attorney 's Office lists McKeoun as a ` methampetamine cook . ' Lesser sentence : David Randy Drozdowski , 38 , was spared charged of RICO and meth conspiracy , but was found guilty of VICAR and felon in possession of a firearm . David Randy Drozdowski , 38 , of Fair Haven , also known as D , was found guilty of VICAR and felon in possession of a firearm . The jury was hung on charges of RICO and meth conspiracy . Scott William Sutherland , 49 of Redford , also known as Scotty Z , was found not guilty of RICO and meth conspiracies . He previously pleaded guilty to felon in possession . However defense attorney Jerome Sabbota , who was representing ringleader Smith , told The Detroit Free Press that the prosecution ` did not prove its case ' , and that Smith wrongly wore the blame for crimes committed separately by other members . ` These guys are not mafiosos , ' Sabbota said . ` That 's like saying because Obama is president he 's responsible for everyone 's misdeeds . ' Long-running : The Devils Diciples - who purposely misspell their name - were first formed in 1967 . Online : The club has an official website that sells Devils Diciples merchandise , such as baby bibs . All six men will be sentenced at a later date . The group sells many products online via their website , including a baby bib that says : ` My dad can beat up everybody ! ' | Devils Diciples was formed in 1967 and has about 150 members in the U.S. Based in Michigan but with chapters in Alabama , Arizona , California , Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , and beyond . 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A student pilot who lost half a wing in a potentially disastrous mid-air collision with his instructor managed to land his fighter jet safely . The unnamed airman brought his F-16C back to base after losing five feet from the plane 's right wing above Kansas during a mock dogfight . He smashed into his instructor after losing sight of him during the practice encounter - sending the second fighter jet plummeting to earth . Ravaged fighter : An accident left this F-16C fighter jet without half a wing - but its trainee pilot managed to bring it home safely . Mid-air smash : The pilot smashed into a jet flown by his instructor after a practice dogfight went wrong . While the plane was obliterated when it hit the ground , its pilot managed to eject in time and was not badly hurt . Meanwhile the student managed to bring his damaged vehicle 100 miles south to an air base in Tulsa , Oklahoma , and made a safe landing . Images of the collision were released this week as part of an Air Force investigation into the crash . According to the Washington Post , investigators determined that a missile on the right wing tip of the student 's plane tore through the right wing of his instructor 's plane , close to the fuselage . Less lucky : The instructor 's jet was destroyed when it crashed into a Kansas field - though the instructor himself managed to eject and was not badly hurt . Wreckage : The smashed plane , which lost parts of its wing and tail fin in mid-air , is seen here where it landed . Damaged : Air Force investigators estimated that the accident cost $ 22.5 million . In one piece : Both pilots were at the controls of an F-16C fighter jet , pictured above in Las Vegas , Nevada -LRB- file -RRB- . It then also hit the plane 's right-hand tail fin , sending the plane hurtling to earth . The student shouted repeatedly over the radio for the instructor to bail out , which he did , landing just 60ft from the wreckage of the plane . The collision came after both student and instructor misinterpreted the other 's maneuvers and turned towards one another at an altitude of 7,500 ft. The two planes were supposed to be coordinating to hunt down a third plane in the training flight . They successfully staged one engagement , but disaster struck during a second run . Air Force investigators estimated that the collision , which totalled one F-16 , cost $ 22.5 million . On approach : This diagram shows the training mission before disaster struck . MP3 was posing as a hostile craft . MP1 and MP2 are the trainee-instructor duo . Impact : The above image shows the moment of collision , after the two craft turned sharply toward each other . | Crash took place over Kansas in October after miscommunication by pilots . Student and teacher were simulating chasing down a third plane . When closing in for the kill they turned towards one another and crashed . Instructor 's plane hurtled to earth and was destroyed - while he ejected . Student , missing five feet of his wing , managed to fly 100 miles back to base . | [[2105, 2204], [2105, 2119], [2134, 2204], [1955, 1968], [1997, 2007], [2050, 2104], [2615, 2663], [676, 724], [727, 761], [1230, 1234], [1241, 1338], [1324, 1338], [1347, 1363], [1389, 1397], [1400, 1417], [1475, 1505], [1720, 1722], [1772, 1809], [0, 15], [20, 39], [0, 143], [144, 283], [144, 162], [194, 283], [510, 561], [787, 896]] |
Christian schools in Britain are under investigation by the European Commission for allegedly ` discriminating ' against non-religious teachers . The probe could ultimately force schools with a Christian ethos to stop giving preference to religious staff when recruiting , it is understood . The schools will be scrutinised to see if expressing a preference for religious teachers -- and having the right to pay them more than non-believing colleagues -- breaches equality laws . European Union rules state that a school must be able to prove a ` genuine occupational requirement ' in order to discriminate in favour of a religious candidate . The European Commission is set to investigate Christian schools in Britain to see if they breach equality laws when expressing a preference to religious staff . Many schools which advertise for staff list a religion as a ` desirable feature ' in those who apply . However , the British Humanist Association , whose complaints sparked the inquiry , says describing religious adherence as ` desirable ' falls short of the EU standard . Richy Thompson , campaigns officer at the BHA , told the Times Education Supplement : ` If religious practice is a ` desirable ' quality and not an essential one , then it can not be a genuine occupational requirement . It should either be essential or not there at all . ' Other faith schools including Muslim and Jewish schools will also be examined . The case also brings into question government guidance that gives voluntary-aided faith schools , which are part-funded by religious organisations , the freedom to apply ` religious criteria when recruiting or dismissing any member of their teaching staff ' . The schools can give preference to religious candidates in ` recruitment , remuneration and promotion ' , Equality Act guidance states . The BHA has asked the commission to investigate whether the government guidance is at odds with the EU directive . Paul Barber , director of the Catholic Education Service , told the TES that faith schools should determine ` on an individual basis ' whether they required a religious candidate for a particular role . He said : ` They need to look at the full circumstances of each job . ' Simon Calvert of the Christian Institute said : ` Church schools are hugely popular with parents . ` They are oversubscribed and they dominate performance tables . The church ethos is why they have high standards and why they do such a good job of preparing children for life in 21st-century Britain . A complaint by the British Humanist Association sparked the investigation by Brussels . ` It 's disappointing that humanists seem to be so intolerant of religious organisations seeking to remain religious . There 's a relentless agenda to secularise religious organisations . If they were to succeed , it would severely damage these church schools and undermine the great work that they do . ' A spokesman for the London Diocesan Board for Schools , which runs 133 primary schools and 20 secondaries , said its schools usually sought a ` Christian commitment ' only when filling senior leadership positions . He added : ` However , even then , in the majority of those cases , a school will be looking more for someone who will actively support the Christian traditions and ethos of the school , rather than a ` card-carrying ' member of the Christian church . ` We have senior staff in our schools who are adherents of various faiths and many who have no personal faith . ' A spokesman for the Department for Education said the Government 's guidance allowing faith schools to apply religious criteria was in line with the ` genuine occupational requirement ' rule set out in the EU directive . A spokesman for the European Commission confirmed it is considering the complaint and had contacted the British authorities . | European Commission to investigate Christian schools in Britain . Allegedly being probed for ` discriminating ' against non-religious teachers . Could be forced to stop giving preferences to religious staff when hiring . A complaint made by the British Humanist Association sparked inquiry . Muslim and Jewish faith schools will also be examined by commission . | [[0, 79], [644, 725], [644, 667], [675, 754], [94, 110], [113, 145], [146, 254], [918, 950], [970, 989], [2521, 2608], [1352, 1431]] |
A study found men shell out # 106 for a bag on average -- # 42 more than women , who spend # 64 . It will come as a shock to any woman who 's ever splashed out on the latest designer handbag , but men actually spend more on their ` manbags ' . A study found men shell out # 106 for a bag on average -- # 42 more than women , who spend around # 64 . Manbags are most popular among younger age groups . Overall , one in ten men carries a bag most days , but this rises to a fifth among under-25s . Market researcher Mintel found men are more likely to choose bags made by luxury brands , while women tend to look for cheaper High Street styles . While each year three fifths of women buy themselves a new bag , a fifth of boyfriends or husband have bought a handbag as a present too . Last year the handbag market grew by nearly ten per cent to # 1.3 billion and is expected to reach # 1.9 billion by 2019 . Senior Fashion Analyst Tamara Sender said : ` Whilst manbags in the past have been met with mockery , men have now begun to see the item as acceptable to wear most of the time and as they become accustomed to the practicality of using a manbag they are likely to continue to use them as they age . ` Gifting is very important to the handbag market and given that men are inclined to spend more than women when buying handbags , this highlights the scope to help men with the handbag gift buying process . ` Retailers could offer a personalised gift shopping service allowing consumers to speak to a personal shopper via an online chat who can recommend potential handbags that would suit their partner or whoever they are buying for . ' In 2014 the handbag market grew by nearly 10 % to # 1.3 billion and is expected to reach # 1.9 billion by 2019 -LRB- file picture of man on a bike with manbag -RRB- . | Study found men pay # 106 for a bag on average , # 43 more than women . Overall 1 in 10 men carries a bag most days - rising to a fifth in under-25s . Market research found men are more likely to choose luxury brand bags . But women tend to go for cheaper High Street style bags instead . | [[0, 78], [197, 239], [244, 322], [1206, 1213], [1258, 1331], [401, 408], [411, 449], [456, 495], [496, 561], [527, 530], [547, 583], [1206, 1213], [1258, 1331], [592, 643]] |
More than # 30million-worth of Range Rovers , Jaguars and Porsche emerged from the ill-fated carrier ship yesterday , after it ran aground off the English coast three weeks ago . But among the dented doors and scratched paintwork emerged a perfectly preserved armoured personnel carrier . The Hoegh Osaka was carrying 1,400 luxury cars including a # 260,000 Rolls Royce Wraith on January 3 , when it was deliberately grounded on Bramble Bank in the Solent to stop it capsizing . A spokesman for the shipping company described the damage to the cars as ` limited ' but there are fears the entire fleet could have to be scrapped after a similar accident in 2006 wrecked 4,700 Mazdas . The cars were sent to the crusher after transporter MV Cougar Ace partially capsized in the North Pacific while carrying the cars away from the factory . It was left resting for just over three weeks - a similar length of time to the Hoegh Osaka - at an angle of 60 degrees . Scroll down for video . Untouched : Among the dented Jaguars and Porsche emerged a perfectly preserved armoured personnel carrier -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Sturdy : The Hoegh Osaka was carrying 1,400 luxury cars including a # 260,000 Rolls Royce Wraith on January 3 but the tank -LRB- pictured -RRB- was one of the few which was not damaged . Not a scratch : Unlike the armoured personnel carrier -LRB- pictured -RRB- , there are fears the rest of the fleet could have to be scrapped after a similar accident in 2006 wrecked 4,700 Mazdas . Hundreds of Range Rovers , Jaguars and Porches began to be unloaded fromtransporter Hoegh Osaka yesterday , three weeks after it was deliberately run aground off the English coast when it started to list . It is not yet known what will become of the fleet of luxury cars , worth up to # 30million , but there are fears the whole lot could have to be crushed after a similar transporter accident in 2006 lead to 4,700 Mazdas being destroyed . Authorities are carrying out a full examination of all the cars on board to see how extensively they have been damaged after the accident . This Porsche Boxter was left with large scratches and dents to its bodywork . A spokesman for the shipping line described the damage yesterdayas ` limited ' , but in 2006 a shipment of Mazdas in a similar condition were destroyed after resting at sea for three weeks at an angle of 60 degrees - almost identical conditions to the Osaka . Initially a Mazda spokesman said that only 68 cars had been damaged in the crash , either by slipping their moorings or rolling into other vehicles , but it was eventually decided that all 4,700 vehicles needed to be crushed . Engineers were worried about what effect resting at such a severe angle for so long would have on the inner workings of the cars , especially on the electrolyte in the batteries . Rather than open themselves up to the possibility of lawsuits due to mechanical faults , the company decided that it was safer to scrap the lot . The Osaka was deliberately run aground after it started to list at 52 degrees , a similar angle to the Cougar Ace , just after leaving Southampton port . A spokesman for Hoegh Autoliners said that each car was being inspected after being removed from the ship , and that a decision about their fate would not be made until that task was complete . It is not yet known what , if any , damaged was sustained by the Rolls Royce . If it is decided that all the vehicles need to be disposed of then the total bill will run into the tens of millions of pounds . Even if the cars are deemed road worthy , some of the new owners will still be left disappointed after the vehicles were pictured arriving on shore yesterday with dents and scratches to the bodywork . Back ashore : A red Jaguar F-type is driven back on to dry land after spending three weeks stranded on board the Hoegh Osaka . Valuable : The ship 's cargo is thought to be worth # 30million , leaving a huge bill for the accident if the cars have to be written off . Dozens of Range Rovers are on board , as well as Jaguars , and the incident could run into costs of tens of millions of pounds of damage . Mazda engineers were concerned about what effect resting at such a severe angle would have on the cars , particularly on the electrolytes in the batteries . If inspectors take the same decision over the Osaka -LRB- pictured -RRB- , then the bill for the accident could run into tens of millions . The transporter was also carrying up to 80 agricultural or building plant machines , including a large stone-cutter machine weighing more than 30 tonnes . High winds and heavy rain hampered the rescue operation - even causing one of the tugs to smash into the Osaka as it was being towed . It was brought back to land last week so that its precious cargo could be unloaded . All of the cargo , which includes the cars and other equipment , will be taken off the ship by the end of this week or early next week , according to Hoegh Autoliners . A spokesman for Hoegh Autoliners ' Navigate Response said : ` There is only limited damage to the cargo . ` Most of the lashings held , and only a couple of pieces - large machinery - shifted . Saved from the sea : Dock workers in Southampton help to drive a fleet of Range Rovers back on to shore after the ship they were on was run aground to stop it capsizing . Safe : These Range Rovers were just one part of a valuable cargo that included Jaguars , Porches , and a Rolls Royce Wraith thought to be worth # 260,000 on its own . Line 'em up : The cars are moved into position at Southampton docks yesterday after the craft they were being carried on , the Hoegh Osaka , was towed back to dry land after three weeks stranded in the English channel . The ship arrived at Southampton on January 22 and crews yesterday began removing cars stowed on board , including Jaguars and Range Rovers . Officials said a full assessment of the damage would need to be carried out before it was decided what would happen to the large fleet of cars . ` Water damage only occured on the lowest deck and on the one side the ship was listing . ' It is not yet known which vehicles were damaged by the sea water inside the ship and the spokesman said the vehicles were owned by ' a variety of parties ' - including dealers and private owners . Cars which are damaged or do not start up will be towed off the ship . The spokesman said only preliminary checks had been carried out at this stage and a full assessment would be completed once every car was back on dry land , so they could make a decision about what to do with damaged vehicles . The Singapore-registered Hoegh Osaka was heading to the Middle East was deliberately grounded when it started to list just 45 minutes after leaving the port of Southampton . Vehicles , many seemingly undamaged , were seen rolling off the ship , and it could take up to a week for all the cars to be removed from it . The Hoegh Osaka was stranded in the Solent from January 3 after it started listing at about 9.20 pm , 45 minutes into a journey to Germany . Salvage firm Svitzer managed to complete ballast management to reduce the list of the ship to five degrees and it was towed back to shore . The 25 person crew had to be rescued by RNLI lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter with two people suffering non-life threatening injuries during the incident . The cargo ship , which is 180 metres long and 32 metres wide , finally arrived back in Southampton on January 22 . A spokeswoman from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch -LRB- MAIB -RRB- confirmed they were investigating what had caused the large vessel to list so dramatically . January 3 , 8.30 pm - The Hoegh Osaka , a Singapore-registered ship , left the port of Southampton bound for Bremerhaven in Germany.The 180 metre long ship was bound for Germany , and loaded with 1,400 cars including Land Rovers , Jaguars and a # 260,000 Rolls Royce . January 3 , 9.20 pm - About 45 minutes after it left the port the 15 year old ship started to list badly at 52 degrees . It was deliberately grounded by the crew , near the Isle of Wight in Hampshire , to prevent it capsizing . A rescue operation was then launched to rescue the captain and 25 crew members . It is understood the cargo ship , which has a nine-metre draught , turned sharply to the left as it passed the notorious Bramble Bank sandbank near Cowes and ran aground . Following the incident a 200 metre exclusion zone was set up around the ship , to prevent other vessels interfering with the tugs . January 5 - Salvage experts unsuccessfully tried to re-float the huge ship by using four tugs to pull it off the sandbank . The Hoegh Osaka was deliberately grounded in the Solent , around 20 minutes into its journey , after it started listing at 52 degrees . January 7 - The ship was floated from Bramble Bank on the high tide and tugs were used to tow it to Alpha Anchorage near Lee-on-the-Solent . January 10 - One of the tugs crashed into the ship during a period of high winds.An excavator that was on board shifted during the sailing and punched a hole in the side of the hull , which was quickly repaired . But some 3,000 tonnes of water entered the vessel . January 17 - The 3,000 tonnes of water was pumped out and into empty fuel tanks on board . January 22 - Salvage firm Svitzer was able to complete ballast management and reduce the ship 's list to five degrees . It was then towed to Southampton Docks by four tugs.During its journey , an exclusion zone around the vessel was in place , set at 1,000 metres ahead and behind and 100 metres either side . Airspace was also restricted to one mile around the route as a precaution . Hundreds of people gathered at Southampton Water to watch the ship complete its three hour journey back to the port . January 27 - luxury cars , including Range Rovers and a Porsche , started to be driven off the ship . Around 3,000 tonnes of water entered the vessel when a hole was punched in its side and this had to be pumped out from the car carrier . | Dozens of damaged luxury Range Rovers and a Porsche were driven off the large car transporter ship yesterday . 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She came to Britain for a fresh start , a chance to put her chaotic Hollywood lifestyle behind her . It was , she insisted , time to ` grow up ' . But Lindsay Lohan 's hopes of starting anew could unravel as early as this week -- and in spectacular fashion . The actress faces allegations that she failed to complete 240 hours of court-ordered community service that she had vowed to carry out in London . And embroiled in the controversy is a prominent British charity , which has been accused of helping her inflate the number of hours she spent carrying out her punishment . Scroll down for video . Lindsay Lohan faces allegations that she failed to complete 240 hours of court-ordered community service . British charity Community Service Volunteers -LRB- pictured -RRB- has been accused of helping her inflate numbers . The claim raises the question of whether Community Service Volunteers -LRB- CSV -RRB- colluded with the actress in exchange for publicity -- an allegation the charity denies . Miss Lohan arrived in London last autumn to star in a West End production of David Mamet 's play , Speed The Plow . It would , she hoped , prove her credentials as a serious actress . But at the time she had still not completed the community service she received for reckless driving after her Porsche collided with a truck in 2012 . An American judge agreed to allow Miss Lohan to complete the hours in London with the help of CSV , whose chairman is Labour peer Lord Levy . Now , according to official documents filed in the US courts , the charity says she has not only completed the 240 hours , but exceeded them in the short time between October and January . But The Mail on Sunday has seen documents and spoken to well-informed sources which suggest she has done no such thing , raising questions about what activities have been logged as ` community service ' . Lohan was quick to post a photograph of herself with CSV 's Is Szoneberg -LRB- left -RRB- , director of volunteering operations , and Laura Doughty -LRB- centre -RRB- , director of external affairs and fundraising , on her Instagram . A source close to the Speed The Plow production told this newspaper that Miss Lohan 's plans to fit her punishment around the play 's demanding schedule had ` always been a concern ' for producers . ` The people behind the play wanted to know if she would be able to do both , ' the source said . ` Lindsay 's people insisted that they would be able to work it into her schedule , but it was clear that it would not have been possible . ' That question appeared to be a key topic at her initial meeting with CSV on October 6 last year . According to another source , the subject of inflating Miss Lohan 's hours was openly discussed . ` They knew they could n't do it , ' said the source . ` The question was asked if the hours could be padded . You know , could they say she did 90 per cent of it ? CSV said they would see what they could do -- wink , wink -- and mentioned fundraising and publicity . ' The source added that Miss Lohan was then quick to post a photograph of herself with CSV 's Is Szoneberg , director of volunteering operations , and Laura Doughty , director of external affairs and fundraising , on her Instagram account , which has almost 3 million followers . Under the picture she wrote : ` Another great meeting with @CSV_UK making a difference every single day . ' She accentuated the message with symbols of a heart and hands in a prayer position . ` It was all , ` what can we do for her and what can she do for us ' , ' said the source . In other documents seen by this newspaper , CSV agreed to sign off hours for Miss Lohan ` retroactively ' and also agreed that the initial meeting between the actress , her team and CSV could count towards her total . It was also asked whether Miss Lohan 's appearance at last year 's Women of the Year Awards in London could count towards her punishment . CSV suggested that it could . The charity advised Miss Lohan 's team that this would not be linked to CSV . But according to the official log , four hours were assigned by CSV on the day of the awards . The log also says Miss Lohan spent 56 hours working with or on behalf of CSV 's charitable community project , the Red Route Cafe in Hackney . American officials have their doubts . Terry White , lead prosecutor in Miss Lohan 's US case , last month challenged both the type of work Miss Lohan claimed to have done -- and even if she had done it at all . The star 's official volunteering log submitted to the court states that she carried out administrative and planning work with the charity , agreed to ` meet and greet ' young volunteers after performances of Speed The Plow , and allow other young volunteers to shadow her . Miss Lohan arrived in London last autumn to star in a West End production of David Mamet 's play , Speed The Plow , pictured yesterday at the launch of ` Hunger Magazine , We 've Got Issues ' at W London . Her ` work shadowing ' role was ` most questionable ' , Mr White said , telling a court : ` Work shadowing basically is hanging out with her . I 'd love to hang out with a celebrity . That 's not community service . ' But he also took issue with the timeline of hours on Miss Lohan 's log . He questioned , for example , just how the star was able to complete 30 hours for CSV from January 19 to 21 while also being treated for a virus picked up in Bora Bora . ' -LSB- A -RSB- note says she received acute care for three days , but on those three days , again , ten hours -LSB- per day -RSB- were served , ' Mr White told the court , adding : ` I 'm having trouble not only with the quality of the work but whether or not the work was actually done . ' Last week it was reported that Miss Lohan successfully lobbied US car insurance firm Esurance to donate $ 10,000 -LRB- # 6,500 -RRB- to CSV . CSV is well respected , so how did it come to be embroiled in this way ? Was the organisation star-struck by the actress , hungry for the publicity Miss Lohan could bring with her 8.8 million Twitter followers ? ` This girl has manipulated a British organisation , ' the source said . ` They were hoodwinked into letting her get away with it . People are in awe of Lindsay . But this is celebrity manipulation and it 's not fair . She did the crime in LA so should have done the punishment there . ` It 's one rule for ordinary citizens and another for celebrities . She did n't do those hours . It makes a mockery of the legal system . This is someone who has had so many chances . But now I wonder if this community service hearing is going to be the crunch ? Will she now go to jail ? ' Mr White told The Mail on Sunday that a prison sentence would not be ruled out for Miss Lohan if she is found in breach of her probation terms on Wednesday . Despite her wild child reputation , she is understood to have conducted her working life with some degree of professionalism . Although Speed The Plow is thought to have lost # 200,000 , cast and crew were impressed by her performances . Miss Lohan 's spokesman would not comment on the allegations last night . CSV chief executive Oonagh Aitken said : ' I am not aware of anything which would support such an allegation . We take our responsibilities in relation to all kinds of volunteering with great seriousness . ' | Lindsay Lohan accused of failing to finish 240 hours community service . Community Service Volunteers -LRB- CSV -RRB- accused of helping her inflate hours . British charity denies it colluded with the actress in exchange for publicity . Actress given hours for reckless driving after Porsche collided with truck . | [[259, 361], [602, 708], [639, 708], [406, 537], [709, 824], [709, 774], [792, 824], [825, 962], [966, 1000], [1189, 1204], [1219, 1334]] |
A social media campaign with the hashtag #CoinForAustralia has been established by Indonesian Twitter users after Prime Minister Tony Abbott likened Australia 's $ 1 billion in tsunami aid to the clemency bid for Bali Nine duo , Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . The Twitter campaign , in which users have posted pictures of their donations to Australia , urges Indonesians to gather coins to return to Mr Abbott , after he suggested the Asian country should ` reciprocate in this way at this time ' . The backlash comes after senior government figures expressed concerns Mr Abbott had derailed efforts to save the Bali Nine duo from execution , after linking the men 's fate to Australia 's aid donation following the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami that killed more than 200,000 in Indonesia . Scroll down for video . A social media campaign with the hashtag #CoinForAustralia has been established by Indonesian Twitter users after Prime Minister Tony Abbott likened Australia 's $ 1 billion in tsunami aid to the clemency bid for Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran . Furious Twitter users took to the social media site to display their donation to the refund campaign for Mr Abbott , claiming Indonesia does not need Australia 's help and should not be indebted to the country . ` Take Back All Money & S ** t You Gave Us ! ' one Twitter user said , posting a picture of a jar of coins . Another user said : ` Go to hell with your aid Bogan Oz , ' alongside a picture which shows an elderly woman apparently collecting money for Australia at traffic lights in Indonesia . The Twitter campaign , in which users have posted pictures of their donations to Australia , urges Indonesians to gather coins to return to Mr Abbott after he suggested the Asian country should ` reciprocate in this way at this time ' Furious Twitter users took to the social media site to display their donation to the refund campaign for Mr Abbott , claiming Indonesia does not need Australia 's help and should not be indebted to the country . ` People will payback all u aid.We never ask for australia aid after tsunami , ' a clearly angry man said . Julie Bishop has been leading a carefully crafted campaign to spare the lives of Australians Sukumaran and Chan , exercising caution in pointing out problems with Indonesia 's legal system while remaining respectful , Fairfax reported . Ms Bishop told The Sydney Morning Herald that she had informed Mr Kalla that the comments were not intended as a threat , and were instead an indication of the long friendship between Australia and Indonesia . ' I said I regretted if this comment was seen as anything other than that , ' she said . This Twitter user posted a picture with the caption : ` Here take your 1 dollar ' Indonesians have flocked to Twitter in anger at Tony Abbott 's comments which likened Australia 's aid donation after the tsunami to the clemency bid for the Bali Nine duo . The two Australians were convicted of smuggling heroin , a crime that carries the death penalty in Indonesia . Mr Abbott 's comments sparked a sharp rebuke from the Indonesian government , with the country 's foreign affairs ministry spokesman , Arrmanatha Nasir , hitting back by saying ` no one responds well to threats ' . Senior members of the Abbott government slammed the prime minister 's comments as ` awful ' . Senior members of the Abbott government slammed the prime minister 's comments as ` awful ' Indonesians have reacted badly to Tony Abbott 's comments and have started a social media campaign . ` It undid a lot of the good work , ' a source told Fairfax . Sukumaran and Chan were due to be transferred this week from Bali to a high-security prison on Kambangan island ahead of execution , but that was delayed after appeals from Canberra that the men be granted more time with their families . Husain Abdullah , the spokesman for Vice-President Jusuf Kalla , said the execution of the drug smugglers ` will be delayed for between three weeks to a month from now due to technical reasons , ' without elaborating further . Chan and Sukumaran -LRB- pictured -RRB- are in Kerobokan prison where they await execution . Senior government figures are concerned Prime Minister Tony Abbott -LRB- left -RRB- has derailed efforts to save the Bali Nine duo , after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop 's -LRB- right -RRB- carefully crafted campaign to spare their lives . Jusuf Kalla took a phone call on Thursday afternoon from Foreign Minister Julie Bishop , who reportedly thanked his government for delaying the men 's transfer to the execution site on Kambangan island . Indonesian authorities had already confirmed that Chan , 31 , and Sukumaran , 33 , would be among the next group of death row prisoners to be executed , despite repeated appeals from Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott for their lives to be spared . Despite the delay , President Joko Widodo has insisted that that their killings will go ahead as planned . President Widodo told Indonesian media on Friday afternoon that it was the nation 's ` legal sovereignty , ' and that the postponement was ` only about technical matters ' . 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A woman who tried to rescue the life of a dying dog has lashed out at the animal 's owner . Heather Mozingo , of Hockley , Texas , was driving her car a little after 10pm on February 13 when she narrowly missed hitting a dog as he ran across the darkened , and busy , road . Seconds later , a car behind her did hit the dog , and that is when Mozingo stopped what she was doing and leaped into action . Scroll down for video . Heather Mozingo -LRB- left -RRB- tried to save the life of an unidentified dog -LRB- right -RRB- after he was hit by a car . The dog was crossing a busy Texas road -LRB- above -RRB- a little after 10pm on February 13 with no collar or tags . ` It was just adrenaline when I realized it was alive , ' she told FOX 26 . ` Oh my God we have to do something , pick it up get it help . ' That is when she and a friend loaded the animal into her truck and took it to the vet where , after a four hour operation and $ 800 bill that Mozingo paid out of her own pocket , the dog ultimately had to be put down . Making matters worse was the fact that the dog had neither a collar , tags or a microchip to help in locating the owner . ` He was suffering , he was in a lot of pain . It was a very tough decision . We all cried , my friend cried , her daughter sobbed . I petted him and held his head while they did it . I made sure I was there so he was n't alone , ' said Mozingo . When she got home however , she got on Facebook and turned that sadness into rage at the ` irresponsible Dog Owner ' that in her opinion was to blame for this tragedy . ` Through your irresponsibility I had to become responsible for your dogs health and future . I did n't ask for that responsibility nor did I want it , but you failed your dog , ' she wrote . ' I cried over your dog for an hour while I struggled to make a decision based on what was best for a dog I 'd only just met when I was scraping him off the asphalt a few hours earlier . ' ` You did n't deserve him . You may have had him first , but he was MY dog when his heart stopped beating , ' said Mozingo . She ended by saying ; ` I 'll never even know his name , but I loved him because you failed him . He should have been growing up safe , healthy , and warm at home , not scared and running through busy roads at night . He did n't deserve that , none of them do . And you did n't deserve him . You may have had him first , but he was MY dog when his heart stopped beating . ' It is still not known who owned the dog . Dear Irresponsible Dog Owner , . Is this your dog ? Some kids told me he lived on Main Blvd , tomball , off FM 2920 . I know it 's hard to tell what he looks like through the blood on his face and since he 's all wrapped up and strapped down . In case you are wondering where he went , he died in my arms on Valentines Day at 1:16 am . In case you care , which I doubt , he was running across FM 2920 -LRB- the busiest road in tomball with a 55mph speed limit -RRB- at 10pm Friday the 13th . I barely missed hitting him with my truck , but turned around to make sure he got help to safety . In those 30 seconds it took me to turn my truck around , someone hit him . I thought he was dead in the middle of the road until he lifted his head . No one stopped but me . The same kids that told me he lived on Main Blvd , kids that were too young to be out past dark wandering the streets , had scared him back into the road and watched him get hit . They obviously knew the dog , and it seemed intentional if you ask me . I pulled into the middle of the road and my friend and I wrapped him in my jacket and put him with her in the backseat where she comforted him all the way to the Animal ER while he bled all over my $ 70,000 truck . But YOUR dog was more important to me than my interior . In case you care , your dog was a complete sweetheart even though he was in enormous pain due to your negligence . I then spent the next 4 hours in the ER with your dog . He had a severely broken leg and bruised , swollen , fluid filled lungs , in case you were wondering . Again , just in case you were wondering , I know about the leg that was broken through the growth plate and about the lung damage -LRB- oh yeah , ca n't forget the head trauma also -RRB- because of the 400ish dollars I spent on radiographs for your dog . And of course he had no tags or identification of any kind so I became responsible for YOUR dogs life and the $ 780 final vet bill for him . The vet also informed me he was only about 8 months old , by the way . Through your irresponsibility I had to become responsible for your dogs health and future . I did n't ask for that responsibility nor did I want it , but you failed your dog . I sat with your dog for hours going through diagnostics trying to determine if he could recover . I petted your dog and comforted him so he did n't feel abandoned . I cried over your dog for an hour while I struggledto make a decision based on what was best for a dog I 'd only just met when I was scraping him off the asphalt a few hours earlier . I had to be strong enough to say the words and tell the vet to euthanize your dog and end his suffering . I sobbed while I tried to let him know that I loved him and I was there for him when you were n't , and I held his head until he took his last breath . I 'll never even know his name , but I loved him because you failed him . He should have been growing up safe , healthy , and warm at home , not scared and running through busy roads at night . He did n't deserve that , none of them do . And you did n't deserve him . You may have had him first , but he was MY dog when his heart stopped beating . Sincerely , . A RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNER . | Heather Mozingo of Hockley , Texas was driving on February 13 when she narrowly missed hitting a dog on a busy road after 10pm . The car behind her did hit the dog , so she immediately got out , loaded the dog into her car and took it to the vet . After four hours and an $ 800 bill she paid , the dog , who had no tags , collar or microchip , had to be put down . Mozingo then wrote a scathing letter to the unknown owner about how they did not deserve the dog . ` You did n't deserve him . 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The weather phenomenon dubbed the Siberian Express caused record-breaking low temperatures in almost every single area in the central and eastern US on Friday prompting many to stay inside . The freezing weather however is perfect for the red pandas at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden who enjoy playing in the ice and snow . ABC reports that Lin , a two-year-old female panda , and Rover , a 9-year-old male panda are natives of the Himalayas and are accustomed to the cold weather . Rolling around : This red panda at the Cincinnati zoo and Botanical Garden is soaking in the record breaking cold weather and all that it has to offer . Need a hug ? : These pandas at the Cincinnati Zoo want to give you a playful hug on this cold , cold day . I stand for the cold weather ! : This Cincinnati Zoo red panda stands for all that is cold and all that is cute . ` We get snow about the same amount , or a little less , than in New York City , ' Michelle Curley , the zoo 's communications director , told ABC News . ` The red pandas LOVE it and cold weather , ' she added . The pandas adorably celebrate their love of the cold by splashing in the snow , climbing trees , and rolling around in the cutest way imaginable . According to The Weather Channel , the blasts of cold air this weekend meant that more snow , sleet and freezing rain were likely to continue from the Southern Plains to the Southeast into next week . If the weather stays as cold as its predicted , more adorable panda play is likely in the forecast too . Hide and seek : Lin and Rover peek out at each other from the branches at the Cincinnati Zoo . Snow lover : Red pandas are not foreign to the cold and snow and love to run around in the winter chill . Climbing trees : No frost or cold is going to stop this panda from climbing great heights . Playful teasing : While you 're bundled up and trying to stay warm this panda is sticking out its tongue at you . | The weather phenomenon dubbed the Siberian Express caused record-breaking low temperatures in the central and eastern US on Friday . Native to the Himalayas , the red pandas at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden are accustomed to cold weather and have enjoyed playing in snow . Two-year-old female panda Lin and 9-year-old male panda Rover cant help but roll around and play in even the coldest of weather . | [[0, 158], [138, 190], [191, 211], [220, 292], [276, 292], [297, 332], [333, 491], [455, 491], [492, 621], [1022, 1061], [1639, 1695], [1626, 1630], [1696, 1731], [276, 292], [297, 332], [333, 491], [492, 621], [1078, 1097], [1179, 1207], [1626, 1630], [1696, 1731]] |
Russian President Vladimir Putin just about managed to squeeze another medal onto the chest of Valentin Gavrilov as the 91-year-old was recognised for his service during the Second World War . The retired colonel , who was injured near Stalingrad but recovered to later take charge of a tank battalion , was pictured receiving a jubilee medal to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war . War hero Mr Gavrilov , who was sporting 59 other medals for his military service , was one of dozens of Russian veterans celebrated at the ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow . Room for one more ? Vladimir Putin awards Second World War veteran Valentin Gavrilov with a 59th medal . The 91-year-old narrowly escaped death near Stalingrad in 1942 , where he served as a young lieutenant , when his tank burst into flames after being hit by enemy fire , the Daily Telegraph reported . He returned to battle as a captain in November 1944 and was in charge of the headquarters of a tank battalion . In 1945 , Mr Gavrilov played a role in the East Prussian offensive against what remained of the Nazi forces , storming Königsberg - now known as Kaliningrad . The key city , which is now a Russian enclave , was stormed by Soviet forces . Mr Gavrilov was among those on the front line as troops overcame the Gneisenau Fort , one of the German 's strongholds . The veteran told a Russian newspaper earlier this month how he found eight members of the SS hiding in a basement as the Soviets liberated Kaliningrad . The men , who were wearing dresses and headscarves to try and conceal their identities , were executed . The retired colonel , who was injured near Stalingrad but recovered to later take charge of a tank battalion , was pictured receiving a jubilee medal to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war . Mr Gavrilov 's medals include four Orders of the Red Star - given for courage , valour and leadership on the battlefield - a feat only achieved by nine other people . He also echoed Putin 's opinion on the conflict in Ukraine in the interview , saying that he supported those fighting against what he called the ` fascist ' Kiev government . He added : ` I 'd go and fight on the side of the militia myself -- our veterans say the same thing . But they would n't take me . I 'm almost 92 . ' The battle for Stalingrad was the turning point of the Second World War . Following the German invasion of Russia -- Operation Barbarossa , which began in June 1941 -- the Wehrmacht swept eastwards , destroying whole Soviet armies and capturing two million prisoners , most of whom they starved to death . Scenting final victory , Hitler ordered a dash for Stalingrad , while another German army group swung southwards to grab the oilfields . Hitler 's top soldiers were appalled by the perils of splitting the Wehrmacht merely to capture Stalingrad , which was strategically unimportant . Their protests were ignored : the Fuhrer insisted . On September 12 , the first German troops entered Stalingrad . The first German air attacks killed between 10,000 and 40,000 people -- almost as many as died in the entire London blitz . Shellfire and bombs rained down on the city , day after day and week upon week . The concrete masses of the city 's transport hubs and industrial plants were swiftly reduced to rubble . Each became a scene of slaughter . Each night , up to three thousand Russian wounded were ferried eastward from the city , while a matching stream of reinforcements , ammunition and supplies reached the defenders . New units were thrust into the battle as fast as they arrived , to join duels in the ruins that often became hand-to-hand death grapples . The five-month battle eventually ended in February after the Soviets employed a two-pronged attack to encircle the German forces , who were ordered to stand their ground and fight instead of trying to break free . The battle is regarded by many as the bloodiest in the history of warfare , with estimates of between 1.25 million and 1.8 million deaths . | Vladimir Putin awards Russian Valentin Gavrilov his 59th military medal . War hero was injured near Stalingrad but returned to fight in Kaliningrad . Veteran , 91 , is one of most decorated soldiers in Russian military history . | [[0, 37], [113, 192], [604, 688]] |
A 31-year-old medical saleswoman has been found murdered in her suburban Arizona home in mysterious circumstances . Allison Feldman , 31 , was found dead at home by her boyfriend in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale Wednesday afternoon . Police have not revealed whether there was a break-in , what her injuries were , whether there was a struggle , or whether anything was taken from the single-story home , flanked by palm trees . Murdered : Allison Feldman , a 31-year-old saleswoman for a Swedish medical device company , was found dead in her home in Scottsdale , Arizona . According to family , Feldman ` had no negatives in her life ' , was happy in her job - and planned to get engaged to her boyfriend , Alex , in a matter of months . Authorities say they are withholding details of Feldman 's death for fear of tipping of potential suspects in the killing . Though they declined to identify anybody they are looking for , officers are clear that the death is a homicide . Scottsdale police department also said they had no history of being called to Feldman 's address , on the edge of the bustling Old Town district . According to the local Fox10 news station , Feldman had lived at the home for eight months , and had been seeing her boyfriend for ten . Emergency : Police rushed to Feldman 's home in Scottsdale on Wednesday afternoon after her boyfriend found her body . Feldman , who comes from Minnesota but has lived in Arizona since college , was encouraged to get an alarm system by her boyfriend , but had n't got round to taking the advice . Her father today spoke of the agony of not knowing anything his daughter 's death as he paid tribute to the ` warm and friendly ' woman . Speaking from his home in Excelsior , Minnesota , Harley Feldman said : ` It 's really hard because he have all kinds of visualizations going on . We ca n't sleep at night . ' He described how his daughter worked in sales for a Swedish medical-device company and graduated from the University of Arizona , where she studied Spanish and communications . She remained in Arizona after college partly because of the much warmer weather . Suburbia : Feldman 's single-story home , pictured , is just outside of Scottsdale 's bustling Old Town . The two last spoke Tuesday night . She was excited for a business trip to a resort and had just bought a new dress . She also got a positive performance review at work . He said : ` Her life was on the upswing . She was talking about getting engaged in a few months . No negatives in her life . ' ` Everybody liked her . She 's warm and friendly . She 's caring . Those are the words people use all the time . ' He , his wife and Allison 's sister are now planning funeral services in Minnesota and Arizona . | Allison Feldman , 31 , was found dead in Scottsdale , Arizona on Wednesday . Police have not revealed how she was killed , or if there had been a break-in . The medical saleswoman , was happy in her job and due to be engaged . Officers wo n't if they have suspect in mind - but are clear it was homicide . | [[0, 115], [0, 32], [48, 115], [116, 131], [134, 136], [139, 236], [432, 440], [443, 458], [525, 565], [1277, 1383], [237, 400], [600, 609], [643, 663], [931, 980]] |
A Sydney mayor who was allegedly assaulted at a primary school on Saturday afternoon has been taken to hospital unconscious after he was reportedly ` king hit ' . Bill Pickering - who is the mayor of Ryde in Sydney 's northwest - was handing out sandwiches when he was confronted by independent candidate Vic Tagg , deputy mayor Roy Maggio told Nine News . Cr Maggio , who was also at Putney Public School for a council by-election today , says the mayor was ` king hit ' . It is believed the mayor then fell to the ground and had a seizure . Scroll down for video . A Sydney mayor who was allegedly assaulted at a primary school on Saturday afternoon has been taken to hospital unconscious after he was reportedly ` king hit ' Mayor of Ryde Bill Pickering -LRB- left -RRB- has been taken to hospital unconscious after an alleged attack . Witnesses say he was ` king hit ' by independent candidate Vic Tagg -LRB- right -RRB- . ` He -LSB- Mr Tagg -RSB- king hit him -LSB- Cr Pickering -RSB- front on and the mayor fell down , ' Liberal Cr Maggio told Nine News . Witnesses say Cr Pickering - a member of the Liberal party - was handing out sandwiches to voters at a council polling booth for Ryde 's East Ward by-election , when Mr Tagg claimed the Liberal party was ` corrupt ' before allegedly punching the mayor . The by-election was prompted by the resignation of former mayor and independent councillor Ivan Petch in December . Mr Petch withdrew his position from council after the Independent Commission against Corruption made corrupt conduct findings against him . A police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia inquiries are continuing as they are currently questioning a number of witnesses . No arrests have been made . Police were called to the school on Morrison Road at about 2pm today , following reports of an assault . ` Initial investigations suggest that a 52-year-old man was assaulted by another man known to him , who left the school before police arrived , ' a police spokesperson said . Cr Pickering , the 52-year-old , was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Ryde Hospital . Fellow Liberal councillor Craig Chung told Daily Mail Australia he was shocked when he heard about the alleged assault . ` Violence of any sort is a terrible blight on our democracy and violence allegedly from a candidate is just deplorable , ' he said . Cr Chung says he was told the mayor will be spending the night in hospital . He is believed to be in a stable condition . Police are urging anyone with information about the incident to come forward . | Mayor of Ryde Bill Pickering has been taken to hospital unconscious after an alleged attack . He was reportedly handing out sandwiches at a primary school for a council by-election on Saturday . A witness says Cr Pickering was then confronted by independent candidate Vic Tagg . Cr Pickering reportedly hit the ground and began to have a seizure . He is currently in hospital , believed to be in a stable condition . | [[0, 14], [66, 158], [163, 179], [184, 227], [567, 581], [633, 725], [728, 773], [768, 838], [2010, 2022], [2037, 2119], [357, 366], [373, 437], [163, 179], [208, 227], [230, 313], [839, 926], [474, 542], [489, 522], [474, 476], [489, 498], [527, 542], [2452, 2496], [2452, 2454], [2467, 2496]] |
The parents of Kayla Mueller , the American aid worker who was killed in ISIS captivity , are speaking out for the first time about her death . Marsha and Carl Mueller sat down with Today 's Savannah Guthrie to pay tribute to their 26-year-old daughter in an interview screening on Monday . Kayla 's brother , Eric Mueller , will also address their loss and his hopes that people will be provoked into researching and understanding the plight of Syrian refugees . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Speaking out : Carl and Marsha Mueller and their son Eric have spoken to Today 's savannah Guthrie about losing Kayla , 26 , the U.S. aid worker who was killed earlier this month while in captivity in Syria , held by ISIS . It comes after a candlelit vigil in the plaza of a central Arizona courthouse on Tuesday , when hundreds gathered to hear Eric Mueller offer a heart wrenching tribute to his sister , who died last month . The 26-year-old aid worker 's death was confirmed on February 10 by her family and U.S. officials following her capture by the jihadis in Syria in August 2013 . Before the crowd , her brother offered a poignant message to his sister when he told her : ` You can rest in peace knowing you have changed the world . ' Mr Mueller encouraged those in attendance to live as his best friend and sister had , by reaching out to others who were suffering . Kayla Mueller 's brother Eric Mueller gives a heartfelt tribute to his beloved sister during the vigil on Tuesday . Miss Mueller 's parents Carl and Marsha hold a candle each during the emotional vigil in their hometown . Tonya Castillo -LRB- left -RRB- comforts her daughter Tiffany Reid during the memorial service in Prescott , Arizona . Candice Fabrie -LRB- left -RRB- and Cindy Craig embrace beside a memorial book signing and canned goods collection organised in Miss Mueller 's name . Miss Mueller 's father Carl -LRB- right -RRB- is hugged by a friend of his daughter after she was killed while being held captive by ISIS militants . Friends said 26-year-old Kayla Mueller -LRB- pictured left and right -RRB- was tireless in her efforts to improve others ' lives and said she represented the best of humanity . In the first public comments he has made since her death , he said : ` Only now will you be able to see how much you truly did for this world by looking down on it . You can rest in peace knowing you have changed the world , ' USA Today reported . He went on to implore the crowd to help those who are struggling - a belief his sister had dedicated her life to . ` If you see someone struggling , see somebody upset , go give them a hug . It will make the community stronger . That 's all it 's going to do . ' His father , Carl Mueller , stood up immediately after his son finished speaking and hugged him tightly at the bottom of the stage . Friends , family and strangers wore pink ribbons on their shirts as they listened to speakers reflect on her life and work . Strangers and friends dropped off cards and wrote messages for a scrapbook , calling her an angel and saying she represented the best of humanity . Miss Mueller 's friends set up tables to accept canned goods and money for the needy , saying that was what she would have wanted . ` She was a saint , ' said Rebecca Dunn , who attended high school with her . ` I 'm hoping someone can take on her legacy . There was nothing she could n't do . ' Kayla 's brother Eric Garner -LRB- pictured -RRB- pictured as he reads a poem about his sister to the gathered crowd . Miss Mueller 's father Carl got up to embrace his son moments after he finished his speech . Here Carl is pictured beside his wife Marsha . Two mourners look on solemnly at the memorial service , where those attending were encouraged to donate a can of food for the needy . Churches and community groups in her hometown of Prescott , the former territorial capital of Arizona , organized the candlelight memorial . As it opened , a live band sang ` He Who Began A Good Work in You , ' a song that Miss Mueller 's mother , Marsha , used to sing to her as a child . Her family sat in the front row , clasping hands and wiping tears from their eyes . In the crowd , people raised their hands , closed their eyes and sang along . Pastor Ron Merrell said he was hopeful the community that gathered would give hope and love to Miss Mueller 's family , and bring light into darkness - ` something that Kayla Mueller was good at . ' From Prescott , she helped raise awareness of HIV and AIDS , and she volunteered for the overnight shift at a women 's shelter . Her father Carl holds a candle during the ceremony . Friends and family described Miss Mueller as an angel . Two mourners attend the candlelight vigil in Miss Mueller 's hometown of Prescott , where she had once helped raise awareness of HIV and AIDs and volunteered for overnight shifts at a women 's shelter . Former Arizona Secretary of the State Ken Bennett holds a candle during the heartbreaking memorial service . She protested genocide in Darfur while she attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff . She also traveled to the Palestinian territories , Israel , India and France . ISIS claimed she died in a Jordanian airstrike , but the Pentagon has rejected that , saying it does n't know how she was killed . Kathleen Day , a campus minister at the university , recalled the time when Miss Mueller taught anger-management skills to women in the county jail . She said Miss Mueller was learning and teaching about how to experience God in the midst of prison well before she was held captive for 18 months in Syria . | Kayla Mueller , 26 , was killed last month while held hostage by ISIS militants . Her parents sat down with Today for first interview screening on Monday . The international aid worker 's death has been confirmed by U.S. officials . On Tuesday friends and family gathered for an emotional candlelight vigil . Her brother Eric told the crowd his sister was his first , and best friend . His message to his sister was : ` May God keep you from any more harm ' | [[29, 54], [59, 87], [611, 632], [637, 685], [882, 892], [899, 916], [1941, 2006], [0, 28], [90, 143], [144, 290], [144, 159], [208, 290], [917, 1014], [712, 800], [1365, 1389], [1403, 1480], [1481, 1586], [3790, 3847], [3894, 3930], [808, 892], [1078, 1094], [1097, 1166], [1365, 1389], [1403, 1480], [1078, 1094], [1097, 1166]] |
Dementia patients will receive a diagnosis within six weeks , David Cameron will pledge today -LRB- file image -RRB- . Dementia patients will receive a diagnosis within six weeks , David Cameron will pledge today . Britain will also lead the search for a cure , with over # 300million of taxpayers ' money invested in research , and all 1.3 million NHS staff are to receive training in handling the condition . The Prime Minister branded dementia one of the ` greatest enemies of humanity ' , insisting care for sufferers and efforts to find better treatments must be stepped up . As part of this effort , Mr Cameron said people presenting with symptoms should not be kept waiting for treatment because of delayed diagnoses . GPs ' diagnosis rates have increased from 42 per cent to 59 per cent in the last three years , but some patients are still waiting up to six months for a full assessment . The Prime Minister said this would ` no longer be tolerated ' , insisting there should be an average wait of no more than six weeks for diagnosis . ` Dementia is one of the greatest challenges of our lifetime , and I am proud that we are leading the world in fighting it , ' he said . ` Because of the growing strength of our economy , we can invest in research and drug development , as well as public understanding , so we defeat this terrible condition and offer more hope and dignity for those who suffer . ' Experts warn that unless more effective treatments are found , the number of over-60s living with Alzheimer 's and related conditions will more than double from 850,000 to two million over the next 35 years , putting a huge strain on the NHS and social services . And as well as devastating families , dementia already costs the economy up to # 21billion a year in treatment costs and lost productivity . There are plans to invest over # 300million in UK research and medical innovation . Overall , annual investment in research in this country is expected to double by 2025 . David Cameron said people presenting with symptoms should not be kept waiting for treatment because of delayed diagnoses . The Government will also set up an international dementia institute in England within five years , helping to make the UK a world leader for research on dementia and medical trials . There are also efforts to improve the care of dementia patients . All 1.3 million NHS staff will be required to undergo special training in order to provide the best possible standards in care . Over 400,000 have already taken part in such training . The Government 's world dementia envoy , Dennis Gillings , said : ` We have momentum . Awareness of dementia is increasing and action is being taken , and that will ensure the condition is managed far better in our society . ' | Britain to lead search for a cure for dementia , David Cameron will reveal . Dementia sufferers will receive diagnosis within six weeks , PM will pledge . Cameron has branded dementia one of the ` greatest enemies of humanity ' | [[62, 118], [181, 214], [215, 259], [0, 59], [62, 118], [119, 178], [181, 214], [898, 916], [962, 1045], [411, 488]] |
The neighbour of three aristocratic daughters claims that being next to their London home is like ` living next door to a nightclub ' . Jackie Elliot , who works in marketing and communications lives next door to Lady Violet Manners , 21 , and her sisters Lady Alice , 19 , and Lady Eliza , 17 , in their # 2.6 million house on Bovingdon Road , Fulham . However , despite their aristocratic upbringing Lady Violet has been branded ` Violet no-manners ' after she uploaded a letter of complaint to the internet . Scroll down for video . Neighbours of Lady Violet Manners , left , and her sisters Lady Eliza , centre , and Lady Alice , right , have complained about the late night parties being held at the girls ' # 2.6 million home in Fulham , London . The girls live in a terraced house on Bovingdon Road , Fulham , south west London , pictured , . Neighbour Jackie Elliot has written to the girls ' father the Duke of Rutland , pictured , who is worth # 125 million , at his home in Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire to complain about his daughters ' poor conduct . Mrs Elliot , who has lived on the road for more than two decades , has written to the girls ' father the Duke of Rutland at the Grade I listed Belvoir Castle in Grantham , Leicestershire to complain about their conduct . However , she claims Lady Violet uploaded the correspondence on the internet . Speaking this morning , Lady Violet , who is the public relations executive for British Polo said : ' I would rather not comment . ' Terraced houses on the exclusive road which is only a short stroll from Chelsea Harbour have increased in value ten-fold from the mid 1990s . However , neighbours complain that Lady Victoria and her sisters have caused significant disturbance with late night parties . Mrs Elliot said that the council have been informed and the police had been called on one occasion . The girls grew up in the Grade I listed Belvoir Castle , pictured , which sits on 16,000 acres of prime farmland . Speaking this morning Lady Violet , left , pictured with her sister Lady Alice , said : ` I 'd rather not comment ' She told the Daily Telegraph : ` It has been on and on for years . Loud music , people coming and going very late , talking in the road , shouting , cars arriving , cars going . It 's like having a nightclub on your doorstep in the middle of a quiet terraced street . ' I have written to `` Violet no-manners '' as we call her , several times and sent text messages . Sometimes she apologises but it does n't stop . Around early February I wrote to the Duke . He wrote back a short letter which was perfectly courteous and said he had made the `` occupants '' aware of its contents . ' However , Lady Victoria , whose father is worth an estimated # 125 million , uploaded the letter onto the internet . Mrs Elliot continued : ` It is typical of the immaturity and lack of manners they have . We are highly tolerant , relaxed neighbours but we are living somewhere where you ca n't get a decent night 's sleep . I do n't know what they do , it 's like they have elephants in the house . ' | Lady Violet Manners lives with her three sisters , Lady Alice and Lady Eliza . The trio live in a # 2.6 million townhouse on Bovingdon Road in Fulham . Resident Jackie Elliot complained to the girls ' father the Duke of Rutland . Lady Violet then posted the letter to her father on a social media site . Mrs Elliot said her neighbour should be referred to as ` Violet no manners ' | [[536, 569], [583, 631], [634, 686], [658, 741], [753, 845], [850, 907], [1067, 1077], [1124, 1167], [364, 450], [453, 511], [1298, 1366], [2697, 2710], [2764, 2803], [364, 450], [453, 511]] |
Since the age of 20 , Ron Kline has done the same thing almost every day . The father of 11 , now 70 , leaves the home he shares with his wife of half-a-century , Lois , in Loudonville , Ohio , and heads to work at the same company . The grandfather of 38 then sits behind the wheel of his truck and starts his delivery run for Mansfield Plumbing in Ohio . Despite the repetitive routine , Mr Klein has stuck with the same company for 50 years and has never taken a sick day - making him one of America 's hardest working people . America 's hardest worker ? Ron Kline , 70 , has been working at Mansfield Plumbing in Perrysville , Ohio , for 50 years - and has n't had a single sick day . In January , Mr Kilne celebrated the milestone with his colleagues , but he insists retirement is not an option . ' I enjoy the people and what I do , so why should I consider retiring ' he told Contractor Magazine . ` This company has been a great place to have a career and it 's been good to my entire family . ` Right now my son Jeff and my daughter Julie are both working at Mansfield , along with my brother , Elmer . Two other brothers , Richard and Jerry , recently retired from the company . He added : ` I 'm basically a happy , healthy person which has allowed me to work so long without a sick day . ` I 'm very blessed . With 38 grandchildren there are lots of family activities to get involved in , so it keeps me busy . But retirement is n't even an option ... I really enjoy my job and working for Mansfield is a huge part of my life . ' ` Together the Kline family has about 220 combined years of service at Mansfield . ' Mr Klein was recruited in January 1965 as a clean-up person at the company 's manufacturing facility . For 18 years he inspected sanitary products after they came out of the kiln . He said : ' I checked for cracks and blemishes to make sure the quality was there for each and every piece that went out the door . ' Around 32 years ago he started to drive the truck and has been doing it ever since . ` We wish we could clone Ron ' , Jim Morando , president of Mansfield Plumbing , said . ` He shows up every day and throughout the entire day he is committed to being part of the solution . ' If the job and huge family was n't enough , Mr Kline also coached softball and basketball at the local high school for decades . | Ron Kline has worked at Mansfield Plumbing in Ohio since the age of 20 . The 70-year-old employee has 11 children , 38 grandchildren and has been married to wife Lois for 50 years . Has worked alongside family members including son Jeff and daughter Julie . Brothers Richard and Jerry bring the family 's combined service to 220 years . Mr Kline 's boss , Jim Morando , says he wants to clone the committed worker . Despite the milestone , Mr Kline insists retirement ` is n't an option ' | [[75, 91], [103, 223], [234, 295], [234, 255], [300, 356], [1555, 1626], [763, 803], [1429, 1463]] |
A pharmacist shot and killed an armed robber from behind the counter using his conceal and carry permit weapon . Don Radcliff was working at Good Pharmacy in Pinch , West Virginia , on Wednesday when Terry Gillenwater , 25 , walked in wearing a mask while eight other customers were in the store . Surveillance footage shows the attacker standing in line for a few moments before pulling the weapon and aiming it at employees . Unaware : A masked man walked into the Good Pharmacy in Pinch , West Virginia , as employees counted cash at a register . Attack : Terry Gillenwater , 25 , then pulls out his gun -LRB- top left -RRB- and demands money . But pharmacist Don Radcliff draws his own weapon and starts shooting . Standing just a few feet away , Mr Radcliff quickly drew his own gun and him twice . He then walked out from behind the cash register and fired again , downing the suspect . Gillenwater was taken to hospital but died a short time later . Mr Radcliff returned to work just 24 hours later , but admitted he was shaken by what happened . He told WCHSTV it was his daily devotional offers to God have given him comfort . ` So many times when I read this daily devotional it 's exactly what I need to hear . And today it was what I needed to hear , ' he said . Radcliff 's wife , Dixie , said it was an emotional day for the pair and they are still trying to process what happened . Response : The attacker keels over as he tries to run away from the brave employee . Firing : Mr Radcliff hit Gillenwater twice as he fled . The suspect was taken to hospital and later died . Return : Mr Radcliff was back in work just 24 hours later , but admitted he was shaken up by what happened . Support : His wife , Dixie , -LRB- left -RRB- said it was an emotional day for the pair and they are still trying to process what happened . | Don Radcliff was working at Good Pharmacy in Pinch , West Virginia . Terry Gillenwater , 25 , walked in wearing a mask and stood in line . Moments later he drew a gun and pointed it at terrified employees . Standing close by , Mr Radcliff drew his gun and shot the attacker . Gunman was taken to hospital , but died from his injuries . | [[113, 163], [200, 217], [225, 297], [325, 372], [438, 489], [298, 427], [298, 318], [403, 427], [550, 556], [584, 616], [652, 696], [652, 675], [701, 718], [751, 803], [652, 696], [652, 675], [701, 718], [751, 803], [804, 806], [871, 892], [1538, 1571], [1538, 1549], [1576, 1588]] |
Surrey County Council chief executive David McNulty defended his # 215,000-a-year salary because of his job 's ` tough responsibilities ' A council chief has defended his # 215,000-a-year taxpayer-funded salary because of his job 's tough ` responsibilities ' . Surrey County Council chief executive David McNulty told workers he could justify being paid # 70,000 more than the Prime Minister because of the work that comes with his role , such as waste disposal and keeping the county 's buses running on time . According to an internal document seen by MailOnline , Mr McNulty 's huge pay was called into question by one of his own workers during an online ` ask me anything ' session in November . A council worker , using the name Coraline , asked the chief executive : ` Dear Mr McNulty , why , in a time of cuts , are we paying some staff posts , including yours , more than the Prime Minister gets paid ? ' David Cameron is paid # 142,000 a year . Mr McNulty replied : ` Hello Coraline . I do get paid a lot of money . The council uses external advice and benchmarking to set this salary . ` The reason the council sets it at this level is because of the responsibilities involved . ` These include a budget of # 1.7 bn providing services to 1.1 m residents . ' Council workers reacted with fury to Mr McNulty 's defence of his pay . One enraged Surrey County Council worker , who did not wish to be named , said : ` I find the chief executive 's salary laughable . Justifying his wages due to the amount of public he serves and budget he is accountable for is not comparable to David Cameron . ` Our PM has the interest of 65million people and a multi-billion pound budget serving and protecting this country 's welfare and security . ` In these times of austerity Mr McNulty has kicked off another initiative of asking Surrey to recycle one extra plastic bottle per week which will save # 200K per year . ` I can think of a quicker way for Surrey to meet its target and that 's not by throwing away one bottle of Evian . ' A council worker asked Mr McNulty how he could defend being paid tens of thousands of pounds more than Prime Minister David Cameron . As well as his huge salary , Mr McNulty is in line for a one-off # 100,000 bonus if he meets ` performance-related targets ' by 2018 . Jonathan Isaby , chief executive of the TaxPayers ' Alliance , said : ` A council chief executive certainly has some important responsibilities , but it 's no surprise that residents in Surrey wonder if they quite equate to those of the Prime Minister . ` Big pay packets and perks for the top brass are especially questionable when there has been pay freezes and even cuts across the rest of the public sector . Senior salaries have to be brought under control , so that councils can focus resources on frontline services . ' Earlier this year MPs challenged the leader of Surrey County Council , David Hodge , to justify 60 per cent pay rises for councillors and senior members of the council while opposing legislation that would have upped poorest-paid workers to a # 7.65 an hour wage . Labour MP Simon Danczuk asked Mr Hodge : ` Why would you oppose giving the poorest paid workers a living wage and yet increase your own salary by 60 per cent and give a load of cash to the chief officers ? ' At the time , Mr Hodge said lower paid staff had seen their wages increase . A council spokesman said : ` This response did not seek to compare the two salaries but rather pointed out that the role had been assessed independently from the Chief Executive based on the fact that he has responsibility for a budget of # 1.7 bn , has guided the county council to achieving savings of # 260m in the past four years and is now steering it to a further # 250m savings over the next five years . ' | Surrey County Council chief asked why he deserves # 215,000-a-year salary . Council worker asked him how he could justify being paid more than PM . Chief executive David McNulty earns # 70,000 more than David Cameron . He is also in line for a # 100,000 bonus in 2018 if he meets targets . David McNulty said he deserves wage because of ` tough responsibilities ' Furious council workers say chief executive 's huge salary is ` laughable ' | [[2032, 2165], [568, 641], [701, 734], [746, 771], [871, 911], [2032, 2165], [2070, 2165], [2032, 2165], [2070, 2165], [2195, 2246], [2250, 2300], [0, 135], [138, 257], [188, 196], [197, 257], [262, 412], [568, 641], [1269, 1340], [1341, 1381], [1341, 1344], [1353, 1381], [1415, 1419], [1424, 1472]] |
Humans may be staying inside for the frigid temperatures of the polar vortex , but the gust of arctic weather has brought unexpected guests to New York City . Seven snowy owls have been spotted this year in the city , which reached a 60-year low of 1F for February 20 on Friday morning . The birds are generally seen along the water in Brooklyn and Queens , but one was found on Governor 's Island off the southern tip of Manhattan , according to DNA Info . A snowy owl was cited on Governor 's Island and the park 's staff asked for New Yorkers to help name the bird . A spokesman for the island said that it is the first time that snowy owls have been seen at the site , which is accepting proposals for what to name the animal . The arrival of the white-feathered owls , which are native to Canada , Scandinavia and Siberia , comes as air from Russia moved over the North Pole and has pushed south into the US . Temperatures in Embarrass , Minnesota , slid down to -41 F on Thursday . The cold front , dubbed the Siberian Express , has brought single-digit temperatures as far south as Georgia as well as bringing arctic birds to the US . The owls , which are native to Canada , Scandinavia and northern Russia , arrive as the Siberian Express has brought a front of arctic air to the US . Snowy owls are carnivorous and experts advise against approaching the predators , who mostly eat lemmings , rodents and fish , according to National Geographic . Unlike many other owls , they are active both during the day and at night . This year 's snowy owl sightings follow on dozens of the birds appearing in New York during last year 's polar vortex . A group of owls is called a parliament . This year 's owl sightings come after dozens of the white birds were seen in New York last year during the polar vortex . | Seven of the birds seen in the city , including Governor 's Island . Owls arrive as air from Siberia plunges US into single digits and below . Dozens of snowy owls were seen last year during the polar vortex . | [[159, 215], [732, 771], [829, 853], [988, 1004], [1025, 1141], [1142, 1150], [1216, 1246], [1223, 1292], [1584, 1650], [1730, 1813]] |
The search for missing three-year-old William Tyrell has taken flight this week , with authorities in dozens of far-reaching countries joining the cause . NSW Crime Stoppers have urged Crime Stoppers websites in 26 countries to post a message about William 's abduction last year , urging anybody with information on the case to contact Australian police . The plea has been answered by places as far-flung as Europe and America posting articles for three-year-old William , who went missing from his home in grandmother 's home on the NSW north coast on September 12 , reports the Sunday Telegraph . Scroll down for video . NSW Crime Stoppers have urged Crime Stoppers websites in 26 countries to post a message about William 's abduction , urging anybody with information to contact Australian police . NSW Crime Stoppers CEO Peter Price said they 're expecting a plethora of other countries to jump on board . ` We 're using the global crime stoppers network to broaden the communications appeal relating to his disappearance , ' Mr Price said . ` We 're hoping that somebody might recognise him . ' While the global call to action may be helpful , NSW Homicide Squad detective Gary Jubelin said there is no evidence to suggest William had been taken overseas . The global campaign comes as the parents of missing three-year-old William Tyrell have issued a heartfelt plea to find their son after he vanished without a trace five months ago . The Tyrell family issued a heartbreaking letter revealing William 's toys remained untouched and that everyday since he disappeared had been a living nightmare . ` We wake up every day hoping this nightmare will be over . We desperately miss William , he 's our baby boy ; our funny , cheeky , gorgeous boy , ' they said . The parents of missing three-year-old William Tyrell broke their silence by issuing a heartbreaking letter revealing William 's Spiderman toys remained untouched since he disappeared in September . His parents say walking past his bedroom is painful beyond words and they desperately want their little boy home where he belongs . The letter , given to Daily Mail Australia by police , goes on to say their family home is too quiet without him . ` William 's Spiderman toys remain untouched and there is such a huge hole in hearts , ' they wrote . ` Walking past his bedroom is painful beyond words and having to do the day to day activities just reinforces that . ` Our sadness is overwhelming , as parents you wish for your children to have a long , happy and loving future . We desperately want that for our little William . ` We desperately want our little boy home where he belongs . ' William was abducted from the yard of his grandmother 's home in Kendall on the NSW north coast on September 12 last year wearing his favourite Spiderman costume . The family 's heartfelt plea comes as detectives searching for the young boy vowed they would be looking to interview everyone within a kilometre of his grandmother 's home . The latest move from police is a clear sign they are upping the intensity of the investigation and now believe he was abducted , The Australian reports . ` This is not a little boy lost story . This is not a child that wandered off . We think there 's been human intervention , ' NSW Police Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin said . Detectives have n't ruled out the possibility that the person responsible for abducting William loitered outside his grandmother 's home before snatching the three-year-old as soon as he was alone . Police now want to speak to everyone that was in a 1km radius of the home between 10am and 11am that day . ` This is not a public appeal . We 're saying : ` If you 're in there , you 'd better come forward ' , ' Inspector Jubelin said . ` If you were in the area and did not come forward , we would have grave concerns and a certain amount of suspicion would be attached . ` It 's a huge coincidence that you have a situation where a young boy has been unsupervised , only for a very short moment , and someone has come into contact with him at the time , ' he told AAP , noting how quiet the street is . NSW Police Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin has taken over the case and warned police would speak to everyone within a 1km radius of where William went missing . The family 's heartfelt plea comes as detectives searching for the young boy vowed they would be looking to interview everyone within a kilometre of his grandmother 's home . After five long months of investigation , police say that William Tyrell was abducted and did not simply wander off and become lost from his grandmother 's home . To reinforce the point police believed the three-year-old was abducted Inspector Jubelin described it as a ` ground zero operation ' and that they were basically starting the investigation from scratch again . He maintained that police would now ` consider every possibility ' and ` everyone 's a suspect ' . As opposed to a normal appeal for public information , anyone who fits the criteria and does n't come forward will attract police suspicion . ` If they do n't come forward to police , we would have some concern and attach a certain amount of suspicion to anyone that does n't want to help police in an investigation of this nature , ' Det Insp Jubelin said . Detectives have n't ruled out the possibility that the person responsible for abducting William loitered outside his grandmother 's home before snatching the three-year-old as soon as he was alone . Meanwhile concerned locals and two psychics have joined the hunt for the abductor in Australia 's most baffling missing child case , sending police a photograph of a mystery man and a drawing of the possible kidnapper . The photograph of a man with folded arms standing near police , described as ` pale , lanky and walks with a limp ' , has emerged as fresh evidence in the search . The local searcher who photographed ` the man with the folded arms ' decided to speak out but as the mystery of missing toddler entered its fifth baffling month . She sent a photograph of the man to police late last year , but has not heard back . A psychic has also hand drawn a cryptic picture of the man she believes may have abducted William . This was the scene of the search for missing William Tyrell near Kendall on the NSW Mid North Coast last September for nine days after he went missing . NSW Mid North Coast locals -LRB- pictured -RRB- join in the search last September for missing William Tyrell . While NSW police would not confirm whether they were working on leads from the clairvoyants , police around Australia have a long history of working with clairvoyants on missing persons and murder cases . Mid North Coast locals assembled on day one of the search for William after he vanished on September 12 from his grandmother 's home at Kendall , 35km south of Port Macquarie , say five months on they still want to help in the search for the little boy . William was wearing his favourite Spiderman costume and playing with his younger sister in the yard at their grandmother 's home during a visit to Kendall with their mother from Sydney , when he disappeared . Fears that the little boy may have wandered off into the bush gave way to graver doubts as police scoured fields , dams and roads through the nearby forest for clues . This is the street where William Tyrell was visiting his grandmother when he vanished last September . Police and SES volunteers scoured the bush and forest for clues to William Tyrell but found nothing . Last month police searched this house -LRB- pictured -RRB- in Bonny Hills , NSW , for traces of William but have yet to release details of the forensic analysis . Kendall 's tiny community rallied around William 's desperate family and Mid North Coast residents turned up to help with the search . A command post was set up and volunteers provided food for the searchers . AS the days rolled by , police admitted William 's chances of survival if he had wandered off alone were slim . They widened the search , theorising that the boy may have been thrown from a vehicle after being abducted . Police Strike Force Rossann engaged hundreds of volunteers in the search of bushland around the home for any sign of William . Anyone with information about William 's disappearance should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 . The community flocked to Kendall to help in the search and got behind William Tyrell 's desperate family who still have no idea where the little boy could be . Psychics are sending their readings and drawings into police to try and solve the baffling mystery which has been going on for five months since the initial fruitles search -LRB- above -RRB- at Kendall in NSW . | Parents of William Tyrell issued a heartfelt plea to help find their son . A heartfelt letter reveals his beloved Spiderman toys remain untouched and everyday since he disappeared has been a living nightmare . Detectives searching for the three-year-old believe he was abducted from his grandma 's yard in Kendall in NSW five months ago . 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A Missouri man and ` spiritual leader ' of an alleged cult denies killing his wife on an upcoming episode of CBS 's '48 Hours . ' In CBS 's '48 Hours : Fall From Grace , ' television news reporter Troy Roberts investigates the mystery surrounding the death of Bethany Deaton , 27 , who was reportedly involved in an alleged religious cult . It has been more than two years since the body of 27-year-old Deaton was found in the backseat of a minivan with a plastic bag over her head and a goodbye note in Longview Lake . Denied : Tyler Deaton -LRB- right -RRB- , the leader of an alleged cult , denies killing his 27-year-old wife , Bethany -LRB- left -RRB- , in an upcoming episode of CBS 's '48 Hours ' as her death has remained a mystery for more than two years . But the circumstances surrounding the woman 's death remain a mystery . In an upcoming episode of '48 Hours ' -- airing Saturday -- Roberts aims to determine whether an alleged religious cult was responsible for the young woman 's death . Deaton , who wed the alleged cult 's leader Tyler Deaton just two months earlier , was found with prescription sleeping pills in reach that night in October 2012 , and the medical examiner declared her death a suicide . Body : Thee body of 27-year-old Bethany was found in the backseat of a minivan with a plastic bag over her head and a goodbye note in Longview Lake . ` Murderous : ' Tyler admitted that his relationship with his wife was strained and let out a laugh before denying being ` murderous ' A little more than a week later , Bethany 's friend Micah Moore , also a member of the alleged cult , confessed to her murder , claiming Tyler ordered him to do it . Details about the alleged cult surfaced , and Tyler was reported to have been the ringleader . CBS reports that Tyler told members of the alleged cult , also known as ` Community , ' what to wear , when to eat , and even controlled romantic relationships among the group . ` They did as they were told . They did n't make decisions on their own , ' Penny Cole , a detective with the Jackson County Sheriff 's Office , said . Ringleader : Details about the alleged cult surfaced , and Tyler -LRB- center -RRB- was reported to have been the ringleader , ordering the members into sexual relationships with himself and one another . Assault : A member of the alleged cult Micah Moore reportedly told a detective that he and several men in the house had been sexually assaulting Bethany and were afraid she might tell someone about it . More secrets began to spill out in the case as it was revealed that the Community members were in sexual relationships with one another , including Tyler with other men , Rolling Stone reports . Moore reportedly told a detective that he and several men in the house had been sexually assaulting Bethany and were afraid she might tell someone about it . A murder charge against Moore was recently dismissed , but investigators became suspicious about the circumstances surrounding the newly-wed 's death . ' -LSB- Bethany -RSB- was a nurse and pretty successful , ' Susan Zirinsky , '48 Hours ' executive producer , told CBS . ` The drugs she took were an over-the-counter sleeping medication . She 's a nurse , she has access to all kinds of narcotics . ' Suspicious : A murder charge against Moore was recently dismissed , but investigators became suspicious about the circumstances surrounding the newly-wed 's death . Suicide : Bethany , who wed Tyler just two months earlier , was found with prescription sleeping pills in reach that night in October 2012 , and the medical examiner declared her death a suicide . Zirinsky also noted that Bethany 's eyes were open when police found her body , which is unlikely in an overdose situation , and authorities say that she had been writing ` thank you ' notes to her wedding guests at the time of her death . In the show 's preview , Roberts asked Tyler if he believed the group he led was a cult , he said no and claimed that no one with the ` qualifications ' to make that statement have done so . ` My gift , and something that is also a curse , I can be electric and magnetic . ' Tyler said . ' I can affect people . ' Tyler admitted that his relationship with his wife was strained and let out a laugh before denying being ` murderous . ' CBS 's '48 Hours : Fall From Grace ' airs Saturday at 10pm ET/PT on CBS . | Tyler Deaton , an alleged cult leader , said on an episode of CBS 's '48 Hours ' that he did not kill his wife , 27-year-old Bethany Deaton . Bethany was found in the backseat of a minivan with a plastic bag over her head and prescription pills in reach . Tyler : ` Bethany and I 's relationship was definitely strained , but just because it was strained does n't mean I was murderous ' | [[0, 127], [520, 526], [594, 629], [373, 519], [1005, 1011], [1078, 1144], [1103, 1166], [1225, 1229], [1232, 1374], [3430, 3437], [3490, 3546], [3505, 3568], [1391, 1507], [4181, 4299], [4201, 4244]] |
A university professor , his wife , his sister and his two pet dogs have been found dead with gunshot wounds in their blazing Arkansas home in an apparent murder-suicide , police have said . James Wilbanks , 41 , who taught management at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock , was discovered lying dead in the living room of the house in Maumelle at around 10pm on Friday . The bodies of his spouse , Tatiana Wilbanks , 27 , and sister , Elizabeth Wilbanks , 31 , were located near the front door and in a bedroom . Two dogs were also found dead in the burning home . Police have said the crime appears to have been a murder-suicide involving an act of arson . All of the five victims were shot to death and a weapon was reportedly found inside the property . Scroll down for video . Tragic : James Wilbanks , 41 , his wife , Tatiana -LRB- pictured with Mr Wilbanks -RRB- , his sister and his two pet dogs have been found dead with gunshot wounds in their blazing home in an apparent murder-suicide , police have said . Ablaze : Emergency crews were called to the housein Maumelle , Arkansas , on Friday night following reports of a fire . They arrived at the scene to find orange flames and smoke pouring out of the property -LRB- pictured -RRB- . ` Shot dead ' : Upon entering the house , firefighters found the bodies of the three victims . Two dogs were also found dead in the burning home . Above , Tatiana Wilbanks frequently posted photos of these two dogs online . However , it is unknown whether Mr Wilbanks , his wife - who calls herself ` Tanya ' on Facebook - or Elizabeth Wilbanks was the alleged shooter . A motive is also yet to be determined , ABC 7 reported . Emergency crews were called to the house in Auriel Circle on Friday night following reports of a fire . They arrived at the scene to find orange flames and plumes of smoke pouring out of the property . Upon entering the house , firefighters immediately found one of the two women lying unconscious on the floor , police said . They pulled her body onto the porch , before lifting her into the front yard . Speaking to Arkansas Matters , Police Captain Jim Hansard said the woman was sporting a visible gunshot wound to the forehead . She was pronounced dead from the injury at the scene . Scene : It is unknown whether Mr Wilbanks , his wife - who uses the name ` Tanya ' on Facebook - or Elizabeth Wilbanks is the alleged shooter . A motive is also yet to be determined . Above , firefighters at the scene . Couple : UALR Dean of the College of Business , Dr Jane Wayland , said : ` We do not know the facts and circumstances of this tragic incident , and we are very saddened and shocked . ' Above , Mr and Mrs Wilbanks . Husband and wife : Mr Wilbanks -LRB- left -RRB- , a former graduate of Harding University , was an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock . He married Tatiana -LRB- right -RRB- in September last year . Firefighters continued to search the house and discovered the second woman in a bedroom with a gunshot wound , Capt Hansard said . Mr Wilbanks 's body was then located in the living room . During their time in the property - which was left ` significantly damaged ' by the blaze - crews also discovered the corpses of two dogs . They are believed to have belonged to Mr and Mrs Wilbanks . Shortly after , firefighters successfully extinguished the fire . Police have now launched an investigation into the incident , which has shocked neighbors , according to the Arkansas Times . Mr Wilbanks , a former graduate of Harding University , was an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock . He specialized in strategy and entrepreneurship . Before the blaze : Shortly after discovering the five corpses at the house -LRB- pictured -RRB- in Auriel Circle , firefighters successfully extinguished the fire . However , the Arkansas property -LRB- above -RRB- was left ` significantly damaged ' Professor : Mr Wilbanks , pictured above in a Facebook photo , was found dead in the living room of his home . In a statement , UALR Dean of the College of Business , Dr Jane Wayland , said : ` We do not know the facts and circumstances of this tragic incident , and we are very saddened and shocked . ` We do know that Dr. Wilbanks was an accomplished researcher and professor of management . Our thoughts and prayers go out to their family and friends . Mr and Mrs Wilbanks got engaged in 2012 . They are believed to have tied the knot last September . An investigation is ongoing . | Emergency crews called to home in Maumelle , Arkansas , on Friday night . Arrived at scene to find flames and smoke streaming out of the property . Inside the house , they discovered three people and two dogs shot dead . Victims named as Professor James Wilbanks , 41 , and his wife and sister . Crime said to be an apparent murder-suicide ; unclear who was ` shooter ' Mr Wilbans taught management at University of Arkansas at Little Rock . | [[1032, 1085], [1099, 1144], [1682, 1785], [1032, 1085], [1099, 1144], [1145, 1236], [1682, 1785], [1786, 1883], [1786, 1790], [1812, 1853], [1848, 1883], [0, 134], [521, 572], [666, 708], [877, 968], [1296, 1348], [1349, 1400], [3137, 3170], [3240, 3276], [3750, 3797], [0, 134], [573, 637], [585, 665], [191, 205], [217, 279], [2706, 2722], [2798, 2885], [3529, 3540], [3585, 3672]] |
A police officer was shot and wounded early Saturday morning after responding to a burglary call , authorities have revealed . The unnamed man , who works for the Minneapolis Police Department , was gunned down while standing outside his patrol car at around 5am , with authorities suggesting he was targeted . Andrew Neal , 43 , was reportedly taken into custody by police on Saturday afternoon in connection with the shooting . He is believed to have a long criminal history . Scroll down for video . Armed guards and sniffer dogs patrol the scene in Minneapolis after an officer was shot while he sat in the car with his partner . The cop is said to be recovering in hospital . Police are believed to have taken Andrew Neal , 43 , into custody in connection with the shooting . Reports suggest he has a long criminal history . The man was taken to North Memorial Medical Center by his partner and is in satisfactory condition according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune . ` There is little doubt that an officer was the intended target of this shooting and that this officer just happened to be the one who was there , ' Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau said in a release . ` This is a reminder to all that every one of our officers face such danger simply because they choose to wear a uniform . They deserve our support and gratitude . We ask for continued prayers for this officer , his family and every officer who is out protecting and serving their communities . ' Meanwhile , Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges wrote on Twitter ; ` The shooting attack on a Minneapolis police officer early this morning is a cowardly act . ` We are sparing no effort to apprehend and bring to justice whoever is responsible for it . ` My thoughts are with the officer , his family , his partner , Chief Harteau , and every Minneapolis police officer . ' According to court documents Neal has a number of assault convictions and has served time . Law enforcement search bins near the road where the officer was gunned down . Police have said the officer could have been targeted . Officers search bushes and houses near where their colleague was hit . The suspect was apprehended on Saturday afternoon during the manhunt . | An unnamed Minneapolis police officer was shot early Saturday morning . He was in his car with his partner after responding to a burglary call . Authorities are believed to have taken Andrew Neal , 43 , into custody . He has a long criminal history including numerous assault charges . Police Chief Janee Harteau is calling the incident a targeted shooting . The officer is in a satisfactory condition at a nearby hospital . | [[0, 29], [0, 16], [30, 96], [127, 262], [1540, 1632], [0, 16], [30, 96], [597, 633], [311, 322], [330, 429], [681, 731], [734, 780], [430, 478], [430, 432], [445, 478], [781, 829], [797, 829], [1876, 1916], [270, 310], [2017, 2072], [634, 680], [634, 641], [650, 680], [830, 837], [900, 928]] |
It could hardly be a more typical weekend scene : a family stroll for mum , dad , baby and a proud grandmother . But this is no typical family . Look closer and you 'll recognise the smart lady in black as broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen . And the smile hides a sadness -- as the casually dressed group have come together in circumstances that are more rancorous than relaxed . For although Dame Esther was delighted when her second grandchild , Teddy , arrived , The Mail on Sunday can reveal that he is the result of an affair and an acrimonious marriage breakdown . Campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen seen walking with her son Dr Joshua Wilcox -LRB- pushing his new baby Teddy -RRB- and his partner , Kelly-Ann Jones . The baby 's father is Dame Esther 's son , Dr Joshua Wilcox . His partner , Kelly-Ann Jones , a married mother of two , left her husband for Joshua after they had an affair . The split has reportedly left the deserted husband in a state of devastation . This might explain why the broadcaster , who was married to the late film-maker and BBC executive Desmond Wilcox , has been rather reticent about the new addition to the family , commenting only briefly to confirm he will be known as Teddy . Neither parent has been willing to speak in public so far , but a close friend , who knows the details of the marriage break-up , says the pair met when junior doctor Joshua , 34 , and Kelly-Ann , 36 , began working at Torbay Hospital where she was an Accident and Emergency nurse . The friend suggests that Kelly-Ann fell pregnant just months into the new relationship . The campaigner 's second grandchild , Teddy is the result of an affair and an acrimonious marriage breakdown . Kelly-Ann Jones -LRB- right -RRB- and her husband Neill McArthur -LRB- left -RRB- were childhood sweethearts and he has been left devastated by split . Joshua and Kelly-Ann now live together with Teddy and her children in a smart penthouse flat in a crescent of period townhouses overlooking the marina in Torquay . It is understood that the decision was supported by Dame Esther , who has frequently highlighted the anguish suffered by grandparents who are denied access to their grandchildren and then lose touch . Kelly-Ann was clearly delighted at the pregnancy and proud that her new son bears the Wilcox surname . Within three days of his birth she posted her new son 's photograph on Facebook , writing : ` Our new little bundle , Edward Desmond Rantzen Wilcox ` Teddy ' . At a not so little nine pounds nine ounces . ' Kelly-Ann 's mother , Wendy Bodnar , also posted a picture of the child . If Dame Esther appears to be in a forgiving mood , it is perhaps understandable as this is not the first time an extra marital affair has featured in her family life . She was a reporter at the BBC , working alongside Desmond Wilcox 's wife Patsy , when she began an affair with Wilcox , who was then her boss . Traumatised by her husband 's affair , Patsy became so ill she was admitted to Charing Cross Hospital . Dame Esther moved into the home Patsy had shared with Wilcox to help look after his children . Patsy refused to divorce Wilcox , only eventually agreeing when , after a number years , Dame Esther became pregnant . She and Wilcox married in 1977 and had three children , Rebecca , Miriam and Joshua . Desmond Wilcox died in 2000 . The broadcaster and founder of Childline with her son Joshua Wilcox at a dinner in London in 2001 . For one person , however , the events of the past few months have been less than happy . For Neill McArthur , Kelly-Ann 's husband and childhood sweetheart , news of her affair came as a shock . His friends say he had believed his marriage was stable until she became increasingly distant . He moved out of the family home last March , assuming he would return home when the pair had settled their differences . In August , Kelly-Ann agreed to meet him and -- accompanied by her mother -- told her husband that she was pregnant with Joshua 's child . They had been married since 2001 , and a family source said : ` Neill absolutely worshipped Kelly-Ann . ` She wanted nice things in life and he bust a gut to make sure he could provide them . ` It was n't enough though . Kelly-Ann bored easily and she became tired of Neill . Joshua was the bright new thing and she loves mentioning his surname . ` Neill is now slowly moving on with his life , ' says a friend . ` He has met someone new but finds it very difficult to accept another man is living with the woman who is still , technically , his wife and helping to bring up his children . ` But he is glad to be free of her now . Part of him feels people should know just how badly Kelly-Ann has behaved and what she is really like . ` The other part loves his children too much to denigrate their mother so publicly . It has all been incredibly hard for Neill . ' | Dame Esther Rantzen spotting on family outing with grandchild Teddy . Her son Dr Joshua Wilcox was pushing pram with partner Kelly-Ann Jones . Married mother of two left her husband for Joshua after they had an affair . Split has reportedly left deserted husband Neill McArthur devastated . | [[651, 712], [795, 806], [853, 907], [908, 986], [1821, 1863]] |
A 46-year-old man says he is ` outraged ' after allegedly being kicked out of a Nottingham nightclub for being ` too old ' . Chris Pettifor says he was trying to get into heavy-metal night Phlebas at Bar Eleven in Nottingham city centre on Tuesday when the incident happened . The casino cashier says he was with a group of friends when two doormen approached and told him he could n't come inside . Chris Pettifor , 46 , a casino cashier , was trying to get into heavy-metal night Phlebas at Bar Eleven in Nottingham -LRB- pictured -RRB- , when he says two doormen told him he was ` too old ' to come in . He said : ` When I got home I thought , ` how dare they ? ' It is embarrassing . I was flabbergasted . ' I did n't bother arguing because if you 've been refused , there 's no point . I just left . ' I know the place is very young and you do n't tend to see anyone over the age of 21 in there , but that should n't make a difference . ' Mr Pettifor , from West Bridgford , Nottingham , was heading to the alternative night which features indie , rock , house , punk , drum 'n' bass and hip hop music with group of friends . His companions say they are also outraged over the way he was treated . Melody O'Keefe , 32 , said she is disgusted in the way her friend of two years has been treated . She said : ` There 's a big group of us and we 're proud that we 're all of different ages . ` The situation is absolutely terrible . I 've checked to see whether there was an age limit to the club night but I could n't find anything . ' Rob Symes , who runs Phlebas which is described as plaiying a mix of indie , rock , house , punk , drum 'n' bass and hip hop music , said Mr Pettifor could have been turned away ` for any number of reasons ' Rob Symes , who runs the Phlebas club night , said : ` The only two people who could have spoken to Chris were the doorman and it is their job to make sure everyone is safe . ` He could have been turned away for a number of reasons . I do n't know anything about the man . ' Manager Michael Freeborn added : ` As I have no experience of Chris Pettifor , having never met him , I simply can not offer a reason as to why he was rejected but I can state with utter confidence it would not have been due to his age . ' | Chris Pettifor , 46 , was trying to get into club for heavy-metal night Phlebas . Says two doormen came and told him he was ` too old ' to come inside . Mr Pettifor said incident left him ` flabbergasted ' and angered his friends . | [[125, 247], [400, 414], [441, 538], [48, 120], [337, 359], [337, 348], [364, 399], [507, 538], [541, 565], [546, 606], [688, 709], [1131, 1185]] |
A worker at a meat rendering plant allegedly stabbed his colleague to death a day after he pulled a chair out from underneath him , police have revealed . Peter Atem has been accused of knifing Danny Vazquez , 25 , to death at the MOPAC plant in Franconia Township near Philadelphia on Wednesday , before slicing his own neck . Witnesses said that as the father-of-three lay dying , he uttered the words : ` Tell my wife I love her . ' Chair prank : Peter Atem , 32 -LRB- left -RRB- has been accused of knifing Danny Vazquez , 25 , -LRB- right -RRB- to death at the MOPAC plant in Franconia Township near Philadelphia on Wednesday , before slicing his own neck . The 32-year-old was found hiding in a shed along with a note which read : ` You think you can destroyed my life in front of my family , friends and the all world and lived ... See you in hell . Life for life . ' Atem was airlifted to hospital where his condition is unknown . He has been charged with murder after an alleged dispute between them reached boiling point . Witnesses told the Allentown Morning Call that Atem was out to get Mr Vazquez after the chair prank . The next day while the men were working , Atem attacked and choked Mr Vazquez , police said . Vazquez managed to escape his grasp but later in the day witnesses heard a scream and found him collapsed on the floor . According to his Facebook page , Mr Vazquez graduated from Kensington High School and would post about football , most recently about the Super Bowl , but he never mentioned anything about problems at work . He is believed to have recently bought a house in Northern Philadelphia for his wife and three children . A criminal complaint stated Atem is from Sudan and has no history of violence . Heartbreaking : Witnesses said that as the father of three lay dying , he uttered the words : ` Tell my wife -LRB- Johely pictured right -RRB- I love her . ' Boiling point : Workers said Vazquez and Atem had been involved in a back-and-forth dispute for months . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Peter Atem , 32 , allegedly knifed Danny Vaquez , 25 , while at work . Pair were colleagues at the MOPAC plant in Franconia near Philadelphia . Atem was then found cowering in a shed with self-inflicted knife wounds . A note beside him read : ` See you in hell . Life for life ' | [[0, 109], [155, 212], [215, 282], [463, 529], [1135, 1174], [1177, 1190], [155, 212], [215, 282], [663, 723], [663, 723], [835, 856]] |
An investigation into firefighters having sex on their truck at California 's fire academy has revealed a frat boy lifestyle that included drinking on duty and using state cellphones for hundreds of sexually explicit photos . A battalion chief now on trial for murder also slapped a female cadet on the buttocks and was not disciplined , according to newly released documents . The complaints about the Fire Academy in Ione came after a $ 2 million investigation that started in May after academy instructor Orville Fleming was charged with murder in the death of a former escort who became his girlfriend . An investigation after the murder charge against Orville Fleming , now 56 , in the death of his girlfriend and former escort Sarah June Douglas , 26 . New information shows he also slapped a female cadet on the behind . Fleming has pleaded not guilty to killing 26-year-old Sarah June Douglas . His estranged wife told Sacramento County sheriff 's investigators and reporters that she watched a video that showed the victim having sex with her husband and other firefighters on fire trucks . She also alleged that the firefighters had sex with prostitutes . Investigators never found the purported video . However , their work led to the new allegations against the academy in Ione , which are contained in four complaints brought by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection . Assistant Chief Mike Ramirez was fired last month for drinking alcohol and allowing others to drink on duty . He also is accused of failing to take action when Fleming allegedly slapped the female cadet 's behind . The public records say Fleming , now 56 , displayed a partially nude photo of the victim to Ramirez , although the name of his late girlfriend was redacted . Investigators did not find the purported video of Ms Douglas and firefighters having sex on a fire truck , but discovered a series of alleged offences that led to the current complaints . Ramirez also failed to act when Fleming made sexual comments to another female firefighter , or when a third firefighter showed sexually explicit photographs in the academy 's dormitory area , according to documents . The assistant chief also is accused of misusing his state vehicle , being insubordinate and lying during the investigation , among other allegations . His attorney Gary Messing said that the allegations are ` overblown ' or lack merit , according to the Sacramento Bee . He said that investigators had to find offences after investing time and money looking into the academy . Sixteen workers were put on administrative leave in December after preliminary investigation results were received by CAL Fire . Three other firefighters are also challenging their discipline . Battalion Chief Bryant Camarena is appealing the demotion he received for showing colleagues some of the hundreds of sexual images he had on his state-issued cellphone , among other alleged violations . His new position is fire apparatus engineer , which pays $ 1,800 less per month . Sixteen workers , 15 of whom were instructors , faced discipline after an investigation revealed drinking and sharing sexually explicit photos at the Fire Academy in Ione -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Fire captains Michael T. Roe and Daniel Valenzuela are appealing their demotions for consuming alcohol and tolerating others ' drinking on duty . Valenzuela also is accused misusing a state vehicle to return drunken cadets to the academy and displaying sexual photographs on his cellphone . He also reportedly received a link to a ` sex club for swingers ' on his cell phone from one of the captains . Roe is also accused of failing to aid a cadet who became so drunk he vomited and passed out at a bar . The captain was suspended for a 60-day stretch that ends April 11 and Valenzuela was suspended for 30 days . Both were demoted to fire apparatus engineer . Their union is representing the firefighters , though President Mike Lopez and spokesman Terry McHale declined comment Friday . Information about the discipline of CAL Fire employees became public following a Public Records request -LRB- file photo -RRB- . Neither Ramirez nor Camarena responded to requests for comment made through the union . The complaints became public when the four employees appealed their punishments to the State Personnel Board . They are among 16 employees who faced discipline from the investigation . One resigned , a second employee was fired and the others were suspended , demoted or had their pay reduced . Fifteen of the 16 were instructors at the Fire Academy in Ione , 40 miles southeast of Sacramento . Department spokeswoman Janet Upton also declined comment , citing the ongoing appeals process . Fleming was arrested following a two-week manhunt after Ms Douglas ' body was discovered in the home they shared . He is next scheduled to appear in court in March . | Orville Fleming , 56 , charged with murdering girlfriend Sarah Douglas , 26 . Estranged wife said there was video of victim having sex with firefighters . Investigation uncovers frat house atmosphere at Fire Academy in Ione , CA . Assistant Chief Mike Ramirez fired for drinking , allowing others to drink . | [[489, 579], [828, 902], [828, 835], [859, 902], [1617, 1656], [989, 1099], [0, 182], [378, 462], [1224, 1289], [3108, 3213], [1402, 1492], [1402, 1430], [1477, 1511], [3296, 3376]] |
Parts of a sickening video released by Islamic State militants that shows members of the terror group beheading 21 Coptic Christians have been faked , experts have claimed . The footage , which lasts five minutes , shows the Egyptian Christians dressed in jumpsuits being marched one by one along a lonely beach , each held by a fighter clad in black . The captives , their faces uncovered , are made to kneel before being forced to lie down . The masked jihadists then behead them simultaneously . While experts believe the men were killed by the terrorists , questions have been raised over whether some scenes - including one where the militants appear to be 7ft tall - have been manipulated . Scroll down for video . Doctored ? The executioners appear to be seven-foot tall in this still taken from the sickening footage . Experts believe that the scene of ISIS terrorists marching 21 Coptic Christians to their death was faked . It is believed the actual murders were filmed in a different location and the sea was added at a later stage . There are also doubts as to whether the men were all murdered on the beach and whether they were all killed at the same time . It is thought sections of the footage might have been shot on a ` green screen ' in a studio - a technique used in Hollywood blockbusters - and that the beach background was added at a later stage . Veryan Khan , of the Florida-based Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium , told Fox News that there are several technical mistakes in the video that show it was manipulated . She said that in the shot of the terrorists marching their prisoners along the beach , the jihadis appear to be 7ft tall - towering as much as two feet above their victims . This observation was supported by Hollywood director Mary Lambert who described it as the shot with the ` really tall Jihadists and the dwarf Christians . ' Ms Khan added that the terrorist who speaks in the clip - dubbed ` Jihad Joseph ' - appears much bigger than the sea in some shots , while his head looks out of proportion to his body . The sickening image of blood in the sea is believed to have been created using special effects . Ms Khan explained that this meant it was likely he had been filmed indoors and the sea scene , believed to be in northern Libya , had been placed behind him at a later stage . Meanwhile , Lambert said that the scene that apparently shows the sea turning red with the blood of the beheaded men ` was obviously special effects ' . The experts claimed that only a few Jihadis would have been on the beach along with a ` less talented crew ' than the ones responsible for some of the group 's more high-production videos . Earlier this week , local media reported that militants from the Islamic State and Ansar Al-Sharia were understood to have rounded up dozens of farm workers in the wake of bombings by Cairo . 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 . 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 . | Isis released a video last week showing the murder of 21 Coptic Christians . The five-minute film showed the men being marched along a beach . The victims are then shown lined up and beheaded in sequence . Experts believe the Egyptian victims were not murdered at the beach . Instead , they were murdered elsewhere with the background added later . The shocking scene of the sea turning red is believed to be special effects . The scene where the sea turns red with blood is also thought to be faked . | [[9, 62], [85, 132], [174, 212], [215, 265], [174, 204], [221, 244], [256, 311], [1565, 1635], [1638, 1659], [1132, 1136], [1146, 1171], [934, 1044], [940, 1003], [1004, 1044], [1316, 1370], [2244, 2257], [2287, 2340], [2068, 2122], [2068, 2107], [2120, 2164], [2341, 2350], [2353, 2489], [499, 528], [561, 628], [827, 933], [2068, 2122], [2068, 2107], [2120, 2164], [2341, 2350], [2353, 2489]] |
The man accused of setting off a small explosion last month that rattled nerves because of its proximity to a Colorado NAACP office says he was in a rage over his financial problems and was actually targeting his accountant 's office , according to court documents filed Friday . Thaddeus Murphy , 44 , told federal agents he made the pipe bomb out of a shotgun shell and fireworks fuses , the records said . He said he was angry because the accountant would n't return his phone calls or give him back his tax records . But while a sign for the accountant 's business was still on the wall of the building , it has been closed for 20 years , according to the president of the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP . The NAACP , which has been at the site since 1985 , and a barbershop are the only tenants in the building . Financial fury : Thaddeus Murphy of Colorado Springs , Colorado Murphy has been arrested in connection with the explosion at a building in Colorado Springs on january 6 . Henry D. Allen Jr. , president of the local NAACP chapter , expressed skepticism about the accountant version Friday , but would not say whether he believed his organization was the target . ` He targeted somebody in this building and in my estimate it was not the tax people , ' Allen said . ` Does anyone really think this guy is going to admit to this ? ' Murphy has been charged with arson of a building and being a felon in possession of a firearm . At a hearing Friday in Colorado Springs , U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Hegarty ordered him held without bond pending another hearing next week . Murphy , wearing a white T-shirt , said nothing . He will be appointed a federal public defender . Jeff Dorschner , spokesman for the U.S. attorney 's office in Denver , said investigators determined the bombing was not an act of terrorism . But , he added , `` We 're also continuing our investigation to determine whether that confession is true . '' On Friday afternoon , Murphy 's weathered pickup truck and trailer still sat outside the duplex where he lives on a winding street of modest apartment buildings in northern Colorado Springs . No one answered the door at his apartment . Nobody was hurt in the Jan. 6 explosion adjacent to a wall of Mr. G 's Hair Design Studios , a barber shop that also shares the building with the NAACP in a mostly residential neighborhood . The crude device caused minor damage , failing to ignite a canister of gasoline set next to it . Even if the canister had ignited , the damage likely would have been minimal , the FBI said at the time . Still , the explosion gained widespread attention due to its closeness to the nation 's oldest civil rights organization , and the FBI investigated it as a possible hate crime . National NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks said his organization appreciates local and federal authorities ' swift efforts in arresting and charging a suspect . After the explosion : Police officers investigate the scene of an explosion at a building in Colorado Springs that houses a barber shop and the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP . ` We seek a continued investigation into the motive of the alleged suspect , and we look forward to the culmination of his criminal trial , ` he said in a statement . ` We will remain vigilant as we continue fighting for civil and human rights in Colorado Springs and throughout the country . ' Murphy told investigators he made the pipe bomb in his garage the night before the blast , using instructions he found online and materials from his work as a carpenter , according to court records . Murphy believed the accountant intentionally destroyed his tax records , and he told investigators he ` flipped out ' because of his financial problems , the documents show . He said he wanted to send the accountant a warning . ` Murphy admitted the rationale for the pipe bomb was rage , ' the documents say . Investigators searched his house and found at least seven firearms , which he is barred from having because he is a convicted felon . They also found a pack of road flares with one missing , a hobby fuse and 3 1/2 pounds of commercially available explosive . Witnesses told investigators they saw a white Ford pickup near the scene of the blast . A Colorado Springs police detective spotted a matching vehicle February 10 , which led authorities to Murphy . They watched him for several days before arresting him Thursday , according to the documents . Among other evidence , Murphy 's cellphone records showed he had been close to the crime scene , and authorities found dog hair inside the pipe bomb that matched a brown pit bull living in Murphy 's home , the documents show . Court records show Murphy 's criminal history includes a felony theft conviction for which he was sentenced to five years in prison in 2009 . | Thaddeus Murphy , 44 , told federal agents he made the pipe bomb out of a shotgun shell and fireworks fuses , the records said . Murphy says he was targeting his accountant 's office because the accountant would n't return his phone calls or give back his tax records . While a sign for the accountant 's business was still on the wall of the building , it has been closed for 20 years . Murphy has been charged with arson of a building and being a felon in possession of a firearm . Henry D. Allen Jr. , president of the local NAACP chapter , expressed skepticism about the accountant version of the story on Friday . ` He targeted somebody in this building and in my estimate it was not the tax people , ' Allen said . 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Police have put out a stern public warning after they were forced to launch a number of search and rescue operations which could have been prevented . A man on the Sunshine Coast who took a young boy for a ride on a blow-up toboggan in fast flowing waters was charged with public nuisance after the pair had to be rescued . The incident occurred at the same time as two boys were feared swept away in Queensland 's floodwaters . They have since been found safe and well after a desperate search . Just after Marcia made landfall , locals took advantage of the conditions caused by the category five cyclone as youth seized the opportunity to boogie board in a flooded park while surfers were n't deterred by rough seas . This comes as rescue crews bring a teenager to safety after he was found clinging to a tree in a swollen river in Queensland 's southeast . Surfers ride waves at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast today as Cyclone Marcia intensified to a Category five . Despite the rough seas , a surfer waits to jump off the rocks at Snapper Rocks in the Gold Coast . A group of boys use their boogie boards in a park flooded by the rain after Cyclone Marcia . A 15-year-old boy has been rescued after clinging to a tree in the flood-swollen South Pine River in Queensland 's southeast . Emergency service crews were called to the river between the Eatons Hill and Bunya shorelines at about 7pm on Saturday following reports the boy had been swept down the river and was clinging to a tree unable to move . The boy was located ` holding on to a tree in knee-depth rapidly flowing water unable to make his way back to the shoreline , ' police said in a statement . He was kept under torchlight until a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services swift water rescue crew in an inflatable boat reached him and conveyed him to shore . The boy was treated by ambulance paramedics at the scene . Police continue to appeal to the public not to go into or play in floodwaters . Just yesterday , a 40-year-old local was charged with public nuisance . A young boy and the man were rescued at a property in Woodford on Saturday afternoon after they went tobogganing in a rapid waterway . Neither was injured , police said . The rescue operation was one of two police were involved with on the Sunshine Coast following localised flooding throughout central and southeast Queensland due to heavy rainfall from Cyclone Marcia . Melanie Cobb holds her childhood teddy bear she found after Cyclone Marcia struck her grandmother 's home . Cyclone Marcia has thrashed the Queensland coastline , ripping up trees , flooding houses , leaving thousands without power . Tropical Cyclone Marcia which left a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart , trees uprooted and electricity cut to thousands of people . A search for the two teenage boys feared swept away in floodwaters at Beerwah was called off on Saturday afternoon after they were found safe and well . The search was launched after a member of the public told police they had spotted the teens clinging to a tree amid floodwaters . Eight police crews , multiple swift water rescue teams as well as a rescue helicopter were deployed to help . But the pair contacted police about three hours later and said they were safe and unhurt . ` It appears the boys were able to reach land without assistance , ' a statement from police read . ` It would seem that the simplest of messages are often the hardest to receive . ` Flooded creeks and rivers , fast-flowing waterways and watercourses and churned up oceans are dangerous places to play , ' the statement read . But while the category five cyclone shattered Queensland 's coastline , young swimmers defied the weather and enjoyed the raging sea on the Gold Coast . It also tore through houses and businesses , including a liquor store in Yeppoon which police allege that bottles of alcohol had been stolen from the shop . Police say they caught three underage boys with 11 bottles of liquor which they claim was from the damaged store , Nine News reports . Police advised the penalty for such behaviour will be ` severe ' . | Police are growing frustrated at people taking risks in dangerous condition . A 40-year old man has been charged by police with public nuisance . He took a young boy for a ride in a toboggan in fast flowing waters . Comes as two boys were feared swept away - but were found safe and well . ` It appears the boys were able to reach land without assistance , ' police said . A 15-year-old has also been rescued after clinging to a tree in a flood-swollen river in Queensland 's southeast . 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A fan of weed , comedy , and quality burritos found himself in an awkward situation after mistaking a parody commercial for the real thing and firing off an angry e-mail to Chipotle . A Reddit user posting under the screen name ` StumpNuts ' recounted the story about how he dozed off while getting high at the wrong time . He 'd been watching a new episode of Parks and Recreation , which has been lacing its episodes with jokes about the near future in its final season set in 2017 . Scroll down for video . One Reddit user found himself in an awkward situation after mistaking a parody commercial for the real thing and firing off an angry e-mail to Chipotle 's complaint department . The exchange was posted on Reddit , where it soon became a viral hit . StumpNuts woke up right in the middle of an ad that seemed to be touting a merger between the upscale Mexican chain and fossil fuel behemoth Exxon , The Daily Dot reports . ` For some stupid reason I was pissed , ' StumpNuts wrote on Reddit . ` Hell , Chipotle just took an item off the menu because of the way they were treating animals , how could they possibly justify teaming up with a company who is destroying the planet ?! ' He decided to give Chipotle a piece of his mind writing : ` Now you 've teamed up with Exxon , a company who is destroying the planet and laughing about it as they run away from their responsibilities to the environment . ' Luckily for the Reddit user Chipotle understood his confusion and invited him in anytime . Luckily his missive found its way to an understanding corporate rep. ` We definitely have n't partnered with Exxon , ' the rep responded . ` The only thing I can find online that might suggest this is a fake commercial that aired on Parks & Rec recently . Which is an awesome show as far as I 'm concerned , but I 'm sorry if it caused any confusion ! ' StumpNuts , or Alex as the posted e-mails reveal his first name , sent off an apology and explanation . ` Glad to have set you straight , Alex , ' the amused rep wrote back . ` The next time the munchies hit , hopefully you can head for Chipotle and fell good about where your money is going . ' Video from NBC . | Reddit user ` StumpNuts ' woke up right in the middle of an ad that seemed to be touting a merger between the upscale Mexican chain and fossil fuel behemoth Exxon . Had been smoking marijuana and dozed off during Parks and Recreation episode . Amused Chipotle rep forgave the mistake and told StumpNuts to come into a restaurant if the munchies hit . | [[759, 805], [800, 805], [811, 874], [800, 805], [818, 921], [184, 227], [242, 323], [324, 381], [1415, 1451], [1481, 1505], [2007, 2034]] |
Spacewalking astronauts routed cables outside the International Space Station on Saturday , a tricky and tiring job that needs to be completed before new American-made crew capsules can dock . It was the first of three spacewalks planned for NASA astronauts Barry ` Butch ' Wilmore and Terry Virts over the coming week . Altogether , Wilmore and Virts have 764 feet of cable to run outside the space station . The longest single stretch , for installation Saturday , was 43 feet . Scroll down for video . Astronauts : Astronauts Barry ` Butch ' Wilmore and Terry Virts routed cables outside the International Space Station on Saturday in preparation for new American-made crew capsules . Preparations : Here , Wilmore begins the spacewalk Saturday morning to wire the International Space Station in preparation for the arrival in July of an international docking port . Rewiring : The extensive rewiring is needed to prepare for NASA 's next phase 260 miles up : the 2017 arrival of the first commercial spacecraft capable of transporting astronauts to the orbiting lab . ` Broadening my resume , ' Virts observed as he started laying cable . NASA considers this the most complicated cable-routing job in the 16-year history of the space station . Equally difficult will be running cable on the inside of the complex . The extensive rewiring is needed to prepare for NASA 's next phase 260 miles up : the 2017 arrival of the first commercial spacecraft capable of transporting astronauts to the orbiting lab . ` Pretty Cool : ` Saturday 's spacewalk was the first for Terry Virts , flight engineer , who arrived at the space station in late November , when he floated above the South Pacific he said ` Pretty cool ' NASA : NASA is paying Boeing and SpaceX to build the capsules and fly them from Cape Canaveral , which has n't seen a manned launch since the shuttles retired in 2011 . NASA is paying Boeing and SpaceX to build the capsules and fly them from Cape Canaveral , which has n't seen a manned launch since the shuttles retired in 2011 . Instead , Russia is doing all the taxi work -- for a steep price . The first of two docking ports for the Boeing and SpaceX vessels -- still under development -- is due to arrive in June . Even more spacewalks will be needed to rig everything up . There were so many cables -- up to 10 on Saturday to deal with -- that NASA color-coded them . That helped the spacewalkers only so much ; they expected a lighter blue for one of the lines . ' I worked up a lather on that one , ' Wilmore informed Mission Control . After successfully attaching the first four cables , he added , ` I 've got to cool down . ' First of Three : Astronauts Wilmore -LRB- left -RRB- and Virts -LRB- right -RRB- began the first of three jobs Saturday morning in preparation of space taxis . Difficult : NASA considers this the most complicated cable-routing job in the 16-year history of the space station . It was the first spacewalk for Virts , who arrived at the space station in late November . He savored the moment as he floated out high above the South Pacific . ` Pretty cool , ' he said . The second spacewalk will be Wednesday and the third on March 1 . Spacesuit concerns stalled the work by a day . NASA wanted to make certain that the suits worn by Wilmore and Virts had reliable fan and pump assemblies . Two other fan-pump units failed aboard the space station in recent months and were returned to Earth earlier this month for analysis . Corrosion was discovered , the result of water intrusion from testing . | Spacewalking astronauts routed cables outside the International Space Station on Saturday . Astonauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are tackling the job that needs to be completed before new American-made crew capsules can dock . The first of the three jobs began Saturday with the third set to take place March 1 . | [[0, 89], [369, 409], [518, 634], [725, 747], [756, 869], [90, 115], [121, 181], [654, 666], [667, 687], [193, 229], [2710, 2812], [3120, 3185]] |
This shocking footage captures the moment a female police officer was punched in the face and had her head repeatedly smashed on the ground in a ` sickening ' attack . Sergeant Kerry Lawrence was responding to reports of a burglary in Basingstoke when she was assaulted by Craig Radbourne , 25 , who has now been jailed for three years . Radbourne can be seen handcuffed and apparently drunk in the back of a police car before protesting about why he was arrested and suddenly lashing out . He swings his hands into her face through the open car window and pushes Sgt Lawrence to the ground who can be heard yelling as her head is banged on the ground . Scroll down for video . Craig Radbourne , 25 , -LRB- pictured -RRB- hit Sergeant Kerry Lawrence in the head and pushed her to the ground . Sgt Lawrence can be seen lying on the floor -LRB- left -RRB- as her head is repeatedly smashed on the ground by Radbourne -LRB- in blue -RRB- . The 25-year-old from Newport Pagnell , Buckinghamshire , pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm yesterday at Winchester Crown Court . Judge Susan Evans QC described the footage as ` nothing short of sickening ' and added that Sgt Lawrence was fortunate not to be more seriously hurt . The attack , which was filmed from the police officer 's body camera on July 6 last year , shows the officer lying down injured on the ground . She can be heard telling a colleague : ` He smashed my head off the ground ' . Hampshire Police said the attack was a ` traumatic experience ' for Sgt Lawrence , describing the assault as ` disgusting ' . A spokeswoman for the force said : ` Radbourne was arrested by the officer on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly . He had been placed in handcuffs and into a police car before additional units arrived . ` However , before officers arrived , Radbourne managed to strike out at Sgt Lawrence , viciously attacking her and banging her head on the ground several times . He was subsequently re-arrested by other officers nearby and taken into police custody . ' Body-cam footage shows Radbourne handcuffed and apparently drunk in the back of a police car . He can be seen arguing about why he was arrested after Sgt Lawrence said he was drunk and disorderly . He swings his hands into her face through the open car window and pushes Sgt Lawrence to the ground . Chief Inspector Simon Dodds said : ` Across the country , police officers work extremely hard to keep their local communities safe . They come to work knowing that their job has an element of risk , as part of their duty to protect the public . ` However assaulting an officer must never be seen as just part of the job . It is unacceptable . This was a disgusting attack on a member of my team , who works tirelessly to serve her community . ' I know it was an extremely traumatic experience for Sgt Lawrence and her family and it also had a significant impact on her team and others at Basingstoke Police Station . I am pleased that the courts have recognised the seriousness of this offence in the sentence passed today . ` Sergeant Lawrence is now back on full duties , which is to her absolute credit . ' Sgt Lawrence is shown trying to defend herself in the attacked which has been described as ` nothing short of sickening ' by Judge Susan Evans QC . The female police officer can be heard yelling as her head is repeatedly banged on the ground . Simon Hayes , police and crime commissioner for Hampshire , criticised the sentence as being lenient . He said : ' I am disappointed that Mr Radbourne has only been sentenced to three years in prison for the extremely violent assault against Sgt Kerry Lawrence . I would hope that he is made to serve the full sentence . ` Through this footage , the judges were able to see for themselves the aggravated abuse that Kerry suffered . BWV provides fairer and faster justice for victims and witnesses , which is why I have made a commitment to equipping every frontline officer and PCSO in Hampshire Constabulary with BWV over the next year - enabling the police to be more effective and transparent in protecting the public from harm . ' John Apter , chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation , said : ` Police officers accept that they perform a dangerous and unpredictable job . I am pleased that the judge has given an appropriate sentence for this vicious and unprovoked attack on PS Lawrence . ` This should send a strong message to the public that assaulting a police officer is not acceptable in any circumstances . ' | Sergeant Kerry Lawrence 's head was repeatedly smashed on the ground . 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Prince Harry -LRB- pictured -RRB- has decided never to fly a combat helicopter again . He once described his role as an Apache pilot fighting the Taliban as ` the best experience ever ' . But Prince Harry has now decided never to fly a combat helicopter again . The Prince , who spent five months in the cockpit of a gunship in Afghanistan , has opted to hang up his flying goggles , even though the Army is short of pilots . Prince Harry , 30 , or Captain Wales as he is called in the Forces , was expected to return to the skies with the Army Air Corps after arranging the Invictus Games -- the Olympic-style event for wounded service personnel held in London last year . But The Mail on Sunday can reveal he has told military top brass he wants to continue working with injured troops before returning next year to his parent regiment , the Blues and Royals . This summer Harry will join a team of injured soldiers as they walk across Britain in aid of the charity Walking With The Wounded . A senior source said : ` Prince Harry has plotted his career path and he 's not going back to flying Apaches . ` Even though he loved the job in Helmand province and excelled in combat operations against the Taliban , he has effectively grounded himself . ` A major factor was the amount of training he would be required to do to command an Army Air Corps squadron -- a post that includes flying Apaches . ` He would also have needed to do a couple of rather draining desk jobs to prepare himself for such a leadership role . ` Harry weighed this up and reached a decision . He knew it was no longer viable for him to go back to the Corps and try to climb that ladder . ` The opportunity for more Apache action had passed . ' Prince Harry , who is fourth in line to the throne , was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Blues and Royals in April 2006 . For security reasons he was refused permission to deploy to Iraq in 2007 . The following year he secretly went to Afghanistan and served with a Household Cavalry reconnaissance unit until news of his presence leaked on foreign news websites and he was ordered back to Britain . Contrary to media reports at the time , he received no extra protection and was involved in many skirmishes with the enemy . Later in 2008 he transferred to the Army Air Corps in an attempt to become an Apache pilot . Action man : Prince Harry is pictured at the cockpit of his Apache in Helman province , Afghanistan in 2012 . In February 2012 he completed a # 2.5 million training programme and was sent to Afghanistan as a co-pilot gunner in September that year . Five months later he was interviewed by the media and attracted controversy for suggesting he had killed insurgents , and for likening his participation in combat operations to playing computer games . Asked if he had killed , he replied : ` Yeah , so lots of people have . Everyone 's fired a certain amount . If there 's people trying to do bad stuff to our guys we 'll take them out of the game . ` I 'm not out here on a free pass . ' An Army spokesman said : ` We would not comment on the future careers of any of our officers . ' | Prince Harry , 30 , has taken decision never to fly a combat helicopter again . The Prince spent five months in the cockpit of a gunship in Afghanistan . Had been expected to return to the skies after arranging Invictus Games . Sports event for wounded service personnel was held in London last year . But he wants to continue working with injured troops before returning next year to his parent regiment . | [[0, 86], [192, 261], [262, 272], [342, 381], [1523, 1528], [1549, 1569], [262, 272], [279, 339], [2361, 2435], [426, 462], [495, 554], [426, 462], [508, 589], [621, 673], [708, 837], [739, 862]] |
NASCAR suspended Kurt Busch indefinitely Friday after a judge said the former champion almost surely choked and beat a former girlfriend last fall and there was a ` substantial likelihood ' of more domestic violence from him in the future . In a stunning move two days before the season-opening Daytona 500 , NASCAR said Busch would not be allowed to participate in any series activities until further notice given the ` serious nature of the findings and conclusions ' made by a Delaware judge involving the driver known as The Outlaw . Family Court Commissioner David Jones concluded that it was more likely than not that Busch abused Patricia Driscoll by ` manually strangling ' her and smashing her head into a wall inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway last September . Scroll down for video . Kurt Busch , left , walks with his girlfriend , Patricia Driscoll , after arriving for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway -LRB- file photo -RRB- . NASCAR has suspended Busch -LRB- above -RRB- after a judge ruled he did likely ` strangle ' his ex-girlfriend . ` Kurt Busch and his Stewart-Haas Racing team are fully aware of our position and why this decision was made , ' NASCAR said in a statement . Busch attorney Rusty Hardin said the driver will appeal , and NASCAR said it will be expedited . Still , SHR said Regan Smith will drive Busch 's car in the Daytona 500 regardless of the appeal outcome . ` We assure everyone , including NASCAR , that this action against Mr. Busch will turn out to be a travesty of justice , apparent to all , as this story continues to unfold , ' Hardin said in a statement . ` It is important for everyone to remember that the Commissioner 's report has to do with a civil , family law matter and no criminal charges have been filed against Mr. Busch . ' Busch becomes the first driver suspended by NASCAR for domestic violence . Chairman Brian France had maintained the series would let the process play out before ruling on Busch 's eligibility - and the series came down hard in finding that he committed actions detrimental to stock car racing and broke the series ' behavioral rules . Travis Kvapil , who qualified second for Friday night 's Truck Series race , was arrested and charged with assault of his wife in 2013 . NASCAR took no action against Kvapil . Chevrolet immediately suspended its relationship with Busch . A short time later , on the glass outside of Busch 's garage stall at Daytona , someone had scrawled in black marker ' # 41 Ray Rice , ' a reference to the former Baltimore Ravens running back whose own case of domestic violence dominated much of last year . Busch drives the No. 41 Chevrolet . Patricia Driscoll -LRB- left -RRB- arrives for her protective order hearing against Kurt Busch -LRB- right -RRB- at Kent County Family Court in December . Driver Kurt Busch , left , gives his new girlfriend Ashley Van Metre a kiss on Feb. 15 . The 36-year-old Busch has denied the alleged assault , which is the subject of a separate criminal investigation , but the judge said Driscoll 's version of the incident was more credible than Busch 's . Driscoll said she was never motivated to have Busch punished by NASCAR . ' I reported a crime , just like anybody else who has been abused should do , because no one is above the law , ' Driscoll said . ` I 'm very encouraged that NASCAR is taking steps to recognize that domestic violence is a serious issue , and I hope that we see them develop a very clear policy on it . ' She urged NASCAR to develop a confidential reporting mechanism that partners of drivers could use to report domestic abuse without fear of threats or reprisals for coming forward . ` NASCAR has made it very clear to our entire membership and the broader industry that any actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the industry , ' NASCAR executive vice president Steve O'Donnell said . ' I want to make it clear that any inference that there 's a culture or a tolerance for this type of behavior is patently false . ' Busch and Driscoll on the red carpet for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion 's Awards in December 2013 . It was the weekend of the first elimination race , at Dover , where Driscoll alleged Busch assaulted her in his motorhome . She said she drove to the track out of concern for Busch , who sent her alarming text messages following a poor qualifying effort . She said the two argued in the bedroom section of the motorhome before he slammed her head against a wall three times . Driscoll did not file charges until November , and the Delaware attorney general has not decided if Busch will be charged . But Driscoll sought a no-contact order , and the couple spent four days over December and January in a Delaware court presenting their sides . At one point , he accused of her of being a trained assassin . Jones noted that Driscoll presented false testimony that conflicted with that of a chaplain who saw her immediately after the alleged assault and said he did n't see any marks or bruises on her . Jones nevertheless said he did n't believe Driscoll 's false testimony amounted to perjury or intentional falsehood . The judge concluded that Busch did not appear to be a prototypical batterer who uses violence to subjugate or control , but that the incident instead was most likely a `` situational '' event in which Busch was unable to cope and to control his tendency to act out violently in response to stress and frustration , causing him to `` snap . '' At the same time , however , Jones said he believes there 's real possibility that Busch will lash out again . Jones added that because Busch has a propensity to lose control in response to disappointing or frustrating situations involving racing and that those who love him are likely to be around him at those times `` there is a substantial likelihood of acts of domestic violence by respondent against future intimate partners . '' Busch 's attorneys filed a motion Thursday asking Jones to re-open the hearing so that they can present testimony from three acquaintances of Driscoll who they say were previously reluctant to get involved but have now come forward to contradict statements Driscoll has made about her relationship with Busch . It is Busch 's third career suspension . He was suspended in 2012 by NASCAR for threatening a reporter , and parked for the final two races of the 2005 season by Roush-Fenway Racing after he was pulled over by police in Arizona . He now races for SHR . The 2004 NASCAR champion has 25 career wins , but only one since 2011 . It came last year , his first season with SHR , the team that helped resurrect his career . Team co-owner Gene Haas hand-picked Busch to drive a car paid for out of pocket by Haas because the machine tool manufacturer wanted to see a driver take his company to victory lane . Busch was fired at the end of 2011 by Roger Penske for a series of on - and off-track incidents , and he spent two seasons driving for low-budget teams before Haas extended the olive branch . Busch had been on a resurgence of sorts at SHR , which allowed him to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day last year . He finished sixth at Indianapolis last May and was named rookie of the race . But his season began to unravel late last summer as his performance tailed off . Although he made the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship , he was eliminated after the first round . | NASCAR has suspended Kurt Busch after a domestic abuse incident that allegedly took place last fall . 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Senator Jeff Flake 's son and his young wife are suing Maricopa County Sheriff 's office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio for $ 8million in damages claiming they ` constructed a conspiracy ' to wrongfully indict the couple . Austin and Logan Flake , both 21 , are seeking $ 4million in damages each after they were initially charged in the deaths of 21 dogs who died from heat exhaustion while in their care last summer in Arizona . The couple 's lawyer stated in a letter that the sheriff 's office had a plot to ` harm their reputations by presenting false and misleading information ' , which caused ` irreparable injury to their good names and future prospects ' . The Flakes case against Arpaio and the sheriff 's office is centered around claims including malicious prosecution , conspiracy , abuse of process , negligence , defamation , false light invasion of privacy , and intentional and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress , according to their lawyer 's statement . Scroll down for video . Austin -LRB- left -RRB- and Logan -LRB- right -RRB- Flake , both 21 , are seeking $ 4million in damages each after they were initially charged in the deaths of 21 dogs who died from heat exhaustion while in their care last summer in Arizona . Austin -LRB- above far left -RRB- , the son of Senator Jeff Flake -LRB- pictured far right with his wife Cheryl Flake , left -RRB- , and his young wife Logan -LRB- right of Austin -RRB- are suing Maricopa County and Sheriff Joe Arpaio for $ 8million in damages claiming they ` constructed a conspiracy ' to wrongfully target the couple . The Flakes ' attorney , Jack Wilenchik , said among the damages the couple have suffered from include Austin being kicked out of Brigham Young University , where he was attending school , after he was indicted on charges , according to ABC15 . Even though the 21 felony counts and seven misdemeanor counts he and his wife were charged with were dismissed in December , Wilenchik said the university has not reinstated Austin . The lawyer also said that Arpaio was ` undeterred by the facts ' , and after conducting a rigged investigation , ` sent his detective in to lie to the grand jury ' . The events unfolded in June 2014 , when Logan 's parents , Jesse Todd and Maleisa Hughes , asked her and Austin to care for the dogs in the kennel , Green Acre dog residence , operated out of their home while they went away to Florida . They found 21 canines dead which the sheriff 's department investigators concluded likely died on June 20 from suffocation and heat exhaustion after being confined in a small room that measured eight by 12 foot . The Hughes told authorities that the air-conditioning was knocked out by a dog chewing through an electrical cord , but the investigators could not confirm that . In October , the Hughes were indicted on 22 felony counts , seven misdemeanor counts and one count of fraud , but they were also dismissed in December a part from the count of fraud . KNXV abc15 . The Flakes ' attorney , Jack Wilenchik , said among the damages the couple have suffered from include Austin -LRB- pictured left with President Barack Obama -RRB- being kicked out of Brigham Young University , where he was attending school , after he was indicted on charges . The couple 's lawyer stated in a letter that the sheriff 's office had a plot to ` harm their reputations by presenting false and misleading information ' , which caused ` irreparable injury to their good names and future prospects ' -LRB- above Logan -RRB- . The charges against both couples were dropped because the case presented by prosecutors did not take into account potential problems with the air conditioning unit . However , the county attorney warned that new charges could be filed against them . The one count of fraud remains intact against the Hughes , alleging that dog owners were fraudulently led to believe their pets would be roaming free and playing with the Hughes ' children in a spacious backyard . Instead , the pets were kept in a ` dog room ' that was not shown to prospective customers on tours of the kennel . In June 2014 , Logan 's parents , Jesse Todd and Maleisa Hughes , asked her and Austin to care for the dogs in the kennel , Green Acre -LRB- above -RRB- , operated out of their home while they went away to Florida . The Hughes told authorities that the air-conditioning was knocked out by a dog chewing through an electrical cord , but the investigators could not confirm that . They found 21 canines dead which the sheriff 's department investigators concluded likely died on June 20 from suffocation and heat exhaustion after being confined in a small room that measured eight by 12 foot . When the bodies of the dogs were found , some of the owners claimed that they were initially told their pets had run away . Jacqueline Heath , who lost three dogs , told ABC that her home would never be the same . It still does n't seem real that I 'm never going to see these dogs again , ' she told CBS as she broke down in tears . ` We do n't have them running around . We 're never going to have them to cuddle . ' The dog owners claim that they were told the family would only board a few dogs at a time but a police investigation found more than two dozen dogs were in the small room together . ` Our clients were deceived , attorney John Schill told AZFamily . ` They were told their dogs would be boarded at a Disneyland-type facility , where the dogs would run free . ` In reality , it was 28 dogs crammed into a nine-by-twelve -LSB- foot -RSB- room , where they died . ' As the Flakes file their claim against Maricopa County , one woman whose two dogs died at the kennel is ` shocked ' that they are going from suspects to alleged victims . As the Flakes file their claim against Maricopa County , one woman whose two dogs died at the kennel is ` shocked ' that they are going from suspects to alleged victims -LRB- above a makeshift memorial that was created outside the Green Acre Dog Boarding house in Gilbert -RRB- . The dog owners claim that they were told the family would only board a few dogs at a time but a police investigation found more than two dozen dogs were in the small room together . Valerie Collins said : ` It 's like slapping -LSB- the dog owners -RSB- in the face . How could this be happening ? ' The Flakes ' lawyers said that as tragic as this accident was , it was exactly that - a tragic accident , and never a crime . His statement said : ` There was never probable cause to believe that the Flakes intended for these animals to die , or that the Flakes had actual awareness that they were going to cause the animals to die and then decided to go ahead and do it anyway . ' | Logan and Austin Flake , son of Senator Jeff Flake , both 21 , were in charge of dog kennel owned by Logan 's parents in Arizona when 21 dogs died . In June , one of the dogs reportedly chewed through the air conditioner 's power cord and the dogs died of heat exhaustion in the cramped kennel . Couple was dismissed of 21 felony counts and seven misdemeanor counts in December - but lawyer says case ruined their ` future prospects ' They are filing claim saying Maricopa County Sheriff 's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio had plot to ` harm their reputations ' Austin was reportedly kicked out of Brigham Young University and has not been reinstated since charges were dropped . 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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has foreshadowed a crackdown on abuse of welfare by terror supporters , following revelations that most home grown extremists were receiving welfare payments before fleeing to fight in the middle east . He said up to November , 55 of 57 Australians who had travelled to the Middle East to join the Islamist death cult had been on welfare , and that was n't good enough . The announcement comes as a 23-year-old university student has emerged as the first known recruit from Western Australia to flee the country to join terrorist group Islamic State . Scroll down for video . Prime Minister Tony Abbott has foreshadowed a crackdown on abuse of welfare by home-grown terrorists . 23-year-old Muhammed Sheglabo , who has fled overseas to fight for ISIS after telling his parents he was going camping . ` If you are fit enough to go overseas to fight for a terrorist organisation , surely you should not be abusing the welfare system back in Australia , ' he told reporters in Darwin on Saturday . Mr Abbott will deliver his long-awaited national security statement on Monday , detailing what the government is doing to ensure Australians were safe abroad and at home . He said he would address numerous issues . ` One of them ... is the fact that for too long we have given people who do n't have this country 's interests at heart the benefit of the doubt , ' he said . One of those would appear to be Man Haron Monis , the Iranian-born asylum seeker and perpetrator of the Sydney Martin Place siege . Monis , who had taken 18 people hostage , was shot dead when police stormed the cafe , ending the crisis that shocked Australia and made headlines worldwide . Two hostages died . Khaled Sharrouf is among 55 home-grown terrorists who received welfare payments after joining ISIS . Previously , Mr Abbott has said Monis had taken advantage of the Australian system and at every step of the way , he was given the benefit of the doubt . A joint NSW and commonwealth report on dealings with Monis before the siege is tipped to be released on Sunday , ahead of Mr Abbott 's security statement . A media report says that 's likely to result in a tougher stance on immigration requirements . Another high profile extremist among the 55 to be receiving welfare while fighting in the Middle East is Khaled Sharrouf . Also in the spotlight is Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir which Attorney-General George Brandis said had for a long time been ` close to the edge ' . ` We are concerned that Hizb ut-Tahrir is feeding a climate which makes it easier for terrorist recruiters to do their work , ' he told ABC television on Friday . Hizb ut-Tahrir -LRB- Arabic for Party of Liberation -RRB- is an international Muslim organisation founded in 1953 with about 300 adherents in Australia . It advocates a single Islamic state , or caliphate , in the Middle East under Islamic law . The group is banned in many Middle East countries and also in Russia , Turkey , Pakistan and Germany but not in Australia , the US or UK . Nearly all of the ` home-grown ' terrorists who have left the country to join IS were on welfare payments when they fled . It 's never explicitly advocated violence but it rejects democracy and is equivocal on condemning terrorist violence . Senator Brandis said the government would do what needed to be done . ` In some circumstances monitoring and surveillance is the most efficacious tool , in some circumstances prohibition , ' he said . The news comes after 23-year-old Perth University student Muhammed Sheglabo flew to the Middle East after telling his parents that he was going away on a camping trip in January . His family contacted the police when they were not able to contact him , and were reportedly heartbroken when they were informed of his decision . Sheglabo , who migrated with his family from Libya in 2010 , is believed to be fighting with Islamic State forces in Al-Furat province , near the Syria-Iraq border . The Prime Minister is set to announce strict new laws to prevent the reign of extremist groups in Australia . | Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced most home grown jiahdi on welfare . Mr Abbott will deliver his long-awaited security statement on Monday . He will also address Man Haron Monis , the Sydney siege perpetrator . 23-year-old Muhammed Sheglabo fled from Perth to fight for Islamic State . He told his parents he was going on a camping trip but did n't return . 55 of 57 who joined IS received payments while they were fighting for IS . Prime Minister Tony Abbott labelled the revelation appalling . He is set to announce strict laws on promoting extremism in Australia . | [[0, 26], [99, 229], [316, 364], [603, 705], [1732, 1739], [1740, 1807], [1732, 1756], [1761, 1807], [3045, 3074], [3079, 3136], [3031, 3074], [3112, 3153], [1022, 1099], [421, 518], [501, 578], [706, 737], [742, 777], [706, 735], [760, 803], [3474, 3540], [3495, 3653], [706, 735], [760, 803], [792, 826], [3495, 3653], [0, 26], [99, 229], [258, 275], [280, 344], [1732, 1739], [1740, 1807], [1732, 1756], [1761, 1807], [2213, 2314], [3045, 3074], [3079, 3136], [3967, 4020], [3967, 3985], [3993, 4076]] |
Hapless Islamic State militants have vowed online to take over Rome - and ` throw homosexuals off the leaning tower of pizza ' . In the message , posted by a Twitter account linked to the terror group , the ISIS supporter also threatens to bring sharia law to the Italian capital . It comes just days after masked jihadists warned of their intention to conquer the city in a video that showed the mass beheading of 21 Christians in Libya . But rather than spark widespread panic , the threats have triggered a flood of mocking responses - with dozens taking to social media to make fun of the jihadists and their takeover plans . Hapless : Above , the tweets posted today by an account linked to the Islamic State . In them , the user threatens to bring shariah law to Rome and ` use your leaning tower of pizza to throw off homosexual ' In the threat posted today , Twitter user Abu Abdullah Britani , who openly publicises ISIS activity , wrote : ' #We_Are_Coming_O_Rome with slaughter ' . The message was soon followed by one that read : ' #We_Are_Coming_O_Rome , we will conquer & establish the justice of #shariah . We will use your leaning tower of pizza to throw off homosexual ' . The terrorists have previously thrown men off of buildings for ` being gay ' . Earlier this year , images emerged that appeared to show militants hurling one man off a building in the town of Tal Abyad in Raqqa as supposed punishment for having a ` homosexual affair ' . This most recent threat appears to indicate the terrorists intend to bring their barbaric practices to Europe - and plan to repeat the horrific scenes off the Leaning Tower of Pisa . It appears the tweeter is unaware the tower is in Pisa , not Rome . The hashtag #We_Are_Coming_O_Rome has been used by Islamic State supporters to discuss plans to reach Rome after the city was mentioned in a sickening video released earlier this week . Sickening : The threats come just days after masked ISIS jihadists warned of their intention to conquer the city in a video that showed the mass beheading of 21 Christians in Libya . Above , a still from the brutal clip . The footage , which lasts five minutes , shows the Egyptian Christians dressed in jumpsuits being marched one by one along a lonely beach , each held by a fighter clad in black . The captives , their faces uncovered , are made to kneel before being forced to lie down . The masked jihadists then behead them simultaneously . In the video , one of the militants warned : ` Today we are south of Rome . We will conquer Rome with Allah 's permission . ' They claimed their prisoners had been beheaded in Libya - just 220 miles south of Italy . In the wake of the threat , Italian security chiefs have approved plans to put 4,800 soldiers on the country 's streets and post them to ` sensitive sites ' to help prevent terrorist attacks . Response : Rather than spark widespread panic , the threats have triggered a flood of mocking responses - with dozens taking to social media to make fun of the jihadists and their takeover plans . Reports claim 500 will be deployed in Rome - where soldiers are already guarding diplomatic residences , synagogues and Jewish schools . The troops are also expected to be deployed at tourist venues such as archaeological sites and monuments . Meanwhile , the commander of Vatican City 's 110-man Swiss Guard said his forces are ready to defend Pope Francis if ISIS attempt a strike . But some experts have claimed that ` Rome ' could be being used as a symbolic term by the terrorists , and might refer to the United States , Turkey , or the West as a whole . Mocking : Some Romans offered advice to ISIS - with some warning them against travelling in rush-hour traffic -LRB- top -RRB- and another pointing out that the city already has a list of problems to address -LRB- above -RRB- . Unconvinced Twitter users have taken to the social networking site to undermine ISIS threats with a number of tweets and mocking memes . Some played on the city 's history as the home of fearsome warriors , with one user posting an image of Russell Crowe in Gladiator with the message ` So you are coming to Rome , let me entertain you ' . Another posted a cartoon of men dressed in armour and shields with the caption ` Italian special units alerted to the threat of ISIS ... ' A number of Romans took the opportunity to offer advice to ISIS - with some warning them against travelling in rush-hour traffic and others pointing out there may be glass on the street . And one young woman politely asked the terrorists to stay at home , saying that the city already had a ` long list ' of problems that needed to be fixed . | Message was posted by Twitter account used to publicise ISIS activity . ISIS supporter threatened to conquer Rome and bring shariah law to city . 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A long time ago , in a suburb not too far away , an iconic filmmaker bought a harbourside apartment . But after choosing to settle in the Czech Republic , Star Wars producer Rick McCallum has resolved to sell his luxury Darling Point apartment in Sydney 's affluent eastern suburbs . The timing for auctioning 2/47 New Beach Road is ripe , with a string of recent sales suggesting demand for luxury apartments in Sydney is vastly exceeding supply , reports Domain . The living room of the luxury Darling Point apartment being sold by Star Wars producer Rick McCallum . The gourmet Gaggenau kitchen offers limestone bench tops and stainless steel cabinetry . The spectacular harbour front view offered inside 2/47 New Beach Road Darling Point . The triple limestone bathroom fitted flat offers spectacular views over the yachts that adorn the Sydney Harbour Bridge . The luxurious living spaces including a sizeable loggia ideal for entertaining guests and floor to ceiling glass doors . It also offers an atrium entry foyer , limestone floors and a gourmet Gaggenau kitchen with limestone bench tops . The master wing is fitted with a spa bath , private balcony and expansive walk-in-robe . The private lift offers direct level access to double garaging and integrated storage . After McCalum bought it for 5.4 million in 2002 , the property is set to go under the hammer for over $ 6.5 million on March 9 . The timing for auctioning the property is ripe , with a string of recent sales suggesting demand is vastly exceeding supply for luxury apartments . The luxurious living spaces including a sizeable loggia ideal for entertaining guests and floor to ceiling glass doors . Star Wars producer Rick McCallum . McCallum bought the property in 2002 for $ 5.4 million , while it 's set to go under the hammer for over $ 6.5 million on March 9 . It comes after Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow sold his waterfront apartment in one day for $ 8.25 million in October . Then there was the penthouse owned by of Robin White , widow of arts tycoon Ron White , which is situated in the same boutique block as McCallums current apartment . The property wasbelieved to have sold for over the $ 6 million guide . More recently , Lynette Harvey , the former wife of retail billionaire Gerry Harvey , sold her Double Bay penthouse for $ 9million earlier this month , well ahead of its planned March auction . This recent streak of sales suggest McCalum wo n't need the force on his side to sell the Darling Point pad as quick as a wink . The master wing , which is fitted with a spa bath , private balcony and expansive walk-in-robe . The private lift offers direct level access to double garaging and integrated storage . | Rick McCallum is selling his Darling Point apartment for over $ 6.5 million . The luxury abode offers three bedrooms and three limestone bathrooms . It offers stunning views of the boats that adorn the Sydney Harbour Bridge . It comes after a string of large luxury apartment sales in Sydney of late . | [[106, 152], [155, 283], [485, 568], [1279, 1326], [1329, 1407], [1775, 1843], [744, 826], [658, 743], [744, 826], [816, 826], [832, 865], [381, 465], [357, 419], [1462, 1480], [1498, 1555]] |
Dirty facilities on holiday is the main reason behind why Britons write negative holiday reviews - yet one in four of us fail to mention it while at the resort . Accommodation that was ` not as advertised ' and ` poor location ' are other key reasons that lead us to take to review sites in anger . The survey by Schofields Holiday Home Insurance also revealed that whilst 37 per cent of Britons who had a good experience on holiday left a positive review , 69 per cent of those who had a bad experience left a negative review . A quarter of Britons who are n't satisfied with their room say they do n't bother to complain at the time . The survey set out to reveal the reasons why Britons leave bad reviews after going on holiday and discover whether people are more likely to leave good or bad reviews . A total of 2,172 UK citizens completed the survey , all of whom were aged 18 or over and had been on at least one holiday -LRB- either in the UK or abroad -RRB- within the last 12 months . There was an even ratio of male and female respondents . Initially , respondents were asked ` Have you ever had a good holiday ? ' , to which 87 per cent stated that they had . Finding out your hotel was ` not what was advertised ' leads many to leave a negative review on a website . When asked if they had subsequently left a positive review after a good holiday , 37 per cent stated that they had . By comparison , of the 43 per cent of respondents who stated they had experienced a ` bad holiday ' , more than two thirds had left a negative review , suggesting that reviews are more likely to be left after a negative experience than a positive one . All respondents who had left a negative review were asked where they had posted their review , with the option to select as many options as they wanted . Three quarters said they left the review with the ` booking agents/websites , ' followed by 68 per cent who used ` social media ' and 56 per cent who posted comments on an ` independent travel advice site ' . Some hotel nightmares include this toilet that is missing its seat and an extremely dirty bathtub . These respondents were then asked if they had tried to address the problem -LRB- s -RRB- whilst on holiday by making a complaint , to which 26 per cent stated that they had not taken any measures to raise the issues during their holiday and potentially improve the circumstance during the time . Source : Schofields Holiday Home Insurance . Phil Schofield of Schofields Holiday Home Insurance said : ` It 's really important to raise your concerns if you can and give the holiday provider a chance to put it right , if you have the opportunity . ` They might be able to change your accommodation or even upgrade you in order to make sure you have a good time . ` Most providers , from accommodation to catering , do n't want you to have a rubbish time -- and they definitely wo n't want you to leave a bad review . ` It 's interesting to see the top reasons why people complain . They are all really good reasons , in all fairness , and they are things that can ruin a holiday . ` We would strongly advise that holidaymakers do their research before booking anything ; check out the reviews that are already there before believing glossy pages or slick websites . ' | Accommodation not being what was advertised is also a major gripe . Bad experiences increase the likelihood of a holidaymaker writing a review . Britons urged to voice their grievances at the time and not after . | [[162, 226], [229, 298], [1499, 1519], [1549, 1649], [2454, 2510], [2513, 2610]] |
Anti-rape campaigners have slammed a ` terrifying ' website which publishes articles and blog posts by men allegedly condoning the sexual assault of women by their husbands . Return of The Kings is an American website with more than 6,000 monthly subscribers and hundreds of men posting comments beneath articles composed by contributing writers . Among ` sexist ' articles it has published is one titled Five Lines That Potential Wives Can not Cross . Critics have blasted the post as ` amounting to an incitement of rape ' . ` Terrifying ' : Anti-rape campaigners have slammed an article posted online which instructs men to map out ` red lines ' for potential wives . The write defended the section titled ` You do n't reject me , ever ' as attempting to have ` humour value ' and ` offer advice ' The article , written by a former Australian columnist posting under the pseudonym Hesse Kassel , is a list of five rules the writer says men must impose in a relationship to ensure it succeeds . Among its guidelines is ` You do n't reject me , ever ' - instructing men never to allow prospective partners to refuse them sex . ` Under no circumstance can you accept the idea that she gets to choose if or when to satisfy you or choose to sabotage your joint fertility , ' it reads . ` Only give sex when it suits you . You control the time and frequency of sex , not her . ` The obvious exception to this is the first time you have sex . Typically she will control the timing of that for obvious reasons . ` From the second time onward , any poorly-reasoned denial is a red flag . ' The article has been slammed as ` terrifying ' and ` misogynistic ' by campaigners shocked that such attitudes exist in modern society ' . Siobhan Ames-Bell , who waived her anonymity after seeing her stepfather jailed for assaulting her to campaign on behalf of rape victims , said the article ` clearly ' condoned rape . ` Saying something is all part of the thought process . The fact they believe this shows they can act on it . Siobhan Ames-Bell , who was raped by her stepfather , said the article incites sexual attacks . ` These should be monitored . Anybody who acts on these views has commited rape in my eyes . ` Sex is a choice . When both are not in consent it 's rape . ' Rape Crisis , the country 's leading victim support charity , described the views presented in the article as ` terrifying ' . ` This entire article is terrifying as is the idea that there is any sort of market for this kind of material in the 21st century , ' said Katie Russell . ` The views expressed throughout are not only deeply outdated but also profoundly misogynistic . ` The writer unapologetically , aggressively and repeatedly advises men to enslave and dehumanise women . ` He is incredibly misguided and cynical in his apparent view that only a relationship or marriage based on power , control and abuse can ever endure . ` Most seriously and alarmingly of all , however , the first on the writer 's list of ` rules ' amounts to an incitement to rape . ` Someone who `` refuses to take no for an answer '' from their partner and has sex with her or him anyway is a rapist . ' The writer , who declined to give his real name , defended the article , saying : '' The post aims to have some humor value but also include useful advice . ` It was only my second blog post and I may or may not have achieved that aim . ` If you read the post carefully you will see that it does n't say that a woman should be forced to comply . ` It merely says that a man should choose not to marry a woman who displays certain behaviors . ` The post did not incite , condone or so much as discuss rape , even in jest . ' Almost 700 comments have been posted beneath the article on the website , the majority of which written by internet users claiming to be men and in support of StrongSloth 's views . The website , which describes itself as ' a small but vocal collection of men in America today who believe men should be masculine and women should be feminine ' has been criticised in the past for controversial content . Last November an article titled ` Five reasons to date a girl with an eating disorder ' was accused of trivialising anorexia and bulimia by encouraging men to target sufferers as they ` cost less ' and ` her obsession over her body will improve her overall looks ' . Return of the Kings declined to comment when approached by MailOnline . | ` Misogynistic ' article appeared on Return of the Kings website in America . Instructs men never to allow woman to decide when to engage in sex . Rape Crisis described views as ` terrifying ' and ` dehumanising women ' Writer defended post which ` tried to have humour value and give advice ' | [[175, 312], [579, 670], [1584, 1649], [0, 174], [527, 539], [542, 589], [1584, 1649], [2270, 2281], [2332, 2392], [671, 791], [741, 798], [3161, 3173], [3211, 3231], [3161, 3208], [3234, 3240], [3243, 3317]] |
An immigrant woman has captured the privileged life of her child , and the children of friends , in a new photo series . Eri Morita now lives in a safe and idyllic neighborhood in California , a far cry from her days roaming the industrial town in Tokyo she grew up in . And with her new series In the Beautiful Bubble , she captures just how picturesque and perfect suburban life is for children . Rory and Her Pony , 2013 . Amber in Closet , 2010 . Hamster 's Funeral , 2013 . Chloe and Mo the Horse , 2013 . Wesley 's Soccer Field , 2013 . After growing up in Tokyo , Morita moved to New York City to study photography at International Center of Photography . From there she went on to shoot for the likes of Vogue , W , Seventeen , and Der Spiegel . She traveled around the country before settling down , getting married , and having a daughter , who is featured in this new project . Tiny Power , 2013 . Amber , Daniel and Jacob in Jacuzzi , 2013 . Monarch Butterflies and Watermelon , 2013 . Megan 's Playhouse , 2013 . Jeremy and Abigail , 2013 . Eowyn at Farewell Party , 2013 . The photos show the giant toys , the pools and Jacuzzi , the beautiful beach and even a hamster funeral . They also show the children , often looking aloof and disinterested as they stare at the camera . The series was recently awarded the 6th JGS Annual Artist Award . Myles and Max 's Backyard , 2013 . Otto in Wheelchair , 2013 . After Christmas , 2009 . Kennady in Blue Dress , 2013 . Griffen and Sydney Tightroping , 2013 . ` As I raise my daughter in Southern California , I realized the environment she is growing up is nothing similar to my own childhood , ' explains Morita . ` On the other hand , I see rows and rows of beautiful homes in Southern California . Nature here is serene and tranquil . ` Children live in well protected environment . They are given almost anything they can think of . The housing boom made it possible for anyone to have a big home . Parents drive SUVs to drop kids off at school . ` There are always houses being built on the land where there used to be coyotes and bobcats . ` Where you live is who you are . I never believed this before I lived here but now I understand it . ' | Eri Morita has captured the idyllic life of suburban children in her new photo series In the Beautiful Bubble . Morita grew up in Tokyo , moving to the United States to attend the International Center of Photography . This series won the 6th JGS Annual Artist Award . | [[321, 398], [543, 568], [571, 662], [1291, 1314], [1323, 1356], [1291, 1301], [1306, 1356]] |
Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children must give up their childcare payments from the government unless care is quarantined to the home , according to a new report . This hard-line approach to immunisation is part of the recommendations handed down by the Productivity Commission 's report into childcare . The report warns that access to government rebates for childcare should only be handed out if the child is fully immunised in order to protect them from preventable diseases . Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children must give up their childcare payments from the government unless care is quarantined to the home , according to the Productivity Commission 's report into childcare . While parents are required to vaccinate their children to receive benefits , they can seek exemptions if a doctor signs a form showing they understand the risks to their child if they do n't get vaccinated . The Productivity Commission 's report now recommends rebates ` be conditional on the child being fully immunised , unless care occurs in the child 's home ' . Childcare centres in NSW can ban children that are not immunised and other states are currently considering similar tough stances . ` The commission makes some very important suggestions in this area . I am open to everything in the report . I am not ruling anything in or out , ' Social Services Minister Scott Morrison told the Sunday Telegraph . While parents are required to vaccinate their children to receive benefits , they can seek exemptions if a doctor signs a form showing they understand the risks to their child if they do n't get vaccinated . The Productivity Commission 's report now recommends rebates ` be conditional on the child being fully immunised , unless care occurs in the child 's home ' Labor leader Bill Shorten told the newspaper the commission 's recommendation were a ` common-sense measure ' . ` Kids deserve to grow up safe and healthy . I 'm not comfortable with the idea of subsidising people who put kids ' health at risk , ' he said . ` Childcare support should go to people who are doing the right thing by their child and the children they play with . Families who do the right thing by immunising their child should n't have to worry about whether their child is going to pick up a preventable illness at their childcare centre . ' Social Services Minister Scott Morrison said he was open to anything in the report and admitted it made some very important suggestions in the area of immunisations . | Productivity Commission 's report into childcare recommends stripping parents of childcare rebates if they refuse to vaccinate . Parents are required to vaccinate their children to receive benefits , but they can seek exemptions if a doctor signs a form . Report warns cutting back on rebates would ensure parents play collective role in protecting children from preventable diseases . Social Services Minister Scott Morrison admitted report made some ` very important ' suggestions in regards to immunisation . | [[0, 104], [225, 314], [315, 446], [491, 595], [491, 498], [637, 704], [711, 779], [780, 809], [1427, 1495], [1496, 1525], [0, 7], [146, 173], [1206, 1273], [2344, 2510], [2344, 2350], [2389, 2391], [2431, 2510]] |
Tony Blair was able to parade a glittering line-up of star supporters from the worlds of film , music and television when he first won power -- and even his successor , Gordon Brown , managed to gain the backing of Doctor Who and a supermodel . But with fewer than three months to go until polling day , Ed Miliband -- who recently advertised for a new ` celebrity endorsement ' adviser -- appears to be struggling to win the backing of the celebrities his party could once count upon . The news comes after the previously ` staunchly Labour ' TV presenters Ant and Dec said they could not picture him as Prime Minister . Scroll down for video . Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling -LRB- left -RRB- has stayed silent over whether she will back Ed Miliband at the next Election . Doctor Who star David Tennant -LRB- right -RRB- has not given a view . With fewer than three months to go until polling day , Ed Miliband -LRB- pictured -RRB- appears to be struggling to win the backing of the celebrities his party could once count upon . Lily Allen -LRB- left -RRB- had nothing to say when asked about her support of Ed Miliband . A spokesman for Fiona Phillips -LRB- right -RRB- said the ex-GMTV star ` does n't align herself to any particular political party ' As the Labour leader prepares to woo the ` creative industries ' by making a major speech on the arts tomorrow , The Mail on Sunday can reveal the results of its own investigation into Ed 's celebrity problem . We contacted ten public figures who enthused about Labour at the last Election . Of those , only one -- the transvestite comedian and veteran Labour activist Eddie Izzard -- said he would be backing Ed . Despite persistent approaches from this newspaper , previously pro-Labour stars were conspicuously silent . Among them was Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling , who gave # 1 million to Labour in 2008 when Mr Brown was leader . Supermodel Naomi Campbell -LRB- left -RRB- and business guru Duncan Bannatyne -LRB- right -RRB- failed to respond to requests for comment over whether they will be backing Ed Miliband . Actor Ross Kemp -LRB- left -RRB- did not offer a quote when asked for his endorsement of Mr Miliband . A spokesman for Mick Hucknall said they had ` no idea ' whether the Simply Red singer would be voting for Mr Miliband . However , when asked about her current voting plans , her spokesman said : ` J. K. Rowling is not planning to publicly announce who she will be supporting . ' It was a similar story with pop star Lily Allen , who said in 2010 : ` I ca n't not vote Labour . ' However , when contacted last week , Ms Allen 's spokesman said : ` No comment . ' In 2010 , ex-GMTV star Fiona Phillips pledged : ` I 'm more Labour than Labour . ' This time , her spokesman said : ` Fiona does n't align herself to any particular political party . ' At the last Election , Doctor Who star David Tennant said : ` I would rather have Gordon Brown than David Cameron . ' But when asked if the same applied to Ed Miliband , Mr Tennant 's spokesman said : ` We ca n't reach David for a comment . ' Five years ago , ex-EastEnders actor Ross Kemp backed Labour . When Mr Kemp was asked last week for his endorsement of Mr Miliband , a spokesman said : ` We may have a quote for you later . ' Ten minutes later , she said : ` Sorry -- no quote . ' Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson -LRB- left -RRB- failed to respond to requests for comment but transvestite comedian and veteran Labour activist Eddie Izzard -LRB- right -RRB- -- said he would be backing Ed . At the last Election , Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall backed Mr Brown , but this time a spokesman said they had ` no idea ' whether Mr Hucknall would be voting for Mr Miliband . A further three Labour backers in 2010 -- former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson , supermodel Naomi Campbell and business guru Duncan Bannatyne -- failed to respond to requests for comment . Only Mr Izzard vowed to provide public support for Mr Miliband . Labour HQ appears to be concerned . The party has advertised for a # 33,000-a-year endorsement officer ` to forge new relationships with celebrities ' . Yesterday , Labour said its well-known supporters included the artist Grayson Perry , the actor David Morrissey and the comic Ben Elton . A spokesman added : ` We have a great spread of celebrity and high-profile figures supporting Labour . ' The Conservative Party has named footballers Sol Campbell and Frank Lampard , cricketer Darren Gough , artist Tracey Emin and Sir Michael Caine among its supporters . P.S. Even the man who 's paid to impersonate the Labour leader says he has a ` fake image problem ' If there 's one thing that everyone knows , it 's that Ed Miliband has an image problem , writes impressionist and comedian MATT FORDE . Even Labour supporters like me know it . It dogged him before his leadership and has only grown worse over the last five years . Lots of PR types bang on about how he needs to change his image to connect with the public , that his appearance and voice are a major barrier to people warming to him . He wo n't change his image and neither should he , at least not in the way that some people think he should . I hope he does n't , because as an impressionist , he 's an absolute gift to me and if he becomes Prime Minister he 'll keep me in work for at least another five years . Poor political judgment is more damaging than a superficially bad image . Labour supporters who believe his problems are only skin deep need to ask themselves a simple question . If Ed radically overhauled his image , would it deliver a Labour majority ? The answer is , of course , no . ` Absolute gift ' : Matt Forde as Ed Miliband . I 'm not saying that Ed does n't have to change the way he handles himself , but there 's a difference between an image problem and not being yourself . Ed behaves in that way that so many modern politicians do . The faux-concern , shown by a slightly ruffled brow . The synthetic body language , complete with the thumb-point . It 's completely fake . A lot of it was borrowed from Bill Clinton and most of Ed Miliband 's physical routine is a poor imitation of Tony Blair . Ed should chill out a bit and be more of himself . Being nerdy in itself is n't the problem that people think it is . There 's no merit in trying to label Ed Miliband as an underdog . This is politics , it 's not the 3rd round of the FA Cup . We want people who can lead and succeed . This is where Ed Miliband has a problem . He suffers from a lack of authority , caused by the lack of a coherent policy direction and bad judgment . Take his recent attacks on business . When Ed launched his attack on tax dodgers he should have had a host of business leaders sounded out beforehand and ready to do media rounds as part of a co-ordinated campaign to prove that Labour has successful friends who think he should be Prime Minister . This did n't happen for one of two reasons . Either it was n't planned properly -- which shows bad judgment -- or it was n't possible because not enough successful business people were willing to support him . In terms of election manifesto , it does n't feel like Labour has anything really big to say . The cost of living crisis is genuine but it 's going to take more than freezing energy bills at an already high rate to reverse it . Ed Miliband should be talking about Britain beyond the deficit , about our hopes and dreams . Labour supporters like me want to hear about the jobs of the future and not just in an empty slogan . I want to know what they are and how Ed would get them here . The Coalition has n't made most people excited about the future , but Labour has completely failed to capitalise on this . I long to hear Ed Miliband talk the language of ambition -- even if only in his nerdy voice -- but he does n't . Like many other people , I long to feel inspired about the future of Britain and want to feel like the governance of the country is in safe hands . David Cameron or Nick Clegg do n't fit the bill . But the brutal truth is , I doubt Ed Miliband does either . Matt Forde is currently performing his stand-up show 24-Hour Political Party People around the country . | Ed Miliband appears to be struggling to win the endorsement of celebrities . Mail on Sunday contacted ten public figures who enthused about Labour at the last Election . J.K. Rowling and singer Lily Allen silent on whether they will be backing Ed . The former Doctor Who actor David Tennant has not yet offered his opinion . But comedian and Labour activist Eddie Izzard said he would back Miliband . | [[304, 315], [398, 452], [903, 935], [944, 998], [1469, 1549], [1482, 1500], [1505, 1549], [2834, 2854], [2857, 2891], [2896, 2949], [646, 776], [1055, 1125], [1994, 2083], [1988, 1993], [2001, 2083], [777, 847], [1561, 1626], [1643, 1672], [3383, 3509], [3435, 3490], [3519, 3548], [3928, 3992]] |
A medical marijuana activist from Florida is accusing Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of attempted bribery after the congresswoman allegedly offered to back legalization if the man stopped criticizing her in public . At stake for Wasserman Schultz is the possibility of a Senate bid . If Florida 's junior senator , Marco Rubio , runs for the presidency as expected , he has said he wo n't seek reelection to Congress - leaving the seat open for the taking . Politico first reported on the allegations , brought by Democratic donor and Orlando , Florida , trial lawyer John Morgan . The Florida congresswoman , who also heads the national Democratic Party , has since disputed the charges , calling them ` outrageous . ' LIES : Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says is not true , and frankly ` outrageous ' that she offered to support a ballot initiative in her state that would legalize medical marijuana if one of her critics piped down as she mulls a Senate campaign . The brouhaha goes back to last year , when Wasserman Schultz refused to support a ballot initiative that would have legalized medical marijuana in her state . It fell just short of the 60 percent approval rate it needed to become law in November 's midterm election . Ahead of the election , Wasserman Schultz made it clear she did not support decriminalization and tried to rally other Democrats in her state to do the same . According to Politico , the fight was personal for Morgan , who devoted $ 4 million of his own money to initiative , and he 's continued to hold the loss against fellow Democrat Wasserman Schultz . With rumors afoot that she planned to seek a promotion , Morgan and other medical marijuana supporters began badmouthing her again . That 's when Wasserman Schultz 's political adviser , Jason O'Malley , allegedly contacted the former campaign manager for Morgan 's ballot initiative , Ben Pollara , and offered the activist a quid pro qou . If Morgan stopped beating up the congresswoman , she would back medical marijuana , O'Malley is said to have told Pollara . In an email provided to Politico by Morgan that had the subject line ` DWS , ' Pollara told his former client that Wasserman Schultz is now ` saying she might be willing to support new amendment . ' ` Any chance you 'll retract your statement ' Pollara asked . ` No , ' Morgan told him . ` She is a bully . I beat bullies up for a living . ' He then told Politico : ` Actions have consequences ... Her days of pushing people around are over . ' On Friday she told the Florida-based Sun Sentinel that Morgan 's assertions were false . ' I would n't change my position in exchange for support under any circumstances -- ever , ' she told her home state publication . ` I 'm always very proud to stand in front of my constituents and explain when I have a difference of opinion with them . ' President Barack Obama greets Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , also the chair of the Democratic National Committee before speaking at the DNC 's winter meeting in Washington on Friday . The congresswoman appeared to be high spirits despite the public spat taking place between her office and the medical marijuana activists . What really happened , she said , is that her team approached Morgan and other medical marijuana backers after the suggested in an interview with Politico that they 'd be open to discussing the issue with her . ` I 've seen the language that they 've proposed for the 2016 ballot , ' Wasserman Schultz told the Sun Sentinel . ' I was more comfortable with the way the language was going ... . I wanted to see if , before battle lines were drawn again , we could start a conversation . ' That 's not how Morgan sees it . ` What Debbie leaves out in her pushback was the crystal clear message that her potential support of the new amendment was predicated upon me withdrawing my comments to Politico , ' he told the Sun Sentinel . ' I do n't know how to view that as anything but an offer of a quid pro quo . ' And he reportedly has the text messages to prove it , including one from Pollara to O'Malley in which the go-between said , ` Tried . Failed . ' - to which O'Malley replied ` thanks . ' A spokesman for Wasserman Schutlz told Politico that Pollara just had ` an unfortunate misunderstanding ' of his conversation with the congresswoman 's political adviser , an no deal was offered . Morgan says that 's absurd . ` What on earth did he think `` Tried . Failed '' mean ? '' he told Politico as part of a follow up article that was published on Friday . Neither Wasserman Schultz 's political adviser O'Malley or Pollara would offer direct comment on the incident to Politico , which unfolded as the DNC held its winter meeting in Washington , D.C. , but Pollara did n't dispute the publication 's reporting . And in a message to O'Malley after the original Politico article ran he allegedly said : ` Dude . I know it was n't your call but I told you no good come from me reaching out to morgan yesterday . I 'm sorry man . You guys need to fire your press person though . ' | A medical marijuana activist from Florida is accusing Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of attempted bribery . He has emails and texts from a liaison to the congresswoman that suggest she offered to back legalization if the man stopped criticizing her in public . At stake for the Florida congresswoman is the possibility of a Senate bid . Wasserman Schultz says she just wanted to have a discussion about a probable ballot initiative before ` battle lines were drawn ' Her office says the whole episode is just ` an unfortunate misunderstanding ' | [[0, 140], [102, 164], [617, 642], [654, 689], [147, 203], [207, 250], [3745, 3922], [4034, 4126], [251, 318], [3618, 3675], [3639, 3709], [4220, 4389]] |
A huge gorilla showed off his impressive strength with a workout that put even the most committed gym-goers to shame . Kivu , a western lowland gorilla , did not let his size stop him as he climbed , swung and flexed in his own private gym . Using a wooden platform to hold on to he easily completed a set of pull-ups . Scroll down for video . Kivu completes a strong workout session using his wooden climbing frame at Paignton Zoo , in Devon . The huge primate then turned his hand to crunches , throwing himself backwards off the climbing frame , in Paignton Zoo , Devon , and pulling his legs in . The hilarious snaps were taken by photographer Chris Rockey . Mr Rockey , also from Paignton , said : ` One minute he was just sat there and then he started climbing and swinging . ' Kivu arrived at the zoo in 2006 . His keepers describe him as ' a very smart gorilla , who loves showing off ' . After his arrival Royal Marines had to rebuild the frame to ensure it could withstand the strength and weight of the gorillas . The 13-year-old loves using it to show off , according to his keepers . The 13-year-old western lowland gorilla uses his arms to pull himself up so he 's hanging upside down underneath the roof of the frame . Much like a human 's pull-up the huge primate uses just his arms to lift all of his weight . An adult male gorilla can weigh up to 400lbs -LRB- 181kg -RRB- . A spokesman for Paignton Zoo said : ` Kivu is very playful . ` As well as his climbing frame , he also likes to sit inside large blue plastic barrels and glare at visitors close-up through the windows . ` It is wonderful to see the gorillas flex their muscles . We should respect the wild world and when you see Kivu like this it reminds you what superb creatures they are . ` It is one reason we have zoos , so people can see wild animals they would n't normally be able to and be utterly amazed at their size , strength , and character . ' After hanging for a few minutes Kivu throws himself backwards while holding on to the wood tightly . Photographer Chris Rockey said : ` One minute he was just sat there and then he started climbing and swinging ' Playful Kivu looks like he is enjoying being upside down as he tucks his legs behind him . The frame was rebuilt by Royal Marines so it could hold six large gorillas . An adult male gorilla can weigh up to 400lbs -LRB- 181kg -RRB- and can grow up to 6ft -LRB- 1.8 m -RRB- tall . Paignton Zoo has a bachelor group , which has six of the critically endangered species in . Some of the gorillas may move on to be the dominant males in bachelor or family groups as part of a European breeding programme . The mesmerizing creature ends his workout on the top of the wooden structure , holding on to a piece of rope while he takes a breather . | Western lowland gorilla Kivu was pictured at Paignton Zoo , in Devon . Completed workout including pull-ups using wooden climbing frame . | [[242, 319], [344, 444], [359, 431]] |
Police are investigating after a woman 's hair was set on fire in an alleged racist attack during a late-night trip to McDonalds . The diner had been waiting for friends in the fast food restaurant in Canterbury , Kent , during the early hours of Friday morning when the ` horrific ' incident took place . Witnesses described a man setting the victim 's hair alight while his friend recorded the incident on their phone . Police are investigating an alleged racist assault after a woman 's hair was set on fire at McDonalds in Canterbury , Kent -LRB- pictured -RRB- . A friend of the victim claimed the attack was racially motivated , posting on a Kent University Facebook page : ` To the disgusting person in McDonalds tonight who set my friends hair on fire simply because she is not white . ` You are disgusting and a disgrace to the human race , she did absolutely nothing to you as she was simply waiting around for myself and others who were waiting for food . ` The fact you targeted her is disgusting , and that you left like a wimp without owning up to your criminal act makes you even more despicable . ` We have reported you to the police and we appeal to any one who was there this evening to come forth with their reports/evidence . ' I can not believe that in this day and age there are still people who are as racially discriminative and backwards thinking as you . ' A McDonald 's spokesperson said : ` We are aware of the incident and are cooperating with the Police in their inquiries ' . Kent Police have confirmed they are investigating the shocking assault which took place in the early hours on Friday morning . Witnesses at the restaurant were shocked by the ` disgusting ' assault . Alicia Carter wrote on Facebook : ` Poor girl . I was working and tried to get her Facebook to keep her updated as to what McDonald 's were doing with it . Such a f ****** vile human being . Promise I 'll do all I can to find the culprit and get justice however she wishes it to be ! ' Thomas Howell added : ' I saw this happen but did n't see the guy , I hope this absolute **** gets caught and charged . ' Andrew Harris wrote : ` Being there at the time it happened it was horrific . I do hope the person who did it is put forward , as well as his scum bag friend who recorded it on their phone ... ' A Kent Police spokesman said : ` Police are investigating a suspected assault at a McDonald 's restaurant in St George 's Street branch of McDonald 's in Canterbury , in which it was reported that a woman 's hair was set on fire . ' Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting crime reference ZY/5093/15 . | Woman was waiting for friends in McDonalds when she was assaulted . Witnesses describe a man setting fire to her hair in alleged racist attack . Attacker 's friend is believed to have recorded the incident on their phone . | [[25, 130], [131, 211], [932, 938], [943, 966], [25, 130], [306, 365], [422, 494], [473, 537], [568, 677], [710, 727], [732, 759], [767, 778], [2464, 2474], [2480, 2540], [372, 421], [2253, 2272], [2277, 2305]] |
As any child of the eighties will tell you , neon is a staple of any after-dark celebration - but two foodies from Melbourne have taken their love of it one step further to create a sweet treat that lights up the night . Steve Felice and Glenn Storey , the pair behind nitrogen ice-cream pop-up 196 Below , have designed glow-in-the-dark neon ice cream in a first for colour-lovers around the nation . The fancy fluoro treat is the brain child of Steve , a Melbourne-based patissier , who told Daily Mail Australia that his life has always ` revolved around neon ' . 196 Below , a nitrogen ice-cream pop-up 196 Below , is launching a glow-in-the-dark neon ice cream range . ' I used to be a dance party child in the 1990 's and early 2000 's and I used to make party clothes out of neon material , ' Steve said . ' I was in a cake decorating shop and saw UV-reactive food colouring , and thought `` wow , that would be really cool . I wonder if I can actually pull this off '' , ' he said . Steve , who started 196 Below 18 months ago with his business partner Glenn , said that he had been looking to do something really different and jumped at the chance . 196 Below specialises in nitrogen ice cream , a method which cools the dairy delicacy down quickly for a creamier texture and fresher flavour , Steve said this was a way to have a bit of fun . ` We do a lot of different events and festivals , and love playing around with the theme of wherever we are serving , so I thought I would experiment and see if it could be done , ' Steve said . The gourmet ice-cream business is participating in White Night on Saturday evening in Melbourne , a festival that runs for one night each year from sun set to sun rise . Steve and Glenn started the nitrogen ice-cream business 18 months ago . The three brand new fluoro flavours are Redskin , pine-lime , and mango passionfruit . The pop-up ice-creamery will boast six UV floodlights at it 's stall so that customers can see their sweet treat glow in the dark as it is being made . In keeping with the theme , the pair decided to launch three fluoro flavours - Redskin , pine-lime , and mango passionfruit . The UV-reactive liquid colouring is completely safe to consume , and have been certified by the Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia . ` Last Monday I bought some and tried few drops and it worked . I did a jig around the kitchen and wanted to unveil it immediately but I had to wait , ' Steve said . When 196 Below announced the neon ice cream on their Facebook page , the reaction was overwhelming . ` We did a big unveiling , and it 's been crazy . A lot of people have been commenting how cool and different it is , ' Steve said . The pop-up ice-creamery will boast six UV floodlights at it 's stall so that customers can see their sweet treat glow in the dark as it is being made . The range is being launched at White Night in Melbourne on Saturday evening . Steve Felice and Glenn Storey are the brains behind 196 Below and the new range of neon ice-cream . Nitrogen ice-cream is a method which cools the ice-cream quickly to create a creamy flavour . ` As we 're churning it out people will be able to see it glowing . We also want people to have fun outside of the store and take pictures with their ice cream , ' Steve said . ` We 're more about taste than anything , but tonight it 's about having fun and enjoying the night . ' 196 Below will use over 500 litres of liquid nitrogen to make their ice-cream on Saturday night , and is hoping to make a lot of colour-loving customers happy . The organisers of White Night are expecting up to 800,000 people to attend , as the Melbourne CBD is overrun with revellers . Along with White Night , music festival Soundwave is also running , as well as celebrations for Chinese New Year and sport-loving cricket fans in town for the International Cricket Cup . 196 Below ice-cream costs $ 8.50 for a cone or cup , and popular flavours include salted caramel -LRB- created with hand-made caramel -RRB- and chocolate brownie . The ice-cream is made with only five ingredients , is vegan friendly and dairy free , and is made without preservatives . ` This is something completely new , so it 's going to be an interesting 12 hours , ' said Steve . ` On a good night we serve between 700 and 800 people , but considering the feedback we 've been getting it could be even more . ' 196 Below ice-cream costs $ 8.50 for a cone or cup , and flavours include salted caramel and chocolate brownie . | Australia 's first neon ice cream has been launched by 196 Below . The pop-up shop specialises in nitrogen ice cream for festivals and events . 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Two men and a woman have been arrested and charged over the alleged rape , murder and mutilation of a Washington state teenager , who had been missing for four months before his remains were found last week . The body of Jesus Isidor-Mendoza , 18 , had been cut in half and put inside a duffel bag , which was found at the bottom of a ravine behind a dilapidated house in Tacoma on February 8 . He was last seen leaving his mother 's house in Lakewood to go to college on October 22 . Wallace Jackson , 48 , Darrel Arthur Daves , 49 , and Crystal Share Jackson , 30 , have now been charged in connection with the homicide,KVAL-TV reported . Brutally murdered : Police say Jesus Isidor-Mendoza , 18 , was raped and drowned before his body was cut in half , wrapped in plastic , placed inside a duffel bag and thrown into a ravine in Tacoma , Washington . Detectives suspect the death was meth-related . ` This gruesome murder is a reminder of how violence the methamphetamine business can be , ' Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said in a statement , according to The New York Daily News . Investigators believe that Isidor-Mendoza met the trio in the garage of Crystal Jackson 's house on the night of October 22 . Darrel Arthur Daves lived at the garage , and Wallace Jackson was also there . The two men are accused of raping Isidor-Mendoza , before drowning his head in a laundry bucket . Once he was dead , the two allegedly chopped the body in half , wrapped it in plastic and stored it in the garage . However after two days the cadaver began to smell . Wallace and Crystal Jackson - who are not related - are accused of putting the body inside a red duffel bag and throwing it down the ravine . A local then found the remains after allegedly overhearing Wallace Jackson tell someone about how there was a dead body in the ravine , according to The Tacoma News Tribune . Scene : The 18-year-old 's body was found in a ravine off the 3000 block of Delin Street , Tacoma . All three are now being held in Pierce County Jail . They were initially placed on a 72-hour hold as detectives continue to investigate the murder . Crystal Jackson allegedly confessed to police during questioning , having witnessed the rape and murder . All three have since been charged with first-degree murder . The defendants pleaded not guilty in court on Friday afternoon , according to . Wallace Jackson and Crystal Jackson are being held on $ 2 million bail . Darrel Daves is being held in lieu of $ 5 million bail , according to The Bonney Lake Courier-Herald . Wallace Jackson and Daves are reportedly known drug users in the area . | Jesus Isidor-Mendoza , 18 , went missing October 22 in Tacoma . His body was found hacked up inside a duffel bag thrown into a ravine . Police say he was raped , drowned in a bucket , and then cut in half . Wallace Jackson , 48 , Darrel Arthur Daves , 49 , and Crystal Share Jackson , 30 , have been charged with first-degree murder . Investigators say Isidor-Mendoza met the trio at a house the day he went missing and was killed in the garage . | [[174, 208], [209, 246], [249, 269], [209, 241], [274, 297], [278, 299], [306, 394], [777, 803], [808, 838], [1553, 1580], [1587, 1694], [1870, 1958], [0, 19], [43, 127], [209, 246], [249, 269], [641, 658], [661, 667], [661, 667], [700, 709], [641, 649], [661, 667], [714, 737], [722, 753], [1287, 1335], [1338, 1384], [1385, 1401], [1404, 1446], [0, 38], [0, 19], [43, 127], [485, 560], [568, 621], [2225, 2285], [1082, 1207], [1109, 1207]] |
Nasa has revealed that astronauts aboard the International Space Station use virtual reality to train for spacewalks . However , while Facebook 's Oculus and Samsung are developing small , hi-tech solutions , Nasa has used the advantage of zero gravity to fashion a more low tech solution . Instead of a dedicated headset , astronaut Terry Virts posted a picture of the solution - a laptop strapped to his face . Nasa 's system uses a standard laptop strapped to an astronaut 's face . A prototype of Facebook 's Oculus VR headset . His tweet revealed the system is being used to train astronauts in using a jet pack they use to get back to the station in the event of an incident that left them stranded . Essentially a ` life jacket ' for spacewalks , SAFER is a self-contained maneuvering unit that is worn like a backpack . The system relies on small nitrogen-jet thrusters to let an astronaut move around in space . Its relatively small size and weight allow for convenient storage . However , its size was achieved by limiting the amount of propellant SAFER carries , so it can only be used for a limited time . That is why SAFER is intended primarily for emergency rescue , and not as an alternative to tools such as tethers and safety grips as a means of getting around the station . EVA crewmembers are required to use SAFER whenever the shuttle is docked to station and unable to fly over to recover a spacewalker who has become un-tethered and ca n't get back to the airlock . Astronauts control the SAFER device by using a hand controller attached to the front of their space suits . SAFER 's propulsion , which is provided by 24 fixed-position thrusters that expel nitrogen gas , was first tested in 1994 by astronaut Mark Lee outside the Space Shuttle Discovery . According to David Homan of Nasa 's virtual reality lab , the system is also used to train for spacewalks . EVA crewmembers are required to use SAFER whenever the shuttle is docked to station and unable to fly over to recover a spacewalker who has become un-tethered and ca n't get back to the airlock . If an astronaut would drift off , it provides free-flying mobility to return to the spaceship . It is worn on spacewalks outside the International Space Station -LRB- ISS -RRB- , and was worn on spacewalks outside the Space Shuttle . So far , there has not been an emergency in which it was needed . Astronauts control the SAFER device by using a hand controller attached to the front of their space suits . SAFER 's propulsion , which is provided by 24 fixed-position thrusters that expel nitrogen gas , was first tested in 1994 by astronaut Mark Lee outside the Space Shuttle Discovery . All of the space station and orbiter structures are graphically presented in the virtual reality helmets worn by the spacewalking astronauts . The structures are also displayed on video screens that simulate the actual camera views that crew members inside the space station or space shuttle would have . These views allow crew members to monitor the spacewalk activities as they would in orbit . ` The same software used in the training facilities on the ground is also used on the laptop computers on the station , ' he said . ` The crews in space use the software to review upcoming spacewalks and robotic arm operations before actually performing the tasks . ` The program is also used on board during robotic operations to provide the arm operator a situational awareness view of the arm while it is in motion . ` The graphic arms in the program are driven by `` real '' data from the `` real '' arms during actual operations to provide the operator with a synthetic bird 's - eye view of what 's happening outside the station . Essentially a ` life jacket ' for spacewalks , SAFER is a self-contained maneuvering unit that is worn like a backpack . ` New configuration data can be developed on the ground and uplinked to the computers on board the station at anytime to make sure the crews have the latest station configuration at all times . ' A series of upcoming spacewalks at the International Space Station have been delayed following fears over faulty spacesuits . Nasa is now rushing to analyse the existing suits to determine if they are safe to wear . The fault is linked to a 2013 emergency when water dangerously flooded a European astronaut 's helmet causing a near-drowning . A series of upcoming spacewalks at the International Space Station have been delayed following fears over faulty spacesuits . Nasa is now rushing to analyse the existing suits to determine if they are safe to wear . The first spacewalk by a pair of U.S. astronauts was supposed to occur tomorrow , but Nasa today bumped it to Saturday to complete a spacesuit investigation . The second spacewalk is now Wednesday ; the third is March 1 . The extensive , outdoor cable-routing work will prepare for the arrival of new commercial crew capsules in 2017 . Two critical fan and pump units for the astronauts ' spacesuits failed recently during routine maintenance in orbit . The spacewalks will be performed by Nasa astronauts Barry Wilmore -LRB- left -RRB- and Terry Virts -LRB- right -RRB- . Construction of the ISS began on 20 November 1998 . It supports a crew of up to six , with crews split into groups of three . The station orbits at a height of about 255 miles -LRB- 410km -RRB- . It has a total mass of about 990,000 pounds -LRB- 450,000 kg -RRB- and has living space roughly equivalent to a five-bedroom house . It completes an orbit of Earth every 92.91 minutes and moves at 17,100 miles -LRB- 27,600 km -RRB- per hour . It has now been in space for more than 5,900 days , during which time it has completed more than 92,000 orbits of Earth , and has been continuously occupied for more than 13 years . Engineers suspect water seeped into the bearings , causing them to corrode and seize up . Both units were returned to Earth on the Dragon capsule last week . Spare units were put in the spacesuits , and those have checked out . Nasa says a pump failure would cut short a spacewalk , but not endanger anyone . An unrelated problem with the same component led to an astronaut 's near-drowning in 2013 . Kenny Todd , a space station manager , said earlier this week that the corrosion is likely the result of frequent water sampling put in place after the 2013 episode . Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Terry Virts are the designated spacewalkers . The astronauts will be preparing cables and communications gear for new docking ports at the space station . The ports will be used by future astronaut crews launched from Cape Canaveral , Florida once the first commercial capsules are ready to fly people beginning in 2017 . The space agency would like to pull off all three spacewalks before Wilmore leaves the orbiting lab in mid-March . Private companies SpaceX and Boeing are working on crew capsules -- under Nasa contract -- to ferry U.S. astronauts to and from the space station . Nasa lost the ability to launch its own crews when the space shuttles retired in 2011 , and is paying Russia for crew transportation . The issue is related to the water-in-helmet leak that nearly drowned Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano during a spacewalk in July 2013 - he rushed back into the space station and quickly recovered -LRB- shown here in this image from the ISS -RRB- - but is not expected to cause a similar gush of water . | Astronaut Terry Virts posted a picture of the solution to Twitter . Shows him with a laptop strapped to his face . | [[324, 389], [324, 389], [366, 369], [381, 412]] |
Ed Miliband was warned by Lord Mandelson -LRB- pictured -RRB- that he risks opening a ` credibility gap ' over his spending plans . Ed Miliband was warned he risks opening a ` credibility gap ' over his spending plans as it emerged Labour has not agreed how it would pay for a cut to university fees . The Labour leader is expected to announce details of the party 's key policy to lower tuition fees from # 9,000 to # 6,000 within days , but has yet to reach agreement with shadow chancellor Ed Balls on how this will be funded . Lord Mandelson weighed into the row yesterday , admitting the policy was not yet finished and insisting Labour must say where it will find the money . Otherwise , he said , it would face a ` credibility gap ' over its plans to cut the deficit . Lord Mandelson , who was Business Secretary under Gordon Brown and was in charge of universities , said it was ` inconceivable ' that Labour could cut funding to the sector . He told an audience of academics and university administrators in London : ` If any reduction in fees is announced , and I 'm not assuming that it will be , it 's absolutely vital that replacement funding from taxation is identified and announced at the same time . ` Not in a generalised way , but in a specific way . Because that will ensure that no credibility gap is opened up either around university funding or the Labour Party 's commitment to reducing the fiscal deficit . ' He supported Government claims that the rise in fees to # 9,000 had not led to a fall in university applications , pointing out that even the poorest students were now more likely to apply . Lord Mandelson also said cutting fees for UK students could increase the rate at which universities recruit from abroad to plug the funding gap -- potentially ` at the expense ' of home applicants . When he campaigned for the leadership of the Labour Party , Mr Miliband proposed a graduate tax as an alternative to tuition fees . Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to announce details of the party 's key policy to lower tuition fees from # 9,000 to # 6,000 within days , but has yet to reach agreement on how this will be funded . But Labour is yet to agree on its stance ahead of May 's election . Lib Dem Business Secretary Vince Cable said cutting fees to # 6,000 would be ` foolish ' , costing the exchequer # 10billion over five years . ' -LSB- It -RSB- would be a populist gesture which would achieve nothing and do a lot of damage , ' he wrote in a letter to Mr Miliband . Critics of cutting fees point out that the benefits would mainly go to the highest-earning graduates because they would end up paying less . A Labour Party spokesman said its policy on university fees would be ` set out shortly ' . Lord Mandelson , who was Business Secretary under Gordon Brown -LRB- both pictured -RRB- and was in charge of universities , said it was ` inconceivable ' that Labour could cut funding to the sector . ■ A Pact between Labour and the SNP would be ` the ultimate nightmare ' that could break up and bankrupt Britain , David Cameron warned yesterday . He accused Ed Miliband of betraying the Union for refusing to rule out an election deal with the SNP , who are on course for a landslide in Scotland . Speaking at the Tory conference in Edinburgh , he said it was ` appalling ' that Labour wrapped itself in the Union flag last year and is now willing to ` work with a bunch of people who would rip up that flag ' . | Miliband has been warned he risks opening ` credibility gap ' on spending . He is due to announce details of party 's key policy of lower tuition fees . But it has emerged Labour has not yet agreed how it will pay for cuts . Lord Mandelson has insisted Labour must say where it will find the money . Labour spokesman said policy on university fees would be ` set out shortly ' | [[0, 46], [62, 131], [26, 131], [132, 217], [694, 701], [704, 754], [702, 754], [302, 436], [1956, 2098], [2651, 2737], [2681, 2737], [221, 223], [232, 301], [1956, 1981], [2105, 2160], [2165, 2228], [589, 599], [625, 681], [302, 436], [1956, 2098], [2651, 2737], [2681, 2737]] |
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a live-fire artillery drill near the sea border with the rival South in a show of defiance believed to be timed ahead of annual U.S.-South Korean exercises . The drill , which was reported by state media today , involved artillery and anti-ship rockets and was focused on striking and capturing an enemy island , according to the North 's official Korean Central News Agency -LRB- KCNA -RRB- . Analysts in Seoul said North Korea was attempting to demonstrate its military capabilities ahead of next month 's U.S.-South Korean drills , which Pyongyang has condemned as a rehearsal for an invasion . Scroll down for video . North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un looks on in amusement as his military conducts a live-fire exercise . The military drills conducted near the border with the South involved artillery -LRB- pictured -RRB- and anti-ship rockets . Land to air missiles are launched into the air , in pictures broadcast by official state media . Analysts say North Korea 's military drills are usually conducted to reassure citizens they are protected . The military exercise -LRB- pictured -RRB- was reported to have been a mock attack and invasion of an enemy island . The exercise involved the Korean People 's Army 's 4th Corps , which led the 2010 shelling of the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong that left four South Korean soldiers and civilians dead . Kim expressed ` great satisfaction ' during the exercise and urged his army to be prepared for battle against the U.S. , KCNA reported . The official Rodong Sinmun published photos of the tyrant watching the exercise with binoculars and projectiles being fired from what appeared to be multiple rocket launchers and other weapons . State media outlets did not disclose the exact time and location of the drill . The U.S. and South Korea have repeatedly said that their war games are defensive in nature , and they have no intentions of attacking the North . North Korea told the United States last month that it was willing to impose a temporary moratorium on its nuclear tests if Washington scraps the military drills with South Korea this year , but the allies have refused to cancel the exercises . North Korea routinely conducts drills in weeks prior to the U.S.-South Korea exercises and they are believed to be a significant burden for a country in desperate need of cash . Kim Jong Un watches on and asks questions of the footage of the live-fire artillery drill . Explosions land in marked out targets on the mock enemy island during the military drill . Rockets were fired as analysts said the drill was carried out to showcase the country 's military technology . South Korean professor Koh Yu-hwan said the North 's military drills were using fewer and fewer troops in recent years due to the excessive costs involved . Koh Yu-hwan , a professor of North Korean Studies at Dongguk University in Seoul , said that the North had been reducing the number of soldiers in the drills in recent years and is instead increasingly focusing on showcasing its newer weapons in an apparent attempt at controlling costs . He said : ` North Korea considers it important to display its military capabilities ahead of the U.S.-South Korea drills to give its people the impression that it is well-prepared for an invasion attempt . ' South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters early this week that the U.S. was planning to send a larger number of soldiers than it did last year to the ` Key Resolve and Foal Eagle ' exercises beginning in early March , but did not provide a specific number . About 12,700 American troops participated last year . | The North Korean tyrant watched a military drill near border with the South . It 's believed the exercise was a mock attack and invasion of enemy island . The dictator watched from a distance while artillery and rockets were fired . Kim Jong Un then urged his army to be prepared for battle with the U.S. Analysts say it was timed ahead of upcoming U.S.-South Korean exercises . | [[0, 19], [24, 136], [668, 771], [772, 832], [2396, 2418], [204, 255], [291, 356], [1102, 1144], [1158, 1218], [0, 19], [24, 136], [204, 255], [258, 298], [668, 771], [823, 896], [1600, 1664], [1638, 1747], [2396, 2418], [1416, 1419], [1477, 1534], [137, 203], [128, 136], [146, 203], [440, 578], [540, 578], [581, 643]] |
Police have rescued a dog who was found frozen to the ground of a garage . The 10-year-old chow , nicknamed Elsa after the movie Frozen , had bleeding paws and frostbitten ears with her lead wrapped around her leg as wind chill temperatures hovered around -10 F in Ecorse , Michigan . A frozen bowl of water was inches away , just out of reach , police said . Scroll down for video . Frozen : It took rescuers half an hour to unfreeze Elsa 's leg from the floor of her owner 's garage in Ecorse . Officers were called to her rescue by a neighbor who heard whimpering inside the building at 9.30 am on Tuesday . ` It took about a half an hour to get her unfrozen from the ground , ' Patricia Trevino of the River Rouge Animal Shelter told WJBK . ` They had to pour warm water on her . Her two legs were frozen . The side of her face and her side , she was literally lying frozen to the ground . ' ` The dog was incoherent , was not responsive . She did n't start crying until the water was poured on her , ' Trevino said . Speaking from Healthy Paws Medical Center in Westland , where Elsa is being treated , Trevino said : ` Her feet are literally bleeding tonight when she walks because they were frozen . They were a block of ice . The toes were frozen together . ' The owner claimed he put Elsa in the garage at 5am and did not realize how cold it was . Struggle : She has frostbitten ears and seemed shaken after allegedly being left for days alone in the cold . Wounded : Elsa 's foot was bleeding after officials eventually pried her from the inches of frozen water . His neighbor Marylou Rotrock disputes the account , saying he has been out of town for days . He has been cited and police are pursuing animal cruelty charges , according to Fox News . ' I kept hearing -LRB- the dog -RRB- , so I had to walk over there , ' Rotrock told Fox News . ` And I 'm not one that goes over on other people 's property . Something told me I had to . ` Her body was frozen to the ground . ` There was no food in the bowl and some of the excrement had plastic bag pieces in it . ' Donations for Elsa have surpassed $ 1,000 , Fox News reported . To donate contact Healthy Paws on 734-326-7297 . | Neighbor opened garage door after she heard whimpering at 9.30 am . It took half an hour to free 10-year-old chow Elsa who was ` incoherent ' Her ears are frostbitten , police pursuing animal cruelty charges . | [[535, 545], [550, 594], [393, 496], [613, 677], [898, 920], [1368, 1392], [1690, 1732]] |
George Osborne promised to prioritise tax cuts for middle earners yesterday as the economic recovery delivered the biggest boost to the public coffers since before the financial crisis . The Government recorded a surplus of # 8.8 billion in January -- the largest for seven years -- after a flood of tax payments . The boost rounded off a week of economic good news for the UK , in which inflation fell to its lowest level for 55 years , while the number of people in work reached a record high . George Osborne , pictured centre visiting London Underground workers upgrading the Tube network , promised to prioritise tax cuts for middle earners yesterday . Pay growth easily outstripped inflation for the fourth consecutive month in December , ending the squeeze on household incomes . Total average weekly earnings were 2.1 per cent higher than a year earlier , up from 1.7 per cent last month . The stock market has risen to a 16-year high and is on the verge of overhauling its previous peak , reached in 1999 . Speaking yesterday as he visited London Underground workers upgrading the Tube network , the Chancellor said the figures vindicated the Coalition 's decisions on tax and spending , including the cutting the top rate of tax from 50p to 45p , which ` sent a signal ' that Britain backed enterprise . And he vowed that further tax cuts , offering relief for those paying the 40p higher rate , and a new income tax threshold of # 12,500 would be his ` priority ' if the Conservatives remain in power . ` I took a difficult decision to cut the 50p rate , ' he said . ` That rate sent a message that Britain was an uncompetitive place to do business . The Chancellor watched overnight engineering works at Victoria station with Mayor of London Boris Johnson . ` Today ... the tax receipts show that actually , by reducing it to 45p we have not lost revenue . ' Britain 's highest earners now pay more than a quarter of the entire income tax bill , more than when the Coalition came to power . Nearly 300,000 taxpayers are forecast to contribute the equivalent of # 45.9 billion by the end of this year . The windfall puts the Chancellor on course to hit his borrowing targets for the year , and could even give him some room for pre-election giveaways in next month 's Budget . The Office for National Statistics figures showed Mr Osborne looks set to hit his target of reducing the annual deficit -- which hit a record # 153billion or around ten per cent of national income under Labour -- from # 97.3 billion last year to # 91.3 billion this year or 5 per cent . Last month 's tax surplus was the biggest since 2008 and # 2.3 billion larger than in 2014 . Self-assessment payments were strong because many high earners deferred bonuses from 2012-13 to take advantage of the cut in the 50p rate . Self-assessment receipts were # 1.7 billion higher at a record # 12.3 billion , corporation tax receipts were up # 900million to # 8.3 billion and VAT rose by # 200million to # 10.6 billion . Samuel Tombs , analyst at Capital Economics , said : ` The recovery is finally having a positive impact on the public purse . ' Labour 's treasury spokesman Chris Leslie said the figures were ` distorted ' by delayed bonuses and vowed to put the top rate back up to 50p . He added : ` Our plan will make sensible spending cuts . ' Council house tenants will be given taxpayer-funded grants of # 30,000 help them buy a home . The Right to Buy Social Mobility Fund is aimed at freeing people ` trapped in social housing ' , the Government said , such as those who want to downsize . Some # 84million will be made available over two years . | Chancellor promised to prioritise tax cuts for middle earners yesterday . Spoke as the economic recovery delivered biggest boost to the public coffers since before the financial crisis . Said the figures vindicated the Coalition 's decisions on tax and spending . | [[0, 65], [497, 511], [595, 657], [1314, 1472], [79, 186], [3000, 3012], [3046, 3050], [3055, 3125], [1105, 1254]] |
You might think twice before allowing a mobile app to have access to your location data . But it 's not just apps you need to worry about -- hackers can now track your every move through your phone 's power consumption . Unlike GPS or Wi-Fi location tracking , power data is freely available to any installed app allowing anyone with the know-how ti track a phone location to 90 per cent accuracy . Many of us think twice before allowing a mobile app to have access to our location data.But it 's not just apps we need to worry about -- hackers can now track our every move through our phone 's power consumption . Researchers at Stanford University and Israel 's defence research group , Rafael , have named their technique ` PowerSpy ' , according to a report by Wired . The technique works because a phone 's transmission requires more power to connect with a cell tower that is farther away . It also requires more power when obstacles such as block its signal . This means that temporary power drains , such as a phone call , will help highlight the type of environment the mobile phone user is in . It works because a phone 's transmission requires more power to connect with a cell tower that is farther away . It also requires more power when obstacles such as block its signal . This means that temporary power drains , such as a phone call , will help highlight the type of environment the mobile phone user is in . ' A sufficiently long power measurement -LRB- several minutes -RRB- enables the learning algorithm to ` see ' through the noise , ' the researchers write . ` We show that measuring the phone 's aggregate power consumption over time completely reveals the phone 's location and movement . ' The researchers collected power data from Android phones as they drove around California 's Bay Area and the Israeli city of Haifa . Then they compared their data with the power consumption of an LG Nexus 4 handset as it repeatedly travelled through one of those routes . They were able to guess which route it was nine out of ten times . Someday , scientists claim spies could use PowerSpy to track targets , or apps could use its location tracking for advertising purposes . The technique only works if the person being spied on has travelled that route before , and hackers have measured how power consumption changes along that route . If they do n't know your routine , that accuracy of location drop from 90 per cent to about 60 per cent . Someday , the scientists claim spies could use PowerSpy to track targets , or apps could use its location tracking for advertising purposes . ` You could install an application like Angry Birds that communicates over the network but does n't ask for any location permissions , ' Yan Michalevski , one of the Stanford researchers told Wired . ` It gathers information and sends it back to me to track you in real time , to understand what routes you 've taken when you drove your car or to know exactly where you are on the route . ' Last year the same group found that they could use the gyroscope in a phone as a basic microphone . The ` gyrophone ' could recognise spoken digits and distinguish between male and female voices . Millions of people are being spied on by free apps they have installed on their mobile phones , security experts have warned . Many ` flashlight apps ' which allow a device to be used as a torch also secretly record the most sensitive personal information . This may include the location of the phone , details of its owner and their contacts , and even the content of text messages . The data is then transmitted to market research companies and advertising agencies to track user 's shopping habits , experts claim . But it is also suspected that criminal gangs , hackers and identity thieves have developed torch apps of their own to obtain personal data about consumers which could give them access to their bank accounts . The most popular flashlight apps for Android smartphones have been downloaded tens of millions of times . They include the Super-Bright LED Flashlight , the Brightest Flashlight Free and the Tiny Flashlight + LED . | Technique , dubbed PowerSpy , was created by US and Israeli scientists . It works based on the fact that power changes when a cell tower is close . Calls can help highlight type of environment the mobile phone user is in . It only works if a person being spied on has travelled route before , and hackers have measured how power consumption changes on that route . | [[615, 686], [689, 735], [773, 873], [1105, 1194], [967, 1104], [983, 1028], [1031, 1074], [1288, 1425], [1304, 1349], [1352, 1395], [537, 544], [549, 614], [1849, 1987], [2193, 2336], [2281, 2355]] |
Keep dancing : Sir Bruce and his third wife Wilnelia . As he celebrates his 87th birthday tomorrow , Sir Bruce Forsyth will treat himself to a Pink Panther , a refreshing mix of champagne and cranberry juice . ` It 's delicious , ' he said . ` I 've never been a massive drinker , but it 's lovely . ' Mixing his food groups is usually a no-no for the former Strictly Come Dancing host , however . He is an ardent follower of the Hay diet , which advises against mixing proteins with carbohydrates . Indeed , he credits his longevity to his healthy eating regime , lots of exercise and the enduring love of his third wife Wilnelia , to whom he has been married for almost 32 years . A weekly massage and a handful of vitamin D , E and C supplements each day have also helped Sir Bruce to maintain his stamina . Lifting the lid on his maintenance regime , he said : ` I never miss taking my supplements and I regard massage as a medicine . ` I have a masseuse called Alicia who comes to the house . I do the Hay diet where I do n't have potatoes with meat or fish and I drink lots of water . ' Sir Bruce , who has enjoyed a seven-decade career , does , however , admit to some vices . ` I love chocolate . I ca n't go a day without chocolate . I love dark chocolate . Green and Blacks and Lindt and Belgian chocolate . I do have a few squares a day , ' he said . Despite retiring from hosting Strictly Come Dancing , the veteran entertainer has no intention of slowing down -- with performances of his one-man show planned for across Britain in the coming weeks . The star said he is especially pleased to be returning to the London Palladium . ` It 's the first time in ten years since I have performed -LSB- there -RSB- and I am really looking forward to it . When the day comes and I ca n't do this any longer then so be it . But I will do it as long as I can because it 's in my blood . ' The Hay diet is based on the principle of segregating certain food types , such as not mixing proteins with carbohydrates and having three regular meals a day . It was created in the 1920s by New York physician William Howard Hay after he developed a life-threatening kidney disease . Modern-day fans include actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Catherine Zeta Jones . The science underpinning the diet has been called ` unfounded ' by experts because it ignores the fact that carbohydrate-rich foods contain significant amounts of protein . Sir Bruce is currently enjoying himself in Puerto Rico , where he spends four months of the year with Wilnelia . He said of his birthday : ` To celebrate I am hoping to do what I did last year and that is to have a game of golf in the morning outside in the lovely 80 degree heat . ` Then I will have lunch in a hotel in San Juan with some friends , which of course would not be complete without Bruce 's Pink Panther . ` In fact I think we will let the Panther loose ! You put about an inch of cranberry into a glass -- you must always do that first -- and then you pour champagne over it . It 's delicious . ' After a nap , Sir Bruce will watch the Oscars -- which are also celebrating their 87th birthday this year -- until 1am . ` At some point I will speak to my son and daughters on the phone as well , ' he said . ` I have nine grandchildren and three great-grand children . They make me feel proud but at the same time , it makes me feel old ! ' The former Strictly Come Dancing host , pictured with fellow presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly , credits his longevity to his healthy eating regime , lots of exercise and his third wife . | Sir Bruce is an ardent follower of the Hay diet , which advises against mixing proteins with carbohydrates . Credits his longevity to his healthy eating regime , lots of exercise and the enduring love of his third wife Wilnelia . | [[398, 438], [426, 438], [447, 499], [1892, 2013], [509, 562], [537, 569], [586, 621], [3382, 3419], [3488, 3538], [3513, 3557]] |
A Canadian parliament member had the chamber in tears after he admitted to leaving his seat during a vote because of a pair of ill-fitting underpants he had recently bought on sale . Pat Martin , a representative for Winnipeg , told the House of Commons he had trouble sitting for a long period of time because he ` bought a bunch that was clearly too small for me ' . ' I realize I did inadvertently leave my seat briefly in the middle of the debate , but I can blame it on a sale that they had down at the Hudson 's Bay , ' Martin said . ` They had men 's underwear that was on for half-price . ' Canadian parliament member Pat Martin , from Winnipeg , admitted to leaving his seat during a vote on Friday because a pair of ill-fitting pants he had bought on sale were too small and made it uncomfortable to sit . Martin violated formal procedure by stepping away from his chair and then returning to cast his vote on whether to adjourn debate on an anti-terrorism bill , according to the National Post . His absence was brought to Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin 's attention by member Royal Galipeau , who asked if Martin 's vote was still valid because he had breached protocol . Caught in the act , Martin confessed to his too-tight underwear . ' I apologize if it was necessary for me to leave my seat briefly , but I did not mean to forfeit my right to vote , ' he said . After the chamber erupted into laughter , even Comartin had to get it on the fun . Martin bought the half-price briefs from department store Hudson 's Bay , which capitalized on the publicity to make sure people knew the 50 per cent off sale was still going strong . Political columnist John Ivison offers Martin some advice . Martin had left his seat in the Chamber before returning to cast his vote on whether to adjourn a debate about an anti-government bill . Although it is technically against parliamentary rules to leave one 's seat during a vote , House of Commons speaker Joe Comartin validated Martin 's vote because he had been present when the motion was read . ' I had no briefing on this type of motion , ' he said , before validating Martin 's vote because he was present when the motion was read . Hudson 's Bay , a Canadian department store , capitalized on the free press and tweeted out that their ` manties ' 50 per cent off sale was still going strong . ` Pants are overrated , ' the tweet claimed . One Twitter user also tried to give Martin some advice . ` Sympathize with Pat Martin and his underwear dilemma , ' political columnist John Ivison wrote . ` As he 's of solid Scottish stock , and a regular kilt wearer , the solution is obvious . ' Another user felt he had received a lesson in government . ' I think we all learned a little something about democracy today . And Pat Martin 's shopping habits . ' One user even got artistic , photoshopping Martin 's head to another famous Canadian 's body . ' I have a feeling I may have been a little generous with this photochop ' , the user said as he shared a picture of Martin 's head on Justin Bieber 's recent Calvin Klein briefs ad . Some Twitter users even got artistic , photoshopping Martin 's face to the body of Justin Bieber , another famous Canadian , in his Calvin Klein brief ads . | Pat Martin left his chair during House of Commons debate before returning to cast his vote . It is against chamber rules to leave one 's seat during a vote . But Martin said he had trouble sitting for a long period of time because the underwear was ` clearly too small ' for him . Chamber roared with laughter when he apologized for ` briefly ' leaving seat . | [[371, 450], [599, 636], [655, 722], [816, 822], [849, 880], [816, 822], [885, 971], [1703, 1839], [1703, 1709], [1743, 1839], [1875, 1888], [1895, 1929], [60, 149], [183, 193], [228, 302], [254, 330], [311, 364], [599, 636], [655, 722], [716, 737], [785, 815], [1201, 1246], [816, 822], [849, 880], [1249, 1312], [1376, 1415], [1418, 1458]] |
A Washington florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding rejected an offer from the state to settle a discrimination case by paying a $ 2,000 fine . Barronelle Stutzman , a 70-year-old grandmother , would n't provide flowers from her shop in Richland , Washington , for the 2013 wedding of Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed . When longtime customer Ingersoll came to Arlene 's Flowers and asked for the flowers , the devout Southern Baptist told him her ` relationship with Jesus Christ ' would n't allow her to do the wedding . Scroll down for video . Barronelle Stutzman would n't provide flowers from her shop in Richland , Washington , for a 2013 gay wedding . When a longtime customer came to Arlene 's Flowers -LRB- above -RRB- about his wedding , Stutzman refused to help him . The situation began because Stutzman would n't provide flowers for the wedding of Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed -LRB- pictured above -RRB- . Her rejection led to multiple lawsuits , including one from Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson . If the lawsuits are successful , Stutzman could be required to pay damages and legal fees that far exceed the attorney general 's offer to settle the matter . In addition to the $ 2,000 fine , the settlement Stutzman rejected said if the florist chose to continue selling flowers for weddings she would have to sell the items to all couples , including same-sex couples . In a letter to Ferguson , Stutzman wrote she ` never imagined that using my God-given talents and abilities , and doing what I love to do for over three decades , would become illegal ' . She added : ` Our state would be a better place if we respected each other 's differences , and our leaders protected the freedom to have those differences . ` Since 2012 , same-sex couples all over the state have been free to act on their beliefs about marriage , but because I follow the Bible 's teaching that marriage is the union of one man and one woman , I am no longer free to act on my beliefs . ` Washington 's constitution guarantees us `` freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment . '' ' I can not sell that precious freedom . ' Video by Alliance Defending Freedom . If the lawsuits against her are successful , Stutzman could be required to pay damages and legal fees that far exceed the attorney general 's offer to settle the matter for $ 2,000 . Stutzman -LRB- left -RRB- and other at her shop . She wrote she ` never imagined that using my God-given talents and abilities , and doing what I love to do for over three decades , would become illegal ' The offer from Ferguson came after Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom rejected arguments that Stutzman 's actions were protected by her freedoms of speech and religion . The First Amendment protects religious beliefs but not necessarily actions based on those beliefs , Ekstrom ruled . The state has the authority to prohibit discrimination and Stutzman can be held personally liable for damages if she breaks bias laws , according to the judge . Kristen Waggoner , an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom , called the ruling ` terrifying ' and said Ferguson was targeting Stutzman , Fox News reported . She said : ` He 's using the full power of his office to personally and professionally destroy her . ` He 's trying to send a message -- you better shut up if you disagree or you are going to lose everything you own . ' Ferguson maintains his objective is not Stutzman 's financial ruin . He said : ` My primary goal has always been to bring about an end to the defendants ' unlawful conduct and to make clear that I will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation . ` Before this case began , my office wrote to Ms Stutzman , asking her to comply with state law . Had she agreed to no longer discriminate , my office would not have filed suit , and Ms Stutzman would not have paid any costs , fees or penalties . ` After lengthy proceedings , the court has ruled , the law is clear , and the state prevailed on all counts . ' Stutzman plans to appeal Judge Ekstrom 's ruling . | Barronelle Stutzman owns Arlene 's Flowers in Richland , Washington . She would n't sell flowers for wedding of Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed . Superior Court judge ruled she was n't protected by First Amendment rights . Stutzman follows Bible 's teachings and is ` no longer free to act on beliefs ' If she accepted , Stutzman would provide flowers at same-sex weddings . | [[0, 20], [25, 69], [162, 181], [212, 263], [564, 635], [796, 915], [2587, 2669], [2622, 2769], [1879, 1923], [1871, 1909], [1915, 1961], [1964, 2006]] |
A new report claims that Bobbi Kristina Brown was under the influence of drugs the morning she was found face down and unresponsive in the bathtub . In addition to this , she had been using cocaine , heroin and Xanax in the months before the January 31 incident according to multiple sources who spoke to People . She had also been drinking heavily . Scroll down for videos . A new report claims that Bobbi Kristina Brown -LRB- above -RRB- was under the influence of drugs the morning she was found face down and unresponsive in the bathtub . Sources say she used drugs as she was ` distraught ' over the death of her mother three years earlier . Brown had also been ` in and out ' of rehab for three years these same sources claim , and was ` distraught ' still over her mother 's death three years ago . One of the sources who regularly saw the 21-year-old said Brown seemed to frequently be ` high ' and was often ` slurring her words . ' She has been on life support ever since she was rushed to the hospital after being found by her possible husband Nick Gordon , and remains in critical condition . Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown referred to each other as husband and wife , but father Bobby Brown said they never legally married . Earlier this week she was taken off her ventilator and had her breathing tube removed for fear of infection and given a tracheotomy . Few details about the young woman 's condition have been revealed since she entered the hospital , and her father , the rapper and former member of New Edition , has asked that the media not take interviews from the numerous family members who have come forward to speak about his daughter 's condition . This as Gordon has reportedly become the main focus in a criminal investigation into what caused this incident . Police in Roswell , Georgia , are investigating the circumstances leading to Brown 's discovery in the tub on January 31 . She had been in a car crash four days earlier , according a police report . The SUV she was driving spun out of control and hit a car on January 27 , causing extensive damage to both vehicles and sending her passenger and the driver of the other car to the hospital , the report said . The other driver was listed in critical condition , police said , and one of Brown 's tires was punctured by a nail and appeared to have blown out . | Multiple sources claim Bobbi Kristina Brown was using cocaine , heroin and Xanax in the months before she was found unresponsive in a bathtub . They also claim she was under the influence of drugs the morning she was discovered . One of the sources also said she frequently seemed ` high ' and would often be ` slurring her words ' Kristina has been on life support since she was admitted January 31 , and earlier this week had a tracheotomy . | [[0, 90], [83, 148], [169, 261], [238, 291], [275, 291], [296, 313], [376, 484], [477, 542], [806, 824], [859, 902], [0, 90], [376, 484], [0, 90], [806, 824], [859, 902], [806, 824], [907, 916], [919, 939], [942, 985], [1239, 1260], [1294, 1372]] |
If there 's one British designer who knows how to do wearable fashion , it 's Jasper Conran . Season after season he serves up super feminine designs that women actually want to wear and garments that they 'll look and feel good in . Talking FEMAIL through his AW15 collection backstage ahead of the show on a blustery Saturday morning , he made his mission clear . ` When I design for women , I want them to walk into a room and look good , ' he said . Jasper Conran unveiled a wearable collection of cashmere dresses and hair-on-calf A-line skirts inspired by Japanese paintings at London Fashion Week today . ` I 'm thinking about their lives and I ponder : `` does this actually work ? Is it a real thing ? When they walk into a room , are they going to look ridiculous or great ? '' . ' Judging by his collection of fitted cashmere dresses , hair-on-calf A-line skirts and the sexiest silks , Jasper has hit the nail on the head . Jasper unveiled a wearable collection of bold and graphic printed silks and cashmeres . Shapewise , Jasper aimed to make his collection easy and loose and not overly tight for AW15 . Taking inspiration from 19th century ukiyo-e prints from the Japanese designer Kunisada , Jasper 's dreamy silk and cashmere designs were emblazoned with graphic woodblock patterns . Broken stripes and chevrons in viridian green , rich chocolates and berry hues were broken up with bursts of brighter colours . Comfort was key , as always , and pleated silk skirts , chunky hand knit tunics and cosy chocolate cashmere reigned supreme . ` Shapewise , it 's easy and loose and not overly tight this season ; it 's voluminous , ' he said . ` The collection is so wearable , ' concluded Jasper . ` These are cashmere knits you can live in . You do n't need a house anymore when you 've got these ! ' . His audience , including Laura Whitmore and Yasmin Le Bon , will no doubt be climbing over each other to cocoon themselves in his cashmere come Autumn . Broken stripes and chevrons in viridian green , rich chocolates and berry hues were broken up with bursts of brighter colours as models strutted down a leafy runway . Laura Whitmore and Yasmin Le Bon sat front row at Jasper 's show on Friday . With thanks to Addison Lee for driving the FEMAIL team around . | Jasper wants his woman to walk into a room and look good . Took inspiration from 19th century ukiyo-e prints from Kunisada . Dreamy silk and cashmere designs were emblazoned with graphic woodblock patterns . | [[368, 391], [394, 439], [1119, 1197], [792, 895], [936, 1023], [977, 1023], [1209, 1301]] |
A judge 's racially insensitive Christmas email may derail his nomination to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court . An email that Judge Thomas Kistler , 57 , forwarded to 22 friends and colleagues shows a black man in an orange jumpsuit and woman on opposite sides of a prison visitation phone with the message ` Merry Christmas from the Johnsons ' . A message included in the Centre County judge 's email said ` Touching and heartwarming . Merry Christmas to ALL ! JK ' . A 2013 email from Centre County , Pennsylvania , Judge Thomas Kistler contained this offensive image and the subject line ` Best Christmas card ever ' The judge said that he sometimes uses the abbreviation JK , which often stands for ` Just kidding ' , to mean ` Judge Kistler ' . The subject line of the December 2013 message , which had pictures of Santa , was ` Best Christmas card ever ' . The image of the black man and woman is believed to be a normal photo that was put into a Christmas card format by Internet users . Members of the criminal justice system including prosecutors and members of the probation department received it , according to the Centre Daily Times . Judge Kistler , a Republican who has been a judge in Centre County since 1997 , confirmed that he had shared the email but that it was not racist . He said that ` The last thing I would do would be to express some racial bias and send it to 20 friends ' . ` It was a comment about how lightly people take being incarcerated . ' The judge had told the Philadelphia Inquirer Thursday night that he did not remember sending the email and that it did not sound like something he would say . He interpreted it as saying ` Christmas goes on , even for the people we put in jail ' . ' I do n't think it conveys humor at all . I do n't find that humorous , ' he said . Governor Tom Wolf -LRB- pictured -RRB- nominated Judge Kistler for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court but now said he is reviewing the controversy caused by the email . The email may cause trouble for his nomination to the state 's highest court . Democratic governor Tom Wolf had reached across the political aisle to nominate Judge Kistler along with a member of his own party to fill two vacancies until an election later this year . One of the empty positions on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was vacated because a previous justice resigned amid a scandal over emails he sent and received that allegedly contained pornographic material . Judge Kistler said he did not think the headlines he has made because of his email will affect the confirmation process , which he has a hearing for Tuesday . Governor Wolf said through a spokesperson that he ` does not condone that email or emails like it ' but was waiting to gather more facts about the controversy , according to The Patriot News . One of the Pennsylvania legislature 's powerful African-American members , Democratic Sen. Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia , said that the email image was troubling and offensive , a spokesman said . | Judge Thomas Kistler , 57 , forwarded ` Merry Christmas from the Johnsons ' Picture shows black man in jumpsuit using a prison phone with woman . Prosecutors , parole department officials received ` troubling ' 2013 email . Judge Kistler says that he sent the message , but that it is not racist . He has confirmation hearing for Pennsylvania Supreme Court position . | [[110, 304], [993, 1105], [993, 1093], [1108, 1145], [1146, 1159], [1226, 1293], [2516, 2604]] |
Winning an Academy Award is the pinnacle of success for those in the film industry and so it 's perhaps no surprise that many have been overcome with emotion in their moment of triumph . While most over the decades have been able to accept their Oscars with dignity , grace and a stiff upper lip , others have not been able to hold back the tears . Gwyneth Paltrow is arguably the most famous Oscar cry baby as she sobbed through her acceptance speech when she won Best Actress for Shakespeare In Love in 1999 . Scroll down for video . Gwyneth Paltrow sobbed in her acceptance speech as she thanked her family when she won the Best Actress gong for Shakespeare in Love in 1999 . Tears rolled down the cheeks of Halle Berry as she was the first black woman to win an Oscar in 2002 . Anne Hathaway held it together for her speech but cried backstage after winning in 2013 . Hilary Swank wipes away a tear as she accepts the Oscar for best actress in 2007 for Million Dollar Baby . She was already struggling to hold back the tears as stepped on to the stage to collect her trophy from Jack Nicholson but managed to hold it together as she thanked the cast and crew she 'd worked with . But when she started to thank her family , she could n't stop crying with her voice becoming squeaky and at times inaudible . It was thanking her family that reduced Angelina Jolie to tears too when she accepted her Oscar for best supporting actress in Girl Interrupted in 2000 . Her voice broke as she sang the praises of her brother , James , mother Marcheline Bertrand , who died in 2007 , and her father , actor Jon Voight - with whom she has since had a turbulent relationship . Octavia Spencer said , ` I 'm sorry , I 'm freaking out ! ' as she wept during her acceptance speech in 2012 when she won best supporting actress for her role in The Help . Charlize Theron cried as she accepted the Oscar for best actress in 2004 for her role in Monster . Nicole Kidman struggles to compose herself as she accepts her best actress award for The Hours in 2003 . Halle Berry gave Gwyneth a run for her money as the biggest blubber when she received her best actress award in 2002 for Monster 's Ball - making her the first black woman to be given the honour . ` Oh my god , ' she sobbed with tears streaming down her face , ` this moment is so much bigger than me . ' Jennifer Hudson could barely start her speech in 2007 when she won the best supporting actress award for Dreamgirls as she was so overcome with emotion . ` Oh my god , I just have to take this moment in , I just can not believe this , look what god can do , if my grandmother was here to see me now ... ' she gushed . Natalie Portman can be forgiven for her tears as she won best actress in Black Swan in 2011 as she was pregnant at the time and at the mercy of her hormones . Jennifer Hudson could barely start her speech in 2007 when she won the best supporting actress award for Dreamgirls as she was so overcome with emotion . Natalie Portman was pregnant when she won in 2011 and became teary when she thanked her husband for giving her her greatest role yet - motherhood . Ben Affleck choked on his words during his speech in 2013 as he became emotional as he won Best Picture for Argo , which he produced , directed and starred in . Jennifer Lawrence looks teary backstage in 2013 as she poses with fellow winner Daniel Day Lewis ... Perhaps Jennifer 's tears came as she recalled this embarrassing fall as she took to the stage when she won . She sniffed her way through an otherwise eloquent acceptance speech with tears in her eyes as she thanked her husband Benjamin Millepied for giving her the greatest role of all as a mother . Octavia Spencer was given a standing ovation as she accepted her gong in 2012 for The Help and the reaction meant she struggled to speak though most of her speech . ` I 'm sorry , I 'm freaking out ! ' she wept . Anne Hathaway maintained her composure when she made her acceptance speech in 2013 when she won for her role in Les Miserables but it all caught up with her backstage when she burst into tears at the photocall clutching her gold statue . Nicole Kidman , Charlize Theron and Hilary Swank are other notable A-listers who wept as they won their Oscars . Actress Meryl Streep should be used to the emotional rollorcoaster of the Oscars with 19 nominations and three victories under her belt , but here she sheds a tear as she hugs Peter O'Toole on stage in 2003 . Kim Basinger has tears in her eyes as she gives her acceptance speech after winning in 1998 . Julia Roberts looks teary backstage as she poses with her award in 2001 . But it 's not just the women who have struggled to hold back the tears . Ben Affleck struggled to contain his emotions as Argo - which he directed , produced and starred in - won the Best Picture Oscar in 2013 . He became emotional as he thanked his wife - actress Jennifer Garner - for working hard to make their marriage last and his voice broke as he dedicated the award to their children Violet , Samuel and Seraphina . So as the 87th Academy Awards takes place this Sunday evening , let 's hope the nominees have all packed their hankies and practiced their speeches . | Winning an Academy Award is an emotional moment . Many stars have broken down in tears making their acceptance speech . Thanking their families made Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie cry . 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Radamel Falcao 's miserable start to his Manchester United career has continued with news that he faces a further two weeks out with injury . The Colombian international must impress manager Louis van Gaal over the course of the season if his big-money loan at Old Trafford is to be turned in to a permanent deal at the end of the year . However , as United prepared for a trip to Arsenal on Saturday with crippling injury problems across their defensive line , the long-term future of centre forward Falcao continues to be in doubt . Radamel Falcao -LRB- right -RRB- pictured in action for Manchester United against West Ham in September . Falcao -LRB- left -RRB- was unveiled with Daley Blind -LRB- right -RRB- on arrival at Old Trafford - both are now injured . United boss Van Gaal said last night : ` No , he 's not available . He has an injury and that takes time . ` Now it 's four weeks already and next week he shall train with our selection and then he needs two weeks . It 's always like that . ` It 's a pity , but players in football are injured . ' Sportsmail revealed earlier this month that Van Gaal already has doubts about Falcao 's ability to withstand a long Barclays Premier League season . Certainly , statistics that show just one goal and three league starts already go some way to showing why the United manager is concerned . Having let England striker Danny Welbeck go to Saturday 's opponents at the end of the summer transfer window , Van Gaal knows that decision could come back to embarrass him at the Emirates but insists he does not regret his decision . Colombia played at Craven Cottage last Friday , and Falcao was in attendance to watch his team-mates . ` He could have also played for Manchester United but we have decided that he could go and he has taken the benefit of it , ' said Van Gaal . ` He does very good at Arsenal . Now I shall see him -LSB- play -RSB- and I shall judge him . ` He has taken all the benefits of playing every week . That was always the question mark here . ` But I do n't think it is so important how I judge him because he is now playing for Arsenal . ` He 's not a Manchester United player anymore so now we have to beat him also . He 's not alone , we have to beat Arsenal . ' Van Gaal has had better news this week regarding goalkeeper David de Gea who has recovered from a dislocated finger suffered on international duty and will play on Saturday . Louis van Gaal claimed he is ` always a worried man in Manchester ' , because of his side 's injury problems . David de Gea dislocated his finger on international duty but has recovered in time to face Arsenal on Saturday . VIDEO Man Utd injury problems . However , United will be without first choice defenders Rafael da Silva , Jonny Evans , Phil Jones , Marcos Rojo and perhaps Luke Shaw . Dutch international midfielder Daley Blind , meanwhile , will not know the extent of his knee injury suffered playing for Holland until he removes a brace in 10 days ' time . ` It 's difficult to say how long because he is still sitting in his brace , ' said Van Gaal . ` We will then scan him again . ` It is not as bad as the doctors thought after the first match but it could still be a long story . It is n't six months or so , though . ' United winger Angel di Maria will play at Arsenal after recovering from a knock he picked up playing for Argentina on Tuesday . Van Gaal watched on from the Old Trafford stands as Argentina played Portugal in a friendly on Tuesday . Angel di Maria picked up an injury during the match at Old Trafford , but is fit to face the Gunners on Saturday . Asked if he been worried , Van Gaal said : ` I 'm always a worried man in Manchester because we have a lot of injuries . ` It 's unbelievable . But we have to manage . We can speak about all the injuries , but we still have to manage that . ` I 've said that also to the players . It 's a pity , but we have enough players to do the job . ' | Radamel Falcao has not played for Manchester United for the last month . The Colombian has been struggling with a calf injury . Louis van Gaal revealed on Thursday that Falcao now ` has a new injury ' The forward will miss at least a further fortnight of first-team action . | [[0, 141], [0, 141], [0, 141], [95, 141]] |
Manchester United have been offered Darijo Srna from Shakhtar Donetsk . The Croatia international is 32 but intermediaries are pushing for a short term move as cover for Rafael . United are short in the right back area and have been scouting for alternatives with Dani Alves of Barcelona also offered to them . Shakhtar Donetsk right back Darijo Srna -LRB- right -RRB- in action against Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio . The 32-year-old vies for a header with Ciro Immobile -LRB- left -RRB- during the Euro 2016 qualifier last Sunday . Srna , known as the ` Icon of Shakhtar ' has turned down offers to join Chelsea and Bayern Munich in the past . He has 120 caps for Croatia but was still clocked at 20.5 mph for his sprinting during the World Cup in Brazil . However , a move for Srna would go against Ed Woodward 's message this week that United were not looking for short term fixes to their problems . The Shakhtar Donetsk player attempts to tackle Ashley Young during a Champions League tie last season . | Manchester United offered Croatia international right back Darijo Srna . 32-year-old could be brought in as short term cover for Rafael . Red Devils have also been offered Dani Alves by Barcelona . | [[72, 107], [108, 178], [264, 287], [293, 310]] |
Jurgen Klopp has admitted he would be open to offers from Premier League clubs , saying England is the only other country he would consider working in . The Borussia Dortmund manager has long been linked with a move to England , with Arsenal the most likely option when Arsene Wenger decides to move on . And now the popular German has hinted that a move to these shores would be an attractive proposition . Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has admitted he would be interested in working in England . He told BT Sport 's SportsHUB programme : ' I think it 's the only country where I should work , next to Germany because it 's the only country I know the language a little bit and I need the language for my work . ` If somebody will call me , then we will talk about it . ' Klopp 's Dortmund have struggled to replicate the form of previous seasons and currently sit just above the Bundesliga relegation zone by virtue of goal difference only . They will try and rediscover their winning form when they travel to Paderborn on Saturday afternoon . Klopp said England was the only other country he would consider working in . Klopp , 47 , has achieved considerable success during his time at the Westfalenstadion , winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 , and guiding them to the Champions League final in 2013 . Before that , he was a legend at Mainz , making 337 league appearances as a player and then managing them for seven years . But he insists he has never thought about his legacy at either club and prefers to concentrate on the present . He said : ` Not when I was starting no . I was 18 years at Mainz and I thought , that 's it enough . I love this club in Mainz , I love this city , for a long time . My home town and so on . ` When I came here I thought OK now I can work as a normal coach , two or three years - next club , next city . I 'm really interested in life , it 's not important for me to stay for a long time in the same place . Marco Reus has been linked with a move away from Dortmund , with Bayern Munich and Chelsea interested . ` My children are old enough to stay alone , that 's not the problem . I am here for more than six years , I do n't know when it will end , I do n't think about this . ` But it 's not my idea to build a legacy . We will see , as long as it 's successful and we can develop everything , we should n't change . ' There has been plenty of speculation about the future of Dortmund 's star asset , Marco Reus , with Bayern Munich and Chelsea among the interested clubs . On his future , Klopp said : ` We had very successful years and we could n't keep all these players . Not all of them stayed here . They had their own dreams their own situations different ideas , whatever . So we will see . ` The most important thing is the story of this club will go on . We 'll have to do it with other players . ` It 's not our idea to keep this team together until the end , until their 34 and they go away . That was not the idea . We did it because of the potential of these players . ' Mats Hummels , the centre-back , has also been linked with a move away from the Bundesliga side . Watch the interview in full on SportsHUB , BT Sport 's news and information show , tomorrow -LRB- Saturday 22nd -RRB- on BT Sport 1 from 3pm . Klopp also features in the European Football Show on Sunday -LRB- BT Sport 1 from 6.30 pm -RRB- , culminating in live coverage of the Milan derby . | Jurgen Klopp said England is the only other country he would work in . The Borussia Dortmund coach hinted he is open to offers . His team are struggling just above the Bundesliga relegation zone . Klopp said Dortmund will be able to carry on without Marco Reus . | [[0, 12], [81, 121], [88, 152], [408, 504], [458, 504], [1053, 1098], [1064, 1129], [0, 78], [305, 407], [408, 504], [780, 797], [859, 943]] |
Arsenal are monitoring Hamburg midfielder Tolgay Arslan . The club have sounded out his representatives and will be keeping tabs on the player , who is out of contract on June 30 , 2015 , and would be available for a free transfer next summer . The player is seeking wages of around # 40,000 per week to make the move to north London . Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to bring in a defensive midfielder and Arslan would fit in with the Frenchman 's style of play . Hamburg 's holding midfielder Tolgay Arslan -LRB- left -RRB- is out of contract in the summer , with Arsenal interested . The 24-year-old is a hard-worker in front of the back four in the centre of midfield with a tidy , short passing game . He started out as a striker and was then considered an attacking midfielder early on in his professional career , but has since developed the defensive side of his game and is seen more as a defensive midfielder . Born in Germany to Turkish parents , he initially represented Turkey 's Under 19 and 21 side but has more recently played for Germany 's Under 20s and 21s . Growing up , the player modelled his game on Zinedine Zidane and George Hagi . In 2010 he said : ` Since my childhood I admire a great deal Zinedine Zidane and George Hagi . I enjoy watching these two players . ' The 24-year-old has represented Germany at youth level and would suit Arsenal 's style of play . | 24-year-old is out of contract next June and could be a free transfer . Arsene Wenger wants to bring in a new defensive midfielder into his squad . Tolgay Arslan has represented Germany at Under 21 level . Hamburg are currently struggling in 17th in the Bundesliga . | [[132, 144], [149, 167], [58, 66], [186, 244], [526, 564], [336, 419], [964, 966], [1024, 1027], [1049, 1083], [964, 966], [1033, 1083], [1297, 1351]] |
As I was speaking to a meeting of 200 small businesses in Southampton last week , I was asked a question that is increasingly on my own mind . ` With the economy suddenly looking so rosy , ' said one employer , ` how come David Cameron and the Tories are not on for a convincing victory at the next General Election ? ' Twenty-four hours earlier , the same query was put by a member of the audience during BBC1 's Question Time . It 's a fascinating subject . Because there is no denying that in recent weeks , the economic news has been good . Lord Digby Jones , former trade minister under Labour , claims Ed Miliband and Ed Balls were wrong on the economy . Unemployment has fallen again and again -- it 's now at its lowest level for more than six years . In fact , so low are the jobless figures that in some cases , it 's almost time to talk about the unemployable rather than simply the unemployed . The number of jobs continues to soar . There are now almost 31 million Britons at work -- a record figure . And while the jobs figures are on the up , inflation and interest rates are on the way down . At long last , wages are outstripping the cost of living -- a just reward for workers after years of coping with soaring costs and no pay rises . On high streets up and down the country , you can almost touch the sense of confidence returning as consumer spending rises . As a result , people are able to pay more tax to fund the public services we depend on . Of course , much of the recent good news is nothing to do with the Tories -- it 's due to a welcome fall in oil and petrol prices . In that respect , George Osborne is not so much an economic genius as just plain lucky . But just as Napoleon preferred generals who were lucky , there 's no reason why we should n't prefer Chancellors with ` bonne chance ' -- especially if they seem to understand business and its importance to the country . The former Labour minister said Ed Balls -LRB- pictured -RRB- issued dire , nightmare predictions of rocketing unemployment . Which brings me to Labour and Ed Miliband . I served in the last Labour government as Gordon Brown 's Trade and Investment Minister . I was a non-party political appointment -- I 've never joined a political party -- but it pains me to say that on the economy , Miliband and his team have called it wrong time and time again . They issued dire , nightmare predictions of rocketing unemployment . Wrong . They drew a gloomy picture of an economy by this stage of the cycle , becalmed at best , in freefall at worst . Wrong . Miliband did appear to score some successes -- for example , his pledge to freeze energy prices was popular with many voters . But with the fall in worldwide oil costs , even that policy is looking threadbare . Yet my biggest reservation about the Labour leader is not what he 's committed to , but what he wo n't say . I 'm still waiting to hear Ed Miliband pay tribute to business , salute the massed ranks of small firms up and down the country that are the backbone of the economy . From time to time , Chuka Umunna , Labour 's industry spokesman , and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls do say warm words about business . But that does n't matter until and unless we hear it from the lips of Miliband himself . I live in hope that Miliband will make a speech praising profit and congratulating people who create wealth . Instead , the Labour leader prefers -- as he did at one of his most important conference speeches -- to talk instead about the evils of ` predator ' capitalism , not the benefits business brings . From time to time , Chuka Umunna , Labour 's industry spokesman , does say warm words about business . Without a thriving UK Plc , we ca n't have a wonderful NHS or any other viable public service for that matter . The fact that that is a Tory Election mantra , unfortunately for Labour , does n't make it any less true . All this may be why , as I meet businesses across the country , I detect a real worry at the thought of Ed Miliband getting his hands on the economic reins . They feel we 're finally going in the right direction and the last thing we need is a change of management -- especially one that seems to have no empathy with business . They have another worry -- Miliband 's avowed admiration for French president Francois Hollande 's economic policies . UK businesses do n't want Britain turning into France , with a French-style equivalent of a straitjacket for business . As for Europe , it is true that businesses hate the uncertainty of Cameron 's proposal for an in/out referendum on our EU membership -- a poll that is unlikely to take place before the end of 2017 at the earliest . Far more preferable for company bosses would be a faster resolution of that debate . BUSINESSES do n't want an unreformed , sclerotic Europe that fails to encourage wealth creation and innovation . This is no Little England view . The people I talk to are as keen to see a prosperous Athens and Madrid as any Greek or Spaniard because more wealth on the Continent means more money to buy British exports . I 'll mention one final worry business owners have shared with me -- the prospect of Miliband only getting the keys to No 10 with the help of the SNP . They are horrified at the idea of a Labour Party which has failed to win England being propped up in power by a party that wants to destroy the UK . Which brings me back to that burning question -- why , in the face of all these factors , are the Tories not on course for a majority or even a landslide on May 7 ? Well , one big factor is this : despite all the economic good news , not everyone is benefiting . The Coalition has been forced to take many hard decisions , and some of those decisions have hurt many people 's jobs and lifestyles . But here 's one straw in the wind . The week before last , the Tories had a terrible week -- starting with the ill-timed ` Black and White ' donors ' ball and ending with a barrage of damaging publicity about tax avoidance . Despite that , they did not slip back in the polls . Their ratings withstood the storm . I make no prediction about the Election outcome -- we must wait till May 7 for that . But just over two months out , electoral logic suggests that the 2015 Election could be like the 1992 one -- Labour seemingly on course to win until the last moment when voters balked at the thought of Kinnock and stuck with Major and the Tories . Lord Jones , a cross-bench peer , served as Trade and Investment Minister under the last Labour government . | Digby Jones claims Ed Miliband and Ed Balls were wrong on the economy . 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Kyle Busch will miss Sunday 's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 after breaking his leg during a support event accident . The 29-year-old is the younger brother of 2004 champion Kurt , who has lost his final appeal against his indefinite suspension after a judge said the former champion almost surely choked and beat his former girlfriend - who has previously referred to as an assassin . It means both drivers will miss the 57th edition of ` The Great American Race ' . Kyle 's Toyota slammed into an inside retaining wall at high speed late in Saturday 's race and he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment . Scroll down for video . Case : NASCAR driver Kurt Busch leaves the IMC building after an appeal hearing on Saturday . He lost and has been suspended from the circuit indefinitely . Ruled out : Kyle Busch 's Toyota slammed into an inside retaining wall at high speed on the Daytona track late in Saturday 's pre-event race and he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment . He sustained a right lower leg compound fracture and left mid-foot fracture in the crash with eight laps remaining . His team Joe Gibbs Racing said he was undergoing surgery on his right leg . On Saturday , Kurt lost his last-ditch appeal , ending his already-slim hopes of racing in the season-opener . On Friday Family Court Commissioner David Jones concluded that Busch lilkeyabused Patricia Driscoll by ` manually strangling ' her and smashing her head into a wall inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway last September . He however has claimed she is an ` assassin ' and a bad-ass , and once came home covered in blood . ` Kurt Busch and his Stewart-Haas Racing team are fully aware of our position and why this decision was made , ' NASCAR said in a statement . Busch attorney Rusty Hardin said the driver will appeal , and NASCAR said it will be expedited . Still , SHR said Regan Smith will drive Busch 's car in the Daytona 500 regardless of the appeal outcome . ` We assure everyone , including NASCAR , that this action against Mr. Busch will turn out to be a travesty of justice , apparent to all , as this story continues to unfold , ' Hardin said in a statement . A judge concluded Busch likely abused Patricia Driscoll -LRB- pictured right -RRB- by ` manually strangling ' her and smashing her head into a wall inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway last September . ` It is important for everyone to remember that the Commissioner 's report has to do with a civil , family law matter and no criminal charges have been filed against Mr. Busch . ' Busch becomes the first driver suspended by NASCAR for domestic violence . Chairman Brian France had maintained the series would let the process play out before ruling on Busch 's eligibility - and the series came down hard in finding that he committed actions detrimental to stock car racing and broke the series ' behavioral rules . Travis Kvapil , who qualified second for Friday night 's Truck Series race , was arrested and charged with assault of his wife in 2013 . NASCAR took no action against Kvapil . Chevrolet immediately suspended its relationship with Busch . A short time later , on the glass outside of Busch 's garage stall at Daytona , someone had scrawled in black marker ' # 41 Ray Rice , ' a reference to the former Baltimore Ravens running back whose own case of domestic violence dominated much of last year . Busch drives the No. 41 Chevrolet . Procedures : Kyle -LRB- pictured just before the crash -RRB- sustained a right lower leg compound fracture and left mid-foot fracture in the crash with eight laps remaining . It means both of the brothers are out of the blockbuster season-opener . The 36-year-old Busch has denied the alleged assault , which is the subject of a separate criminal investigation , but the judge said Driscoll 's version of the incident was more credible than Busch 's . Driscoll said she was never motivated to have Busch punished by NASCAR . ' I reported a crime , just like anybody else who has been abused should do , because no one is above the law , ' Driscoll said . ` I 'm very encouraged that NASCAR is taking steps to recognize that domestic violence is a serious issue , and I hope that we see them develop a very clear policy on it . ' She urged NASCAR to develop a confidential reporting mechanism that partners of drivers could use to report domestic abuse without fear of threats or reprisals for coming forward . ` NASCAR has made it very clear to our entire membership and the broader industry that any actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the industry , ' NASCAR executive vice president Steve O'Donnell said . ' I want to make it clear that any inference that there 's a culture or a tolerance for this type of behavior is patently false . ' Response : The 36-year-old Busch -LRB- pictured with Driscoll -RRB- has denied the alleged assault , which is the subject of a separate criminal investigation . Precedent : Busch becomes the first driver suspended by NASCAR for domestic violence . | Kyle 's Toyota slammed into an inside retaining wall at high speed . The 29-year-old is the younger brother of 2004 champion Kurt . He lost a last-ditch appeal against his indefinite suspension on Saturday . 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With the Oscars just hours away it is perhaps a good moment to remind ourselves of the anticipated form that comes with the Academy Awards . These awards are taken very seriously indeed -- celebrating the tremendous cinematic successes of the past year . The Americans do take this supposed jewel in the awards season 's crown terribly seriously and perhaps one of the unspoken rules of the red carpet would be to not shatter this pretense and confuse it with the British Soap Awards . Dame Helen Mirren took a tumble on the red carpet during the Woman In Gold premiere in Berlin earlier this month , and William is n't a fan of her ` Shrek ' coloured dress . How to greet your idols . Although you may not see normal members of the public but there are some in attendance who will be forgiven for being star-struck as this year 's cannon of glitterati process into the Kodak Theatre , and even the idols have idols -- the form to follow is two fold for meeting the stars . Firstly , if you are just Joe Public then avoid rushing over to someone . Not only will you alert security but you will look desperate and a total parvenu . Keep your cool and act cool . Stage a chance encounter with them instead if at all possible . Look radiant , smile and catch their eye . If you are an idol yourself then best find a mutual friend or co-star to introduce you . It is still preferable in social situations to be introduced rather than introduce yourself . How to dress . Fashions come and go , and we see far too many stars get it horribly wrong when it comes to their wardrobe . Admittedly , men have it easier with more guidelines and rules to follow than their female counterparts , but the ones who get it right are usually those who stick to tried and tested conventions , shunning an attempt to reinvent the wheel . The dress code for the Academy Awards is Black Tie . It is never good manners to shun what the invitation says , although it 's increasingly often done . William was not a fan of Henry Cavill 's bow tie on the red carpet at the BAFTAs which he said was wonky . Men , if you are going to wear a bow tie -LRB- as is correct -RRB- then make sure you can tie it properly and avoid looking like Henry Cavil did two weeks ago at the Baftas with a dickie-bow that looks like it 's been on the cooking sherry . Credit where it is due , Gerard Butler 's bow tie for 2014 's Academy Awards was a fine attempt -- unlike Leonardo DiCaprio 's , which looked suspiciously ` ready made ' . Ladies , avoid being a slave to fashion . Yes , by all means follow colours and cuts but make sure you can move , walk -LRB- and maybe even dance -RRB- in the dress . Try it on before the day and walk about a bit to make sure you look elegant and relaxed in it . Working the red carpet . You 've got the threads right and now the world 's gaze is upon you as you step out from your car onto the plush red passage below . Nothing could be more embarrassing than falling over -LRB- apart from losing to a staunch rival -RRB- . Leading ladies need to make sure they can walk in their heels . Remember that the heels should n't be too high or uncomfortable -- award ceremonies are not known for their brevity and you will be in these all night . Three or four inch heels will be sufficient . Never rush down the red carpet , however shy you may be inside . Take your time and allow the lens to capture your elegance . Douglas Booth committed a fashion faux pas by wearing a green velvet smoking jacket to a black tie event . Etiquette expert William Hanson also instructs women on the correct way to walk in high heels . Poor old Dame Helen Mirren had a bit of stumble recently at the Berlin Film Festival -- clearly reeling from the realisation that she had borrowed her costume from Princess Fiona in Shrek . Pacing yourself down the carpet is key so the flash bulbs capture your radiance . Avoid standing still and keep changing the pose every two to four seconds . Over beaming grins are not becoming to the occasion -- as proud as Hollywood stars may be of their pearly teeth there is no need for us to see them this evening . Although seasoned pros will be aware of this , red carpet ingénues may forget that the red carpet is also the way out , not just the way in and it 's just as important to look your best as you egress . The fans . As antisocial as actors can sometimes be , now is the not the time . Work that red carpet , greet fans with smiles of equal vigour , answer the questions and sign those autographs -LRB- refrain from passing comment that autographs are now a tad passé , it 's all about selfies and camera pics , dontcha know ? -RRB- . Selfies . Ah yes , the selfie . Thanks to last year 's host Ellen DeGeneres 's now infamous and tediously recreated selfie there is perhaps a clunky inevitability that this bizarre way of taking a photograph will return . It may seem churlish to refuse to participate when asked by a fan , but one method to retain your dignity but please your fan would be to agree , but pull a pained expression during the capturing . People will clearly see you are uncomfortable with the whole thing and the odd expression will explain away why you do n't look very good in the snap -LRB- no one ever does -RRB- . Last year 's Oscar selfie became the most famous - and star-studded - in the history of the genre . Eddie Redmayne poses with his wife Hannah on the red carpet , William says it is good to cash in on your partner 's fame . What to do if your partner is more famous than you . Is your wife , husband or significant other a little better known than you ? If so , best stay side by side as you parade down the red carpet to ensure you are snapped and cash in on their fame . Acceptable acceptance speeches . Keep it tight and bright . Do n't do a Michael Moore and use it to make some profound political point . Wrong moment , dear . Remember to thank who you need to thank and unless you are a known wit keep it sincere rather than attempting any humour . Most people soon forget what you said anyway so no point fretting too much over it . Handling Oscar . In Britain it is illegal to place a stamp on an envelope with The Queen 's head the wrong way round . In America , short of anything similar , they have made it bad form to hold your trophy incorrectly -LRB- see Kevin Kline -RRB- . The correct way is for the right hand holding the base of the trophy , left hand should be clasped around the legs . Thank you . Finally , even if you are the talk of Tinseltown following the ceremony , thanks to picking up multiple gongs , no one is exempt from writing their bread-and-butter thank you letter the next day . Not sure who to write to ? Your official host is the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is Cheryl Boone Isaacs ... Get writing ! FOR HIM : . Bow tie . Do n't even think about rolling up in something pre-tied . They look awful and people wo n't need a long lens in close up to spot them . A bow tie is n't that hard to learn to tie -- practice tying it on your leg , chaps . The collar . Winged collars have not been correct with evening dress for some time , instead they are the reserve of full evening dress -LRB- aka white tie -RRB- . Turn-down stiff collar is what is required . Jacket . Douglas Booth may have toyed with a green velvet number at the recent Baftas -LRB- the jacket could n't decide if it was a smoking jacket or a dinner jacket -RRB- but stick to something in black or midnight blue and you wo n't go wrong . Never remove it until you are back in your hotel room with the curtains drawn . Socks . Make sure you wear them ! There will be some spiv who decides that shunning the socks and flashing a bit of ankle instead will look bang on trend . It does n't and never will . FOR HER : . Bag . You do n't see many bags on the red carpet -LRB- they usually get carried by a nearby flunky -RRB- but the form is usually a clutch bag . These look elegant but can be a total pain for the Governor 's Ball afterwards where you may have to juggle finger food , a drink as well as shaking hands . A small evening bag with a thin strap will serve you better . Wardrobe malfunctions . Any dress that has to use toupee tape and other sticky trickery is perhaps best not worn to an event where hundreds of cameras will be pointed at you . Avoid pandering to fashion and opt for something that is less likely to leave you red-faced . Heels . It 's a formal evening affair , which calls for closed-toe shoes . Leave those peep-toed sling backs at home . Heels can be longer as it 's a nighttime event but nothing over three or four inches , please . It 's for the best . | The UK 's number one etiquette coach shares awards ceremony advice . Walk the red carpet in your own time to avoid embarrassing trips . Men must stick to the black tie dress code and learn to tie a dicky bow . | [[1817, 1869]] |
Bobbi Kristina 's beau has issued a hysterical plea to her family on Twitter - insisting his presence in hospital will bring her out of a coma . Nick Gordon took to social media insisting that the 21-year-old would wake up if she heard his voice . It follows reports Whitney Houston 's daughter was using cocaine , heroin and drinking heavily on the night she was found unconscious in a bathtub . On Saturday , Gordon wrote : ` Let me in the hospital to see my girl and let her hear my voice SHE WILL WAKE UP !!! ' Scroll down for videos . Nick Gordon -LRB- pictured outside the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta , Georgia , when Bobbi Kristina was hospitalized -RRB- took to social media insisting that the 21-year-old would wake up if she heard his voice . Plea : Gordon , who has been frozen out by the family for weeks , insists his presence will help the 21-year-old . Demands : The extraordinary outburst also included a request to massage her once she heard his voice . Ink : He then posted a picture of a recently-completed tattoo with his partner 's name on , saying it was healing nicely . He then added : ` If she hears MY voice let me massage her , play her favorite music I believe it will help . If you ask Bobby anything abt -LSB- sic -RSB- he can not answer . ' In the rant , he also posted a picture of a recently-completed tattoo of Bobbi Kristina 's name on his arm alongside the message : ` Healing fine just like my baby . ' It is the second public appeal he has made following weeks of being frozen out by his family . Reports suggest he is also subject of a police investigation after police found ` suspicious injuries ' on Bobbi Kristina in hospital . On Wednesday , Gordon 's lawyer Randall Kessler said his client ` desperately wants to be with the one he loves . ' Gordon 's efforts to see Bobbi Kristina have been blocked by the family claims Kessler , with relatives of Bobby Brown threatening to lay ` hands on him ' if he shows up . Kessler said , ` -LSB- Nick -RSB- has respected the family 's wishes and for that reason alone has not returned to the hospital and risked a public confrontation ... He continues to hope that his request will be granted . ' A new report claims that Bobbi Kristina Brown -LRB- above -RRB- was under the influence of drugs the morning she was found face down and unresponsive in the bathtub . Gordon reportedly made an attempt to visit his girlfriend after she had been first hospitalized earlier this month , but instead he got into a physical confrontation with her relatives . He sent a defiant message to Bobby Brown and the Houston family just days ago when he had the ailing heiress 's name tattooed across his arm in huge letters . A new report which surfaced on Saturday claims that Bobbi Kristina was under the influence of drugs and drinking heavily the morning she was found face down and unresponsive in the bathtub . In addition to this , she had been using cocaine , heroin and Xanax in the months before the January 31 incident according to multiple sources who spoke to People . Sources say she used drugs as she was ` distraught ' over the death of her mother three years earlier . Brown had also been ` in and out ' of rehab for three years these same sources claim , and was ` distraught ' still over her mother 's death three years ago . One of the sources who regularly saw the 21-year-old said Brown seemed to frequently be ` high ' and was often ` slurring her words . ' She has been on life support ever since she was rushed to the hospital after being found by her possible husband Nick Gordon , and remains in critical condition . Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown referred to each other as husband and wife , but father Bobby Brown said they never legally married . Earlier this week she was taken off her ventilator and had her breathing tube removed for fear of infection and given a tracheotomy . Few details about the young woman 's condition have been revealed since she entered the hospital , and her father , the rapper and former member of New Edition , has asked that the media not take interviews from the numerous family members who have come forward to speak about his daughter 's condition . This as Gordon has reportedly become the main focus in a criminal investigation into what caused this incident . Police in Roswell , Georgia , are investigating the circumstances leading to Brown 's discovery in the tub on January 31 . She had been in a car crash four days earlier , according a police report . The SUV she was driving spun out of control and hit a car on January 27 , causing extensive damage to both vehicles and sending her passenger and the driver of the other car to the hospital , the report said . The other driver was listed in critical condition , police said , and one of Brown 's tires was punctured by a nail and appeared to have blown out . Couple : Bobbi Kristina with Nick Gordon in 2012 . She said she had married him although , after her drowning , that was denied by her father . They were brought up together since he was taken in by Whitney Houston . | Nick Gordon took to social media , urging her family to let him visit . Follows reports she was using drugs the night she was hospitalized . Gordon tweeted ` Let me in the hospital to see my girl and let her hear my voice SHE WILL WAKE UP !!! ' Also posted a picture of a recent tattoo of her name on his arm . Alongside the image , he wrote : ` Healing fine just like my baby ' Is second public plea he has made , demanding he be allowed to see her . 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University of Bolton vice chancellor Professor George Holmes has been given a # 1million loan by his employers so he can move nearer to the campus . A struggling university was slammed yesterday for loaning its vice-chancellor # 1million for a luxurious Edwardian house . Professor George Holmes of the University of Bolton had a 100-mile round-trip to work , from his home in Yorkshire . But it has emerged the university gave him a two-year # 960,000 loan to buy a house nearer Bolton , Greater Manchester , without selling his existing property . The sum could buy seven average # 133,400 houses in the town . But the 53-year-old spent # 920,000 on an imposing detached house , described by estate agents as a ` sublime ' example of the Arts and Crafts movement . With the university faring badly in measures such as student satisfaction , and staff facing delays in pay rises , the move drew fierce criticism yesterday . Professor Holmes , a former adviser to Labour , was made vice-chancellor in 2006 , two years after Bolton Institute of Higher Education became a university . In 2013 it ranked worst in the country in two university guides . That year , he received the biggest pay rise of any vice-chancellor in the country , with a # 47,200 bonus to ` incentivise ' him to stay . With a # 198,200-a-year salary , this took his annual pay package to a reported # 256,200 . In November , after eight years of travelling from Wakefield every day , Professor Holmes announced his intention to move his family to Bolton , saying it would allow him to ` play a greater role ' in the university and the town . The university 's accounts reveal its board unanimously approved a # 960,000 bridge loan to enable the father-of-two to buy a house nearby . The loan , at a 3.25 per cent interest rate , will be paid off once his Yorkshire home is sold . The academic was said to be unavailable for comment yesterday at his # 965,000 detached red-brick house in Wakefield , which did not have a For Sale sign outside . It belongs to a woman understood to be his new partner . His wife , who lives nearby , declined to comment . The four-bedroom home with four acres of land , near Bolton , bought by the vice-chancellor . Professor Holmes ' current home near Wakefield , a 47-mile drive from the University of Bolton campus . Land Registry documents show he has bought a four-bedroom Edwardian house with four acres of land for # 920,000 . One neighbour said it was ` an incredible amount of money paid by tuition fees ' . Aktar Khan , 21 , one of the university 's 4,500 students , said the ` excessive ' sum ` could be used now for facilities ' . The university was recently accused of being the only higher education institution not to award staff a 1 per cent pay rise . A University and College Union spokesman said : ` The priority for a university should be looking after all staff , not lending the vice-chancellor tens of thousands of pounds . ' John O'Connell , of the TaxPayers ' Alliance , added that the money should go towards ` delivering high-quality education , not into glorified mortgages ' . A university spokesman said Professor Holmes ' loan and relocation ` has helped secure the continued services of an excellent vice-chancellor ' . The Department for Business , Innovation and Skills said ` day to day financial management decisions ' were a matter for the university and its board . Prof Holmes is paid almost # 200,000 a year to run the university , which charges # 9,000 tuition fees . | University of Bolton loaned vice-chancellor # 1m for a luxurious house . Professor George Holmes had 100-mile round-trip from Yorkshire home . So university gave him two-year loan to buy a house nearer Bolton in 2013 . He received # 198,200-a-year salary and # 47,200 bonus as incentive to stay . Meanwhile students at the low-ranking university are charged # 9,000 fees . | [[0, 148], [149, 271], [177, 184], [195, 271], [408, 486], [272, 357], [0, 148], [177, 184], [195, 271], [393, 457], [408, 486], [1612, 1638], [1646, 1752], [1261, 1272], [1275, 1288], [3405, 3470], [3442, 3443], [3449, 3509]] |
Burnished to a deep shine , the iconic Art Deco statuettes at the center of the annual Academy Awards seem the epitome of easy perfection . But , just like the actors and movie-makers who hold them aloft before the world , the Oscar 's iconic statuettes do not face an easy road to their glitzy presentation ceremony in Los Angeles . Indeed , their road to California 's epicenter of celebrity is almost 2,000 miles long , and begins in an outwardly unremarkable Chicago workshop . There the figures , 13.5 inches tall and a hefty 8.5 lbs , are painstakingly manufactured by the skilled craftsmen of R S Owens , who have made the Academy 's highest award since 1983 . Although the value of the raw materials is already around $ 900 , once awarded the worth of the statues can catapult - despite an official ban by the academy on selling them on . Scroll down for video . The birth of Oscar : The statue , made of five metals , is shown above at each stage of its metal plating . Front-right , the base statuette , made of pewter alloy brittanium , is shown . The figure is then coated in copper -LRB- front left -RRB- nickel -LRB- second row on right -RRB- , silver -LRB- back left -RRB- and , finally , the recognizable gold finish -LRB- back right -RRB- . Although they shine golden , and are clad in a hefty coat of 24-carat gold , at their core an Oscar is made of a variant of pewter - a special alloy called britannium made especially for Oscar figures . The liquid metal , at a scorching 570 °F , is poured into a mold in the shape of a European knight , holding a downward-pointing longsword in both hands . Each statuette is made individually , and there is only one mold , which is used for every single Oscar . The whole process , according to TIME magazine , takes 10 days from start to finish . It was first designed by Cedric Gibbons , the art director at MGM , who came up with the first sketches of the Art Deco-style figure in 1928 . Each one stands on a reel of film , which has five spokes , to represent the five original branches of the Academy . At first they were known by their full name , the Academy Award of Merit . The moniker Oscar came later - exactly how is disputed - and was adopted by the Academy in 1939 . Fresh out of the smelter : The awards are seen above straight after being cast at the R S Owens factory in Chicago . After this step they are sanded down , polished and coated with other metals . Burnished : The statues are painstakingly sanded by hand to match their iconic 1928 design . The slightest blemish leads to the figure being scrapped and started over . Row on row : The figure shows a stylized knight wielding a longsword while standing atop a five-spoked reel of film . Plating up : Shown above , R S Owens artisan Nunzio Giganti dips an Oscar into a electro-plating bath to coat the statuette in gold . On the way out : This Oscar is nearing the end of its laborious , ten-day creation process , and is seen in the last electro-plating bath . After being cast , the figures are sanded down then polished until the britannium alloy glimmers - even though it will not be the final coat on display . The Oscar is then treated to remove any grease of specs of other material , and engraved with a serial number . Around fifty of the awards have been made each year . So far 2,947 have been awarded , with at least 25 more to come Sunday . Next , the statue is dipped is electro-plated - a chemical technique which creates an even coating - in a metal bath . First the models are coated in copper , then nickel , then silver - and finally in 24-carat gold . Between each stage the figure is polished again to deepen its luster ahead of the equally glitzy presentation ceremony . Done deal : The figures are finally attached to a black nickel base - but are left unlabeled until after the ceremony to preserve the secrecy of the winners . Would you believe it ? The stylish Oscars are made at R S Owne 's Chicago workshop , pictured above . For the last step , the Oscar is covered in a lacquer to protect it from knocks and scratches . Finally , they are packaged in Styrofoam and flown under guard to Los Angeles for the final ceremony . If at any stage in the days-long process an Oscar does not come out perfectly , the figure is destroyed and a new one started to replace it . But once the statue is finished , it is guaranteed for life , and actors can send damaged figures back to have them replaced or brought back to their original brilliance . Eventually each newly-cast Oscar will be affixed with a plaque bearing the name and category of its recipient . At first the statues were taken back by the Academy while the plaques were engraved - but now eager stars can have their statues built up at the ceremony itself . Oscars themselves are meant then to be a priceless memento for the actors and their families - but time and again winners and heirs have found ways to convert them into cold , hard cash . Originally there were no restrictions on the Oscar trade , though it was frowned upon . The record sale , a Best Picture award for Gone With The Wind dated 1939 , is an astonishing $ 1.5 million , paid by Michael Jackson in 1999 . However , since 1950 the Academy has insisted winners sign a contract promising neither they nor their heirs will try to sell the award without first offering it to them for $ 1 . But , according to Forbes , the trade has persisted in the shadows , with film collectors buying up awards technically covered by the agreement - which some legal scholars have said would be difficult to actually enforce . It remains the case , though , that all of the highest sales - eleven of which have exceeded $ 250,000 - have been of pre-1950s Oscars , which can be traded much more openly in auction houses around the world . | Iconic figures , first designed in 1928 , are made by Chicago manufacturers R S Owens . They are made of unique pewter alloy , then coated successively in copper , nickel , silver - and finally 24-carat gold . Figures are cast by hand then sanded , polished and burnished before electrical playing - and only one mold exists . 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The average Briton has just four people they completely trust , according to a study . Despite most people having hundreds of ` friends ' on social media , the research showed we can only truly put our faith in a handful of people . Despite most people having hundreds of ` friends ' on social media , the research showed we can only truly put our faith in a handful of people . The research was carried out by TV channel Pick to mark the launch of new show Siberia , which follows the struggles of a group of reality TV contestants who must trust each other to survive in the wild . A Pick spokesman said : ` In a world where you can connect with friends at the click of a button , it 's surprising that most of us only actually trust four people . ` The research shows the people we trust are key to our lives , but it 's extreme situations that really test the boundaries of who we trust or betray . ' More than half of those who took part in the survey also said they would never forgive someone who betrayed them , while the survey also found that men are more trusting than women and are quicker to forgive a betrayal of trust . The reality show follows 16 contestants who have been left in the Siberian wilderness of Tunguska . The programme starts today on Pick at 9pm . Siberia : The new show follows the struggles of a group of reality TV contestants who must trust each other to survive in the wild . | Average Briton has four people they completely trust , according to a study . Research was carried out by TV channel Pick to mark launch of new show . A group of reality TV contestants must trust each other to survive in wild . More than half said they would never forgive someone who betrayed them . | [[0, 86], [28, 61], [64, 73], [0, 18], [64, 86], [156, 232], [302, 378], [705, 749], [379, 465], [449, 465], [474, 532], [507, 532], [537, 583], [1289, 1360], [1335, 1360], [1365, 1411], [905, 928], [962, 999], [967, 1017]] |
Chelsea is now the most popular part of London for super-rich homebuyers , figures reveal today . The upmarket area of West London accounted for 18 per cent of the total sales of homes costing more than # 6.5 million in the capital . Fourteen per cent of sales were in Knightsbridge , while Kensington took third place on 12 per cent . Making up the rest of the top five were South Kensington on 11 per cent and Notting Hill on 7.5 per cent . Chelsea is the destination of choice for super-rich house hunters , with 18 per cent of all home sales of # 6.5 million and more taking place in the area last year . Above , a property on the Chelsea Embankment . Despite being one of the most sought after property addresses in London , Mayfair only saw 7 per cent of super prime property sales in 2014 . Belgravia has a 4 per cent of the market share , with the West London district of West Brompton made up 3.5 per cent of sales . Estate agent Russell Simpson analysed 2014 sales figures from LonRes . It said the market success in Chelsea and Kensington was driven by a 45 per cent increase in domestic buyers looking for large family homes , rather than foreign investors . This is according to high end estate agency Russell Simpson , which analysed 2014 sales figures from LonRes . Jake Russell , director at the estate agency , said : ` Domestic buyers have been resurgent in the ultra prime property market in 2014 . Knightsbridge , the home of luxury department store Harrods -LRB- left -RRB- was also on the list while Mayfair , where a seven-bedroom townhouse was once priced at # 20million -LRB- right -RRB- , saw seven per cent of high-priced sales . ` We saw an upturn of 45 per cent in the number of domestic buyers in West London , predominantly purchasing family homes , second properties and first homes for adolescent children . ` We believe the upturn in sales is due to a higher proportion of large family homes available in Kensington and Chelsea , which are favoured by domestic buyers , compared to the West End , which has a higher proportion of flats and smaller apartments , which tend to attract more overseas buyers looking for homes for dependants and pied-a-terre residences . ` The leafy districts of Chelsea , Kensington and Notting Hill demonstrate that they are some the most sought after areas for buyers at the top end of the market . ' | West London area accounted for almost 20 per cent of sales over # 6.5 m . Fourteen per cent were in Knightsbridge and 12 per cent in Kensington . Experts said rise was down to domestic buyers looking for family homes . | [[98, 184], [234, 282], [291, 335], [1005, 1105], [1090, 1170], [1659, 1840]] |
A woman watching 50 Shades of Grey at a movie theater in Mexico got taken out in handcuffs - and not because she went with a Christian Grey impersonator . Moviegoers at a cinema in Sinaloa , Mexico , called police after noticing a woman masturbating during the movie . The unmarried 33-year-old had managed to secure herself a prime seat in the twelfth row of the theater to watch the blockbuster . Scroll down for video . A woman , 33 , watching 50 Shades of Grey at a movie theater in Sinaloa , Mexico got taken out in handcuffs . The unmarried woman was masturbating in a seat in the twelfth row of the theater during the blockbuster . Based on the best-selling novel by E.L. James , the movie stars Dakota Johnson -LRB- left -RRB- and Jamie Dornan -LRB- right -RRB- . The woman had gone to see the film two days after its release on Valentine 's Day , La Verdad reported . Police arrived at the cinema and arrested the woman for public indecency . Handcuffs were snapped on her wrists and she was removed from the premises . Although the woman might disagree , the film has received mixed reviews from critics . Based on the best-selling novel by E.L. James , the movie stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan . in the film , which is known for its S&M content , student Anastasia Steele 's -LRB- Johnson -RRB- life changes when she meets handsome billionaire Christian Grey -LRB- Dorman -RRB- and they begin a relationship . The film , which dominated at the box office last weekend with $ 81.7 million in ticket sales , grossed $ 23.2 million this weekend , USA TODAY reported . Paul Dergarabedian of ticket-sales firm Rentrak said : ` The film is now over $ 400 million worldwide . ` It 's an unqualified , out-and-out success . ` This movie was a sprinter out of the gate , posting the biggest opening weekend ever for February and become a worldwide phenomenon the minute it was released . ' | Police in Sinaloa , Mexico , arrested a woman for masturbating last week . She was in the twelfth row during a screen of the popular S&M drama . After being put in handcuffs , the unmarried woman was taken off premises . Film dominated at box office last weekend with $ 81.7 million in ticket sales . | [[269, 371], [423, 430], [438, 494], [533, 638], [0, 92], [497, 532], [989, 1028], [1428, 1521], [1524, 1559]] |
The number of female drinkers suffering from liver disease has soared in the last ten years . Older women and teenage girls are particularly vulnerable , according to new data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre -LRB- HSCIC -RRB- . Treatment for women aged under 30 has increased by an incredible 58 per cent since 2004 . The youngest girl hospitalised with the disease was a 19-year-old from Cambridgeshire . The number of female drinkers suffering from liver disease has soared in the last ten years . A clubber lies on the pavement above after she collapsed from alcohol in a club in Bristol . Alcohol-related liver disease refers to liver damage caused by alcohol misuse and binge-drinking . It has increased rapidly over the years and is now the third main cause of premature death . The disease can lead up to a build-up of fats in the liver . Symptoms include feeling sick , weight loss , yellowing eyes and thickening ankles . If untreated it can progress to alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis , which can be fatal . There is no set cure and those suffering from the disease are advised to stop drinking for the rest of their lives . Women are thought to be more vulnerable due to their body size . Current guidelines suggest they should not drink more than 28 units a week . Last year 5,214 females aged over 30 were also diagnosed with alcoholic liver disease - up from 4,210 in 2004 . Women are thought to be more susceptible due to body size . Experts are blaming binge-drinking for the rise in the condition . Recent figures show that teenagers are consuming twice as much alcohol - 10.4 units a week compared to 5.3 units a decade ago . Andrew Langford , chief executive of the British Liver Trust , said that liver disease in the UK was ` spiralling out of control ' . He said : ` Unfortunately the increasing amounts and regularity in which women are drinking are causing these shocking increases in alcohol related liver disease . ` Many women are now drinking most days , whether that is a few drinks after work or opening a bottle of wine when the kids have gone to bed , and this is leading to drinking too much on a regular basis . ` Liver disease is now the third main cause of premature death . The government and the alcohol industry must make it a lot clearer what is a safe amount to drink . ` They must also very importantly encourage anyone who drinks to take at least two or three consecutive days off every week . ` We encourage everyone to complete the liver health screener to assess what risk they maybe at , get clear advice on what to do and if necessary what to discuss with their GP . ' Kingsley Manning , chair of HSCIC , said : ` This paints a powerful picture of the many impacts that alcohol has on patients and the NHS in this country . ' Experts are blaming binge-drinking for the rise in alcoholic liver disease . Teenagers are thought to be consuming twice as much alcohol as a decade ago . | Treatment for women aged under 30 increased by 58 per cent since 2004 . Youngest girl was 19-year-old who was treated in Cambridgeshire . | [[247, 266], [278, 336], [337, 384], [337, 424]] |
More than half of voters want to leave the European Union , a surprise new opinion poll shows . Some 51 per cent of people want to sever ties with Brussels , while 49 per cent want to remain in the EU , the Opinium survey for the Observer shows . It comes as Norway warned Britain not to copy its own situation outside the EU , which leaves it unable to influence key economic rules it must abide by to trade with the 28-nation bloc . More than half of people would vote to leave the European Union , according to a new opinion poll . David Cameron has promised that if he remains Prime Minister after May 's general election he would renegotiate Britain 's membership of the EU before staging an in-out referendum by the end of 2017 . Recent opinion polls have suggested support for remaining in the EU , especially after reforms to its workings , was growing . However , the Opinium survey shows more people would vote to leave in a referendum . The poll also found that 41 per cent of people think that the EU is generally a good thing for the UK , while 34 per cent said it is generally a bad thing . Labour has accused the Tories of creating unnecessary uncertainty by raising the prospect of a referendum in two years ' time . Privately some Labour figures think it is the party 's only policy which has the backing of business leaders . However , 29 per cent of people say they most trust the Conservatves to handle the UK 's relationship with the rest of the EU , compared to 23 per cent said they most trust Labour . Just 13 per cent said the same of Ukip . Vidar Helgesen , Norway 's minister for Europe , has warned of the downside of not being part of the rule-setting process in Brussels . David Cameron has promised that if he remains Prime Minister after May 's general election he would renegotiate Britain 's membership of the EU before staging an in-out referendum by the end of 2017 . Some Conservatives have argued Britain could leave the EU and have a similar relationship to Norway , which has access to the single market as part of the European Economic Area . However , Vidar Helgesen , Norway 's minister for Europe , has warned of the downside of not being part of the rule-setting process in Brussels . He told the Observer : ` We -LSB- Norway -RSB- are fully integrated into the EU single market as members of the EEA , but what we do n't have is the right to vote on those regulations that are incorporated into our law when they are made by the council of ministers . ' ` You would not have all those Brits staffing the commission where the decisions are made . ` Britain being on the outside would obviously not have that amount of people on the inside . You would find it more difficult , as a result , to affect the regulations . ' Peter Wilding , director of pro-EU group British Influence , said : ` Eurosceptics who peddle the myth that Norway is the best -LSB- model -RSB- for a non-EU Britain are deceiving the public . They say leaving leads to more democracy and security . This is nonsense . ` We now have the Norwegian Europe minister telling us to get a grip , get real and get involved in shaping Europe . Little England can not be an option . ' | 51 % would vote to leave , while 49 % of people would choose to stay . 41 % of people think that the EU is generally a good thing for the UK . Norway 's Europe minister Vidar Helgesen warns against UK 's exit . Highlightsdownside of not being part of rule-setting process in Brussels . | [[0, 57], [164, 200], [435, 498], [948, 956], [962, 1074], [247, 325], [3035, 3076], [1567, 1581], [1616, 1702], [2094, 2108], [2143, 2229]] |
More than 60 Islamic State terrorists have been killed after fierce fighting broke out overnight in northern Iraq , Kurdish officials have said . Their bodies were piled into a digger claw and onto the back of a pickup truck today in the strategic village of Sultan Abdullah , which extremists have targeted repeatedly in the past two months . The bloody assault came just a day after U.S. officials revealed they are planning a 25,000-soldier invasion of Mosul - which was seized by Islamist militants last June - in as little as six weeks . WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Death : More than 60 Islamic State militants have been killed near the Iraqi village of Sultan Abdullah . Grim work : The men 's bodies were piled onto a pickup truck by Kurdish Peshmerga forces today . Photos taken today showed Kurdish forces , known as Peshmerga , amassing the bodies of Islamic State militants at their heavily-attacked headquarters in the village of Sultan Abdullah . A spokesman for the Kurdistan Democratic Party 's Foreign Relations Office told MailOnline : ` ISIS militants have attacked Peshmerga frontlines twice in the last three days in the heights of Sultan Abdulla and on the Makhmour front . ` In each case the militants were defeated , and repulsed in such a way they reportedly left behind 60 bodies . ' A statement on the Kurdistan Democratic Party 's website today added at least 50 jihadis ' bodies were found on just one front after last night 's fighting . ` The terrorists -LSB- Islamic State -RSB- launched overnight attacks on our units in three areas ' , it said . ` The Peshmerga forces confronted them strongly and with extermination . ` This was the eighth attack by terrorists -LSB- of its kind -RSB- , and each one has had worse luck than its predecessor . ' Fierce fighting : The Kurdistan Democratic Party told MailOnline the attack was the second in three days . Preparations : A Kurdish fighter aims as Islamists burn tyres in the distance to obscure his field of view . Mosul is the largest city in northern Iraq and has become one of the key strongholds for Islamic State , also known as ISIS . Iraqi soldiers fled in June last year when the terrorists marauded through the country and seized Mosul , setting up a caliphate which enforces an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam . The U.S. is helping Iraq plan a massive offensive to recapture the city , which will involve up to 25,000 soldiers battling just 1,000 or 2,000 militants . Iraq 's soldiers are set to be joined by Peshmerga fighters and former Mosul police officers for the attack , which a U.S. government official said was planned for April or May . The source told the Associated Press that forces wanted to retake Mosul in the spring , before the summer heat and the holiday month of Ramadan kick in . The plan comes after months of U.S. air strikes designed to cripple Islamic State . Mass death : Peshmerga forces carried dozens of bodies of Islamic State militants using a digger today . Amassed : The attack was the latest of several near the city of Mosul , and one of the bloodiest for ISIS . A Swedish journalist has reportedly been freed from a week-long detention by Syrian government forces . Joakim Medin , a 30-year-old freelance reporter -LRB- right -RRB- , told a Swedish newspaper he was seized at a road block along with his Kurdish interpreter Sabri Omar while working in the town of Qamishli , on the border with Turkey . Both were reportedly freed late last night . He told Expressen he was not subjected to violence but was interrogated and held in solitary confinement in a tiny cold dark cell ` full of dirt and blood ' . ' I was there to report on the situation and had n't entered the country the official way via the Syrian government , ' he said . Washington is also training up and equipping the Iraqi military to be better-placed to recapture the territory . But today Iraq 's defence minister criticised the U.S. for declaring a timeframe for the offensive , saying military commanders should not show their hand to the enemy . Khaled al-Obeidi added the official who predicted the attack for April or May had no knowledge of the issue . ` This is urban warfare and we have civilian populations , ' he said . ` It is very important to take time and accuracy in setting the plan for this battle . ' A military official should not reveal the timing of an offensive . The battle for Mosul starts when preparations are complete , and selecting the time is up to Iraqi military commanders . ' ' I do n't know where the American official got this information ... They absolutely do not have knowledge on this issue . ' Following the criticism Ash Carter , the new U.S. Defense Secretary , told reporters he would not confirm the precise timing of the attack . Across the border in Syria , Kurdish forces launched a separate assault last night aimed at retaking the northeastern town of Tal Hamis . According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , run by a Syrian exile in Coventry , Warwickshire , the Kurds ` managed to advance and took over some 20 villages , farms and hamlets ' . At least 12 jihadists were killed in the fighting , it said . It was not known if Kurdish forces lost any fighters . Taking aim : A Peshmerga security offical stands guard with his sniper today as his colleagues gather bodies . End : Surviving Islamic State fighters burned tyres as many of them fled the area after being defeated . | Fierce fighting broke out last night near Iraqi village of Sultan Abdullah . Kurdistan Democratic Party said there were at least 60 bodies by today . 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Thousands of federal prisoners will have to be moved to other penitentiaries after 2,000 inmates armed with pipes set fire to part of a South Texas prison after seizing control of the area . The uprising began on Friday when prisoners at the Willacy County Correctional Center refused to perform their work duties in protest of the current state of their medical services . The conflict erupted around noon when prisoners stormed the recreation yard and set fire to three of the prison 's ten housing facilities . Scroll down for video . A prisoner jumps on the Willacy County Correctional Center security fence . 2,000 inmates armed with pipes stormed the recreation yard in protest of the current state of their medical services . The uprising began on Friday at the South Texas prison when inmates refused to perform their work duties . The inmates set fire to three of the 10 housing facilities . One official said the damage would make them ` uninhabitable ' and thousands of inmates would have to be transferred to other penitentiaries as a result . One official said the damage had made parts of the prison ` uninhabitable ' , according to the Associated Press . Video taken by KGBT Action 4 News captured the chaos as prisoners jumped and shook security fences and whooped as smoke from the fires filled the air . The recreation area can be seen filled with inmates while more and more state trooper and sheriff cars park onto the other side of the fence like a barricade and a helicopter patrols the air . Officers can also be seen watching from a prison tower . Two officers and three to five inmates received minor injuries during the violent protest , according to the San Antonio Express-News . Negotiations were still occurring Saturday and the staff have not yet regained complete control of the prison , according to FBI Spokesman Erik Vasys . ` The situation is not resolved , though we 're moving toward a peaceful resolution , ' he said . Issa Arnita , a spokesman for the contractor operating the penitentiary , said officers used tear gas and ` non-lethal force ' to try and control the protests . He added that there was no danger to the nearby public , as the facility has been placed on lockdown and the security fences have not been breached . Local , state and federal agencies are also patrolling the prison 's gates , according to Willacy County Sherrif Larry Spence . Prisoners stand at the penitentiary 's western fence on Friday . Negotiations were still occurring Saturday night and the staff have not yet regained complete control of the prison . Officers used tear gas and ` non-lethal ' force to try and control the protests and the facility has been placed on lockdown . Three nearby schools were placed on a ` soft lockdown ' on Friday and all sports practices and after-school activities were cancelled . Around 900 other inmates also housed in the facility are not taking part in the protests , according to authorities . The prison 's inmates are primarily ` low-level ' offenders who immigrated to the U.S. illegally . It is unknown what specific medical services the inmates were protesting , but a 2007 American Civil Liberties Union study revealed that poor access to health care was one of the most common grievances by imprisoned immigrants . The report included complaints that it could take up to a week or longer before prisoners were seen by a practitioner , as well as that they were often withheld emergency services and medication . Two officers and three to five inmates received minor injuries during the violent protest at the prison . The gates are currently being patrolled by local , state and federal agencies . | Prisoners at Willacy County Correctional Center set fire to three of the prison 's 10 housing facilities . They are protesting the current state of their medical services . Two officers and three to five inmates received minor injuries . Staff had yet to regain complete control of the prison on Saturday night . Negotiations are underway and the facility has been placed on lockdown . Local , state and federal agencies are also patrolling the prison 's gates . | [[108, 190], [374, 513], [412, 421], [454, 513], [840, 900], [191, 373], [225, 373], [614, 732], [1572, 1661], [1572, 1610], [1664, 1707], [3486, 3591], [1755, 1777], [1787, 1817], [2515, 2537], [2547, 2579], [1708, 1720], [1726, 1750], [2176, 2219], [2462, 2474], [2480, 2510], [2664, 2706], [2269, 2343], [2269, 2303], [2346, 2396], [3592, 3671]] |
Suspect : Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted . He has pleaded not guilty . High school friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have publicly turned against him as the start of his trial nears . The Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School graduates said they now have trouble trusting people and are afraid of being connected to the alleged bomber . And they blame Tsarnaev for the fact that two of their close friends are now sitting in jail facing charges in connection to him . Most of Tsarnaev 's friends , who had known him for years , only spoke to the Boston Globe on the condition that they could use their middle names - so afraid were they to be connected to him . That 's not an option for Steven Silva , whose identical twin brother Stephen was arrested for providing a gun to Tsarnaev that was later identified as the weapon that killed MIT police officer Sean Collier . Collier was shot dead three days after the Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan allegedly set of two bombs next to the marathon finish line , killing three people and injuring 264 people . Tsarnaev , whose brother was killed in a shootout with police , faces charges for Collier 's death . Silva , who at first posted Twitter messages that said he believed Tsarnaev could have been framed by the FBI , said he no longer believes his former friend is innocent . ' I do n't doubt he did it , ' he said . Stephen Silva 's lawyer said he had nothing to do with the bombing or Collier 's murder . According to the Boston Globe , federal criminal law specialists expect Silva will appear in Tsarnaev 's trial and is likely cooperating with the prosecution in his case . Silva also faces unrelated charges for selling heroin to an undercover informant . His most serious charge carries a maximum 40-year prison sentence . Robel Phillipos , 21 , is another former friend of Tsarnaev currently behind bars . Phillipos faces up to sixteen years in jail after lying to federal agents about where he was the night Tsarnaev and his brother were on the run . He later admitted he had been present when two friends removed a computer , a backpack containing fireworks and other incriminating items from Tsarnaev 's dorm room while authorities were looking for the suspected bombers . Phillipos ' lawyers said he was a frightened 19-year-old who was intimidated by the FBI and too high on marijuana to clearly remember what he did that night . The defense called several friends who said Phillipos smoked marijuana a half-dozen times that day . The Globe reported that Tsarnaev 's ex-classmates believed Phillipos to be anxious at the time he made false statements to federal authorities . Classmates : Tsarnaev is seen on the left in a high school yearbook photo with Robel Phillipos . Phillipos , seen on the right , was convicted in October of two counts of lying to federal agents . One friend , who wanted to be known only as Chris , said he believes he might have reacted similarly to Phillipos and still finds it surreal to see his friend in so much trouble . ` Robel 's facing prison time , and I 'm having a beer with friends . ' The friends told the Boston Globe they believed their friend initially panicked when he was approached by federal investigators . They said they think the prosecutors are being especially hard on him so that look ` tough on terrorism ' . Another friend , going by the name Junior , said he still supports Silva . But Junior said the same can not be said for Tsarnaev . ' I ca n't forgive him for what he did , ' he said . ` My heart toward him is ice cold . ' Defense : Members of the legal defense team for Tsarnaev , including Miriam Conrad , far left , Timothy Watkins , second from left , William Fick , second from right , and Judy Clarke , far right , are seen January 5 . Many of Tsarnaev 's old friends said they have trouble trusting people now after they realized they did n't know how much their friend was keeping a secret . Only after Tsarnaev was arrested did they learn his parents had gotten divorced and that his brother was involved with a radical form of Islam . Chris said he wondered if Tsarnaev left hints of his own change on Twitter . He posted one message that said the friends ' hometown in Cambridge , Massachusetts could be ` fake ' . Later that day , according to the Boston Globe , he posted : ' I do n't argue with fools who say islam is terrorism it 's not worth a thing , let an idiot remain an idiot . ' The friends have cut off all connection with Tsarnaev . The only thing that still connects them now is their alma mater . Chris said he was recently asked during an interview if he knew Tsarnaev because of the familiar high school on his resume . He responded that Tsarnaev was merely an acquaintance . The defense also called former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis to testify for Phillipos . Dukakis , an old family friend of Phillipos ' mother , described a phone conversation he had with Phillipos five days after the bombings . Dukakis said Phillipos told him he had been questioned by the FBI for five hours but was so confused he did n't remember what he said . Dias Kadyrbayev , Azamat Tazhayakov , Robel Phillipos and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seen together in this March 2013 photograph . The defense also claimed that Phillipos ' alleged confession was coerced by FBI agents . Phillipos ' attorneys said they would ask the judge to vacate the convictions and also appeal the verdict based on their argument that any statements he made to the FBI were not ` material ' to the bombing investigation . Phillipos was charged with two counts of lying during a terrorism investigation . The basis for those charges was nine lies he was accused of telling the FBI during two separate interviews . The jury found him not guilty on several of the supposed lies , but concluded he did lie in some instances , leading to the two convictions . Prosecutors said Phillipos first told the FBI he had n't been in Tsarnaev 's dorm room that day and had n't seen the backpack containing fireworks , only to later confess to being in the room with two other friends . The jury , however , found that Phillipos was n't lying when he told the FBI he did n't see the backpack or fireworks in Tsarnaev 's dorm room . Defense attorney Susan Church said that showed the jury ` clearly rejected the so-called confession . ' Phillipos was not accused of participating in the bombings or knowing anything about the planning . Church said Phillipos was ` absolutely mortified ' when he learned Tsarnaev was a suspect and had feelings of ` shock and betrayal ' that his high school friend could do such a thing . During the trial , prosecutors scoffed at Phillipos ' marijuana defense , telling the jury that he was able to remember many details about April 18 and lied about his activities that night because he knew he had done something wrong . After the guilty verdicts were announced , at the time U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said Phillipos ` lied to agents when he could have helped ' and ` concealed when he could have assisted . ' Charged : Stephen Silva , pictured , allegedly gave Tsarnaev a gun that he killed an Massachusetts Institute of Technology -LRB- MIT -RRB- police officer with . Selection : In this Jan. 5 , 2015 , courtroom sketch , Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , left , is depicted beside U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. , right , as O'Toole addresses a pool of potential jurors . | A group of former Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School students have spoken out against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev . Several friends defended Tsarnaev on Twitter after the 2013 bombings - but their feelings are different now . Tsarnaev 's former school chums are reportedly upset with him in part because pals Robel Phillipos and Stephen Silva may spend years in prison . Robel Phillipos faces up to 16 years in prison after lying to federal agents about where he was the night Tsarnaev was on the run . Later admitted he was in Tsarnaev 's dorm room when two other friends removed incriminating evidence . Stephen Silva was arrested for giving a gun to Tsarnaev that police said was later used to kill an officer after the bombings . 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A Dutch man on his honeymoon escaped death after falling 4,000 feet off a cliff - by landing on a tree top . Mamitho Lendas was visiting the World 's End mountain when he stepped back to take a picture of his bride , and plummeted off the edge . The 35-year-old groom was rescued by Sri Lankan troops and is the first person in history ever to survive the fall . Scroll down for video . Lucky guy : Dutch honeymooner Mamitho Lendas , pictured with his wife , survived a 4,000 ft fall from the World 's End mountain in Sri Lanka . Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera , a spokesman for the Sri Lankan Army , said : ` He was extremely lucky because he fell on top of a tree about 130 feet from the top . ` He is the first person to survive a fall from World 's End . ' Troops used ropes to reach Mr Lendas and winch him to safety . Some 40 soldiers were involved in the initial rescue which was later backed by a military helicopter . Mr Lendas had to be evacuated from the area on the shoulders of troops , who carried him over a distance of three miles to the nearest point at which he could be driven to hospital . Mr Lendas , who suffered no major injuries , told reporters that the ordeal ` was very scary and very painful as well . Rescue operation : A team prepares to climb down and rescue Mr Lendas , who survived a 4,000 ft fall off a cliff known as the World 's End . Saved : The 35-year-old groom was rescued by Sri Lankan troops and is the first person in history ever to survive the fall . Pure luck : Mr Lendas , seen being carried off on a stretcher after being rescued , fell as he was taking a picture of his new wife at the Sri Lankan tourist spot . Lucky : The Dutch tourist survived the 4,000 foot fall when he landed on a tree . ' I was making pictures and I had a misstep and I fell down backwards . ` Then I sat there for three and a half hours - the longest three and a half hours of my life . ' The World 's End cliff is the main attraction at the Horton Plains nature reserve in central Sri Lanka and is a key tourist attraction in the country . In 2011 , Christopher Pilther , a 53-year-old Australian , fell to his death off the mountain top whilst visiting on holiday . More than one million tourists per year visit the South Asian country , . | Man is the first person ever to survive the fall off the mountain top . Smitten newlywed was taking a picture of his new bride when he fell . Rescued by Sri Lankan troops who winched him to safety . | [[0, 108], [246, 267], [305, 362], [387, 396], [459, 529], [696, 756], [1281, 1297], [1304, 1334], [1369, 1374], [1377, 1398], [1436, 1493], [109, 214], [1494, 1503], [1578, 1658], [246, 300], [759, 821], [759, 765], [800, 821], [925, 995], [1375, 1431]] |
Lord Carey , the former Archbishop of Canterbury , is firmly in favour of three-parent babies . I fear I will be in trouble once again with some the Church as I find myself , in conscience , having to go against the line churches are taking on so-called three-parent babies . I am , to be clear , firmly in favour despite opposition from some of my colleagues and a powerful lobby of critics from abroad . A Commons Bill passed earlier this month will allow for a procedure in which a small proportion of a third person 's DNA is used to create an embryo in order to prevent potentially fatal genetic disorders . Scientists have found techniques to replace faulty mitochondrial DNA -- mitochondria are energy-generating structures in human cells -- with donated DNA , and Britain is set to be the first country to endorse the practice . It has proved hugely contentious . Yesterday 55 Italian MPs asked our House of Lords to reject the Bill , claiming the consequences ` can not possibly be contained ' within the UK . But this sort of opposition is unfathomable to me . This is an exciting medical intervention for families suffering rare conditions which prevent them from having children naturally . The idea of ` three-parent babies ' is a distraction because the mitochondria are a mere fraction of what makes us human . This is much more like an organ transplant . Only one in 5,000 Britons suffers from mitochondrial conditions but an estimated 2,500 women are carrying these faulty cells which could be passed on to their children . Vicky Holliday is likely to be one of the first to receive this new treatment . She already has a daughter , Jessica , who has Leigh syndrome caused by her mother 's faulty cells . Vicky loves her daughter but knows she will never walk or talk and is likely to die as a result of organ failure . She says : ` When you are given the worst possible news it helps to have a little bit of hope . It would mean so much to us to be able to have a healthy child . ' Let us be in no doubt , the new techniques , the result of amazing research at Newcastle University , offer hope to those families who are at the mercy of such a terrible condition . They are now being given hope through the donation of healthy DNA -- a technique that could prevent their children suffering a gradual and painful death . Viscount Ridley , the science writer and a supporter of the technique , has accused the churches of leaving families in great pain and suffering . He has written : ` Surely ... most church-going folk are not in the business of denying people hope merely to avoid the remote theoretical possibility of -- well , of what exactly ? I still can not see a reasonable objection to this magnificent piece of technology in the service of human compassion . ' I have to agree . It is heartbreaking to see the churches once again opposing medical advances which have the potential to end great suffering . Living in hope : Vicky Holliday passed faulty DNA to her daughter Jessica . The baby now has Leigh syndrome . Compassion is at the heart of the Christian faith . The love of God and of our neighbour comes first and last . The link between faith and healing is very close . Look only at the number of hospitals named after saints . I long for the Church to end what some scientists feel is an overly negative opposition to extraordinary medical advances . One of the first steps is to address realistically the issue of pain at the end of life which has led so many of us to call for assisted dying . But it is time also for the churches to approach science and medicine more positively . The Church risks being seen as irrelevant . Conservative Christians have opposed transplants , IVF , embryo experimentation and stem cell research . Furthermore , the Church and science are always portrayed as being at odds even though this is often a misreading of history . Thankfully , most Christians are not flat-earthers . We embrace modern science and the vast majority of its developments . The Church of England has long been involved in the ethics committee of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority -LRB- HFEA -RRB- . We have resisted the notion that every single development is a ` slippery slope ' to one peril or another . The primary motive must be compassion and the relief of suffering . So why have we become trapped in doubt and fear about medical advances involving the beginning of life ? I am constantly puzzled that Christians who believe in a gospel of hope find themselves in a perpetual state of opposition to scientific gains . The Bishop of Swindon , Lee Rayfield , who played a key role in the consultation , is largely supportive . The truth is that in spite of a few reservations about whether hereditary characteristics would be affected by the technique , there are absolutely no grounds for opposition . The Bishop of Swindon , Lee Rayfield , who played a key role in the consultation , is largely supportive . He said recently : ` This has to begin with compassion . Compassion towards those who are sick and suffering and for those who long to bear children . ' He wants there to be proper safeguards . I agree . But let us remember that this week in the Lords we are being asked to agree regulations to enable the HFEA to consider each family 's treatment on a case-by-case basis , taking expert advice into account . Our country has an enviable tradition of responsible and thorough testing of research , and we can trust these experts to continue their painstaking work to enable families affected by serious mitochondrial disease to have healthy children . The main opposition is not from the Church of England , and I find it surprising that bishops seem to be preparing to support a delaying motion from the Roman Catholic peer Lord Deben . It would be received by families as a cruel and unnecessary delay after seven years of investigation , consultation , parliamentary discussion and scrutiny . I respect the Catholic position but it is an absolutist position with no room for compromise . Like most peers I have received many emails and letters on the issue . Much opposition is coming from well-organised campaigns from Catholics from Latin America and Eastern Europe . But if we can not make any alteration , then we will deny ourselves the possibility of ever improving life for those who suffer from these intractable conditions . Turning our backs on these advances is uncaring and unloving . We live in an exciting time for medical research and we must support caring scientists and doctors with the resources and proper regulations to do their work . | Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey is in favour of treatment . Medical advancement uses third party DNA to avoid health problems . Churches have warned against ` ethical issues ' surrounding technology . Here Lord Carey rejects their concerns about ` amazing ' development . | [[462, 473], [477, 563]] |
Swollen breasts , the constant urge to wee and broken nights are problems expectant mums know all too well and men have been unable to share - until now . So what happened when three dads became nine months pregnant ? Jason Bramley , Steve Hanson and Jonny Biggins are discovering exactly what it 's like to have a baby on board by wearing pregnancy suits to honour mums in the run up to Mother 's Day on Sunday , March 15 . Scroll down for video . Dads Jonny Biggins -LRB- left -RRB- , Steve Hanson -LRB- middle -RRB- and Jason Bramley -LRB- right -RRB- are discovering exactly what it 's like to have a baby on board by wearing pregnancy suits for an entire month . ` Every day things like putting on your socks becomes a monumental task , ' says Steve , 46 , -LRB- left -RRB- who has a 12-year-old son Saul with his wife Kate . While most mothers would be happy with a bunch of flowers , the married dads , who are behind a new personalised Mother 's Day book called Book Of Mum , are wearing pregnancy suits all day every day for a month . Currently on day eight of the project , the publishing directors , are charting the ups and downs of impending parenthood in an online diary . Steve , 46 , who is married to Kate and has a 12-year-old son , called Saul , said : ` Every day things like putting on your socks becomes a monumental task . ' The trio , who are from England but all work at an office in Barcelona , are wearing their bumps to work , to the pub and to bed and are only allowed to remove them to wash . Jason , 44 , who is a father-of-one mused on day five : ' I wonder why pregnant women do n't use wheelchairs . ' ' I have a chair in the office with wheels and this is a blessing . I can glide effortlessly across the office to my desired destination . ' The trio are wearing their bumps to work , to the pub and to bed and are only allowed to remove them to wash . ` On day three I did n't sleep a wink , I just could n't get settled , ' says company director Steve , from Doncaster , pictured on his laptop while wearing the belly . Steve 's son Saul is pictured resting his head on his fake breasts , making for quite the funny sight . But it 's not all fun and games . The 'em pathy belly ' comes complete with fake breasts and weighs two and a half stone - the average weight of a full term baby bump . It is designed to put pressure on the bladder , stomach and lungs , and cause abdominal distention and the inability to get comfortable . ` On day three I did n't sleep a wink , I just could n't get settled , ' said company director Steve , from Doncaster . ` My boobs , which at first were quite a pleasurable novelty , soon became about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit , ' said Steve -LRB- pictured in his 'em pathy belly ' -RRB- . ' I wonder why pregnant women do n't use wheelchairs , ' dad-of-one Jason , 44 , -LRB- pictured -RRB- wrote in his diary . The suit weighs 33lb , the average weight of a full term baby , and is designed to cause abdominal distention and put pressure on the bladder , stomach and lungs . ' I tried to make a small city out of pillows around my bump . My boobs , which at first were quite a pleasurable novelty , soon became about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit , ' he added . ` They were way too warm and hung on my arm , sending it to sleep and waking me at the same time . ' By day three the constant swinging motion of his belly forced Jonny , 45 , from Surrey to visit his local pharmacy and seek medical help . ' I unzipped my jacket , exposing my belly and explaining my predicament to the woman behind the counter , ' says Jonny , dad to Enzo , five , and Leo , one . ' I expected her to crack a smile or reel back in shock but she nodded professionally like she 's seen it all before , opened a drawer and placed an elastic waist strap on the counter . Despite the trials and tribulations caused by faking pregnancy , the Steve , Jonny and Jason said it has made them appreciate what their wives have had to go through . ' A few minutes later , with belly strapped firmly in place , I waltzed out of there with a new-found spring in my stride . It was wonderful , I could move again . ' Yet despite the trials and tribulations just one week in Steve admits to bonding with his ` baby ' . He told his diary : ` It seems to be taking on a personality . It has a name , and its name is Bump . I cradle it , pat it , rub it and I just caught myself talking to it while patting it . ' As well as writing down their experiences the dads are also uploading videos of their pregnancy journeys to their online diaries - and all three are looking forward to Mother 's Day when they can remove the suits for good . ` Huge respect goes to all you pregnant mums out there . Every single one of you , ' said Steve . | Three fathers are wearing two-and-a-half stone baby bumps for a month . Must wear fake bellies and breasts to work , to the pub and to bed . Aim is to honour mums in the run-up to Mother 's Day on Sunday , March 15 . | [[487, 667], [2195, 2214], [2254, 2329], [1433, 1452], [1455, 1476], [1798, 1817], [1820, 1841], [2195, 2214], [2217, 2249], [329, 411]] |
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