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A coalition of Sydney artists have launched a campaign against a ` hopeless ' Tony Abbott , by remixing an iconic political poster . The 4.5 m tall billboard has been posted in Sydney 's CBD , and is a re-imagining of the ` Hope ' image that became famous during Barack Obama 's 2008 presidential campaign . However , as much as Shepard Fairey 's iconic image helped usher a leader to power , Mr Agzarian 's version hopes to show another leader the door . Mr Agzarian told the Sydney Morning Herald he has become fed up with the current government , and labelled it as ` inept and uncaring ' . ` This is a government that is leaving a lot of people behind , ' Mr Agzarian said . Scroll down for video . A poster designed by Michael Agzarian and the group ` Abbottsolutely ' not , is placed on a billboard in Sydney . The poster sums up public sentiment towards the Prime Minister , with just 25 per cent voters satisfied by his performance , according to Newspoll figures released this week . Further , 77 per cent view Mr Abbott as ` arrogant ' , and the government continues to be behind Labor in two-party preferred polling figures . The poster sums up public sentiment towards the Prime Minister , with just 25 per cent voters satisfied by his performance , according to Newspoll figures released this week . A recent spill motion also sent shockwaves through the Prime Minister 's leadership , with one third of his party room voting to boot him from office . Mr Agzarian said the current climate and contrast between Mr Abbbott and Mr Obama motivated him to put his own spin on the famous ` Hope ' image . ` Obama gave people hope , whereas Abbott just makes us feel hopeless - and is pretty hopeless himself , ' Mr Agzarian said . The group plans to post more billboards across Sydney , Melbourne and Canberra , in addition to ` hundreds of single sheet 700 x 1000 mm street posters ' that will distributed across the Sydney CBD , and in the Prime Minister 's electorate of Warringah . ` We want more posters up around Sydney and across other major cities , ' the group 's website reads . Additional billboards will cost anywhere between $ 3500 and $ 35,190 . Mr Agzarian and his group have asked for public donations to ensure the posters are plastered across the country , and is accepting donations at its website , www.abbottsolutelynot.com . Street posters can also be purchased for $ 629 for 100 , or $ 799 for 250 . Shepard Fairey 's iconic image of Barack Obama , which served as the motivated for Mr Agzarian 's poster . ` Obama gave people hope , whereas Abbott just makes us feel hopeless - and is pretty hopeless himself , ' Mr Agzarian said . The original ` Hope ' poster was a central piece of Mr Obama 's successful 2008 campaign , and has inspired a variety of other spin-offs in the years since its release . The first hand-finished copy of the poster was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution 's National Portrait Gallery in 2009 . The ` Hopeless ' poster will remain on Regent Street , Chippendale for the next four weeks . | 4.5 m poster created by Michael Agzarian and his group ` Abbottsolutely Not ' Inspired by Shepard Fairey 's famous Barack Obama ` Hope ' poster . Billboard will remain on Regent St , Chippendale , for the next four weeks . | [[133, 190], [703, 756], [774, 816], [218, 236], [242, 307], [2664, 2752], [2960, 3012], [3027, 3052]] |
The American doctor who carried the Ebola virus from Guinea to New York , riding the subway and going bowling before symptoms developed , said the public was never properly educated about the disease . Dr Craig Spencer , an emergency room physician , penned an article for Wednesday 's New England Journal of Medicine that blamed politicians and media outlets for fanning fears . ` When we look back on this epidemic , I hope we 'll recognize that fear caused our initial hesitance to respond - and caused us to respond poorly when we finally did , ' Spencer wrote . Slammed : Dr Craig Spencer penned an article for the New England Journal of Medicine attacking the media and politicians for alarmist reports and attempts to use the Ebola outbreak for political gain . The emergency room physician treated patients in Guinea with the Doctors without Borders , before returning to the United States last October . He developed symptoms consistent with those of Ebola and was diagnosed on October 23 , just days after arriving in the United States . Media reports about Spencer 's diagnosis , the first in New York , focused on how he rode the subway , went out to eat and even went bowling between his return and the diagnosis . Little attention , Spencer argued , was spent on how the disease is known to be transmitted , and that research points to it being ` nearly impossible for me to have transmitted the virus before I had a fever . ' Spencer also bemoaned how he was described as a ' a fraud , a hipster and a hero ' at the same time by news reports . ` The truth is , I am none of those things , ' he said . ` I 'm just someone who answered a call for help and was lucky enough to survive . ' Responding : Spencer traveled to Guinea in order to treat Ebola patients , returning in October and being diagnosed shortly after his arrival in the US . Engaged : Spencer 's fiancee , Morgan Dixon , was admitted to the hospital after Spencer 's diagnosis but was soon released . ` Meanwhile , politicians , caught up in the election season , took advantage of the panic to try to appear presidential instead of supporting a sound , science-based public health response , ' he added . Following Spencer 's diagnosis , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov Chris Christie announced 21-day quarantines for those arriving in either state after working with Ebola patients . Each governor painted federal health guidelines as inadequate during their announcements , but Spencer called such talk counter productive . They ` enacted strict home quarantine rules without sufficiently considering the unintended side effects , ' namely encouraging those exposed to lie out of fear of quarantine . The sick , according to Spencer , would opt not to seek treatment while caregivers working with Ebola patients would ` alter their travel plans or misreport their exposure to avoid quarantine . ' Another voice criticizing politicians ' reactions to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa , which had caused the deaths of 3,416 in Sierra Leone as well as hitting Liberia and Guinea , was nurse Kaci Hickox . In an op-ed in the Guardian , Hickox explained her frustration over being labeled the ` Ebola nurse ' by Gov Christie in spite of her never having symptoms of the virus . ` This is what did happen : I was quarantined against my will by overzealous politicians after I volunteered to go and treat people affected by Ebola in west Africa , ' she wrote . ` Christie and my governor in Maine , Paul LePage , decided to disregard medical science and the constitution in hopes of advancing their careers , ' she added . Spencer was released on November 11 having cleared the virus with the help of a blood plasma transfusion from an Ebola survivor . ` We all lose when we allow irrational fear , fueled in part by prime-time ratings and political expediency , to supersede pragmatic public health preparedness , ' Spencer wrote . | Dr Craig Spencer wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine calling out the governors who imposed a quarantine after his diagnosis . He said that little of the science behind transmission was explained in the media . His criticism echoes that of nurse Kaci Hickox , who was quarantined in New Jersey and later Maine after returning from Sierra Leone . | [[202, 218], [251, 317], [577, 651], [2186, 2216], [2219, 2361], [0, 19], [138, 201], [1228, 1244], [1247, 1319], [2898, 2987], [3083, 3106]] |
Most tourists visiting the capital will call in at Big Ben and visit Buckingham Palace , but very few will venture beyond to some of the secret - but equally beautiful - sights in London . However , one photographer has dedicated four years of his life to tracking down some of the most unusual and overlooked attractions in the city , taking beautiful photos to celebrate their history . From corridors of power to shrines of religion and music , photographer Peter Dazeley has caught them all on camera for a book entitled ` Unseen London ' . Scroll down for video . The Crossness Pumping Station , in Bexley was designed as part of the sewer works created by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and opened in 1865 . Following vandalism after it became defunct in the 1950s , but volunteers have helped restore its beautiful Victorian heritage . Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and Matthew Digby Wyatt , the Foreign Office in Durbar Court , SW1 , was first used in 1867 when it was the India Office building . Freemasons ' Hall , built between 1927 and 1932 in Great Queen Street , is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England and the principal meeting place for Masonic Lodges in London , and right , the Lloyds General Committee Room in the Collcutt building at 71 Fenchurch Street , the highlight of Thomas Edward Colcutt 's architectural genius . The Freemasons Grand Temple has an elaborate match of tradition and modern fare . The building is fully open to the public and free tours are available most week days . Londoner Peter , 66 , compiled his labour of love after first being inspired by a view from his own apartment across the Thames from Battersea Power Station . He said : ` I 'm a Londoner myself and my apartment between the Chelsea and Vauxhall Bridges overlooked the Battersea Power Station . ` Over the years I saw it 's transformation and when I was first allowed in there to photograph it was incredible . ` It was the change of this building that inspired me to think what other great parts of London nobody had seen or knew about . ` The city is constantly evolving and some of these buildings will be lost without someone ever seeing them . Abbey Road Studios ' Studio One in St John 's Wood has an extensive range of classic and modern outboard equipment ; any operator of this would certainly have to know what they are doing however . Abbey Road Studios were made famous by The Beatles , who recorded an album of the same name , which of course , featured the group walking over the pedestrian crossing outside the venue . Studio One is the largest purpose-built recording studio and can comfortably house a 110-piece orchestra . ` Now Battersea is set to hold three hotels , 3,990 apartments , 250 shops and restaurants with a studio going for # 950,000 . ' In his stunning pictures some unlikely locations prove themselves real hidden gems - like the incredible interior of the 1859 Crossness Pumping Station , in Bexley . Peter said : ` The irony is that this pumping station was designed as part of the sewer works created by Sir Joseph Bazalgette to take the waste out of London . But his ancestor went on to produce TV 's Big Brother , in my opinion bringing it back in . Abbey Road Studios has become a favourite tourist attraction , with fans keen to leave their own personal mark there , and right , the BT Tower imposes from near and far . This motor provides the power for the BT Tower 's revolving floor , that has once housed a restaurant . Nowadays the venue is reserved for specially-organised trips . Lancashire Boilers used coal to power two pumping engines that pumped water from a reservoir under the floor into the hydraulic system that helped open Tower Bridge up for ships to pass . While Tower Bridge is recognisable from the front , if you were shown this photo you might not know you were in the bascule chamber underneath one of London 's famous landmarks . ` The interior of Midland Bank was interesting , it goes back to a time when people respected their bank manager . It includes bespoke furniture including a cupboard for the management 's top hats and a drawer below for their canes . ` And people do n't realise Abbey Studios which I photographed is big enough to hold a symphony orchestra , for film scores , and they still record in analogue . ` The BT Tower is open to access and what fascinated me was the tiny lawnmower sized engine responsible for revolving the top floor of the Tower . St Sophia 's Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Moscow Road , Bayswater , was built in 1879 by the Greek community in London . It is built in the form of a cruciform basilica with a central dome . Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames . The development of flats and houses could see the area become more like a village in a city . ' A lot of the buildings in the book you can get in to see but it 's not easy and you can perhaps only have five minutes in them . ` For example I 've walked past the Mason 's building in Convent Garden thousands of times and had no idea of the hidden gem inside . ' ` Unseen London was a four year journey of discovery starting with Battersea Power Station . Many photographs in this book will be the last record of a disappearing world . ' To order a copy of the book visit : www.peterdazeley.com and click on ` Unseen London ' . Harrow School provides a high class of boarding education for children in London . There is some evidence of a school being on the site as far back as 1243 , but the one we know today is believed to have dated back to 1572 . Winston Churchill and Stanley Baldwin are some of the most famous alumni of Harrow School ; more recent old scholars include actor Benedict Cumberbatch and and current England rugby international Billy Vunipola . The squash courts at Harrow school , where the yearly fees are almost # 36,000 for education and boarding . The Midland Bank board room is found close to the Guildhall and Bank of England in the City . The building was built between 1924-1939 and Lutyens designed the exterior elevations plus the ground floor banking hall , basement safe deposit area , directors ' and boardroom floors plus staircases and certain other areas . | Photographer Peter Dazeley 's fascinating work captured in the book ` Unseen London ' Londoner spent four years studying and photographing after first being inspired by a view across the Thames . Hidden gems include incredible interior of the 1859 Crossness Pumping Station , in Bexley . | [[389, 445], [448, 515], [509, 540], [199, 333], [1525, 1539], [1547, 1683], [2793, 2958], [2848, 2944]] |
Former soldier Richard Monteith was upset after being told to turn down the collar of his shirt because the Union Jack design was ` offensive . A former soldier who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan claims he was turned away from a pub in Scotland because workers said the union flag on his top was offensive . Richard Monteith was told he would not be served again in the Black Bull pub in Polmont , Falkirk , unless he turned down the collar of his Hackett Boat Race polo shirt , which exposed a Union Jack , because it was seen as offensive . The 36-year-old served 17 years with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and lost several friends and colleagues during tours of the Middle East , Northern Ireland , Bosnia and Kosovo . He said he was upset with the reaction because he had been in the army and had to deal with seeing a lot of friends draped in the flag after dying in service . The incident took place last Friday . Mr Monteith said : ' I had a couple of sips of my pint and was told unless I turned my collar down I would n't be served again . ' I asked why and they said the Union Jack and red , white and blue colours were offensive . ` When I asked why the woman just laughed and said ` because it is ' . ' I just do n't see how the flag or even the colours could be so offensive to anybody . ` To say red , white and blue are offensive is laughable . It was really silly comments , to be honest . ' Mr Monteith , now a security consultant , added : ` Being in the army I have carried quite a few friends that are draped in these colours so I find it very offensive . ' I wear it with pride for them , nothing else . It was me who was shocked and deeply offended . ' Mr Monteith served for 17 years with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , working in Iraq and Afghanistan . The 36-year-old was told he would not be served again unless he turned down his collar , so he left the pub . Mr Monteith refused to react to the statement or turn down his collar and left the pub . They walked into one across the road and no issues were raised . The father-of-two said he had been unable to get a full explanation from the Black Bull since the incident , despite leaving messages for the manager . A spokesman for the pub said : ` We are carrying out an investigation into the allegation , but can not comment further until we speak to all of the members of staff who were working on Friday evening . ' The soldier said he was upset at the reaction from bar staff because a number of his friends died on duty . Mr Monteith has previously completed tours of the Middle East , Northern Ireland , Bosnia and Kosovo . Mr Monteith said he has carried a number of soldier colleagues draped in the Union flag and was offended . | Richard Monteith went into pub with a Union Flag showing under his collar . Was told by worker at Black Bull in Falkirk to turn down his collar or leave . Staff told Mr Monteith , a former soldier , the Union Flag was offensive . Mr Monteith left the pub and was upset , and said : ` Being in the army I have carried quite a few friends that are draped in these colours ' Black Bull said it is investigating the allegation and speaking to staff . | [[0, 31], [42, 95], [144, 280], [929, 945], [950, 1027], [950, 951], [988, 1057], [0, 22], [59, 143], [144, 280], [253, 307], [456, 476], [485, 505], [508, 542], [731, 769], [739, 801], [839, 890], [1417, 1428], [1459, 1464], [1467, 1486], [1482, 1554], [1887, 1904], [1905, 1916], [1979, 1993], [2627, 2689], [2671, 2714], [2211, 2239], [2242, 2330], [2211, 2234], [2307, 2376]] |
A young British backpacker was being hailed a hero today after risking his life to try to save a drowning man in wild seas in New Zealand . Simon Constable , 20 , from Yorkshire , did not hesitate before jumping into the sea at Tolaga Bay Wharf , north of Gisborne , on New Zealand 's East Coast , when the troubled man 's family begged him to help . A 38-year-old Malaysian man - who has yet to be named - was clinging to a pylon under a pier as heavy waves crashed into him . Realising the man , also a tourist , was in serious trouble , Mr Constable dived into the rough water and swam towards him . Scroll down for video . Simon Constable , 20 , from Yorkshire , jumped into rough sea to try and save a drowning tourist . ' I went down the ladder on the side of the wharf and saw the man clinging to one of the piles -LRB- pylons -RRB- underneath , ' he told the Gisborne Herald . ` He had the pile in a bear hug and I dived in to help him . ` As I swam towards him , he let go of the pile and was drifting . I grabbed him from behind under his arms but a wave came and pushed us against another pile . ` We both went under the water and at that point I lost him . ' On coming back up to the surface Mr Constable looked around but there was no sign of the man . ` I searched around for about five minutes , then went back to the ladder , ' he said . A 38-year-old Malaysian man - who has yet to be named - has not yet been found . He was clinging to a pylon under a pier as heavy waves crashed into him and Mr Constable tried to help him . The incident took place at Tolaga Bay Wharf , north of Gisborne , on New Zealand 's East Coast . Mr Constable had gone to the wharf , at Tolaga Bay , with other tourists and some of the group began having fun jumping into the water , including Mr Constable and the Malaysian . When the man 's sister saw him get into trouble , she pleaded with other tour party members to help him and that was when Mr Constable did n't hesitate . ` His actions were heroic , ' police sergeant Greg Lexmond said today . ` It was very noble of him to dive in and do his best to save the guy , ' he told the paper . A big swell was sweeping in through the bay , he said , and conditions were marginal for people who were confident in their ability in the water . Police sergeant Greg Lexmond hailed Mr Constable a ` hero ' Hopes were fading today for the missing man as a search by frogmen and helicopter crews continued . Sergeant Lexmond 's sentiments were shared by Tolaga Bay chief fire officer Ray Dever who praised Mr Constable 's courage . ` That was a fair gutsy move for Mr Constable to jump in to help in those conditions and he should be commended in some way for it . ` Jumping off the end of the wharf is on the itinerary for the tour company but I question whether the conditions yesterday afternoon were safe enough . ' Hopes were fading today for the missing man as a search by frogmen and helicopter crews continued . | Simon Constable , 20 , from Yorkshire jumped into rough seas . He attempted to rescue a 38-year-old Malaysian man from drowning . As Mr Constable reached the struggling man a huge wave hit them both . ` We both went under the water and at that point I lost him , ' he said . Police sergeant Greg Lexmond praised his actions as ` heroic ' | [[0, 139], [0, 26], [57, 139], [140, 160], [180, 244], [540, 579], [627, 647], [667, 725], [0, 139], [351, 380], [393, 404], [627, 647], [667, 725], [1354, 1383], [1396, 1407], [1511, 1543], [1107, 1111], [1117, 1144], [1156, 1168], [0, 139], [2005, 2046], [2288, 2345]] |
Attorneys for the 19-year-old ` gang member ' accused of killing a mother in a spray of gunfire want a judge to let them check the dead woman 's body for gunshot residue . Erich Milton Nowsch Jr. stood shackled in court Thursday while lawyers Augustus Claus and Conrad Claus told a judge they want police , dispatch and coroner records ahead of a scheduled March 10 hearing . The lawyers also asked for an order for a coroner 's office to allow a test on Tammy Meyers ' body to determine if she or someone next to her fired a gun before she died . Scroll down for video . Erich Nowsch Jr. -LRB- pictured in a Las Vegas courtroom on Monday -RRB- has been charged with the murder of Tammy Meyers . His attorney wants the victim 's body to be tested for gunshot revenue . Nowsch is jailed without bail on murder , attempted murder and weapon charges . The 44-year-old Meyers was wounded in the head February 12 and died two days later . Nowsch was arrested on February . 19 . Many questions remain after conflicting accounts from authorities and Meyers ' family about what initially was characterized as a road rage attack . The 19-year-old 's defense team hope the request to the coroner 's office will be able to determine whether Meyers , 44 , or somebody next to her fired a gun before she died . On Tuesday , his lawyers said he was high on marijuana while he was being questioned , and cops knew it . He surrendered to the authorities after a stand-off in suburban Las Vegas . Claus said he plans to argue in court that anything Nowsch told investigators after he was taken into custody can no longer be used in the impending murder trial . It 's not clear what Nowsch told detectives after his arrest . ` People tend to say things that are n't entirely credible when they 're under the influence , ' he told the Associated Press . Claus said ` not only ' did the police let Nowsch smoke , they ` watched him do it ' as they tried ` to talk him down ' during a standoff that involved a helicopter and a SWAT team . The allegation was just the latest in a string of turns that has plagued what was initially thought to be a ` road rage ' murder . On Monday , local resident Robert Selig said Meyers , 44 , was killed in a ` drug deal gone bad ' . ` The son and mother left the Meyers residence looking for Eric on a drug deal gone bad , ' he said . ` That 's the word on the street . A prescription drug deal gone bad . ' Selig said he believes Meyers went to the park to pick up pharmaceutical pills ` like Xanax ' from Erich . ` The kid sold it right there at that concrete table , day in day out , ' he said . Nowsch has been accused of shooting 44-year-old Tammy Meyers dead during an act of road rage . It has since been revealed that the Meyers family knew the suspect . The Meyers family initially claimed that Meyers had gotten into an argument with Nowsch while giving her daughter a driving lesson on the night of the February 12 shooting . They said Nowsch followed them home and shot at them . It has since emerged that Meyers went home and recruited her son Brandon , who brought his . Meyers was shot in the head and died after two days on life-support . Claus said he believes Nowsch will be able to claim self-defense because Brandon Meyers was armed . Last week it was revealed that the Meyers family actually knew Nowsch . | Erich Milton Nowsch Jr is accused of fatally shooting Tammy Meyers , 44 . The 19-year-old 's lawyers have asked for coroner and dispatch records . Records may reveal whether Meyers or someone next to her fired a gun . His defense team have also said he was high when interviewed by cops . A local resident has claimed Meyers died in a ` drug deal gone bad ' Nowsch is being held without bail on murder charges . | [[14, 43], [46, 95], [572, 594], [632, 695], [849, 907], [2615, 2709], [2615, 2621], [2639, 2675], [0, 171], [235, 375], [376, 387], [393, 435], [1122, 1195], [1122, 1153], [1159, 1279], [455, 529], [491, 547], [1122, 1153], [1159, 1279], [1261, 1297], [1298, 1308], [1311, 1358], [2149, 2158], [2161, 2205], [2222, 2244], [2316, 2336], [572, 594], [632, 695], [769, 808]] |
A stunning Victorian mansion that inspired Edward Hopper 's famous painting ` Pretty Penny ' is on sale for a whopping $ 4.9 million -LRB- # 3.2 m -RRB- . The huge detached house in Nyack , New York , boasts six bedrooms and eight bathrooms over three floors . It has previously been owned by 1950s film star Helen Hayes and talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell . The stunning Victorian mansion -LRB- above -RRB- , which inspired Edward Hopper 's famous painting ` Pretty Penny ' , is on sale for a whopping $ 4.9 million -LRB- # 3.2 m -RRB- in Nyack , New York . Renowned realist artist Hopper painted the house in 1939 at the invitation of 1950s film star Helen Hayes and her husband Charles McArthur . Renowned realist artist Hopper painted the house in 1939 at the invitation of Mrs Hayes and her husband Charles McArthur . The 157-year-old house , which has been on sale since December 17 , also has a swimming pool and stunning views of the Hudson River . Its large grounds boast the biggest collection of conifers in north-east USA , which are valued at $ 500,000 -LRB- # 322,248 -RRB- . And two large bas-relief icons of theatre , ` Comedy ' and ` Tragedy ' , flank one of the doorways . Built in 1858 , the house has played host to Marilyn Monroe , Katharine Hepburn , Vivian Leigh , John Barrymore , Laurence Olivier and Orson Welles - thanks to its glamorous Hollywood owners . Mr McArthur allegedly named the house ` Pretty Penny ' after Hopper painted it ` because that 's what it cost ' . The huge detached house , which is meticulously decorated with pale colours and bright patterned rugs , boasts six bedrooms and eight bathrooms over three floors . One of the mansion 's main reception rooms shows the beauty of the building , with its high ceilings , immaculate detailing and beautiful wooden floor . An exquisite gold and diamond chandelier hangs over a mahogany table in one of the Victorian property 's many rooms designed to entertain . The house includes a second bright living room with two plush armchairs , a high wooden coffee table and a widescreen TV on the wall . The 157-year-old house , which has been on sale since December 17 , also has a swimming pool , which is protected by plush green banks and has a small white summer house nearby . The property has eight bathrooms , one of which is decorated with pale engraved furniture , marble tops and a large white bath . The kitchen is one of the only rooms in the mansion that has several modern features included . A state-of-the-art oven and huge metallic fridge are two of the prominent focal points in the open-plan room . The house was built in 1858 and its spacious hallways , which have marble floors , have played host to Marilyn Monroe , Katharine Hepburn , Vivian Leigh , John Barrymore , Laurence Olivier and Orson Welles . Hopper almost refused to paint the portrait , despite the house being on the same street as his boyhood home . But when confronted with the considerable fame of the owners and a generous $ 2,500 -LRB- # 1,611 -RRB- fee , Hopper was convinced by his wife Jo and agent Frank Rehn to take the job . Although Mrs Hayes and Mr McArthur requested he add in their daughter Mary and her pet poodle Camille , Hopper refused and handed over the completed work just before Christmas . It was the last commission he ever took . A spokesman for LuxuryEstate.com , where potential buyers can find more details , said : ` Pretty Penny has been retrofitted for the twenty-first century , but its warmth , character and historic past are prevalent today , as it was years before , unlike any other home in the Hudson Valley . ` It is truly an extraordinary home for an extraordinary person . ' Helen Hayes -LRB- left with daughter Margaret in 1948 ; right in My Son John in 1951 -RRB- lived at ` Pretty Penny ' until her death in 1993 . Her husband Mr McArthur allegedly named the house after Hopper painted it ` because that 's what it cost ' The property has six bedrooms , including this master suite which faces the Hudson River and is decorated with silk gold curtains . Other bedrooms have unique features including this grey and black fireplace and four-poster wooden bed . One of the other bedrooms , perhaps suitable for a child , also has breathtaking views over the river and features a cute blue bed that perfectly fits into the corner . Terracotta walls and bright patterned curtains frame the view out of this double room . It also has a discrete storage area behind the white doors to the left . A spokesman for LuxuryEstate.com , where potential buyers can find more details , said : ` Pretty Penny has been retrofitted for the twenty-first century , but its warmth , character and historic past are prevalent today . ' A third reception room is pictured above , which also features the spectacular wooden floor that runs through the rest of the house . High ceilings lead the eye up the cream walls to 12 unusual glass windows , which feature unique octagonal patterns . An elabourate white cornice is featured in rooms throughout the three-storey mansion and consists of delicate patterns and hand-crafted sculptures . Two large bas-relief icons of theatre , ` Comedy ' and ` Tragedy ' , flank one of the doorways leading outside . The ` Comedy ' icon -LRB- above -RRB- includes two theatre masks , a wreath and a joker face . Prospective buyers might be persuaded by the long white balcony , which looks like the perfect place to read a book or entertain friends on a summer evening . Hopper almost refused to paint the portrait , despite the house -LRB- above -RRB- being on the same street as his boyhood home . When confronted with the considerable fame of the owners and a generous $ 2,500 -LRB- # 1,611 -RRB- fee , he was convinced to take the job . Although Mrs Hayes and Mr McArthur requested that Hopper added in their daughter Mary and her pet poodle Camille , he refused and handed over the completed work just before Christmas . The garden has several large flower beds featuring tall trees and small bushes , which thrive in the rich soil on the bank of the Hudson River . | Six-bedroom mansion in Nyack , New York , has been on sale since December 17 last year . Painted by the realist artist in 1939 at the invitation of 1950s film star Helen Hayes , who lived in the house . 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Getting your dog spayed or neutered is accepted as being part of a responsible pet owner . But two studies suggest that the surgical procedure could increase the long-term risk of certain cancers in canines . A study conducted in 2013 found a link between neutering in Golden Retrievers and incidences of cancers including osteosarcoma , mast cell cancer and hemangiosarcoma . Two studies suggest that spaying or neutering pets could increase the long-term risk of certain cancers . A study conducted in 2013 found a link between the practice in Golden Retrievers -LRB- stock image pictured -RRB- and incidences of osteosarcoma - a rare bone cancer - mast cell cancer and hemangiosarcoma . Researchers from the University of California-Davis studied hospital records of 759 dogs between the age of one and eight years old . They found that three times as many early neutered males were diagnosed with lymphosarcoma -- the third most common cancer in dogs -- as unneutered males . And the percentage of late-neutered females , at eight per cent , was four times more than intact and early-neutered females . Another study , published in 2014 , focused on connections seen in the Vizsla breed and was based on a voluntary internet study for 2,505 dogs born between 1992 and 2008 , Scientific American reported . Scientists from Binghampton University , State University of New York , found correlations between spayed and neutered Vizlas and mast cell cancer , lymphoma and hemangiosarcoma . A stock image of lymphoma in human blood is pictured . Scientists from Binghampton University , State University of New York , found correlations between spayed and neutered Vizlas and mast cell cancer , lymphoma and hemangiosarcoma - cancer of blood vessel lining . Neutered Vizslas -LRB- stock image -RRB- were also found to be more likely to develop behaviour disorders . Dogs that had undergone the procedure were also more likely to have behaviour disorders , such as storm anxiety and the younger they were spayed or neutered , the earlier these problems may show , according to the study , which was published in the American Veterinary Medical Association 's journal . However the researchers said that more research is needed to confirm their findings . Commenting on the study in a blog post , Dr Stephen Birchard , of Circle City Veterinary Speciality Hospital , in Indianapolis , Indiana , wrote : ` Of course the benefits of spay and neuter , such as controlling dog and cat populations and the many other medical benefits currently outweigh the adverse effects . ` But this study shows that we need to maintain a healthy level of surveillance of the potential adverse effects of gonadectomy and attempt to determine : is this association between cancer and spay/neuter true for all breeds , even mixed breeds , and what is the pathophysiology behind it . ' Phil Robinson , Veterinary Surgeon at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home , told MailOnline : ` Our main reason for neutering is to prevent the dogs from being used for breeding . One medical benefit of neutering is the prevention of prolonged seasons leading to potential womb infection in older age . ` There are lots of reasons to support neutering , but it 's impossible to say for sure whether neutering or not neutering your dog causes cancer . While the results of the two studies may sound bleak , Jessica Perry Hekman , a PhD student at the University of Illinois , noted that the Golden Retrievers studied in the 2013 paper were referred to an expensive , specialist hospital , so it does not take into account animals that have not been given the very best care from their owners . She said the research is biased in its selection . Neutering is the removal of all or part of an animal 's reproductive organs . Vets and animals charities recommend the procedure to prevent the births of unwanted litters of puppies and cats . Behaviours such as mounting and urine spraying , as well as some forms of male aggression , can be stopped because of the reduction in hormone levels in neutered animals . There is weak evidence that spaying reduces the risk of mammary tumours in female dogs . The risk of ovarian cancer and testicular cancer is removed , because the animals no longer have these organs . However , animals are at risk of complications from the procedure itself . Spaying and neutering cats may boost the risk of obesity , because a decrease in sex hormone levels is associated with an increase in food intake . Researchers claim that neutered dogs are at a two-fold excess risk to develop osteosarcoma -LRB- bone cancer -RRB- as compared to intact dogs . Studies of cardiac tumours in dogs showed that there was a 5 times greater risk of hemangiosarcoma - cancer of blood vessel lining - in spayed females than intact females and a 2.4 times greater risk of hemangiosarcoma in neutered dogs as compared to intact males . The 2014 paper may be flawed in the same way , she explained , because although data was collected online , the survey was probably filled in by diligent dog owners who had seen it on canine-focused online communities . Owners also filled in their dog 's medical history , so it may not be accurate . ` The studies both have their limitations , which makes their findings difficult to trust or generalise to other populations of dogs , ' she said . Another 2013 study by the University of Georgia , based on data from a number of referral hospitals , found that spayed and neutered Golden Retrievers , lived longer on average than those with their reproductive organs kept intact . They found that dogs with their genitals intact were more likely to die of trauma or infectious diseases , while those that had been neutered were more susceptible to cancer or immune-mediated diseases . The experts concluded that while spayed and neutered dogs were more likely to get cancer , it did n't automatically shorten their lifespans . The study suggests that animals that had had the procedure lived long enough to get cancer , while those that did not , were more likely to die younger without reaching the time in life where the risk of cancer rises . | Two studies hint spayed or neutered pets are at higher risk of cancers . Study by University of California-Davis found a link between the practice in Golden Retrievers and mast cell cancer and hemangiosarcoma . Another by Binghampton University found a link between neutered Vizslas and mast cell cancer , lymphoma and hemangiosarcoma . 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Veteran CBS correspondent Bob Simon has left $ 2million to his widow Francoise following his death in a horrific New York car crash . Francoise Anne-Marie Simon reportedly will inherit $ 1million in cash and stocks along with a $ 1milion home in East Hampton , Long Island . Simon , 73 , who spent decades as a foreign correspondent , was still working for CBS ' 60 Minutes at the time of his death on February 11 . Simon was killed when a town car he was traveling in collided with bollards on the West Side Highway in Manhattan . Scroll down for video . Estate : Francoise Anne-Marie Simon stands to inherit $ 2 million from her late husband , CBS reporter Bob Simon . The couple are seen together in this 2009 photo . Accident : Simon was killed when a town car he was traveling in collided with bollards on the West Side Highway in Manhattan . Mangled wreckage from the February 11 accident is seen here . Family : Francoise Anne-Marie Simon holds hands with her daughter Tanya Simon in New York City on February 12 , one day after losing her husband and CBS reporter Bob Simon . The New York Post , citing a correspondent 's will , reported that Simon had a East Hampton home worth $ 1 million , as well as ' $ 1 million in cash and stocks and bonds . ' His estate is going to pay for his recent $ 38,000 funeral , the newspaper reported . The Post reported that upon his widow 's death , Tanya Simon - the couple 's daughter - stands to inherit everything . Francoise Anne-Marie Simon has requested to be named the estate 's executor , according to the newspaper . The couple , who were married for 49 years , met during Bob Simon 's time in France continuing his studies , the Post reported . On Sunday night , CBS paid tribute to Simon last night with a special hour-long episode which celebrated his life and career . Presented by Steve Kroft , the special '60 Minutes Presents ' charted Simon 's 47-year career presenting from war zones and disasters across the world . On the show Simon was remembered for having traveled to more than 130 different countries to report on every possible type of news . ` It was his love of adventure and the search for new experiences that drove him to explore exotic and often dangerous places , ' Kroft said on the program . Simon , who survived being held in an Iraqi prison under the regime of Saddam Hussein and was one of the last reporters to leave Saigon during the Vietnam War , died following the crash on Manhattan 's West Side Highway . Kroft said : ` Tonight , we remember and celebrate the life and extraordinary career of our friend and colleague Bob Simon . ` He spent 47 years covering the world for CBS News and 60 Minutes and survived dozens of wars and other calamities . ` He died 11 days ago in a New York City traffic accident not far from this studio . ` The irony would not have been lost on Bob . Irony was one of his favorite journalistic devices . ` He was a brilliant combination of sophistication and street smarts , who liked to tell people he was just a Jewish kid from the Bronx . ` He did n't tell you that he was also Phi Beta Kappa , and had been a Fulbright scholar , or that he came to become television 's quintessential foreign correspondent . ' The show looked at three of Simon 's most memorable stories : The Shame of Srebrenica , which looked at the slaughter by Serb troops of more than 8,000 Muslim civilians in that Bosnian town and the role of Dutch U.N Peacekeepers ; The Sea Gypsies , about a small community who survived the 2004 Asian Tsunami ; and The Recyclers , about a town built on a rubbish dump in Paraguay . Colleague Lesley Stahl said on the program : ` It was n't an easy choice to pick only three , given the hundreds of stories he did , and the range of subjects he took on . ` He combined bravery , an eye for the telling detail and , at times , a righteous indignation at war 's folly and its consequences . ' Scott Pelley said during '60 Minutes Presents ' : ` Bob Simon was always ready for an adventure - a chance to travel somewhere he 'd never seen and tell us all about it . ` He had a gift for finding the surprising , even the magical , in the most unexpected places . ' Simon was born on May 29 , 1941 , in the Bronx , New York City , and graduated from Brandeis University in 1962 , receiving a degree in history . He started his 47-year career with CBS News in 1967 . Return : This 1991 file photo shows Simon after he was released from captivity . He was reportedly interrogated , beaten with canes and truncheons , and starved by his Iraqi captors . Two years later , Simon joined the network 's foreign bureaus , where he was until 1981 when he became the State Department correspondent . He went on to report from war zones in Portugal , Cyprus , the Falkland Islands , the Persian Gulf , and Yugoslavia . He covered the conflict in Northern Ireland and U.S. military actions in Grenada , Somalia and Haiti . Simon was described by his 60 Minutes producer as a ` reporter 's reporter ' and his coverage and insight into some of the world 's most hostile regions brought numerous accolades including 27 Emmys and four Peabody Awards . Simon joined CBS News as a reporter and assignment editor , covering campus unrest and inner-city riots . He also worked in CBS ' Tel Aviv bureau from 1977 to 1981 and in Washington , D.C. , as its Department of State correspondent . He got his start as a globe-trotting war correspondent in Vietnam . During one broadcast from the war zone , Simon reported from the back of a helicopter on its way to collect an American with shrapnel wounds . Family : Simon 's daughter Tanya -LRB- pictured , left with her father , center , in October 2013 -RRB- produced his final 60 Minutes piece . She is the only child of Bob Simon and his widow , Francoise Anne-Marie Simon . He covered the length of the Vietnam War . In 1987 , he was made chief Middle East correspondent for CBS News . At the beginning of the Persian-Gulf war in January 1991 , he was captured with colleagues by Iraqi forces . The team spent 40 days in a prison of Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein . He was interrogated , beaten with canes and truncheons , and starved by his Iraqi captors . Following his ordeal , he returned to Iraq in January 1993 to cover the U.S. bombing of the country . Simon won numerous awards , including his fourth Peabody and an Emmy for his story from Central Africa on the world 's only all-black symphony in 2012 . Another story about an orchestra in Paraguay , one whose poor members constructed their instruments from trash , won him his 27th Emmy , CBS said . He also won the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award , for ` Shame of Srebrenica , ' a '60 Minutes II ' report on genocide during the Bosnian War . His range was broad - from reporting on the Lost Boys of Sudan during the 1987 civil war to more recently , the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster which was hit by a tsunami triggered by a 9.0 earthquake . ` It 's a terrible loss for all of us at CBS News , ' 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager said in a memorial to Simon on CBS ' website . ` It is such a tragedy made worse because we lost him in a car accident , a man who has escaped more difficult situations than almost any journalist in modern times . ' ` Bob was a reporter 's reporter . He was driven by a natural curiosity that took him all over the world covering every kind of story imaginable . ' Bill Whitaker added during the 60 Minutes program : ` Bob Simon 's great passion - apart from his family and good writing - was music . ` He delighted particularly in opera , but a symphony in Kinshasa , a young conductor in Caracas or a rap star from Brooklyn were all worthy of Bob 's attention , and in his judgment , ours . ' Simon 's final reporting piece for CBS was a collaboration between him and his daughter Tanya , who also works for the network . It was about Ebola and aired last Sunday . Watch the full tribute from 60 Minutes here . | Veteran reporter Bob Simon , 73 , died in car crash 15 days ago in New York . Simon reportedly bequeathed his wife money and a Long Island home . The couple had been married for 49 years . On Sunday , '60 Minutes ' looked back on Bob Simon 's 47-year career and some of his best work . | [[0, 133], [59, 133], [1030, 1083], [2271, 2276], [2432, 2492], [2738, 2793], [7123, 7181], [0, 133], [134, 214], [565, 643], [1084, 1101], [1137, 1256], [1571, 1613], [1616, 1654], [1571, 1613], [1655, 1677], [1700, 1715], [1718, 1787], [1760, 1787], [1794, 1826], [1854, 1886], [1889, 1920], [2493, 2503], [2506, 2617], [2620, 2684], [7887, 7889], [7910, 7929]] |
Teleporting yourself to see friends and family in far-flung locations is the stuff of science fiction , but in the near future you will at least be able to visit them virtually . Communication experts have devised a system that combines 360 ° cameras with virtual reality headsets to make video calls fully immersive . When a call is made , a person will be virtually transported to the recipient 's location and can see everything they can see - as if they were in the same room . Scroll down for video . The 360 ° video calling with Virtual Reality -LRB- VR -RRB- headsets system will be on display at next week 's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . It combines the Giroptic 360cam -LRB- pictured -RRB- with an Oculus Rift headset . The 360 ° video calling with Virtual Reality -LRB- VR -RRB- headsets system will be on display at next week 's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and more details will be released then . Created by Summit Tech , its system uses the Giroptic 360cam and an Oculus Rift headset . When a call is received , it is routed through the recipient 's 360cam and footage from the camera is then streamed to the caller 's Oculus Rift . The system uses the Giroptic 360cam with an Oculus Rift headset . When a call is received , it is routed through the recipient 's 360cam . Footage from the camera is then streamed to the caller 's Oculus Rift headset . This makes it possible to have an immersive view of the place they are calling , as well as share the VR experience with others in real-time . This makes it possible to have an immersive view of the place they are calling , as well as share the VR experience with others in real-time . It has been specifically designed to connect Voice over LTE -LRB- VoLTE -RRB- and Video over LTE -LRB- ViLTE -RRB- calls - both of which require an internet connection to work . In addition to connecting with virtual reality headsets , the 360 ° video calls can also be streamed as a Video Share session on Android , iOS and Microsoft smartphones or downloadable apps for tablets and PCs . The technology has been tested , but will not become mainstream until a consumer version of the Oculus Rift is released . And at this point the release date is n't known . Giroptic 's waterproof 360cam is expected to launch this spring and sends real-time content to a connected phone . When a call is received , it is routed through the recipient 's 360cam and footage from the camera is then streamed to the caller 's Oculus Rift -LRB- pictured -RRB- . This makes it possible to have an immersive view of the place they are calling , as well as share the VR experience with others in real-time . It can be pre-ordered now for $ 499 -LRB- # 323 -RRB- and in addition to being used in Summit Tech 's setup , the camera comes with a light bulb adapter to double up as a security camera , or can rival GoPro as an action camera . MailOnline will be demoing Summit Tech 's virtual reality technology at next week 's conference . Last week , Facebook 's Chris Cox said the social network has started building virtual reality versions of its apps and the company 's head of product imagines a world where it could become as common as sharing a post . Facebook owns Oculus Rift and its plans could mean that in addition to checking-in and sharing holiday snaps on the site , users will able to virtually transport friends to wherever they are . Giroptic 's waterproof 360cam -LRB- pictured -RRB- is expected to launch this spring and sends real-time content to a connected smartphone phone . The Wi-fi enabled device can be pre-ordered now for $ 499 -LRB- # 323 -RRB- . In addition to being used in Summit Tech 's setup , the camera comes with a lightbulb adapter -LRB- pictured -RRB- to double up as a security camera , or can rival GoPro as an action camera . | 360 ° video calling with virtual reality system was created by Summit Tech . It uses the Giroptic 360cam with a connected Oculus Rift headset . When a call is received , it is routed through the recipient 's 360cam . Footage from the camera is then streamed to the caller 's Oculus Rift . This makes it possible to have an immersive view of the place they are calling , as well as share the VR experience with others in real-time . | [[179, 280], [214, 222], [228, 294], [256, 318], [506, 581], [924, 946], [1227, 1250], [1253, 1299], [179, 280], [214, 222], [228, 294], [666, 736], [949, 1013], [1161, 1226], [1300, 1331], [1341, 1379], [1300, 1379], [1014, 1037], [1040, 1042], [1089, 1120], [1130, 1160], [1227, 1250], [1253, 1299], [2343, 2366], [2369, 2371], [2418, 2449], [2459, 2502], [1014, 1037], [1040, 1042], [1089, 1120], [1130, 1160], [1040, 1042], [1089, 1112], [1116, 1160], [1227, 1250], [1253, 1299], [1300, 1331], [1341, 1379], [1300, 1379], [2343, 2366], [2369, 2371], [2418, 2449], [2459, 2502], [2369, 2371], [2418, 2441], [2445, 2493], [319, 408], [1380, 1441], [1523, 1584], [2511, 2572], [3325, 3371]] |
A baby who spent the first eight minutes of his life ` dead ' has made a remarkable recovery . Theo Babbage 's heart stopped beating as soon as he was born , leaving his distraught parents facing ` the longest eight minutes ' of their lives . Doctors rushed to resuscitate him and reduce the chance of life-altering brain damage . To his parents ' utter relief , they succeeded in bringing him back to life . Now five months old , Theo is a completely healthy baby . Theo Babbage 's heart stopped beating as soon as he was born and doctors fought frantically for eight minutes to revive him . Now five months old , he is perfectly healthy and suffered no long-term damage . Theo 's parents , Adam and Rachel , described the period when he was being revived as ` the longest eight minutes ' of their lives . His mother , Rachel Cherry , 30 , said : ` When you give birth , all you want to hear is your baby cry for the first time , but when Theo was born there was nothing . ' I kept waiting and waiting but there was no screaming or crying , and I knew something must be wrong . ' I stared around at the shocked looks on the medics ' faces - I kept asking if my baby was OK but no one could answer . ' I thought my baby had died . ' When she heard doctors counting down from five , she and Theo 's father Adam , 29 , knew their son was being resuscitated . ` Time passed so slowly . As a parent , it was unbearable being in the same room as my dying child , ' she said . ` After eight minutes he was pale blue from being starved of oxygen for so long . ` So when we were told they had restarted his heart , a wave of relief swept over me and Adam - we just had to hope he 'd be OK . ' With the drama over , Theo was rushed away to intensive care . ` Like any new mother , all I wanted to do was hold him in my arms and comfort him , ' said Ms Cherry . ` Thankfully that 's all behind us now . He 's recovered and we 're so eternally grateful to the hospital staff at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital . ` Without them our little baby boy would n't be alive today . ' With the drama over , Theo was rushed away to intensive care . ` Like any new mother , all I wanted to do was hold him in my arms and comfort him , ' said Ms Cherry . After a normal pregnancy , Ms Cherry 's problems began in the delivery suite , when nurses explained Theo was stuck . Doctors had no other option but to perform an emergency Caesarean to free him . Following this , doctors then had to bring Theo back to life by clearing his lungs before they could restart his heart . It was uncertain whether he would suffer permanent brain damage or cerebral palsy from the oxygen deprivation . His mother said : ` We had no other option than to wait by his beside and hope he would be OK . ` He was having seizures on his first night and I thought he would n't make it . ` He was so fragile - even when I picked him up for the first time he still had tubes all over him , so I had to be very careful . ` It was frustrating not being able to bond with him , but noone knew what would happen from one day to the next and whether he 'd pull through . ` When he cried for the first time after one week in intensive care it was such a relief . ' It took 12 days before Theo could be discharged with his delighted parents and he quickly settled into life at home . Fragile Theo spent 12 days in intensive care - and it took him a week to cry for the first time . ` Even when I picked him up for the first time he still had tubes all over him , so I had to be very careful , ' his mother said . Ms Cherry said : ` Now he 's home we can finally bond with our baby and he 's loving all the attention . ` He 's absolutely gorgeous and constantly has us in fits of giggles , he 's a very comical baby . ' I am so grateful to the doctors who saved our baby 's life . ` It really could happen to anyone , but thankfully the right equipment was available to keep our baby alive , although not all hospitals have one . ' The couple are now fundraising to buy another # 10,000 specialist incubator - the same as the one that saved Theo 's life - in the hope that it will help other families . Theo was cooled for his first four days to reduce the chance of any damage , which fortunately he did n't suffer . Ms Cherry and Mr Babbage hope that by acquiring another incubator , more babies will be as lucky as Theo . | Theo Babbage 's heart stopped beating as soon as he was born . Doctors rushed to resuscitate him and reduce the chance of brain damage . For his distraught parents , it was ` the longest eight minutes ' of their lives . But doctors managed to revive him ; at 5 months , he 's completely healthy . | [[95, 155], [467, 527], [935, 973], [243, 276], [243, 250], [281, 330], [532, 592], [2431, 2445], [2448, 2513], [95, 116], [158, 242], [674, 689], [710, 806], [363, 408], [409, 412], [431, 466], [593, 612], [615, 638], [593, 612], [615, 617], [643, 673]] |
Saudi Arabia has beheaded an axe murderer and a heroin smuggler bringing the total number of public executions in the kingdom this year to 34 . Indian man Vijay Kumar Saleem was convicted of killing a Yemeni national in an axe attack by striking him on the head . According to the Saudi interior ministry , the attack took place after a dispute at the farm where the men worked and Saleem was executed in the capital Riyadh . Police officers in Saudi Arabia who impose a strict version of Islamic Sharia law . Under the law , rape , murder , apostasy , drug trafficking and armed robbery are punishable by death . Meanwhile in the holy city of Medina , Pakistani national Hafiz Wifaq Rasoul Shah was also beheaded after being convicted of heroin trafficking . A separate interior ministry statement said : ` Investigations led to his confession and he was tried and found guilty . ' According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , the Gulf has become an increasingly important market for illicit drugs in recent years . The Saudi government says it ` is committed to fighting drugs of all kinds due to the physical and social harm they cause ' . The beheadings come just a day after a man was sentenced to death forposting a video on a social media site which shows him ripping up the Koran -LRB- file picture -RRB- . It also says the death penalty in murder cases aims ` to maintain security and realise justice ' . Drug trafficking , rape , murder , apostasy and armed robbery are all punishable by death under the Gulf kingdom 's strict version of Islamic sharia law . The beheadings come just a day after a man was sentenced to death for renouncing his Muslim faith and posting a video on a social media site which shows him ripping up the Koran before hitting it with his shoe . A source who was in the General Court during his hearing said : ` In the video he cursed God , Prophet Muhammad -LRB- peace be upon him -RRB- and his daughter Fatimah and ripped a copy of the Holy Qur ` an and hit it with a shoe . ` The death sentence was issued after his apostasy was proven . ' Amnesty International said in its annual report released on Wednesday that death sentences are often imposed ` after unfair trials ' . The London-based watchdog said some defendants claimed to have been tortured or ` otherwise coerced or misled into making false confessions ' before trial . It is believed that the kingdom executed 87 people last year , up from 78 in 2013 . The Saudi government has taken some steps to reform its judicial system but has also defended it as ` fair ' . Last year a court in Jeddah sentenced Saudi liberal Raif Badawi to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for publishing criticism of the kingdom 's ruling religious and political elite and calling for reforms in Islam . The first of 50 of those lashes were carried out in January , but subsequent rounds of flogging have not occurred . Officials have not publicly commented on the case , but insiders say the lashing appears to have been quietly dropped . | Two more public beheadings have been carried out in Saudi Arabia today . Indian man Vijay Kumar Saleem had been sentenced following axe attack . He was executed in Riyadh following a dispute where he killed a colleague . In Medina , a Pakistani national who smuggled heroin was also beheaded . Hafiz Wifaq Rasoul Shah had admitted drug trafficking during a trial . Executions come a day after a man was sentenced to death for apostasy . He was accused of denouncing Islam by ripping up pages of the Koran . | [[144, 263], [144, 173], [188, 233], [144, 173], [234, 263], [348, 356], [382, 425], [0, 63], [46, 135], [653, 759], [1158, 1265], [1584, 1724], [2027, 2077], [1891, 1913], [1967, 1996]] |
SEX AND FILM . by Barry Forshaw . -LRB- Palgrave Macmillan # 19.99 -RRB- . There was breathless excitement when an immensely raunchy , bestselling novel was adapted for the screen , with overwrought cinema-goers queuing in their droves to see it . But this was not Fifty Shades Of Grey . This was The Sheik , in 1921 . And it starred Rudolph Valentino , whose sex appeal was such that when he died only five years later , aged just 31 , some of his more committed female fans responded to the news by killing themselves . The history of sex on the big screen is about as old as the cinema itself . Barry Forshaw brings it wham , bam up to date , with analyses both of Fifty Shades and a much franker , darker exploration of sexual deviancy , Lars von Trier 's alarming 2013 film Nymphomaniac . But for me , the real gems in this formidably well-researched and erudite book concern the earlier manifestations of sex on-screen . Or off-screen , in the case of The Sheik , in which a wryly unambiguous caption , ` After a week of sullen obedience ... ' , told audiences that Valentino 's desert predator had finally had his wicked way with the headstrong Lady Diana . Like Fifty Shades , the book itself was rather less coy . The depiction of sex in the cinema has changed hugely over the years , the American film industry was notoriously cautious about what was shown - Jane Russell pictured in a poster for The Outlaw . By the Thirties , coyness was being forced onto Hollywood by increasingly vigilant censors , the so-called Hays Office . The African jungle was deemed far enough from ` civilisation ' to be permitted some erotic freedom in Tarzan The Ape Man -LRB- 1932 -RRB- , in which Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller wore skimpy outfits , which , from some angles , made them appear naked . But then , the censors pounced . And by the next film in the series , they had ` modestly covered Tarzan and Jane in almost comically baggy costumes ' . Unsurprisingly , it was randy Europeans who introduced sex to Hollywood . In Ekstase , a Czech film of 1933 , a young Hedy Lamarr is shown in obvious post-orgasmic bliss . The film was duly seized by U.S. Customs and prosecuted for obscenity . But America could n't keep out Marlene Dietrich , and they had their own sex goddess in the hourglass form of naughty Mae West , who had her own way of outfoxing the morality police . In I 'm No Angel -LRB- 1933 -RRB- , she saucily adjusts her gown and then purrs , ` Am I making myself clear , boys ? ' There was nothing censorable about the line , but nothing wholesome , either . Not much did get past the Hays Office -- including Margaret Lockwood 's cleavage in The Wicked Lady -LRB- 1945 -RRB- , the first British film to be cut before U.S. audiences were allowed to see it . Forshaw suggests the censors were so distracted by Jane Russell 's gravity-defying embonpoint in The Outlaw -LRB- 1943 -RRB- that they missed distinct hints of homoeroticism elsewhere in the film . Today , the restrictions -- no horizontal embraces , no ` excessive ' kissing , no suggestion of intercourse outside marriage -- seem comical . In Casablanca -LRB- 1942 -RRB- , there could be no hint of a ` sex affair ' between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman , so audiences had to decide for themselves what he meant when he said : ` We 'll always have Paris . ' Memories of an outing up the Eiffel Tower ? Probably not . In the Fifties and Sixties , such strictures began to crumble -- not that the ` sex comedies ' starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson were anything other than irreproachably conservative , prompting comedian Oscar Levant to say that he 'd known Doris Day ` before she was a virgin ' . Even in Britain , old censorship habits died hard , with county councils allowed to overrule certificates dished out by the British Board of Film Classification , as several did with Saturday Night And Sunday Morning -LRB- 1960 -RRB- , on the grounds that Albert Finney 's priapic , working-class hero was an affront to the reputation of decent factory workers . Throughout cinematic history , of course , the greater the puritanical outrage generated by a film , the more people have wanted to see it . That was notably so of Bernardo Bertolucci 's film Last Tango In Paris -LRB- 1972 -RRB- , starring Marlon Brando -- and it also ` possibly helped the sales of a certain kitchen commodity utilised as a sexual lubricant ' . Butter , in short . But Last Tango only pushed at certain boundaries , and obeyed the unwritten law that female nudity is more acceptable than male . The tumescent penis to this day is not often seen in mainstream cinema -LRB- indeed , in Fifty Shades Of Grey , Jamie Dornan 's Christian seems to have no genitalia at all -RRB- . Forshaw offers one good explanation : limp apparatus in a sex scene would give the game away -- the game being the many cameramen , boom operators and make-up artists who , by all accounts , make genuine arousal on a film set a near-impossibility . Forshaw 's book is a work of scholarship , not gossip , but that does n't stop him dropping mischievous references to the rampant ironies yielded by more than a century of sex on the screen . The thoroughly chaste Brief Encounter -LRB- 1945 -RRB- is often cited by moralists as a perfect example of how romance can be depicted without sex , but Forshaw notes gleefully that the film 's director , David Lean , was well-known for his energetic promiscuity , and its writer , Noel Coward , for his homosexuality . An acquaintance of mine told me years ago that he 'd once checked in at the Palace Hotel in St Moritz behind Noel Coward and his long-time companion , Graham Payn , and that Coward startled the stiff , Swiss receptionist by fruitily announcing himself and Payn as ` Mr and Mrs Noel Coward ' . His was a very different world to that of Brief Encounter . But then , sex on screen -- or the lack of it -- has always unfolded in a parallel universe . That 's the magic of the movies . | The depiction of sex on the big screen has changed hugely over the years . Censorship in American cinema was notoriously restrictive . In his new book Barry Forshaw explores Fifty Shades and others . | [[1223, 1291]] |
As the flame of a large , household candle approaches my hair , I fight back the very natural instinct to panic and yank my head away . Everyone knows what happens when naked flames and hair meet : it rarely ends well . I still wince when I recall seeing my daughter 's hair catch light during a candlelit carol service years ago . Her long hair swung forward into the candle she was holding and went up like a torch . Thankfully , only an inch or two burned before the flame fizzled out , but it gave us all a shock . Scroll down for video . The technique orginates from Brazil and promises to rid your whole head of split ends , not just the bottom of you hair -LRB- picture posed by model -RRB- . With that vision in mind , I try not to flinch as Nando Lopes , education director at Richard Ward Hair and Metrospa in Chelsea , London , inches into view . He is the man with the candle -- and he is about to set fire to a twisted flank of my hair . It may sound insane , but what he is doing is an age-old Brazilian hair-smoothing technique called velaterapia , which gets rid of split ends -- and Candle Clinic is the latest treatment on offer at this swish super-salon . Richard Ward is famous for tending the tresses of the Middleton sisters , so I feel I am in safe hands . He would n't offer a treatment that would turn a royal into a real-life Miss Havisham , would he ? ` It sounds crazy , ' says Nando , ` but it works , 100 per cent . It 's the best way to get rid of split ends . If we try to cut split ends out , it is impossible -- it takes for ever . But by burning them , you catch all of them . ' Split ends , where the ends of the hair shaft split in two , are inconvenient for anyone trying to grow their hair . As hair gets older , it becomes more likely to split , as the protective cuticle around each strand becomes worn . Split ends are n't a problem , as such , but they make hair look frizzy and rough . Although conditioner can smooth these cuticles down so they are less obvious , nothing will actually mend a split end . Usually , the only answer is to cut them off . Championed by Victoria 's Secret supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio and Isabeli Fontana , velaterapia -- better known as ` candle cutting ' -- instead uses a flame to singe away split ends and effectively cauterize the hair , creating a sturdy seal that makes it less prone to split again . How it works is simple . Nando , who learned the technique from a Brazilian stylist , takes a section of my hair and twizzles it into a tight twist about as thick as a pencil . He pulls it taut and away from my head , and I can see the tiny ends of shorter hairs sticking out . Then , he takes the candle and lets the flame lick up and down the twist of hair . The tiny , sticking-out ends flare up , making me wince in alarm . But just as I 'm about to panic that my crowning glory is going up in smoke , the burning ends fizzle out . The unpleasant smell of singed hair gets stronger as Nando works around my head , tiny section by tiny section . It looks as though the flame is licking over his fingers , too , though he says it does n't hurt . ` The hair does n't catch fire as it is twisted so tightly , ' he says . ` Only the bits that stick out get singed . It melts the ends together and seals them , so it 's a clever way of getting rid of split ends all the way down the hair . That 's why it 's great for keeping long hair smooth -- if you have a trim , you only catch the split ends at the very bottom . ' I last had my hair cut three months ago , so there are likely a fair number of split ends . I think a lot of what is going up in flames is just hair that has n't grown the full length of the twist . It does n't stand a chance . The technique is becoming hugely popular . Word is spreading fast , and it 's catching on -LRB- sorry -RRB- like wildfire . Nando already treats ten heads a week -- at # 195 a go -- and he 's now training other hairdressers in the art of the candle . For good measure , Nando waves the candle under the tuft at the end of each twist . I fear all these burnt bits will be left rough and bobbly -- but when I feel them , there is no roughness . The whole thing has taken just half-an-hour . Once my hair has been washed to get rid of the candle smuts , it is indulged with a ten-minute intense conditioning treatment , then blow-dried . It has rarely felt so smooth . I 'm delighted and impressed . But I must say , do n't try this at home ! From # 195 , richardward.com . Includes a cleanse , condition , trim -LRB- if needed -RRB- and blow-dry . | It 's an age-old Brazilian hair-smoothing technique called velaterapia . The hair is pulled taut and a candle is used to melt the split ends together . The technique ensures your hair wo n't catch fire as it is pulled so tightly . | [[997, 1022], [1023, 1063], [997, 1061], [2184, 2195], [2237, 2277], [2562, 2578], [2588, 2600], [3135, 3191]] |
Convicted Australian terrorist , Khaled Sharrouf was involved in an underworld scuffle over $ 9 million alongside some of Sydney 's most violent criminals before fleeing to Syria to fight with the outlawed extremist group , the Islamic State . Sharrouf , the father behind the circulation of an image of his son holding a severed head , is wanted by the Australian Federal Police for alleged terrorist activities in the Middle East after he fled the country in December on his brother 's passport . He had been working alongside bikies , drug dealers and other crime figures as well as business identity George Alex before leaving the country , Fairfax has revealed . Scroll down for video . Sharrouf was a known figure in Sydney 's underworld before he fled to Syria to fight alongside the outlawed extremist group , the Islamic State . Sharrouf posing with Mike Tyson : The convicted Australian terrorist had been part of a group collecting a $ 9 million debt for business identity George Alex before he left Australia . Sharrouf 's departure is suspected to have been prompted by the murder of debt collector Vasko Boskovski who he had been working with alongside Alex to retrieve an alleged $ 9 million debt from the property developer Meriton , according to a Fairfax investigation . Boskovski was killed after Sharrouf 's group butted-heads with another underworld group who claimed they were entitled to the $ 9 million , forcing both Sharrouf and Alex into hiding as they feared for their lives . Fairfax also revealed that Sharrouf first started associating with Alex after serving his jail sentence in 2005 at Goulburn and Lithgow prisons for his part in Operation Pendennis - a terrorist cell that operated in Melbourne and Sydney and was planning an Australian attack . Fairfax revealed Sharroufbegan associating with Alex after serving his jail sentence in 2005 at Goulburn and Lithgow prisons for his part in a terrorist plot planning an Australian attack . Earlier this month he posted a photo on Twitter of his son holding up a severed head , along with a caption : ` Thats my boy ! ' Alex and his counterparts were said to have secured a house for Sharif and his family after his release and in exchange , the jihadist ran errands for them which included collecting their debts . Since departing Australia , Sharrouf has been using his social media pages to boast about the Islamic State group . Earlier this month he posted a photo on Twitter of his son holding up a severed head , along with a caption : ` Thats my boy ! ' It was accompanied by a photo of Sharrouf himself holding the same head , written with the words : ` What a head ' , and another of him and three young boys brandishing rifles . In 2005 , psychiatrist Olav Nielssen - a renowned psychiatrist who sits on the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal - assessed Sharrouf 's condition and discovered the jihadist had depression , acute schizophrenia , paranoia and had suffered from hallucinations for a number of years , with signs of mental illness showing as early as the 1990s . A judge residing over Sharrouf 's case had said his mental issues had driven him to jihad and pushed him towards extremism . | Sharrouf was a personality in Sydney 's underworld and worked alongside business identity George Alex . The 33-year-old was part of a group assisting Alex with retrieving a $ 9 million debt , just before he fled the country , Fairfax reports . He was jailed in 2005 after he was found guilty of terrorist activities . After his release , Alex helped Sharrouf secure a home for his family and in return Sharrouf worked for him . | [[499, 615], [692, 743], [692, 700], [705, 767], [870, 931], [924, 983], [996, 1022], [1094, 1127], [1132, 1247], [1250, 1288], [1782, 1939], [2101, 2186], [2101, 2126], [2137, 2220]] |
Hours after his ex-wife was found dead in her bathtub , a frantic doctor asked whether he was a monster and if he was responsible for her death , according to the couple 's daughter . Malkie Wall , now 19 , testified on Thursday at her father 's murder trial in Salt Lake City , Utah . Uta von Schwedler , a 48-year-old University of Utah biologist , was found dead in her Salt Lake City bathtub in September 2011 with knife wounds on her body and a fatal level of Xanax in her system . Miss Wall said that Dr John Brickman Wall had a mental breakdown when he returned from a police interview . ` He said , `` Yes , I do n't think I did it , but maybe I did . Maybe I did do it . Am I a monster ? I could be a monster , '' ' Miss Wall told jurors . John Brickman Wall -LRB- pictured in court on Monday -RRB- asked his daughter whether he was a monster and said ` maybe I did do it ' according to Malkie Wall 's testimony in his murder trial . Prosecutors allege her 51-year-old ex-husband killed her during a bitter custody battle , but defense attorneys say she could have killed herself . A medical examiner ruled she drowned , but stopped short of ruling whether her death was a homicide or a suicide . Lawyer Fred Metos has said aggressive police questioning made Wall question his own sanity . and he was treated at a psychiatric facility shortly after the police interview . Malkie Wall said her parents fought about how to raise the children and money , and on one occasion her father physically removed her mother from his front yard . The last time she saw her mother was Sept. 26 , 2011 , before Wall picked her up along with her three siblings to go back to his house . Ms Von Schwedler wanted to talk to Wall about an upcoming trip to California she was planning to take with the two younger children , but he ignored her and drove away . Wall was questioned the following night by police after his ex-wife was found dead . He returned home after 3am and told his daughter ` Your mom 's dead and they think I did it . ' Uta von Schwedler , a 48-year-old University of Utah biologist , was found dead with stab wounds and a fatal dose of Xanax in her system . ` He was crying . He was not with it , ' Malkie Wall said , according to the Salt Lake Tribune . The young woman testified that her father never admitted to killing her mother . When Ms Wall had woken up in his house that morning , she went looking for him to find medicine because she 'd stepped on a bee at cross country practice the day before . Wall was nowhere in the house , and she could n't reach him by text or phone call . Eventually , she walked to the train station and went to school and he picked her up from piano lessons in the afternoon . Prosecutors say Wall had the interior of his car shampooed that morning , and he told car wash employee Anthony Izarras to pay special attention to light pink drip stains behind the driver 's seat . Mr Izarras testified that he thought the request was a little odd because the car was otherwise clean . Wall also had cuts on his forearms and an eye bleeding internally , but told both his daughter and police that they were from the family dog . Thursday 's testimony came during the final day of the second week of Wall 's murder trial . Ms Von Schwedler 's death was initially treated as a suicide , but family and friends , including their oldest son , called for more investigation . Wall was charged more than a year after her death in a largely circumstantial case . Malkie Wall said Thursday that her mother did not appear depressed or suicidal leading up to her death . | John Brickman Wall , 51 , of Salt Lake City , Utah , charged with murder of wife in 2011 . Uta von Schwedler , 48 , found with stab wounds and fatal level of Xanax . Suspect came back from police interview crying , questioning his sanity . Wall had interior of his car shampooed the morning he was missing . | [[943, 1030], [2032, 2049], [2085, 2170], [507, 594], [1206, 1298], [1233, 1298], [2173, 2188], [2727, 2798]] |
One of three Al-Jazeera journalists arrested for flying a drone in Paris will appear in court next week where he is expected to plead guilty , a judicial source said on Thursday . The other two journalists have been freed . All three were arrested on Wednesday for flying a drone in the Bois de Boulogne park on the western edge of the French capital . Their arrest followed two nights of mysterious drone sightings over the French capital , although a source with knowledge of the case said the journalists were not involved in the earlier incidents . Fear : Drones were spotted flying near the Invalides military museum , where Napoleon Bonaparte is buried . Alert : Paris was on alert for a new terror attack after ` at least ' five drones were spotted illegally flying around city landmarks , including the U.S. embassy building -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Tension : Drones were also seen flying around the world-famous Eiffel Tower . New threat : French law bans small , civilian drones from areas such as nuclear facilities , which are protected by a no-fly zone that spans a 1.6-mile radius and a height of 1,000 metres . The above drone crashed on the grass near the White House in the United States last month . A map showing where the drones have been sighted in Paris . Those unexplained sightings were made near the US embassy , not far from the Invalides military museum , the Eiffel Tower and several major thoroughfares leading in and out of the French capital , police said . Flying drones over the capital is illegal under French law . The names and nationalities of the three journalists from Al-Jazeera 's international service , two of whom were freelancers , were not given . They are aged 34 , 52 and 68 . They are thought to have been filming a segment on drones . Only the journalist who actually flew the drone will face court , where he will plead guilty , the judicial source said . The drone , which was supplied by the station 's London office in November , has been confiscated . French security sources where unable to catch the drones , which are typically fitted with cameras and can be used for target surveillance to assess security and any spikes in pedestrian footfall ahead of a planned attack . A judicial source earlier told AFP : ` The first was piloting the drone , the second was filming and the third was watching . ' Police sighted one or more drones in five instances buzzing in the Paris sky in the night of Tuesday to Wednesday - from 11.30 pm to 2am . An unidentified flying object was first seen Tuesday night near the Gare de l'Est train station , with sightings continuing in sequence for over two hours over the Paris Opera , then on to the Tuileries gardens , past the Eiffel Tower and then south past Paris ' Montparnasse Tower , according to Thibault-Lecuivre . Location : At some point between midnight and 6am on Monday , drone aircraft were spotted flying near Bastille Square . Tourist hotspot : The first drone sighting in the French capital was around midnight on Monday . Shortly after an unmanned aircraft was seen flying near the Place de la Concorde . An inquiry was launched after drones , which are banned over Paris , were also spotted Monday night - beginning over the U.S. Embassy at around midnight on Monday . Between then and 6am the Eiffel Tower , Bastille Square , the Place de la Concorde and the Invalides military museum ` were also flown over ' , a security source said . France has experienced a series of mysterious drone appearances in the last few months . On January 20 , a pilotless aircraft briefly went over the presidential palace in Paris , while around 20 drones were earlier seen flying above nuclear power plants . However until Tuesday ` there have never been so many drones appearing in one night , ' the security source said . The emergence of drones comes amid warnings by terrorist groups that they will attack the city , following January shootings which left a total of 20 dead , including three terrorists . There have been other mysterious drone flights across Paris , but this is the first time that such a concentrated number have been seen above so many potentially vulnerable targets . The US embassy has been threatened by numerous groups in the past , from Al-Qaeda to Algeria 's Armed Islamic Group . French law bans small , civilian drones from areas such as nuclear facilities , which are protected by a no-fly zone that spans a 1.6-mile radius and a height of 1,000 metres . Experts say that the small unmanned craft would not pose a threat if crashed into a hardened nuclear facility . Fightback : Earlier this month France unveiled its latest weapon against the growing menace of rogue drones buzzing through their nation 's skies : another drone , with a net . Caught : In a demonstration in La Queue-en-Brie , east of Paris , the mesh-wielding flying machine was shown snaring a DJI Phantom 2 drone - the same brand as one which crashed onto the White House lawn last month . France has barred six ` would-be jihadists ' from leaving the country after discovering their plans to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State terror group . It the first such travel ban under a new law aimed at preventing French Islamic radicals travelling to the vast swathes of Syria and Iraq currently under the control of Sunni extremists . French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve says some 40 other French citizens will face travel bans in the coming weeks . He did not reveal the identity of the six people whose passports have already been confiscated . The bans are the first since a sweeping anti-terrorism law passed in France last year . The government is especially worried since attacks in Paris last month killed 20 people , including three gunmen claiming ties to Islamic extremists in Syria and Yemen . An Interior Ministry official says the passports and ID cards of the six have been declared invalid for six months - a measure that can be extended for up to two years . The news comes just days after Cazeneuve said he asked Google , Facebook and Twitter to work directly with French officials during investigations and to immediately remove terrorist propaganda when authorities alert them to it . Earlier this month France unveiled its latest weapon against the growing menace of rogue drones buzzing through their nation 's skies : another drone , with a net . In a demonstration flight in La Queue-en-Brie , east of Paris , the mesh-wielding flying machine was shown snaring a DJI Phantom 2 drone - the same brand as one which crashed onto the White House lawn last month . The U.S. Secret Service was sent scrambling by the unexpected intrusion , but France has already faced dozens of drone overflights over sensitive sites . Mystery drones have buzzed nuclear plants , military installations and even the presidential palace in recent months , as fears run high of terror attacks linked to the Islamic State terror group . Concerned at the new technology , officials have asked scientists and companies to develop ways to monitor and detect intruding drones and their remote-control pilots ; analyse and track their flight paths ; and ultimately neutralise the drones , either temporarily or permanently , with the least collateral damage possible . Last October it emerged that holidaymakers who are planning to fly a camera-equipped drone in Paris ' tourist zones risk spending time in jail and being slapped with a hefty fine . An Israeli tourist found out the hard way this week when he was arrested in front of Notre Dame Cathedral while flying a drone above some of Paris ' top attractions . | Two other journalists arrested over the incident have been freed . All three were arrested on Wednesday for flying a drone in a park in Paris . Unmanned aircraft on Monday flew over tourist hotspots in French capital . Appeared in ` at least ' five locations in the city in early hours of Monday . 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Six schoolchildren had to be rushed to hospital this morning after taking legal highs before school . The alarm was raised at Lealands High School , in Luton , after a pupil collapsed and was taken to the medical centre when he took an unknown legal high . Ambulances were called at just after 8.30 am but , before they arrived , another two pupils had fainted while three more began to complain of feeling dizzy and nauseous . All the teenagers were then rushed to the nearby Luton and Dunstable Hospital . Scroll down for video . Six pupils at Lealands High School -LRB- pictured -RRB- , in Luton , had to be rushed to hospital this morning after taking legal highs before school . Police confirmed the six students had all taken the same legal high this morning . But a parent claimed that even the teenagers themselves were n't sure exactly what substance they took . One female pupil at the school , who would not be named , said : ' A year seven boy was given it by a year nine student but he went into the atrium and collapsed and the doors were closed . ` After he fainted the other pupils who took it started getting ill too . An ambulance arrived in period one and helped them . ' Her mother , who also has another teenage daughter at the school , blamed the incident of falling discipline standards at the school . She said : ` Since the new headteacher took over the school has got a lot worse . The children at the school frequently get into a lot of trouble . Three pupils collapsed and another three became dizzy after taking an unknown legal high this morning -LRB- pictured is mephedrone , a legal high , known as meow meow , white magic , drone , bubble and MCAT , which was legal until April 2010 -RRB- . ` This probably happened at the breakfast club which the school holds before classes start . ` They are allowed to do what they want and go outside if they want to so they probably had it then . ' A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance service said the pupils , a mixture of boys and girls , were all discharged from hospital this afternoon . ` We treated six patients who were unwell , ' he added . ` Three of them had collapsed and the other three were feeling dizzy . ' Detective Sergeant Sandra Evans said police were called ` following concern for the health of several pupils who had fallen unwell after taking what was believed to be a ` legal high ' before coming to school . ` Six students , all in their teens , were taken to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital suffering from a variety of symptoms and were later discharged , ' she added . All six teenagers were rushed to the nearby Luton and Dunstable Hospital -LRB- pictured -RRB- but were discharged later this afternoon . ` We 'd like to take this opportunity to remind people that just because a substance is marketed as being ` legal ' , it does not mean it is safe . ` It 's not always clear what ingredients such substances are made up of , or what effect it is likely to have on you . ' Police said this was the first report of any incident involving legal highs at the school and are offering to work with them to educate pupils on the dangers of the drugs . Headteacher John Burridge said all pupils had been offered support after the incident . He said : ` Before arriving at school six students from different year groups appear to have become very unwell . ` We first became aware of this when one of these students attended the medical room on arrival at school . We immediately contacted the ambulance service and then it emerged that other students were suffering similar symptoms . The pupils were taken to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital for further assessment and care . ` At this stage we are not certain of the cause of their symptoms . We have advised all pupils about the incident and have offered support if they have any concerns , however we are not aware that any other students are affected . ` Our absolute primary concern at this stage is the welfare and wellbeing of the students who are now in the hands of medical professionals . ' ` All pupils were discharged earlier today in the care of their parents . ' The CSJ says many legal highs are sold in ` head shops ' , of which there are close to 250 in the UK . File picture of a head shop in Dublin . Drugs experts have warned that deaths linked to ` legal highs ' could overtake those linked to heroin by 2016 . Deaths increased eightfold , rising from 12 in 2009 to 97 in 2012 , according to figures from Centre for Social Justice who claim the UK has the highest rate of legal highs use among young people in Europe . Only last August , father-of-three Michael McKay , 33 , from Arbroath , Angus , passed away at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee following a five-month addiction to new psychoactive substances -LRB- NPS -RRB- , which caused him severe heart problems . In 2013 , Adam Hunt , 18 , died four days after taking the psychoactive substance AMT at his home in Southampton , Hampshire , after purchasing it from a website . In the same year , keen sportsman Jimmy Guichard , 20 , suffered a heart attack and severe brain damage within hours of taking one of the herbal substances . The soaring death toll led to ministers calling the rise in the use of legal highs a ` national emergency ' . Currently drug laws in Europe and North America only ban the use and sale of specific substances . This means new compounds developed by chemists can be sold without fear of prosecution until they are added to the list of controlled substances . Mephedrone , created by Dr Z and sold over the internet as plant food , caused at least one death and has been implicated in at least 13 others . The drug became popular among clubbers in 2007 as a more easily available - and legal - replacement for ecstasy . Mephedrone 's popularity gave rise to a whole new market for legal highs sold over the internet . Loss : 18-year-old Adam Hunt who died after taking a so-called ` legal high ' he bought off the internet . When the substance was finally banned in 2010 , a range of other novel synthesised drugs had sprung up to take its place . They include psychoactive substances -LRB- NPS -RRB- and 6-APB , known commonly as Benzo Fury . Those attempts have now turned into a cat and mouse game with legislators , with chemists synthesising new substances faster them Parliament can ban them , spawning a whole industry to feed Britain 's hunger for mind-altering substances . However , unlike drugs which have been around for years and for which risks are generally well known , the long term - and indeed short term - risks many of these new substances are still a mystery . | Six pupils had taken legal highs before attending Lealands High School . Ambulances called after three collapsed and the others became unwell . 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Former University of Louisville basketball player Chris Jones pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of rape and sodomy , days after being dismissed from the team . Jones , 23 , appeared in Jefferson District Court before Judge Sheila Collins immediately after turning himself in to authorities . He was released to home incarceration . He did not speak during the brief hearing . His attorney , Scott Cox , said Jones is cooperating with the police investigation . ` We believe this gentleman is innocent and he 's been falsely accused , and he 's going to be found not guilty , ' he said . Chris Jones , 23 , is handcuffed on Thursday as he appeared in a Louisville , Kentucky court on to plead not guilty to rape and sodomy charges . Athlete : Chris Jones , left is seen in a February 16 game against Rutgers . Jones has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sodomy , days after being dismissed from the team . The allegations involved two women , and the rape is said to have occurred February 22 at a private apartment off-campus , university police said during a news conference . One of the women was identified as a University of Louisville student . Police warrants have alleged that Jones committed the crimes on Sunday . An arrest warrant obtained by Sports Illustrated alleged that Jones forced a woman have both anal and vaginal intercourse on Sunday . The victim identified Jones ` because she recognized him as a University of Louisville basketball player and he also told victim # 1 his name , ' the warrant said . The news outlet obtained another warrant , which alleged that on Sunday , a second alleged victim was forced to have oral sex and vaginal intercourse by Jones and two others . That alleged victim identified Jones as a college basketball player for Louisville , the warrant said . Two others are charged in the alleged attack on the second woman . Jalen D. Tilford is charged with rape and sodomy , and Tyvon Julah Walker is charged with rape . The two , who are not students , were arrested . The judge set a bond of $ 75,000 for Tilford and $ 100,000 for Walker . Jones has withdrawn from classes at the university and has moved out of the athletic dorm and into a hotel room , Cox said . It 's the latest turn over nine tumultuous days for Jones , who was dismissed from the team Sunday . That came three days after he was reinstated following a one-game suspension on February 17 for violating an unspecified team rule . Coach Rick Pitino said Jones returned to the team after meeting unspecified conditions for reinstatement . Suspects : Jalen D. Tilford , left , is charged with rape and sodomy , and Tyvon Julah Walker , right , is charged with rape . Jones then scored 17 points in Saturday 's victory over Miami before his dismissal was announced a day later in a one-sentence release saying there would be no comment . In a Thursday statement , Louisville sports information director Kenny Klein said ` On Feb. 17 while at a team dinner , Coach Rick Pitino was informed of a text message sent by Chris Jones to another individual . Chris was removed from the dinner table , immediately suspended from the team . After the matter was addressed within the university and Chris surrendered his cell phone , he was permitted to return to the team on Feb. 19 with strict internal disciplinary measures attached , among which included a curfew . It was discovered shortly after noon on Feb. 22 that Chris had violated a curfew and there were other accusations , without knowing specifics . At that time , Chris was immediately dismissed from the team . ` While Chris is no longer a member of our team , we understand that the allegations are very serious . While we can not comment on this ongoing investigation , we certainly expect our student-athletes to uphold certain standards , including their treatment of others . We have great respect for the legal process and our university procedures and we will cooperate as requested with this matter . ' A Louisville campus police report obtained Monday stated that Jones , a Memphis native , sent a woman a text threatening to ` smack ' her on Feb. 17 . No charges were filed against Jones , but he was suspended from the team hours later and did not travel with Louisville to a game at Syracuse . Jones ' dismissal left the No. 17 Cardinals without their assists leader -LRB- 3.7 per game -RRB- and No. 3 scorer -LRB- 13.7 points -RRB- . They beat Georgia Tech 52-51 Monday night without him . After that game Pitino said , ' I feel awful for the young man . There 's certain rules where you can work with people , and other rules where you 've got to move on . Unfortunately , we 've got to move on . They 're like your children . You do n't like to see anybody be hurt . But there 's also accountability and doing the right things . He did n't . Now , he 's got to get his life together , get on with life . There 's no way he 's coming back . It 's over . ' | Chris Jones pleaded not guilty to rape and sodomy charges on Thursday . Jones , 23 , appeared in court immediately after turning himself in to authorities , and was released to home incarceration . Jones has withdrawn from classes at the university and has moved out of the athletic dorm and into a hotel room . The allegations involved two women , and the rape is said to have occurred February 22 at a private apartment off-campus , university police said . One of the women was identified as a University of Louisville student . Two others are charged in the alleged attack on the second woman . | [[0, 49], [62, 122], [595, 606], [614, 739], [817, 875], [168, 173], [181, 299], [300, 339], [2103, 2153], [2103, 2108], [2143, 2214], [921, 955], [962, 1041], [1094, 1165], [1538, 1713], [1563, 1578], [1587, 1713], [1818, 1884]] |
We are spending so much time composing messages on emails , texts and tweets , that handwritten letters have become a rarity . But in a strange twist , digital technology rather than humans could help save the art of handwriting , if one robot system has its way . Dubbed ` Bond ' , the system combines MakerBot 3D printers , Montblanc pens and a mobile app to write messages in any cursive . Scroll down for video . The ` Bond ' system combines 3D printers , Montblanc pens and an app to write hand written messages . Users start by submitting a handwriting sample online . The Bond software studies this to identify how the customers writes each letter of the alphabet . Customers can then choose a blank card from the Bond website , and send in the typed text that they want to appear in the space . One of 11 Bond robots will then write the text in the card with a real pen controlled by a 3D printer , which will subsequently be mailed . Users can also choose a different handwriting from their own . ` Nobody has ever said , `` You know what 's awesome ? I had the best experience at American Greetings , : ' Sonny Caberwal , founder and CEO of Bond told Fast Company . ` We have really set out to reimagine what that would look like - how we can create a truly personal experience that lets people deliver that personal touch that is truly theirs , but let them do it from anywhere , ' Bond imitates human handwriting using fluid movements and differing pressures to make the cursive look authentic . Mimicking human handwriting is deceptively difficult and there are thought to be thousands of ways that letters can be connected together . The robot must adopt human-like amounts of pressure on certain joins and letters - perhaps such as dotting an I - as well as not smudging the writing to make it looks authentic . The robot forms part of an app and gift service for people with more money than time , effectively allowing them to send handwritten cards from their iPhone . Users start by submitting a handwriting sample online . The Bond software studies this to identify how the customers writes each letter of the alphabet . They can then choose a blank card from the Bond website , and send in the typed text that they want to appear in the space . The robot must adopt human-like amounts of pressure on certain joins and letters - perhaps such as dotting an I - as well as not smudging the writing to make it looks authentic . Users start by submitting a handwriting sample online . The Bond software studies this to identify how the customers writes each letter of the alphabet . They can then choose a blank card from the Bond website , and send in the typed text that they want to appear in the space . One of 11 Bond robots will then write the text in the card with a real pen controlled by a 3D printer , which will subsequently be mailed . Users can also choose a different handwriting from their own . The current version of the system requires users to pay $ 199 -LRB- # 130 -RRB- for Bond to learn their writing style . The cards cost $ 2.99 -LRB- # 1.90 -RRB- each and are available worldwide . The current version of the system requires users to pay $ 199 -LRB- # 130 -RRB- for Bond to learn their writing style . The cards cost $ 2.99 -LRB- # 1.90 -RRB- each and are available worldwide . | Bond system combines 3D printers , Montblanc pens and a mobile app . Users submit a handwriting sample online which Bond software studies . One of 11 Bond robots will then write the text in a card with a real pen . They imitate human writing using fluid movements and different pressures . | [[283, 392], [417, 518], [519, 574], [1986, 2041], [2444, 2499], [803, 834], [841, 866], [803, 824], [835, 861], [2723, 2754], [2761, 2786], [2723, 2744], [2755, 2781], [1393, 1470], [1407, 1507], [1393, 1424], [1451, 1507]] |
Britain 's top female surfer has faced her biggest challenge yet after giving birth to a baby son two months early - just two days after a special photo-shoot to raise awareness of pre-natal health . Pro surfer Hannah Harding 27 , posed for a special set of pictures of her baby bump to raise awareness of the importance of keeping fit and exercising during pregnancy . The pictures were designed to raise awareness of the issue , as part of Hannah 's work for the charity Wave Project , which runs surf courses for socially isolated children . Scroll down for video . Pro surfer Hannah Harding 27 , from Cornwall , posed for a pre-natal health campaign about the importance of keeping fit and exercising during pregnancy . But before the photos could be published , Hannah went into labour , and Reggie was born eight weeks early . The tiny tot - whose dad is pro surfer Russell Winter - weighed just 4lb 1oz when he was delivered by emergency C-section at the Royal Cornwall Hospital on 25 February . Hannah , who lives in Newquay , Cornwall said : ` It was one of the scariest yet overwhelmingly special days of my life , because we unexpectedly got to welcome our gorgeous little son into the world . ' Hours earlier , she had been showing off her pregnancy bump . She said : ` Since I 've been an ambassador for The Wave Project I 've had the privilege to work with all sorts of different young people . ' I know how important it is for parents to be good role models to children , and that starts with looking after yourself . ` When I became pregnant I was really keen to raise awareness of good pre-natal health , to encourage other mums-to-be to stay fit and active throughout pregnancy . ' Hannah is a surf champion who won the English Nationals in 2012 -LRB- Pictured : Hannah surfing -RRB- . Hannah is a surf champion who won the English Nationals and Women 's titles of the UK Pro Surf Tour in 2012 . Despite being pregnant she entered Boardmasters last year - and reached the finals . She has been an ambassador for the Wave Project since 2013 , and regularly attends surf club sessions to provide coaching for young people . The pictures of Hannah and her baby bump were part of Hannah 's work for the charity Wave Project , which runs surf courses for socially isolated children . She gave birth just two days later . | Hannah Harding , 27 , from Cornwall , posed for pre-natal health campaign . The pro surfer then went into premature labour two days later . Son Reggie weighed just 4lb 1oz when delivered by emergency C-section . | [[137, 199], [569, 597], [616, 723], [728, 764], [767, 790], [2297, 2333], [833, 909], [861, 886], [889, 1002]] |
Tony Abbott 's sister says the Prime Minister was the most supportive of their family when she left her husband of 20 years after falling in love with a woman despite him not supporting same-sex marriage . Christine Forster had what looked like the ` perfectly happy suburban marriage ' with four beautiful children until she met Virginia Edwards in 2003 when their sons went to the same school . ' I grew up in an environment where there was never any opportunity from me to pursue a same sex relationship - it was n't something that was ever even considered remotely , she said on The Feed . ` But as soon as I met Virginia I knew she was somebody I was attracted to . ' The City of Sydney councillor is a staunch member of the Liberal party and may soon enter NSW politics herself but does support marriage equality unlike her beloved brother . Scroll down for video . Tony Abbott 's sister , Christine Forster -LRB- left -RRB- , says the Prime Minister -LRB- right -RRB- was the most supportive of their family when she left her husband of 20 years after falling in love with a woman . Christine -LRB- right -RRB- had what looked like the ` perfectly happy suburban marriage ' with four beautiful children until she met Virginia Edwards -LRB- left -RRB- in 2003 when their sons went to the same school . Despite Mr Abbott 's strong traditional beliefs about marriage he is accepting of his sister 's relationship with Virginia Edwards . ` Tony was , out of all of my immediate family members , the most supportive - people raise my eyebrows when I say this but it is the honest truth , ' she said . ` When I told him what was going on his response was `` what ever you think you have to do I will support you '' . ' Virginia said she has never been treated as an outcast in the Abbott household . ` Outwardly and from the love he has shown me - he certainly has n't made me feel as if I 'm not welcome and I 'm not loved , ' she said . Despite Mr Abbott 's strong traditional beliefs about marriage he is accepting of his sister 's gay relationship . However , this does not mean that the couple are happy about Mr Abbott 's stance on marriage equality . ` Of course it hurts and that 's why Christine and I stood our ground , ' Virginia said . ' I think he 's wrong but he 's entitled to his view and it would be great if he turned around tomorrow and said `` I 've had a change of heart '' , ' Christine added . Christine was also quick to defend her brother 's view on the divisive issue . ` He 's not saying that he does n't see my relationship with Virginia as valid , ' she said . ` He 's just saying that he does n't believe that we should come under this umbrella of the institution of marriage because as he sees marriage ... . he sees it as that it has to be between a man and a woman . ' Although the women accept Mr Abbott 's stance on gay marriage they hope he will one day change his mind . This is not to say if same-sex marriage was passed as a law that Mr Abbott would n't attend a wedding for the couple . ` He may not want it to be legalised but if it were he has told us he would be at our marriage , ' Virginia said . And Mr Abbott playing a pivotal role within the ceremony has also not been ruled out . ` Page boy Tony - I do n't know maybe - we will see him in a little blue velvet cap , we 'll wait and see , ' Virginia said . Virginia -LRB- left -RRB- said she has never felt anything but loved and welcome by Mr Abbott -LRB- second from left -RRB- . Both women are the first to admit that it was not an easy decision to completely turn their worlds upside down to be together . ` We were both married and that meant we had to make very difficult decisions about our relationships of course with our ex-husbands and also about what that meant for our children - it 's indescribably difficult , ' Christine said . ` To suddenly kind of dump on people who have n't gone through the inner process that you 've gone through that `` hey guys I 'm really sorry but this it not how it works for me '' is a terrible thing . ' Virginia said coming out is a big step whether you 're a LLL - a late life lesbian - or a WLL - a whole life lesbian . ' I was terrified I could n't imagine how I was going to manage the outfall of emotion that was going to come with this decision and the hurt , ' she said . ` But I knew the love that I had for Christine was something that I could n't live without . ' The couple say they 'd consider Mr Abbott as their page boy in a blue velvet cap if they got married one day . | Prime Minister Tony Abbott 's sister left her husband for a woman . Christine Forster says Mr Abbott was most supportive of immediate family . Her partner Virginia Edwards says Mr Abbott always makes her feel loved . Christine said she hoped her brother changed his view of equal marriage . Mr Abbott vows if gay marriage is legalised he would attend their wedding . Virginia suggests Mr Abbott could be their page boy with a blue velvet cap . | [[91, 158], [1020, 1089], [0, 85], [872, 893], [896, 919], [933, 998], [938, 1014], [1443, 1451], [1458, 1495], [3376, 3480], [2865, 2908], [3072, 3122], [3248, 3313], [4419, 4499]] |
The mother of Trayvon Martin says she 's disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago . Speaking with The Associated Press on Wednesday before the third anniversary of her 17-year-old son 's death , Sybrina Fulton says she still believes George Zimmerman got away with murder . ` He took a life , carelessly and recklessly , and he should n't deserve to have his entire life walking around on the street free . I just believe that he should be held accountable for what he 's done , ' Fulton said . Scroll down for video . Heartbroken : Trayvon Martin 's mother says she 's disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago . Dead : George Zimmerman shot dead unarmed teen Trayvon Martin three years ago and deemed him suspicious because he was ` wearing a hoodie ' Zimmerman claimed he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense after confronting Martin while volunteering for his neighborhood watch group . A jury acquitted him of second-degree murder the next year . The case sparked a national conversation about race , bias and crime in part because Zimmerman , who identifies himself as Hispanic , was not immediately arrested after shooting Martin , who is black . The US Justice Department announced Tuesday that it found insufficient evidence to establish that Zimmerman willfully deprived Martin of his civil rights or killed him because of his race . ` The Justice Department is the top of the line here , ' Fulton said . ` But what they found just was n't enough . ' Zimmerman , for his part , is relieved the case is closed , according to his attorney , Don West . ` This cloud he was under has been lifted , ' West told the AP , adding that he finds it misleading to suggest that charges were n't filed only because the legal standard for federal hate crime is so tough to meet . ` There simply was never any compelling evidence that this was a federal hate crime . Race played no role in it whatsoever , ' West said . Seeking justice : The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin , Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton want thei son 's death to be justified somehow and if not in law then in future decision making practices . Walking free : The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it found insufficient evidence to establish that George Zimmerman willfully deprived Martin of his civil rights or killed him because of his race . The February 2012 confrontation began after Zimmerman spotted Martin walking through the neighborhood , returning to his father 's home after buying candy and a soft drink at a convenience store . Zimmerman called 911 to report a suspicious person , and got out of his car to confront Martin despite being warned by the dispatcher to stop . Zimmerman did not testify at his trial , but he told investigators he feared for his life as Martin straddled him and punched him during the ensuing fight . Wearing a T-shirt bearing a black-and-white image of her son in a hoodie , Fulton said she still longs for Zimmerman to be held responsible . ' I want to see people held accountable for what they 're doing . It 's just upsetting to know that a person can shoot and kill someone and justify it , ' Fulton said . Changing the future : Parents Martin and Fulton , pictured at a press conference on Wednesday , have flown around the country to speak to media , youth groups , and lead rallies against racial profiling and gun violence . Fulton now channels her grief into work with The Trayvon Martin Foundation , which reaches out to other families who have lost children to violence , awards scholarships and collects school supplies for poor students . She 's also watching to see how the Justice Department handles other high-profile killings of unarmed blacks . Decisions are pending on whether to charge police in New York and Ferguson , Missouri with depriving the victims of their civil rights by using excessive force in the course of duty . ` What we want is accountability , we want somebody to be arrested , we want somebody to go to jail , of course , ' Fulton said . ` But ... we have grand juries and special grand juries ; they 're making a decision to not even arrest a person . ' ` Of course we were devastated by the decision not to charge the murderer of our son , ' said Trayvon 's father Tracy Martin at a news conference on Wednesday . CBS reports that Martin and Fulton have flown around the country to speak to media , youth groups , and lead rallies against racial profiling and gun violence . ` Just the work we 're doing with the foundation is helping us heal . This is our life . This is our purpose in life , ' said Fulton . ' I will continue to fight for my son . I will continue to fight for your sons . Our work has not stopped , this is not halting us . This is going to make us push even harder because we have a lot of work to do , ' she added . | Trayvon Martin 's mom Sybrina Fulton says she still believes George Zimmerman got away with murder . Zimmerman claimed he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense after confronting Martin while working neighborhood watch . A jury acquitted him of second-degree murder in July 2013 . 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Guerrilla street artist Banksy has released a satirical travel advert - for trips to the Gaza Strip . After travelling to the war-torn region , the elusive artist , who keeps his identity under wraps , posted the video , which shows what life is like for Palestinians living there . In the spoof travel video , he invites the audience to ` Make this the year YOU discover a new destination ' while setting the pitiful scene , showing bomb damage and rubble . Beginning in a tunnel , the video describes Gaza as ` well away from the tourist track , ' before adding ` access is via a network of illegal tunnels ' . ` The locals like it so much they never leave , ' it says , continuing ` because they 're not allowed to ' . Viewers are privy to a selection of haunting images from children playing among tumble-down buildings to the severe bomb damage in the region , the result of a 50-day conflict which left 3,000 injured and over 500 Palestinian children dead . A girl stands infront of a mural of a kitten , by Banksy , on a housedestroyed by Israeli shelling , in Biet Hanoun . A mural in Biet Hanoun town , northern Gaza , shows children swinging from a surveillance tower . The anonymous graffiti artist also created some of his trademark spray painted artwork among the rubble . The video also desribes Gaza as nestling ` in an exclusive setting -LRB- surrounded by a wall on three sides and a line of gun boats on the other -RRB- , watched over by friendly neighbours -LRB- in 2014 Operation Protective Edge destroyed 18,000 homes -RRB- . ' And as footage from a drone strike is shown , subtitles read : ` Development opportunities are everywhere . ' The anonymous graffiti artist also created some of his trademark spray painted artwork among the rubble , including a stencil of children swinging from a surveillance tower . Viewers are privy to haunting images such as children playing among bomb damaged buildings . The video shows the squalid conditions Gaza after the war between Islamist Hamas rulers and Israel . At one point viewers get a glimpse of him , though his face is hidden under a hooded sweatshirt . As usual with Banksy 's thought-provoking work the short video has a strong message . ` This cat tells the whole world that she is missing joy in her life , ' a local man says , pointing to one of the artists paintings , a cat on the side of a crumbling wall . ` The cat found something to play with . What about our children ? Satirical : The artist 's shocking short film takes the format of a typical travel promotion . As usual with Banksy 's thought-provoking work the short video has a strong political message . The short film closes with a handpainted message , scrawled on a wall in red paint : ` If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless we side with the powerful - we do n't remain neutral . ' The Bristolian artist 's true identity remains a closely guarded secret . It 's thought that his refusal to reveal himself may have started simply to avoid prosecution for what could be described as acts of vandalism . He has been photographed in the past but always wearing a mask or hood . This air of mystery has helped Banksy to become one of the most successful artists of his generation . | Elusive artist travelled undercover to Gaza to create art among the rubble . The video , posted to the artist 's website , shows life of Palestinians . Haunting images show result of 50-day conflict which left over 500 dead . | [[102, 141], [144, 162], [202, 282], [880, 897], [904, 963]] |
Westminster Abbey is to add a # 19million Gothic tower - its first new building in 270 years - as part of major plans to create a new museum and exhibition space . The tower will allow public access to the Abbey 's eastern Triforium gallery , which will be turned into a museum called The Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Galleries . Exhibits will include a selection of treasures , including royal funeral effigies , silverware and stonework . The 14th century Liber Regalis manuscript and a crimson velvet cope worn by the Dean of Westminster at Charles II 's coronation will also be on display . New tower : This before-and-after view shows what Westminster Abbey will look like with the new Gothic tower , seen in the centre of the image as an artist 's impression . The project is the most significant addition to the fabric of the Abbey church since the construction of Nicholas Hawksmoor 's west towers in 1745 . It is expected to open in early 2018 after Westminster council approved the plans this week . The Triforium gallery runs 70 feet above the floor of the Abbey and around almost all its internal walls . When Henry III began to rebuild the Abbey church in the 13th century , he planned to house chapels at the east end of the Triforium , but the idea was never followed through . Plans to open up the gallery will give visitors views along the whole length of the Abbey and create a new and much larger museum and an exhibition space . The tower , which will reflect the Gothic architecture of the Abbey church , will be ` substantial but largely hidden from view ' and ` should be entirely in keeping with the historic fabric of the Abbey ' , according to a statement released online last year . It has been designed by the Abbey 's Surveyor of the Fabric , consultant architect , Ptolemy Dean . The Very Rev John Hall , the Dean of Westminster , said : ` We are delighted that our proposals for the new tower and for opening the eastern Triforium to the public have the support of Westminster City Council , reflecting that of our local community and of other bodies concerned for the preservation of the local and national heritage . Model : This to-scale replica of Westminster Abbey shows the skeleton of the new tower , centre , which will be largely hidden from view . On display : The 14th century Liber Regalis manuscript , pictured , will be on show in the exhibition space along with a selection of treasures . ` This planning approval will enable us to approach with confidence the final stages of the necessary fund-raising and drive us towards the timely completion and opening of The Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Galleries , the most exciting development of the Abbey building for over 250 years . ' Famous writers including Charles Dickens , Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling are buried in the 900-year-old Abbey , as well as 17 monarchs . Robert Davis , deputy leader of Westminster City Council , said : ` In a city full of spectacular buildings , Westminster Abbey stands out not only for its architectural merit but for the fundamental role it plays in our cultural and civic life . ' I am certain that this new tower , which will give people access to some of the abbey 's previously hidden treasures , will be an attractive and successful addition to the city 's heritage . ' Much of the present building was built during the reign of King Henry III . In 1245 he pulled down the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey , which had been founded by King Edward the Confessor and dedicated in 1065 . It is said that Henry 's devotion to St Edward later prompted him to build a more magnificent church in the newest Gothic style , and also to provide a new shrine for the Saint . The architect was influenced by the new cathedrals that had been built in Reims , Amiens and Chartres at the time , and used characteristic Gothic features of pointed arches , ribbed vaulting and rose windows in his design . The Abbey has the highest Gothic vault in England - nearly 102 feet - and the narrow aisles were made to make it seem even higher . By 1269 the apse , radiating chapels , transepts and choir were complete and the new shrine received the bones of St Edward on 13 October . The next major addition to the building was the construction of a new Lady Chapel by Henry VII between 1503 and 1519 to replace the 13th century chapel . The architecture in this part of the Abbey contrasts with the rest and no records for this building have been found . The last phase of building was the completion in 1745 of the West Towers in Portland stone , to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor , the Abbey 's Surveyor . 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In a moment of need , many people call on God to help them . Now , a study has found that just being reminded of God gives people the courage to seek out and take risks . Psychologists suggest that religious people are willing to take risks because they believe God will protect them from harm . A study has found that reminders of God give people courage to seek out and take risks . For example , those who saw adverts included a mention of God -- for example , ` God knows what you 're missing ! Find skydiving near you , ' were more inclined to click on it , with a view to taking risks . The study , published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science , goes against previous research that suggest religious people are less likely to engage in risky behaviour , such as gambling . From bumper stickers to colloquial expressions , references to God pervade daily life , said lead researcher Daniella Kupor of Stanford University Graduate School of Business . ` In fact , the word `` God '' is one of the most common nouns in the English language . ` The fact that reminders of God are so ubiquitous suggests that this effect may impact a large number of people . ' Previous studies have indicated religious people are less likely to gamble or take drugs -- seen as risky behaviours -- but Ms Kupor and her colleagues noticed that the risks examined in these studies tended to share a negative moral component . Psychologists suggest that religious people -LRB- illustrated with a stock image -RRB- are willing to take risks because they believe God will protect them from harm . An free app called Instapray lets people send prayers or words of encouragement - regardless of religious persuasion - to others who are having a difficult time . This can be in the form of public posts , or in private groups with friends as well as strangers . A ticker on the site shows that more than 33 million prayers have been posted using the app in 195 countries , which is the equivalent of 192 years of prayers . The name is n't restricted to religious people , it can be used by anyone with spiritual beliefs or people who want to discover and discuss world events . Members of the Instapray community can post prayers and encouragement publicly or create private groups . They can also join more broad-based groups that focus on global issues concerning peace in the Middle East , victims of natural disasters , or a cure for Ebola , for example . The researchers hypothesised that thinking about God may have a different effect in relation to risks that have no moral connotation , such as doing a bungee jump , since people tend to view God as a source of protection and security . To investigate , they issued online surveys to nearly 900 people and found that those who were reminded of God - either by working on word scrambles that included God-related words or by reading a paragraph about God - were more willing to take risks than participants who were n't prompted to think about religion . In one study , for example , participants were asked to choose which version of the study they wanted to complete . One version would give them a small bonus payment , but involved looking at an ` extremely bright colour ' that they were told could potentially damage their eyes , while the other version involved looking at a harmless darker colour . The researchers found that participants who had been reminded of God before making their choice were more likely to opt for the dangerous version of the experiment -- at 96 per cent -- than those who had n't been reminded of God , at 84 per cent . In another study , the researchers posted variations of three adverts online and recorded the click-through rates for each . Some adverts promoted an immoral risk , such as ` learn how to bribe , ' others promoted a non-moral risk , such as ` find skydiving near you ' and another set promoted no risk , such as ` find amazing video games ' . Previous studies have indicated religious people are less likely to gamble -LRB- stock image -RRB- or take drugs -- seen as risky behaviours -- but Ms Kupor and her colleagues noticed that the risks examined in these studies tended to share a negative moral component . In some cases , the adverts included a mention of God -- for example , ` God knows what you 're missing ! Find skydiving near you . ' The research revealed that when the adverts included a religious reference , people clicked on the non-moral risk of skydiving , more often . However , they clicked on the bribing - moral risk - less often . People clicked about the same number of times on the computer games advert , with or without a mention of God . ` We were surprised to find that even a simple colloquial expression - `` God knows what you 're missing '' - influences whether people click on a real online ad that is promoting a risky behaviour , ' Ms Kupor said . The study also indicated that people who were reminded of God perceived less danger in various risky behaviours than participants who were not reminded of God . And they reported more negative feelings toward God when they lost their potential winnings in a risk-related game , suggesting that they had expected God to protect them from losing the money and were disappointed in the outcome . The researchers noted that this effect may apply to people from cultures in which God is not seen as a protective force . | Study by Stanford University suggests people are willing to take risks because they believe God will protect them from harm . 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A former Little League mom has revealed how a car accident left her in so much pain she became a heroin addict and stole thousands of dollars to fund her habit . Nicole Koester , 42 , who is now serving 13-and-a-half years at Maryland Correctional Institution for Women spoke to Diane Sawyer as part of an ABC special , ' A Nation of Women Behind Bars ' , which will air on Friday night . The married mother-of-three , who had been the manager of a car company , explained how she would watch Sawyer in the mornings as she packed lunchboxes for her children . But after suffering a car crash , she was prescribed oxycodone for her pain - but soon she had moved on to heroin , which was cheaper , she said . Life changing : Nicole Koester , 42 , was a married mother-of-three who managed a car company but she is now serving 13-and-a-half years at Maryland Correctional Institution for check fraud . ` It just happened , ' she said . ` It was for pain and then I realized it made everything so easy . ` Every night you 're not doing it anymore - you 're done , you 're done , you 're done - until the next morning when you start feeling sick . ' To fund her habit , she started stealing checks from other people 's mailboxes before dipping them in a solution to get rid of the ink , according to a WBOC report . She then wrote the checks out to herself for amounts between $ 200 and $ 1,500 before cashing them - ultimately stealing more than $ 30,000 from 26 people , ABC reported . Secret life : She turned to heroin after a car crash left her in pain and she started stealing checks from mailboxes and re-writing them to herself . She is pictured in a mug shot , right , after she was caught in 2011 . Torn apart : Only one of her sons , pictured left , has visited her in prison , along with her husband . Her crimes were carried out through Maryland , Delaware and Virginia . ` Things that will hit me that I 've done that I 've forgotten about , ' a tearful Koester told Sawyer . In 2011 , she was arrested and sentenced to 13 years and six months . She now works as an office manager in the prison sewing shop , where she earns $ 2.75 per day , and takes part in the prison 's dog program , ` Canine Partners for Life ' . Her husband continues to visit her in prison but only one of her children has made the trip , she said . ` He 's the only one that talks to me , ' she told Sawyer of her son . ` But I mean , I ruined their lives . I 'm no different from anyone in here . ' New life : She now works as an office manager in the prison sewing shop , where she earns $ 2.75 per day . Investigation : Dianne Sawyer spoke to Koester as part of an ABC special on women locked up in prison . Sawyer told Good Morning America that Koester 's story is similar to those shared by an increasing number of women behind bars : white females who turn to crime to fund painkiller habits . The veteran journalist traveled to prisons in Tennessee , Maryland , Florida and Washington for the ABC special , which will air on ABC on Friday at 10pm EST. . The special was filmed over eight months . During the program , she examines mental health in a prison system where so many prisoners are ill , how prisoners acquire contraband and issues involving sentencing . Prison life is a story she has returned to for ABC , spending two nights in an Atlanta prison in 2004 for a first-person look and doing a 1996 show on life inside a maximum security prison . | Nicole Koester , a 42-year-old married mother-of-three who worked as a manager of a car company , was prescribed oxycodone after a car crash . She soon moved on to heroin to deal with the pain because it was cheaper - and stole $ 30,000 worth of checks to fund her habit . She was arrested and sentenced to 13.5 years in 2011 ; her husband continues to visit her but only one of her children has been in touch . Koester , who is incarcerated at Maryland Correctional Institution for Women , spoke to Diane Sawyer as part of an ABC special that airs Friday . | [[408, 418], [423, 460], [707, 720], [745, 800], [84, 110], [84, 87], [115, 161], [667, 673], [682, 693], [642, 673], [664, 673], [676, 681], [1145, 1162], [1165, 1257], [1390, 1465], [1497, 1552], [162, 176], [188, 259], [805, 898], [1717, 1737], [1749, 1781], [1985, 1992], [1995, 2011], [1985, 1992], [1995, 1998], [2016, 2054], [2228, 2272], [2277, 2319], [162, 176], [188, 259], [162, 176], [270, 317], [334, 351], [362, 388], [2607, 2672], [2980, 2995], [3004, 3029]] |
A 4-year-old boy was found dead and covered in bruises and belt marks at his Brooklyn home on Wednesday , where his aunt is accused of beating him to death while she was babysitting him . The aunt 's boyfriend called police at around 1.30 pm when he allegedly found her holding Ethan Ali 's motionless and abused body , according to police . The boy 's aunt , identified only as Nanie , babysat for the boy . Scroll down for video . Dead : AEthan Ali , 4 , was found dead and covered in bruises and belt marks at his at his Brooklyn home on Wednesday where his aunt allegedly beat him to death . The New York Daily News spoke with Ethan 's grandfather Leroy Ali who said that the boy 's aunt often beat him with a strap and that he often told her to stop the alleged abuse . ` They did it all the time . They beat him and they beat him . He was always bruised , ' the grandfather said . ` She beat him with the belt . I told her to stop . ' The Daily News reports that the boy 's father Anthony Ali learned of the death when he arrived at the scene . ` Nanie killed Ethan ! ' exclaimed the boy 's dad . The boy 's mother Natasha Ali who is employees as a home heath aid arrived at the home around 5pm . Tragedy : Ethan Ali 's , 4 , aunt 's boyfriend called police at around 1:30 p.m. when he allegedly found the boy 's aunt holding the boys motionless and abused body . An older woman was with the boy 's mother and said , ` something happened to the baby ? ' The mother was escorted by police to the station where the aunt is being questioned . It 's unknown as to whether the boy 's aunt is related to the mother or the father , the Daily News reports . ` We are working closely with the NYPD on an investigation around the circumstances surrounding this tragic death , ' said ACS spokeswoman Jill Krauss . Paramedics declared the boy dead at the scene and said it appeared as though he was hit to death with a strap but the city Medical Examiner will confirm the cause of death . The scene : Police were called to the Brownsville home after the boyfriend of the boy 's aunt discovered the boy 's lifeless body . Investigation : The boy 's aunt , called Nanie by the child , is being questioned by police in his death . Devastated : The boy 's grand-aunt Jennifer Evans told reporters that she was devastated to hear of the death . The family has never been investigated by Children 's Services before . ' I just hear that aunty beat him , I do n't know why he died , I just hear aunty beat him to death , I do n't know , ' Ethan 's grand-aunt , Jennifer Evans , told PIX11 . ` He was a beautiful boy . Friendly , lively . He always liked to play , ' said neighbor Elsie Witty to The New York Daily News . Neighbor Jeanette Rivera , 47 , recalls seeing the boy with his mother who was dressed in hospital scrubs . ` We did n't hear anything , which is what 's weird , ' Rivera said . ` Police said they were here because of a 4-year-old and they said he could 've been abuse . We asked , `` Is he OK ? '' He is already gone , said the police . Rivera says she did n't know the family very well but that all of them were very quiet . ` In the morning , I 'd see the mother walk him to the car , ' Rivera said . ' I did n't know them well , they kept to themselves . Very quiet . ' Loved by all : In the neighborhood Ethan Ali was known as a playful kid who always smiled and made friends . | Ethan Ali was pronounced dead at his home in Brownsville in Brooklyn on Wednesday and was covered in belt marks and bruises . Ethan Ali 's , 4 , aunt 's boyfriend called police when he allegedly found the boy 's aunt holding the boys motionless and abused body . ` They did it all the time . They beat him and they beat him . He was always bruised , ' the boy 's grandfather Leroy Ali said . The boy 's aunt , identified only as Nanie , is being questioned by police . | [[0, 16], [36, 103], [433, 437], [453, 503], [433, 437], [476, 537], [1809, 1854], [188, 317], [1232, 1323], [1289, 1351], [1995, 2076], [1983, 1994], [2044, 2114], [0, 16], [36, 103], [433, 437], [453, 503], [433, 437], [476, 537], [596, 651], [777, 803], [822, 837], [838, 859], [838, 840], [845, 859], [864, 886], [342, 357], [360, 408], [1497, 1508], [1515, 1545]] |
House Speaker John Boehner accused Democrats in the Senate on Thursday of using funding for the Homeland Security Department as ` blackmail ' as they attempt to protect President Barack Obama 's immigration measures . Boehner 's comments came after Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said at a press conference that House Republicans would be guaranteeing a shut down of the department when Saturday rolls around if they continue down the path that they 're on . ` If they send over a bill with all the riders in it , they 've shut down the government . We 're not going to play games , ' Reid said during a joint press conference this morning with his counterpart in the lower chamber , Nancy Pelosi . Scroll down for video . ` Outrageous ' : House Speaker John Boehner accused Senate Democrats on Thursday of ` using Homeland Security funding for blackmail to protect the actions of the president ' Boehner 's tough talk came after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi , left , and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid , right , said at a news conference that Republicans in the House would be to blame if the Department of Homeland Security goes into shutdown mode tomorrow night because on the fight on Capitol Hill . Sparks flew on Capitol Hill on Thursday as the deadline to appropriate money to DHS rapidly approached . The White House , however , seemed confident that the situation would resolve itself in a timely manner , and the president 's spokesman told reporters on Thursday that Obama had no immediate plans to get involved in the fight , which he characterized as ' a party dispute , ' not a partisan one . Senate Democrats ended their filibuster on Wednesday of legislation to fund DHS after GOP leaders agreed to hold a separate vote on Obama 's immigration directives . Members are expected to pass a bill before they go home for the week that would keep the Homeland Security up and running through the end of the fiscal year . They will take a separate vote to block the president 's programs at a later date . Boehner would not say on Thursday whether he would bring the ` clean ' bill that is free of language restricting the department from using its funds to implement Obama 's directives to the floor of the House once it passes in the Senate . ` We 're waiting to see what the Senate can or ca n't do , and then we 'll make decisions about how we 're going to proceed , ' he said at a briefing . ' I just think it 's outrageous that Senate Democrats are using Homeland Security funding for blackmail to protect the actions of the president , where the president himself said he did n't have the authority to do this , ' Boehner said . The GOP leader rejected the White House 's repeated claims that the DHS dispute is a fight ` amongst Republicans . ' ` It is not a fight amongst Republicans . All Republicans agree that we want to fund the Department of Homeland Security , and we want to stop the president 's executive actions with regard to immigration , ' he contended . He then stuck out at the president for sitting ` there like a bump on a log watching Senate Democrats filibuster the debate on this bill . ' ` If they send over a bill with all the riders in it , they 've shut down the government . We 're not going to play games , ' Reid said . The Nevada Democrat is sporting glasses this week as his right eye recovers from surgery . Pelosi showed at the press conference on Thursday with sunglasses to show her solidarity with her Senate counterpart , who has been unable to see out of his right eye since New Year 's Day when he injured himself while exercizing . The White House confirmed on Thursday that the president has not inserted himself directly into the argument in Congress , even as time runs out to come to an agreement , because he is hopeful Boehner to follow the ` responsible course ' of action . ' I think that everybody expects ' once the DHS funding bill comes up for a vote , it will get bipartisan support in the Senate and in the House , Obama 's spokesman , Josh Earnest , said . The real question , he said , is whether Boehner will allow that to happen . ` If its necessary for the president to speak to him directly about how important it is to fund the Department of Homeland Security , he 'll have that conversation , ' Earnest said , but ' I would anticipate that the speaker of the house understands the stakes ... of this action . ' The White House Press Secretary 's cool tone toward the situation appeared to be an about-face from earlier in the week when the administration was on the verge of making doomsday warnings about the consequences of withholding money from the department responsible for protecting Americans from terrorists . Department of Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson held two news conference urging lawmakers to come to their senses and made the rounds on Capitol Hill in person on Thursday to confront them directly . Obama claimed Monday that withholding the funds would have ` direct impact ' on national security . Wednesday , at a town hall on immigration hosted by MSNBC and Telemundo , the president said Republicans were ` trying to hold hostage ' DHS 's money ` which is so important for our national security . ' More nonchalant about the matter than his boss had been the night before , Earnest still maintained on Thursday that a shutdown would ` would have negative consequences for the country ' and that furloughing thousands of DHS workers ` ca n't be good for our homeland security . ' According to one estimate , 30,000 of the department 's employees would be kept off the job on the funding battle concluded . That would leave as many as 200,000 workers on the clock , but they would not be paid until Congress agreed on terms to fund DHS . | Senate Dems ended their filibuster of legislation to fund DHS after GOP leaders agreed to hold a separate vote on Obama 's immigration directives . The upper chamber is expected to pass a bill before members go home for the week that would keep the Homeland Security up and running . Boehner would n't make the same commitment on Thursday . Warning him , Reid said , ` If they send over a bill with all the riders in it , they 've shut down the government . We 're not going to play games ' To which Boehner replied : ' I just think it 's outrageous that Senate Democrats are using Homeland Security funding for blackmail ' The White House seemed confident on Thursday that the standoff would end with Boehner following the ` responsible course ' of action . | [[1621, 1688], [1707, 1786], [1946, 2029], [1961, 2029], [1787, 1829], [1787, 1794], [1808, 1855], [1843, 1855], [1861, 1893], [2030, 2105], [249, 386], [519, 554], [555, 585], [3197, 3232], [3233, 3263], [3268, 3279], [0, 139], [745, 813], [2423, 2524], [1323, 1338], [1351, 1426], [3748, 3771], [3774, 3852]] |
A former police officer and his lover plotted to conceive a baby so they could abuse it and share it with other paedophiles , a court heard . Alexander McCracken , 35 , shared fantasies of raping and murdering newborn babies with his then-girlfriend Sharon Campbell and said he would ` deffo rape a little baby girl ' . Police found more than 500 hardcore child porn and bestiality images when they raided his home in Ayr , many of which were passed on to other paedophiles . The pair are now facing jail after admitting three charges of possessing and distributing indecent images of children at Ayr Sheriff Court . Former police officer Alexander McCracken , 35 , -LRB- pictured -RRB- shared fantasies of raping and murdering newborn babies said he would ` deffo rape a little baby girl ' McCracken , who has a 10-year-old son , spent nine years with Strathclyde Police before being exposed in 2010 as a swinger and a # 400-a-night bisexual prostitute , the Daily Record reported . Police seized his computer and smartphone in last year 's raid and found a string of sickening messages including one which suggests they breed a ` baby toy ' and abuse it ` as soon as born ' . One , from a user linked to McCracken 's computer , says : ` Oh would deffo rape a little baby girl . ' When asked if his girlfriend would let him , the reply was : ` It 's the wife typing lol . I would help him lol . ' The usernames ` sleazyperv79 ' and ` NepicoupleUK ' were linked to the computer and mobile used by McCracken . During one exchange , ` sleazyperv79 ' wrote : ` Three month old getting molesting ... I hope he snuffed her eventually . ' John Bradford , prosecuting , said : ` The chat indicates that the user has a predilection to violently sexually abuse these infants to death , or allow others do do so . He exchanged sickening messages with his former girlfriend Sharon Campbell and they are both now facing jail . The pair are facing jail after admitting three charges of possessing and distributing indecent images of children at Ayr Sheriff Court -LRB- pictured -RRB- . ` The communications include content of a paedophilic nature , comments on the rape and killing of newborn babies and what purports to be a couple trying for a baby so that they can sexually abuse her . ' He revealed that cybercrime experts found 551 such images in Yahoo Messenger chat files after the raid in January last year . The majority of the images were category five , the most depraved possible and most were passed among paedophiles between July 2012 and October 2013 . Mr Bradford said : ` The images are predominantly of young girls , with the majority being newborn , babies and toddlers with a few up to about the age of eight . ' Police were alerted to the couple 's actions by the National Online Child Abuse Protection service . Campbell , 39 , who was a support worker for elderly people with mental health problems at a care home in Ayr , is no longer with McCracken . Her lawyer , Peter Lockhart , said : ` This is a frankly shocking and appalling offence and she recognises that . She has co-operated fully throughout and there is no getting away from it that a custodial sentence must be uppermost in your mind . ' McCracken 's lawyer Jill Malloy said he complied fully with strict bail conditions and had no unsupervised contact with females under 16 and no internet use where history could be hidden . She added that he had lost his job as a factory production worker . Sheriff Scott Pattison called for reports before sentencing next month . He said : ` These offences are of the utmost seriousness . You are fortunate you have been prosecuted in the sheriff court . ' The usernames ` sleazyperv79 ' and ` NepicoupleUK ' were linked to the computer and mobile used by Alexander McCracken . Computer experts found apps including Internet Relay Chat , Yahoo Messenger and Gigatribe had been used . One message , from a user linked to McCracken 's computer , says : ` Oh would deffo rape a little baby girl . ' When asked if his girlfriend would let him , the reply was : ` It 's the wife typing lol . I would help him lol . ' Another message suggested they would breed a ` baby toy ' now and abuse it ` as soon as born ' . During an exchange , ` sleazyperv79 ' wrote : ` Three month old getting molesting ... I hope he snuffed her eventually . ' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Alexander McCracken , 35 , said he would ` deffo rape a little baby girl ' Former policeman plotted to conceive baby with his lover Sharon Campbell . They exchanged messages discussing raping and murdering newborns . Pair facing jail after admitting possessing and distributing indecent images . 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YouTube is not making any money despite having more than a billion viewers . The online TV website is ` roughly breaking even ' nine years after Google bought it for $ 1.7 billion -LRB- # 1.1 billion -RRB- . Analysts said that there was ` a lot of junk ' on YouTube and that the large number of young users did not buy anything from the adverts . Another issue is that YouTube takes up a vast infrastructure which wipes out the $ 3.8 billion -LRB- # 2.5 billion -RRB- revenue that it brings in each year . YouTube spends $ 3.8 billion on its infrastructure each year , but it 's not making much profit . It is ` roughly breaking even ' nine years after it was purchased by Google . Google sites had more than 150million unique viewers in January 2015 . That 's more than double AOL and Yahoo sites . The Wall Street Journal report highlights how hard it is to make money from the Internet even if you are one of the biggest websites in the world . But some have cracked it and Netflix , the online TV and film service , reported a profit of $ 81million -LRB- # 53million -RRB- in just the last quarter of 2014 . Statistics show that by many standards YouTube is a huge success - the video for pop hit Gangam Style has been seen more than two billion times . However YouTube now under threat from other online streaming services such as Amazon , and the rise of quality TV shows from producers like HBO . The official YouTube video for Gangnam Style by Psy has been viewed more than two billion times . It is the most-watched YouTube video to date . Google is also having trouble attracting users directly to YouTube and most people access it through a link or an embedded video on another site . Instead Google wants people to turn on YouTube the way the turn on their TV . The tech giant is now experimenting with targeted adverts which mean you see commercials for products that you have already searched for . In the US YouTube has also bought the rights to American Football games and is also screening new episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine . Pivotal Research analyst Brian Weiser said that the sheer amount of ` junk ' on YouTube was a problem . He said : ` If they want meaningful TV budgets , they need to invest in TV content . ' | Google bought the online TV website for $ 1.7 billion nine years ago . YouTube 's infrastructure costs the company $ 3.8 billion per year . Analysts said users are not buying products from advertisements . Streaming services including Amazon and HBO are threats to YouTube . Google is having trouble attracting daily users to the website . | [[77, 98], [112, 187], [145, 207], [347, 407], [369, 475], [506, 566], [208, 346], [275, 346]] |
Just weeks after surviving a potential leadership spill , it appears Prime Minister Tony Abbott might have to prepare himself for round two . Backbenchers have reportedly informed Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull that he 's got the numbers for a successful spill motion to take the top job , according to Seven News . But they 've said the move would have to be initiated by senior Liberal ministers . It is believed Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop is against another spill motion but will stand against Mr Turnbull if it goes ahead . Others tried to downplay the claims by saying a second attempt at a leadership spill would be ` madness ' , the Daily Telegraph reports . This comes as Mr Abbott publicly flayed Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs after the commission released a report examining the conditions of children held in detention . Mr Turnbull then refused to echo the Prime Minister 's attacks on Prof Triggs , heaping praise on her instead . An increasing number of MPs have told Malcolm Turnbull -LRB- right -RRB- on Thursday he has the figures to beat Prime Minister Tony Abbott -LRB- left -RRB- in a leadership spill . Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop -LRB- right -RRB- is reportedly against another spill motion but will stand against Mr Turnbull -LRB- left -RRB- if it goes ahead . An increasing number of MPs told Mr Turnbull on Thursday he has the figures to beat Mr Abbott in a leadership challenge but the move would have to come from the Cabinet . ` We 've done our bit ... it 's now the Cabinet 's turn , ' one MP told Seven News . ` The temperature has increased this week , ' another said . Supporters of Ms Bishop also said the Foreign Affairs Minister wo n't be backing another spill and will stand against the Communications Minister if it is brought on , Seven News further reports . Other Liberal MPs have revealed that Mr Abbott 's supporters said ` if he -LSB- the Prime Minister -RSB- does n't turn things around by mid-year he will stand down ' . However some , including coalition frontbencher Steve Ciobo , are denying any such talk of another leadership challenge . ` We had a vote of the party room in relation to a spill motion that has been decided , the Prime Minister continues on with the support of party room , ' he told the ABC . Yet the claims were further reiterated as senior ministers told the Daily Telegraph Mr Abbott no longer has most of the support of his party room , while others tried to crush such reports by saying it was ` madness ' to attempt a second spill less than three weeks after the first . Ms Bishop and Mr Turnbull walk behind Prime Minister Tony Abbott as they leave the chamber following the end of question time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday . Mr Turnbull was widely touted as a potential candidate if a leadership spill motion went ahead earlier this month . The reports prompted voters to take to social media , some venting their frustration while others showing their excitement about the prospect of ' #libspill2 ' . ` Why are we wasting more precious time on #libspill2 focus on the country ?? focus on the issues . . forget about the next election , ' Golfon5 tweeted . ` The best thing will be watching Abbott wither on the backbenches ... #libspill2 , ' Ser Danos of Bowles wrote . Voters to take to social media , some venting their frustration while others showing their excitement about the prospect of ' #libspill2 . ` Why are we wasting more precious time on #libspill2 focus on the country ?? focus on the issues . . forget about the next election , ' Golfon5 tweeted . Drew S tweeted : ` From the producers of #libspill . #libspill2 is the sequel we have wanted more than Star Wars ' ` The best thing will be watching Abbott wither on the backbenches ... #libspill2 , ' Ser Danos of Bowles wrote . On Tuesday , Mr Abbott told Parliament that his government had lost confidence in Prof Triggs after the commission released a report examining the conditions of children held in detention . ` It 's a political stitch-up , ' Mr Abbott said of the report . But the Communications Minister struck a different tone on Wednesday , highlighting Prof Triggs ' reputation in the legal community and emphasising the focus should be on children in detention . Mr Turnbull was widely touted as a potential candidate if a leadership spill motion went ahead earlier this month . But he did not stand for the position and Mr Abbott won the vote without a candidate standing against him , 61 to 39 . | MPs have told Malcolm Turnbull he has the numbers for a leadership spill . 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A majority of U.S. Supreme . Court justices have signaled support for a Muslim woman . who was denied a job at an Abercrombie . & Fitch because she wore a . head scarf . On Wednesday , the nine justices heard a one-hour argument in an appeal . brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission . -LRB- EEOC -RRB- on behalf of Samantha Elauf . Elauf , who was denied a sales job at an . Abercrombie Kids store in Tulsa , Oklahoma in 2008 when she was 17 , attended the Supreme Court in Washington for the hearing with her mother . It appeared the court 's four liberal justices are likely to vote in Elauf 's favor , while at least one of the court 's conservatives , Justice Samuel Alito , seems set to follow suit . A ruling is due by the end of June . Scroll down for video . Fight : Samantha Elauf stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington , D.C. on Wednesday after U.S. Justices heard how she was denied a job because of her headscarf . The justices appeared to side with her . Taking a stand : Elauf leaves the court with her mother , Majda Elauf , and P. David Lopez , General Counsel of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , who brought the lawsuit on her behalf . The legal question is whether Elauf was required to ask the company to accommodate her religious practice . Abercrombie & Fitch said she did not ask them to change their policy and so they can not be sued . under the 1964 Civil Rights Act . The company said it has previously granted religious accommodations when they have requested . Elauf was wearing a head scarf , or hijab , at her job . interview in 2008 but did not specifically say that , as a Muslim , she . wanted the company to give her a religious accommodation . But the assistant manager who interviewed her assumed she was wearing it for religious reasons . She was impressed by Elauf but when she consulted a manager , they did not give her the job . The company denied Elauf the job on the grounds that wearing . the scarf violated its ` look policy ' for members of the sales . staff , a policy intended to promote the brand 's East Coast . collegiate image . ` Discrimination ' : Elauf , who now works for Urban Outfitters , failed to get a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch store in Oklahoma in 2008 , when she was 17 , because her headscarf conflicted with their ` look policy ' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the civil rights law requires certain peopleto be treated differently to other applicants if they have areligious requirement . ` They do n't have to accommodate a baseball cap . They do have . to accommodate a yarmulke , ' Ginsburg said , in a reference to the . cap worn by some Jewish men . Justice Samuel Alito said employers like Abercrombie could easily find out . if prospective employees need a religious accommodation by . simply asking if they are able to abide by work rules . He noted that Abercrombie had assumed Elauf would wear the . head scarf every day simply because she wore it at the . interview . ` Maybe she just had a bad hair day , ' Alito said . Other conservative justices were more skeptical about the . government 's arguments . Chief Justice John Roberts speculated that putting the . burden on the employee to assess whether a religious . accommodation is needed ` may promote stereotypes to a far . greater degree ' by requiring interviewers to inquire about . applicants ' religious beliefs . Fighting back : But the company says Elauf did not ask for a religious accommodation to wear the scarf . Support : Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday to give Elauf their support . Muslim groups said in a friend-of-the-court brief in supportof Elauf that employment discrimination against Muslims iswidespread in the United States . Often , the act of a woman . wearing a head scarf is what triggers the discrimination , the brief said . The EEOC has reported that Muslims file . more employment claims about discrimination and the failure to . provide religious accommodations than any other religious group . Groups representing Christians , Jews and Sikhs also filed . court papers backing Elauf . The case comes before the top U.S. court at a time when some Western nations are struggling with culture clashes relating to accommodating local Islamic populations . The United States has not , however , faced the same tensions as some European countries including France . Abercrombie has faced other employee lawsuits , including one . in which it agreed in 2004 to pay $ 40 million to several . thousand minority and female plaintiffs who had accused the . company of discrimination . The right look : Abercrombie & Fitch is famously strict with the staff it hires and calls them ` models ' Samantha Elauf was applying for a job at an Abercrombie kids store as a ` model ' - the term the company uses for its sales staff . In 2013 , Buzzfeed obtained copies of the company 's lengthy ` Look Policy ' , which revealed Abercrombie & Fitch 's ` hyper-specific , borderline absurd dress code ' , the website reported . The policy is intended to promote the brand 's East Coast collegiate image . ` While we respect your individuality , it is important that we maintain a consistent level of dress and grooming that represents what people expect from the Abercrombie & Fitch brand , ' it read . Snippets from the manual showed diagrams of hairstyles , explaining that the company allowed ` sunkissed/subtle highlighting with complementary shading ' , but it would not accept ` two-tone color ' hair or ` chunks of contrasting color ' . Strict : One snippet from the August 2013 policy , obtained by Buzzfeed , shows the rules for hair color . ` All hairstyles for men and women should appear neat , clean , natural , kempt and classic , ' the manual reads . ` No associate is permitted to wear any extreme hair styles or hair color . Hair styles and hair color should reflect your natural beauty . ' Facial hair is banned , men are not allowed to wear earrings , makeup must also look ` natural ' and any colored nail polish is ` unacceptable ' , according to the guidelines . Visible tattoos are only allowed if they suit the Abercrombie brand and if they are approved by a supervisor . ` Fingernails should not extend more than 1/4 inch beyond the tip of the finger , ' the handbook adds . Rules : The handbook shows that facial hair is ` unacceptable ' and that fingernails must be worn short . While headwear is not allowed , the look policy does say that exemptions can be made for religious and disability reasons , Buzzfeed notes . If an applicant or employee asks for an exception based on these reasons , human resources must be contacted immediately , the handbook says . As for clothes , employees are encouraged to look smart while displaying their individual style . ` Clothing should also be consistent with the season -LRB- e.g. a heavy wool turtleneck sweater should not be worn in 90 degree heat -RRB- , ' the manual added . ` Clothing choices should be clean and classic , not provocative -LRB- e.g. tanks should be worn with an undergarment -RRB- . ' The handbook says that if employees fail to follow the guidelines , they could be fired . No discrimination : The handbook also points out that it does allow head coverings for religious reasons . | Samantha Elauf arrived for an interview for a ` model ' position at an Abercrombie store in Tulsa , Oklahoma in 2008 wearing a black headscarf . Even though she impressed staff , her headscarf conflicted with the company 's ` Look Policy ' and the store decided not to employ her . Abercrombie has fought her employment discrimination claim because it says she never asked the company to relax its policy . On Wednesday , Elauf took her complaint to the Supreme Court and the majority of justices appeared to back her . A decision will be made in the suit by June . | [[1534, 1575], [2192, 2263], [2147, 2152], [2199, 2263], [4722, 4814], [91, 127], [353, 360], [365, 395], [884, 955], [1534, 1575], [1915, 1962], [1978, 2043], [2192, 2263], [2271, 2281], [2284, 2341], [1306, 1404], [1331, 1374], [3422, 3486], [29, 86], [956, 996], [956, 968], [978, 996], [727, 763]] |
Former federal parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper has won his appeal against three convictions for dishonestly misusing taxpayer-funded taxi vouchers . ACT Supreme Court Judge Justice John Burns threw out the guilty charges and ordered the penalties given to Mr Slipper be set aside , in a court hearing Thursday morning . Mr Slipper had been convicted in September 2014 , ordering him to serve 300 hours community service and repay $ 954 to the Commonwealth . Former federal parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper has won his appeal against three convictions for dishonestly misusing taxpayer-funded taxi vouchers . Mr Slipper was found guilty last year of three dishonesty charges for misusing his government Cabcharge allowance to visit Canberra wineries throughout 2010 . He also filled out multiple vouchers in an attempt to hide the trips . While he admitted to using government travel entitlements to visit vineyards outside Canberra in 2010 , Mr Slipper always denied he acted dishonestly . A Canberra court threw out the conviction against Mr Slipper , which was handed down in 2014 . The former speaker admitted to using the Cabcharge vouchers , but has always denied he acted dishonestly . Mr Slipper 's lawyers told the court the original magistrate who found him guilty failed to consider other possibilities , including that he had simply made a mistake . His lawyers also said it had not been proven that Mr Slipper was not on parliamentary business . Mr Slipper lodged his appeal in December , and had argued he should have simply been allowed to repay the money . The former speaker was forced to resign from the position in 2012 , after former staffer James Ashby brought sexual harassment claims against him . Mr Ashby recently abandoned his claim against Mr Slipper after a two-year court battle . He had alleged Mr Slipper sexual harassed him over a period of months , when he worked as a media adviser in the then-Speaker 's office . | Slipper successful appeals 3 charges of dishonestly using taxpayer funds . ACT Supreme Court judge rules all penalties given to Slipper be set aside . Found guilty in July for misusing his Cabcharge allowance in 2010 . Was ordered to serve 300 hours of community service and fined $ 954 . | [[0, 152], [462, 614], [153, 224], [153, 195], [229, 296], [237, 250], [260, 283], [286, 323], [997, 1057], [100, 152], [562, 614], [615, 728], [615, 617], [681, 773], [851, 946], [324, 334], [374, 461]] |
A man who was caught stealing women 's underwear after by breaking into homes and raiding tumble driers has been jailed . Christopher McHarg was filmed sneaking into a garage on several occasions to steal pink and white ladies bras and bottoms . The 28-year-old from Monkton , Ayrshire , was jailed after the family installed a secret camera when they noticed their undergarments going missing . Christopher McHarg was filmed stealing women 's underwear and clothes from a tumble drier after breaking in to his victim 's garage a number of times over several weeks last year . After being reported to police officers found around 100 items of clothing at McHarg 's home that he had stolen from the drier . Footage taken on the camera show him breaking in to the garage in the middle of the night , using the light on his phone as a torch to select items of underwear . He was handed a community payback order at Ayr Sheriff Court and told to complete 200 hours of unpaid community service after admitting to stealing the underwear between July and November last year . He was also placed on the sex offenders ' register for two years . Speaking after the sentencing a source close to the family said : ` They were getting increasingly puzzled as to where all this underwear was disappearing to and set up their own camera . ` It recorded hours and hours of footage and they would occasionally check it . ` But to their astonishment they saw a person creeping around their property and recognised it was McHarg . ` He can be seen carefully choosing what items he wants to keep and then puts the rest back . It 's disturbing and really creepy to see . ` The family are glad it 's all over but feel he should have been given a tougher sentence . ' Sheriff Scott Pattison rejected the claim McHarg had no sexual motivation , telling the court : ` He says there was no fixation but it went on for six months . McHarg told the court he did not know why he had broken in to steal the underwear . He was caught when his victims installed a hidden camera after so much of their wardrobes went missing . His victims said they were disappointed with McHarg 's sentence and were shocked to learn it had been him stealing their clothes . The 28-year-old was put on the sex offenders ' register and told to complete 200 hours of unpaid work . ` The offence and persistency of it is very concerning indeed . ` I 'm certifying the offence as having a sexual aspect . ' However defending counsel Gregor Forbes said the 28-year-old had been drinking every time he decided to raid the tumble drier . ` It was n't particularly well thought out - using a mobile phone as a torch . ` He made seven visits to the house , removing clothes on five of them . ` His GP has referred him to a psychologist and it 's been a stressful time for him . ` He 's been signed off his work at a local supermarket . ' Sheriff Scott Pattison said : ` He says there was no fixation but it went on for six months . ` The offence and persistency of it is very concerning indeed . ` I 'm certifying the offence as having a sexual aspect . ' | Christopher McHarg was filmed stealing underwear from tumble drier . The 28-year-old broke into garage to steal undergarments seven times . His victims installed a camera to find out what was happening to clothes . McHarg told Ayrshire Sheriff Court he did n't know why he stole them . He was given community payback order and put on sex offender 's register . | [[0, 5], [10, 103], [0, 48], [55, 103], [0, 121], [396, 527], [670, 705], [122, 245], [396, 527], [396, 414], [486, 576], [246, 274], [277, 341], [305, 395], [1136, 1199], [1204, 1323], [1989, 2093], [2008, 2093], [1905, 1988], [1917, 1988], [869, 929], [1069, 1135], [2225, 2280]] |
Britain 's cheeriest lollipop man has been banned from dancing and giving ` high fives ' to schoolchildren . Council bosses have ordered Nkosana Mdikane , 74 , to stay still so motorists can see him , despite his merry singing and dancing brightening the mornings of hundreds of pupils and parents . Mr Mdikane was previously hailed by West Dunbartonshire Council for his ` excellent service ' outside Aitkenbar Primary School in Dumbarton . Scroll down for video . Britain 's cheeriest lollipop man Nkosana Mdikane has been banned from dancing and giving high fives to schoolchildren . Banned : Council bosses have ordered Mr Mdikane , 74 , to stay still so motorists can see him . But now the local authority have told him that all lollipop men must ` remain static with one hand on their stick and the other stretched outwards ' . Mr Mdikane , who has held the road safety job since 2013 , said he respected his employer 's decision but hoped the rules would be changed . ` The council is stopping me from high-fiving the kids while on duty , ' he said . ' I never saw any problem in that . I 'm just doing my job , but this is very emotional and affecting me . ` This issue was raised by the kids themselves . They said I ca n't give them any more high fives . They can not take it and I do n't like to see them upset . ` I 'm respecting the decision and have n't done it since I found out . I 've agreed to stop . Mr Mdikane was previously hailed by West Dunbartonshire Council for his ` excellent service ' outside Aitkenbar Primary School in Dumbarton . The lollipop man has held the job helping children cross the road outside Aitkenbar Primary School -LRB- pictured -RRB- since 2013 . ' I have been doing this for about two years and all of a sudden I have to stop . They -LSB- the council -RSB- should revise their decision . They need to listen to the community . ' Before moving to Scotland from Vereeniging , South Africa , in 2003 , Mr Mdikane worked as a delivery driver and a chauffeur . He and his wife Zoli , 73 , a former nurse , were looking forward to retirement , but when his neighbour told him a position as lollipop man was available , he jumped at the opportunity . He said : ` This job is exciting . It 's the best job I 've ever had . ` It has taken away the frustration and loneliness of being retired . I ca n't be watching TV - that is too dull . ' The decision by the council , which previously praised the lollipop man for his ` cheery nature ' , has enraged parents , who have launched a campaign page on Facebook and have started a petition to bring back Mr Mdikane 's dancing . The council say that all lollipop men must ` remain static with one hand on their stick and the other stretched outwards ' Mr Mdikane , who has held the road safety job since 2013 , said he respected his employer 's decision but hoped the rules would be changed . Campaigner and father-of-three David Dufton , 36 , said : ` It 's a shame . It 's a surprising U-turn . One minute they 're saying they love him , he 's a great guy and the next they 're telling him he ca n't behave this way . ` He 's a 74-year-old man and he 's out there in all weathers . It 's a bit unjust . I 've never heard any one ever complain about him . ' I think they have let him down a little bit . We would like the council to revise their decision . In terms of health and safety we do n't see a problem . He encourages people to cross at the crossing . ` Nkosana always puts a smile on people 's faces . I hope we can return the favour and put a little smile on his face with our campaign . ' A spokeswoman for the council said : ` All patrollers are instructed when crossing children over a road to remain static with one hand on their stick and the other stretched outwards . ` This ensures that they can be seen and effectively provides a barrier between school pupils and the traffic . ' | Council boss bans lollipop man , 74 , from dancing and giving ` high fives ' Nkosana Mdikane brightened hundreds of people 's days with cheery songs . But killjoy council bosses say he must ` remain static ' so he can be seen . Parents launch campaign and petition for council to reverse decision . | [[0, 108], [0, 33], [50, 62], [109, 152], [160, 198], [466, 586], [466, 507], [532, 544], [587, 593], [596, 603], [594, 634], [642, 658], [977, 1043], [1214, 1264], [1224, 1264], [209, 299], [109, 152], [160, 198], [594, 634], [642, 658], [587, 593], [642, 682], [687, 829], [2614, 2715], [2380, 2407], [2480, 2535], [2484, 2501], [2506, 2547], [2380, 2407], [2539, 2613], [3290, 3342]] |
The Nevada desert is normally associated with enormous casinos and lavish hotels . But it could soon become a focal point of the motoring industry - as Tesla 's $ 5billion Gigafactory takes shape . The huge project is part of co-founder and CEO Elon Musk 's plans to drive down the cost of electric cars . In September , the South-African born entrepreneur announced that the site near Reno , Nevada , was the chosen location for the lithium-ion battery plant , which is expected to reduce the price of the Tesla Model 3 by $ 2,800 . Growing : Tesla 's $ 5billion Gigafactory - which will be able to produce 500,000 lithium-ion batteries every year - takes shape in the desert near Reno , Nevada . Once completed it will be between 5 and 6 million square feet - or the size of the Pentagon . Ambitious : The project is part of co-founder Elon Musk 's plans to drive down the cost of electric cars . The South African-born entrepreneur has said the cheaper production that will come with the site will bring down the cost of the Tesla Model 3 by almost $ 3,000 . Site preparation began in July at an industrial park along U.S. Interstate 80 15 miles east of Sparks , a Reno suburb . Since then the building has grown and looks set to be ready by the time partial production begins in 2017 . The aim is to produce enough batteries to power 500,000 vehicles a year when it is fully completed in 2020 and produce a power source that can also be installed in gadgets such as toys and drones . Production is currently based in Freemont , California , but the plant does not have the capacity to serve the company 's future production needs . The facility is expected to bring 6,500 jobs to Nevada and $ 100 billion in economic benefits , according to CNBC . In return , the state offered Tesla up to $ 1.3 billion in tax breaks . Economic benefits have already started coming in with 700 construction jobs being created . Projections also suggest the factory will lead to a surge in the local population - with an additional 35,000 residents moving to the area by 2032 . It is set to be completed in 2020 and will be around 10 million square feet - as big as the Pentagon or 174 football fields . The venture is partnered by Panasonic , who are believed to have invested billions in the motor company . Even though Reno has attracted big businesses such as Apple and Amazon , there is concern the city 's infrastructure will not be able to cope with the increase in demand . Nevada 's governor Brian Sandoval said it 's further proof the state , that has also landed huge Switch data center expansion , is emerging as a leader in new technology innovation . ` This announcement demonstrates the possibilities within our state if we continue to recruit the growing industries of the 21st century , ' he said . Nevada overall is expected to add 528,000 people over the next two decades , for a population of 3.3 million . That 's led by an estimated 328,000-person bump in Clark County and an estimated 147,000-person gain in Washoe County . But northern Nevada , where the gigafactory will be built , is expected to feel the most direct impact from Tesla . Location : An image taken from the hills surrounding the complex reveal its isolation and scale . Development : Construction has moved along at a rapid rate since November -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The project is set to last for another five years but partial production is set to begin in 2017 . Future : An artist 's impression shows what the site could look like when it is finished in 2020 . Nevada will also benefit from an investment in roads leading to the facility and potential to surround it with other ventures . Entrepreneur : The huge project is part of co-founder and CEO Elon Musk 's plans to drive down the cost of electric car . | Huge construction project which started last year is underway near Reno . It is set to be completed by 2020 . Founder says the new plant will reduced the price of the Tesla Model 3 by almost $ 3,0000 . When finished the building will be 10 million square feet - as big as the Pentagon or 174 football fields . It is also set to reduce the cost of production which means the range of electric cars will be cheaper . | [[1367, 1396], [2065, 2067], [2075, 2098], [426, 461], [468, 533], [899, 1061], [944, 1051], [2065, 2067], [2094, 2190], [899, 1061], [944, 1051]] |
Art-lover Queen Letizia of Spain looked pretty as a picture at a new modern art exhibition in Madrid today . Wearing a colour-blocked shift dress with a black section , blue side panel and white sleeves , the mother-of-two admired the works on display . She was joined at the 34th ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair at the IFEMA exhibition site in the Spanish capital by her husband King Felipe . Scroll down for video . Queen Letizia attended the 34th ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid today . The Spanish queen looked chic and colour co-ordinated in a shift dress , black leather clutch and suede shoes . The 42-year-old kept her accessories simple with discreet silver earrings and a black quilted leather clutch , while her dress was decorated with simple evenly-spaced studs . Ever keen to colour co-ordinate , the 42-year-old wore soft blue suede high heel court shoes . King Felipe VI kept his look simple with his trademark grey suit with a subtle white check and a blue tie with a swirling paisley pattern . The royals admired huge sculptures , including an untitled art work consisting of a bronze swirl of metal extending out of a matte metal dome , alongside the nation 's education , culture and sports minister Ignacio Wert and the Mayor of Madrid , Ana Botella . The event will run until 1 March , and features work by Colombian artists this year . The former journalist gazed at one piece made up of a vast canvas covered in red paint , nailed to the wall , which apppeared to drip into a red pool on the floor where lay clustered a paint roller , pots and brushes . Letizia and King Felipe admired modern sculpture with Spanish politicians and officials . Letizia cut an elegant figure surrounded by grey-suited officials at the annual art event in Madrid . Letizia kept her make-up classic with her usual soft smoky eye and plum-coloured lipstick . Letizia and her regal husband are no strangers to events celebrating art and culture , they recently attended the inauguration of a a Picasso exhibition at the Museo de Belas Artes in A Coruna in the north west coastal region of Galicia . In seeming tribute to the legendary Spanish artist , Letizia even wore a Breton-striped top for the event . The pair also attended the Picasso Museum in Malaga on Spain 's Costa del Sol , in September , before attending a formal dinner . Earlier this week Letizia attended a meeting with the board of the Royal Council on Disability . One of Letizia 's favoured causes , the mother-of-two appeared deep in concentration as she listened to the points raised by her fellow board members . King Felipe and Queen Letizia admire the works of art in the white-walled Madrid exhibition space . | Spanish Queen wore colour-blocked shift dress to modern art event . Was joined by King Felipe at ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair . The 42-year-old admired giant sculptures and abstract paintings . | [[109, 202], [427, 517], [518, 629], [254, 388], [1040, 1107]] |
Dr. Ben Carson grabbed the Democratic Party 's third rail with both hands Thursday morning , launching a political attack based on his complaint that liberals are ` making people dependent ' in majority-black American inner-cities . Race politics have been the near-exclusive domain of the Democrats since the civil-rights era of the 1960s , and Barack Obama 's successful White House bid in 2008 solidified their position . But Carson -- the most prominent black Republican in the 2016 presidential picture -- told the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington , D.C. on Thursday that the Democrats now see African-Americans ' support as an entitlement -- choosing to ` keep them suppressed and cultivate their votes . ' Scroll down for video . ` SUPPRESSED ! ' : Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told conservatives near the nation 's capitol on Thursday that Democrats are keeping black Americans dependent on government , and he 's the man to fix it . CROSSING RACIAL LINES : Almost all of Carson 's loud supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference are white -- a sight reminiscent of Barack Obama 's rise to national prominence in 2008 . WHERE 'S BEN ? Carson is an outsider and did n't make the cut when this CPAC vendor made candidate cutouts to sell . Scores of supporters chanting ` Run , Ben Run ! ' -- almost exclusively white Americans -- arrived with him . Matthew Brown , a New York college student attending the conference , told Daily Mail Online that Carson is just hitting his stride . ` He 's shaking people up and freaking people out , ' Brown said . ` The days of a lily-white GOP are starting to fade , and the only people who seem to oppose this energetic and thoughtful black guy are teh Democrats . That should tell you something . ' Carson , who led off the conference , couched his talk of a presidential run and committed to little , outlining his positions ` if I were to run -- you have to say those things . ' He addressed Obamacare , school choice issues , America 's chronically out-of-balance federal budget , the ISIS terror army , Iran and the tax code : ` Get rid of the IRS , ' he urged . William Temple of the Golden Isles Tea Party in Georgia , dressed as Button Gwinnett , the second signer of the United States Declaration of Independence , cheered Carson during teh CPAC conference . But Carson 's moves are being watched carefully by Republicans who wonder if America 's second black president could actually be one of them -- a politician who attacks the welfare state and blames government for keeping blacks from succeeding . ' I think the key is to tell them the truth . No more of this hiding what 's going on , ' Carson said of his approach to dealing with African-Americans . ` We need to reach out to people who think that maybe being dependent is reasonable as long as they feel safe . And it is n't . It really is not compassionate to pat people on the head and say , `` There , there , you poor little thing , I 'm going to take care of all your needs . Your health care , your food and your housing . Do n't you worry about anything , it 's just all those bad people who are causing you problems . I 'm going to fix it '' . ' ` That 's not compassion , ' he said . That 's the opposite of compassion . That 's making people dependent . ' The former Johns Hopkins University surgeon has taken flack -- as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thoms did before him -- for opposing race-based affirmative action and welfare policies that helped pull him out of poverty . He acknowledged Thursday that the complaint gets his attention . UNCONVENTIONAL : It 's too soon to know whether Carson 's conservative message will resonate with black voters . ` NO NANNY STATE NEEDED ' : Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love said black Americans like her ` will rise to the occasion on their own ' ' I hear some people saying ... `` He benefited from welfare and all this stuff , and now he wants to get rid of it '' , ' Carson said , before insisting that ` I 'm not interested in getting rid of the safety net . I 'm interested in getting rid of dependency . ' ` As more and more people hear that message they will recognize who is truly on their side and who is trying to keep them suppressed and cultivate their votes . ' Rep. Mia Love , who last year became the first black Republican woman elected to Congress , said Thursday during a panel discussion about millennial voters that she gets questions from detractors who say , ' `` I do n't understand how you can be a black female from Utah , and a Republican . ... It makes no sense '' . ' It 's ` because I refuse to fit this mold that society is telling me I have to fit into , she explained . Like Carson , she fed the crowd red meat in the form of a slap at the federal government 's ` intrusions ' into the lives of ordinary black Americans . They ` will rise to the occasion on their own , ' Love said . ` No nanny-state needed . ' And Democrats who run the government 's executive branch , she said , ` do n't want us to have the opportunity to rise to the occasion . ' | Prominent black GOP presidential hopeful got aggressive at the Conservative Political Action Conference . ` If you 're black and you oppose the progressive agenda , and you 're pro-life , and you 're pro-family , then they do n't know what to call you ' ` It really is not compassionate to pat people on the head and say , `` There , there , you poor little thing , I 'm going to take care of all your needs '' ' Carson , a world-renowned retired pediatric neurosurgeon , hopes to follow Barack Obama with a right-wing black presidency . | [[2883, 2966], [2993, 3036], [778, 811], [780, 869]] |
Astonishing footage has surfaced of a vast sinkhole in Darwin being flooded with about 100 million litres of water in a matter of seconds . The time lapse vision , which took place over about five hours during a cyclone last Friday , shows the sinkhole being completely engulfed . The owner of the Darwin River property where the sinkhole is situated said it is still standing after a week , reports NT News . The huge sinkhole , which was formed in July , was filmed during a heavy storm last Friday . In a matter of seconds , the timelapse video shows the sinkhole being completely flooded in a matter of seconds . Lance Hart , who named the sinkhole Lake WTF , said his family regularly mount a camera onto a tree to document changes from the rain . He prepared the camera last Friday after news that heavy storms were due . Between 4am and 9am , the crater was filled . ` It 's like the whole thing filled up in around five hours , ' he told NT News . Mr Lance said he believes there is currently around 75-100 million litres of water sitting in the sinkhole . He said he expects the hole , which was formed in July , to have transformed from the influx of rainwater . ` I 'm expecting it to have changed , ' he said . Lance Hart , who named the sinkhole Lake WTF , said his family regularly mount a camera onto a tree to document changes from the rain . He prepared the camera last Friday after news that heavy storms were due between 4am and 9am . Mr Lance first discovered the huge sinkhole , which had opened up just metres from his home late , after he heard the sound of the earth collapsing in on itself . Darwin River resident Lance Hart told Nine News he was alerted to the hole when he heard a ` rumbling kind of like distant thunder ' . ` Ca n't be thunder , it 's dry season , ' Mr Hart said , before he revealed that when he ventured out into his backyard a few days later he realised something was wrong when he came across a large crack in the earth . Darwin river man Lance Hart was amazed when he discovered a gaping sinkhole just metres from his home . Though it 's not the first of its kind in the area , this sinkhole is the biggest locals have ever seen . Mr Hart likened it to the famous scene from Crocodile Dundee where Paul Hogan 's character bragged , ` that 's not a knife , this is a knife ' , and laughed that he now had the biggest sinkhole . In a video posted to YouTube Mr Hart walked less than 50 metres from the back of his home and stood at edge of the gaping hole , which swallowed trees and boulders . Mr Hart told Nine News he watched enourmous boulders swallowed by the water at the bottom of the hole . His footage shows the sheer size of the sinkhole , estimated to be 40 metres wide and drop down 15 metres to the point where it 's filled with water . ` That , is a big hole , ' Mr Hart narrated . ' I have no idea how deep that water is , but from the rocks that are still falling in to it ... We 're seeing massive boulders slide down and disappear underneath the surface so it 's obviously very deep , ' he continued . Trees as tall as 20 metres which once stood tall where the hole now lies are nowhere to be seen , and experts are unsure whether the gap will continue to expand . Before he reached the hole , Mr Hart found a long fissure in the earth . The sinkhole absorbed everything around it and experts are unsure whether it will continue to expand . Neighbour Daniel Cocks told the program he was extremely grateful the gap did n't appear on his property , where he keeps his collection of 24 old Land Rovers . ` They 're 30 , 40 year old Land Rovers , I 've got 24 of them ... I do n't really want to lose them , not in a great big hole , ' Mr Cocks laughed . At the end of the YouTube video , Mr Hart summed up his new backyard feature in one word : ` Amazing . ' | The vision was taken during a heavy storm last Friday at Darwin River . The sinkhole is completely engulfed with rainwater in a matter of seconds . Lance Hart prepared the camera when he heard a heavy storm was due . He first found the huge hole back in July when he heard the earth collapse . The enormous crater opened up less than 50 metres from his home . | [[140, 161], [170, 231], [410, 429], [450, 454], [457, 502], [36, 139], [140, 161], [234, 280], [503, 525], [528, 616], [2756, 2765], [2772, 2797], [753, 827], [804, 827], [1359, 1453], [410, 454], [1454, 1550], [1559, 1590], [1581, 1616], [410, 454], [1454, 1550], [1971, 2074], [2015, 2074]] |
The superbug Clostridium difficile has been linked to the deaths of 29,000 Americans a year , according to a new report . The study found there were nearly twice as many deaths associated with the bacteria than had previously been recorded . In the majority of cases researchers also found an infection by the deadly bug was due to the overuse of antibiotics . This image shows a cluster of Clostridium difficile bacteria that is linked to 29,000 deaths a year in America . In total c.difficle infects 450,000 Americans each year the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said , according to NBC News . The bacteria causes an inflammation of the colon and causes deadly diarrhea . The research found the deadly microbe was ` directly attributed ' to 15,000 deaths and linked to 29,000 deaths in 2011 . More than 80 percent of the deaths associated with the infection occurred among Americans aged 65 years or older . ' C difficle infections cause immense suffering and death for thousands of Americans each year , ' said CDC Director Tom Frieden . ` These infections can be prevented by improving antibiotic prescribing and by improving infection control in the health care system . ` CDC hopes to ramp up prevention of this deadly infection by supporting State Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Programs in all 50 states . ' A medical illustration of Clostridium difficile bacterium that sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought , according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Studies have shown that between 30 and 50 per cent of antibiotics prescribed in hospital are unnecessary and incorrect . This can increase the spread of the bacteria , which can be picked up from contaminated surfaces or spread from person to person . The new study , which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine , cast a wider net than earlier research , which focused more on illnesses that happened in hospitals . It used information from laboratories in selected counties in 10 states . It found two-thirds of C-difficle cases occur in hospitals or nursing homes or in recently discharged patients . The other third were mostly people out in the community who got sick and saw a doctor . However the CDC has documented a 10 percent decrease in hospital-onset C. difficile infections between 2011 and 2013 . Fighting the infections costs hospitals $ 4.8 billion each year , according to the CDC . | C. difficile linked to deaths of 29,000 deaths of Americans each year . Nearly half a million people each year infected with bacteria . In majority of cause infection linked to overuse of antibiotics . Study carried out by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . | [[0, 91], [165, 205], [388, 421], [427, 473], [702, 822], [702, 705], [721, 739], [789, 822], [0, 91], [474, 529], [242, 266], [290, 360], [1499, 1567]] |
A ` callous and contemptuous ' paediatrician who ran an unregistered mobile circumcision service has been struck off after he carried out a string of bungled and unhygienic procedures - including one while a baby boy was screaming in agony because the anaesthetic had worn off . Dr Mohammed Siddiqui , 49 , of Southampton , carried out four botched circumcisions on youngsters at their homes in Southampton , Bath , Birmingham and Reading for parents who wanted to have their children circumcised for religious reasons . But the NHS doctor failed to wear gloves or carry proper resuscitation equipment , leaving one baby suffering seizures and another in agony when he woke up during the circumcision and Siddiqui decided to carry on anyway . Mohammed Siddiqui has been struck off the medical register after he carried out botched and unhygienic circumcisions on baby boys in an unregistered mobile clinic , with a ` reckless disregard ' for their safety . He has now been struck off the medical register . Siddiqui 's ` mobile clinic ' was not registered with the Care Quality Commission and the doctor failed to secure proper insurance for each procedure . He worked at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust at the time he was running the clinic for cash , as a sideline , between June 2012 and November 2013 . He was suspended but carried on carrying out the procedures using a loophole in the law . He has since resigned from the NHS . Following a three-week hearing at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester , 69 separate allegations against Dr Siddiqui were found proved and he was branded a risk to patients , having acted with a ` reckless disregard ' for their safety . Siddiqui performed the procedures on four separate boys . The families said the medic did not wash his hands prior to the procedures treatment , did not wear surgical gloves , failed to carry out proper examinations and did not have proper resuscitation equipment including oxygen and airway equipment . He even carried surgical materials in plastic carrier bags and used baby wipes during the procedures . Siddiqui was working at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust and running the service as a sideline . An investigation began after a complaint by Kelly Braiha and her husband Ghali , from Littlehampton in West Sussex , which claimed their 23-month-old son Najem was left traumatised and suffered an infection because Siddiqui did not take hygienic precautions . When one boy suffered an adverse reaction to a local anaesthetic , Siddiqui did not realise it was a seizure and failed to act immediately to ensure an ambulance was called . Instead , when the boy 's eyes started rolling back in his head and he began frothing at the mouth , Siddiqui thought the boy was cold and asked the baby 's father to wrap him in a blanket and turn the central heating up . The baby was later taken to hospital where suffered two further seizures . When the parent of a second boy rang the medic to say his son was still in pain , Siddiqui failed to respond and in an email accused him of ` telling lies ' . A third boy - whose parents are themselves both doctors - woke up during the procedure and began screaming in agony but Siddiqui saw ` no point in waiting any longer ' . Siddiqui is pictured leaving the GMC hearing in Manchester . The hearing was told he kept saying : ' I did n't need to stop because the child was already crying . ' An operation on a further youngster was such a poor standard he had to carry out another circumcision on the same child the following day . The boy suffered injuries from the operation because too much skin was removed , Siddiqui failed to refer him to a hospital and then ignored his parents when they expressed concerns over his condition , the tribunal had heard . Circumcision is only available through the NHS if there are compelling medical reasons but healthcare workers still have to be registered with the Care Quality Commission if they want to perform home circumcisions for religious reasons . However it is feared Siddiqui - despite being struck off - could try to continue to operate his dangerous private mobile clinic because male circumcision is not illegal in Britain . The practice is popular among the Muslim community . Panel Chairman John Donnelly said Dr Siddiqui had been ` evasive and contradictory ' during his evidence and said the medic had treated the GMC with ` contempt . ' He added : ` His misconduct was both a particularly serious departure and reckless disregard of good medical practise and patient safety . Some of his behaviour as previously identified , involved breaches of very basic mandatory medical principles . ' Mr Donnelly said Siddiqui had put one baby 's life at risk by failing to deal with the situation properly when a baby suffered a seizure and had caused considerable pain by continuing with the circumcision when one baby woke up crying . The chairman added : ` He seemed completely indifferent to the fact he had caused pain to this baby and actually said that when babies were already crying he established the effectiveness of the local anaesthetic by beginning the procedure and seeing the reaction . Siddiqui also failed to obtain adequate histories of each boy he was performed the procedure , it was said , as well as failing to make sure his equipment was aseptic . Siddiqui did not wash his hands properly before procedures and continued to carry out a circumcision on a young boy who woke up screaming in agony during surgery because the anaesthetic had worn off . Mr Donnelly added ` Mr Siddiqui said he is an experienced , hospital-based paediatric surgeon , yet he made a number of failures in basic hygiene in preparing babies for the circumcision and in preparing himself to perform them . Taken together they amounted to serious failures that must have increased the risk of infection to the very young children upon whom he was operating . ` Given his experience he must have known that the level of hygiene he was applying fell far below the standard expected of a medical practitioner carrying out a surgical procedure in the home and was wrong . ' The Panel said it was also concerned that Siddiqui 's attitude showed a significant lack of concern for the wellbeing of the babies and their parents . It found the only option was for ` erasure ' , or striking off , from the register . Mr Donnelly said : `` The Panel has concluded that Mr Siddiqui 's behaviour is fundamentally incompatible with continued registration . It is satisfied that erasure is necessary in order to protect the public , to uphold professional standards and to maintain confidence in the profession . The panel also found he often showed an arrogance and was reluctant to take advice from senior doctors . | Dr Mohammed Siddiqui was NHS paediatrician at Southampton Hospital . He ran an unregistered mobile circumcision service for cash as a sideline . Siddiqui botched procedures , leaving babies in agony and needing surgery . He failed to respect hygiene and had a ` reckless regard ' for their safety . Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found 69 allegations proved . Tribunal ruled Siddiqui should be struck off the medical register . 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Damning : A report will claim more than 50 victims , one as young as eight , were abused by Jimmy Savile -LRB- pictured -RRB- at Stoke Mandeville alone . Jimmy Savile abused an eight-year-old girl when she had 144 stitches across the lower part of her body as a result of surgery for cancer , it was revealed last night . The victim , now in her 40s , said that when she raised her complaint with a ward sister at Stoke Mandeville Hospital , she was met with the response : ` Be quiet , you silly girl . Do you realise how much he has done for the hospital ? ' Horrific details of her case emerged ahead of damning report out today that will reveal the hospital in Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , received ten complaints about Savile , but victims ' statements were ignored . The woman said the abuse had ` shaped ' her life . She added : ` I went into hospital an innocent young girl and I left damaged . ` I wish that I had possessed the strength back then to pursue him properly . I want to see some accountability from the report into Stoke Mandeville . No one has properly said sorry . ` We must make sure this can never , ever happen again to anyone else in an institution . No more lives must be ruined . ' Today , Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will apologise to dozens of hospital patients amid new revelations about the extent of abuse , described as ` horrific ' . An official report will publish allegations that Savile assaulted and raped at least 44 victims at Stoke Mandeville . One of the abuse complaints reached a hospital manager , after the victim had already told a nurse and a ward manager . Nine reports were made to nurses alone , the report is believed to say . Abuse : Savile , former Radio 1 DJ and television personality , pictured at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 1989 . Shocking : A damning report out today will reveal the hospital -LRB- above -RRB- in Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , received ten complaints about Savile , but victims ' statements were ignored . More than 50 victims were abused by Savile at Stoke Mandeville alone . Those affected included patients , staff and visitors . The Stoke Mandeville inquiry was led by independent investigator Dr Androulla Johnstone and overseen by a local oversight panel led by the hospital trust 's non-executive director , Keith Gilchrist . Figures showing David Cameron has spectacularly failed to meet his promise to cut immigration will today be ` buried ' under a slew of reports about the Jimmy Savile scandal . Ministers were last night accused of ` cynically ' timing the release of the Savile investigations by two Government departments to coincide with the migration statistics . Both will be released at 9.30 am -- with reports into Savile 's paedophile abuse in at least 12 NHS hospitals and 21 children 's homes and schools certain to get blanket coverage . The migration statistics will be released without fanfare by the independent Office for National Statistics . They are expected to show net migration has risen again , to more than 260,000 . Whitehall officials and MPs are convinced the date has been chosen deliberately . Ukip deputy leader Paul Nuttall said : ` Thursday , it is clear , is , for this Government , a good day to bury bad news . ' Savile , the former Radio 1 DJ and television personality , began volunteering as a porter at Stoke Mandeville in the 1970s and helped to raise # 40million for its spinal injuries centre . He had free use of a flat and office on the hospital site . The report will also say Savile 's reputation as a ` sex pest ' was an open secret . Staff described him as ` creepy ' and ` a lecher ' who had access to the mortuary alone , out of hours . Stoke Mandeville 's former director of nursing , Chris McFarlane , said reports of abuse by Savile ` never reached senior management ears ' . She added : ` Jimmy had 100 per cent access to the hospital , to all parts . ' Liz Dux , a solicitor representing the victims , told the Daily Telegraph : ` We expect the report to once again outline horrendous levels of abuse . ` And we believe it will also have uncovered many missed opportunities to stop the abuse and even bring Savile to justice . ` The victims are hopeful the review will establish a much greater level of accountability than the previous one did . Anything less will rightly be seen as a whitewash by those people still suffering from the awful crimes Savile committed all those years ago . ' Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust said it would not comment ahead of the report 's publication today . | Victim , now in her 40s , reveals abuse by former BBC radio DJ ` shaped ' her life . Staff at Stoke Mandeville received 10 complaints but did nothing , says report . New revelations reveal extensive abuse that has been described as ` horrific ' Savile ` assaulted more than 50 victims ' at hospital in Buckinghamshire . Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt set to apologise to dozens of patients . | [[774, 824], [789, 824], [561, 589], [695, 731], [1909, 1945], [561, 621], [561, 589], [695, 731], [1336, 1341], [1344, 1367], [8, 50], [1372, 1489], [1421, 1427], [1442, 1489], [1988, 2058], [1212, 1217], [1220, 1294]] |
Mary Helen Rowell clearly does n't have claustrophobia because her 90-square-foot apartment in Manhattan is enough to make anyone afraid of closed spaces ill . The young fashion worker gave Curbed a ` tour ' of her apartment to show how she has sacrificed on space to live in the upscale West Village neighborhood , where she can count Courtney Love , Brooke Shields and Calvin Klein as neighbors . And at just $ 775 a month in rent - it 's a steal by New York standards , where the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in her neighborhood is $ 3,200 . These pictures , and more on Curbed 's site , show just how well Rowell has adapted the space . Scroll down for video . A new kind of micro-apartment : New York fashion industry worker Mary Helen Rowell calls this 90-square-foot apartment in the West Village home . Ritz : Rowell lives in the same upscale New York neighborhood as celebrities such as Courtney Love , Calvin Klein and Julianne Moore . Rowell told the site that she first found out about the apartment through NYU 's housing listserv . While other students scoffed at the comically small space , Rowell saw it as an opportunity to streamline her life . ' I really like getting rid of things , ' Rowell told Curbed . ` It 's my favorite thing . ' It was n't until she started taking measurements for the apartment that she realized the unique design challenges she was going to face . Walk-in closet ... of sorts : Rowell has artfully constructed a closet using rails that stick out the wall . Doubling up : The sink is used for cooking but also to clean clothes . Steal : The small space costs just $ 750 a month - which is extremely low compared to the $ 3,200 median rent for the neighborhood . Neat and tidy : Clever storage solutions help keep Rowell 's shoebox orderly , including a pole that hands her kitchen utensils and folding bistro chairs that can be hung up on the wall when not in use . Close quarters : One of the downsides is the fact that Rowell has to share a bathroom with one of the two other tenants in the building . At just 78-inches wide , the apartment photographed for Curbed by Max Touhey is smaller than a standard bed frame . When her initial plans to build a pull-down Murphy bed fell apart , she was forced to build a custom bed-frame which she tricked out with added storage space underneath . Prior to moving into the West Village apartment , Rowell lived with roommates . Her bedroom has always been small but she had gotten used to having access to a full kitchen a living room . In her new apartment , there just is n't the space . For a kitchen , Rowell has a sink and a sliver of counter space where she can cook on a hot pot . On shelves above that she keeps a toaster oven , microwave , and more storage boxes . Rowell says she has been able to feed herself fine in the kitchen , using it to make such elaborate meals as pork chops and baked eggs . While she has to use the sink for both cooking and washing up . The entire building has just three units and only one is a true one bedroom with a bathroom . Rowell and another tenant share a bathroom located just across the hall . Perhaps the biggest issue in the apartment for Rowell is lack of a closet , since her job in the fashion industry means she has a well-stocked wardrobe . Rowell has so many clothes that she ca n't keep them in the apartment at one time . However , she has had luck using the storage company MakeSpace which delivers and picks up boxes at her door for just $ 25 a month . For the few clothes she does keep at her apartment , Rowell stores them on three pipe hangers right next to the door . To keep her shopping in check , Rowell also has a rule that any time she buys something new , she donates another item . Rowell told Curbed : ` My boyfriend tried to give me a book last week , and I said , ` No , there is no place for this . ' Rowell says she 's constantly cleaning to keep the place in order and has opted for a more simple design scheme to steer clear of clutter . While Rowell loves her apartment , she 's planning on moving within the year since she has plans to rent a place with her boyfriend . | Fashion worker , Mary Helen Rowell , has sacrificed on space to live in the upscale West Village neighborhood . At just $ 775 a month in rent - it 's a steal by New York standards , where the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in her neighborhood is $ 3,200 . | [[160, 264], [233, 313], [276, 300], [316, 383], [435, 470], [452, 470], [479, 553], [1591, 1631], [1657, 1715]] |
A father and son were facing child porn charges after sordid material was found at their home during a separate sexual assault investigation involving a 14-year-old girl . Police had executed a search warrant at the Midland Park , New Jersey home of Richard Stoldt , 58 , while investigating his 19-year-old son James on Tuesday . According to prosecutors , the 14-year-old girl recently told a friend that James assaulted her when she was 13 . Richard Stoldt -LRB- right -RRB- , 58 , and his son James -LRB- left -RRB- , 19 , were arrested for possessing child pornography that was discovered during a sexual assault investigation allegedly involving James and a 14-year-old girl . The girl was interviewed by police after the friend contacted authorities and James Stoldt was subsequently arrested , according to NBC 4 . Computers that were seized from the father and son 's home revealed that they were each independently accessing child pornography , according to Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli . ` Computer media used by each , separate and distinct from one another , were found to contain images depicting the sexual exploitation of children , ' Molinelli said in a statement , according to NJ.com . Richard Stoldt , a software engineer , was arrested on a charge of child endangerment and was released on his own recognizance , meaning he did not need to pay bail after agreeing in writing to appear for all of his court proceedings . His son was arrested on sexual assault and child endangerment charges and is in custody at Bergen County Jail , where his bail was set at $ 125,000 . According to prosecutors , computers seized from the home revealed that father -LRB- right -RRB- and son were each independently accessing child pornography . James Stoldt -LRB- left -RRB- has also been charged with sexual assault . | Police executed a search warrant at Midland Park home of Richard Stoldt , 58 , after arresting his 19-year-old son James . Alleged victim recently told a friend that James assaulted her when she was 13 , according to prosecutors . The 14-year-old girl was interviewed by police after the friend told authorities . Computers seized from the father and son 's home allegedly revealed they were both independently accessing child porn . Both were charged with child endangerment and James Stoldt was also charged with sexual assault . | [[172, 228], [445, 496], [509, 524], [445, 496], [522, 573], [761, 773], [778, 799], [802, 811], [331, 355], [358, 444], [601, 682], [1605, 1629], [101, 171], [601, 682], [724, 773], [0, 140], [445, 496], [522, 573], [445, 496], [541, 631], [823, 992], [1632, 1763], [601, 682], [1219, 1233], [1247, 1304], [1455, 1524], [1764, 1837]] |
Police found the body of a newborn baby boy in the wild brush of a swamp in Northern California on Wednesday morning - two days after he and his mother were reported missing . Yolo County sheriff 's deputies discovered 20-day-old Justice Rees near wetlands along the Sacramento River in Knights Landing after a night of searching . Authorities say that the baby and his mother , 23-year-old Samantha Green , had been reported missing on Monday , but that Green surfaced on Tuesday afternoon after a panicked 911 call . Saddening : Police found the body of 20-day-old Justice Rees in swampy land near the Sacramento River after he and his mother , Samantha Green , 23 , were reported missing . News 10 reports Ricardo Villaseñor came upon Green shortly after that call , wet and shouting for help near the Ridge Cut slough . Villaseñor said although Green seemed disoriented , she explained to him she and the baby had been abducted in town , but that she had no idea how she 'd wound up next to the river . ` She was badly bruised , ' said Villaseñor . ` She had no shoes . She was kind of left for dead , it seemed like . ' She told him she knew her baby was dead , having frozen to death , and though she said she did n't know the exact location of Justice , she said he was somewhere in the slough . Police arrived around 5:30 pm and found her 2011 Chevy Tanverse on the other side of the slough , separated from where the mother was by trees and brush . Sheriff 's deputies launched a search that lasted through the night and into the morning , combing water and vegetation before finally finding Justice 's remains shortly before 10am Wednesday . Scene : Search crews looking through the Ridge Cut Slough for hours through the night before finding Justice 's body in the brush . Scene : Investigators flagged the spot where Justice was found by search crews as police say foul play is not suspected at this time . A spokesman for the sheriff 's and coroner 's office Captain Larry Cecchettini said the boy was ` located in a thicket of brush right off the slough . ' The plan was for officers ` to cut a path to get in there to remove the body , ' according to Cecchettini , his voice faltering in his announcement . Cecchettini also said that investigators have not found any indication that the baby had been murdered . Johnson said that ` foul play is not suspected at this time ' as authorities are investigating the incident , including looking into Green 's claim she and her baby were abducted , KGO reports . She was admitted to Woodland Hospital and has since been released . Green 's father , Randy , told the Sacramento Bee that he 'd spoken to her last on Saturday before she was planning to bring Justice to the house for a visit . Randy Green said that his daughter did not show up that day , and on Monday her mother and her sister reported her and the baby missing . Mother : Green had given birth to Justice only 20 days before she turned up next to the slough , crying and seeming disoriented . Family : Justice 's grandfather said the boy 's parents , Green and Frank Rees -LRB- right -RRB- , were loving and fussed over the little baby . Loss : The grandfather , Bill Rees , also said that he was having a hard time believing Justice was dead , as his house - where Justice had been living with his parents - was filled with baby clothes and a bassinet . On Tuesday , Justice 's father , Frank Rees posted on Facebook begging Green to come home with the baby . ` If anyone sees my beautiful fiancé -LSB- sic -RSB- please tell her that EVERYONE is worried sick about her and Justice , ' he wrote . ` We love you Samantha . Just come home babe . I miss you and our son sooooo much . Whatever it is you want different we can fix . I love you momma . ' After police identified the body as Justice on Wednesday , the family of the little boy mourned , still in disbelief . ` They loved baby Justice , ' said paternal grandfather Bill , whom Justice and his parents had been living with in Woodland . ` Frank just loved to carry him around at night when he was , he was fussing . Samantha , gosh , I understand she 's crushed . ' ` It 's like it 's not real for me , it 's like I ca n't imagine you know , ' Rees added . ` This whole house is full of baby clothes , bassinet , all that stuff . ' | Police found the body of 20-day-old Justice Rees in an area called the Ridge Cut Slough in Knight 's Landing on Wednesday . His mother , Samantha Green , phoned police Tuesday in a panic over not being able to find Justice after both had been reported missing . Green , 23 , was found shortly after , wet and crying , near the slough . 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A British grandmother facing the lethal injection in Texas for kidnap and murder is to have her case reviewed after lawyers claimed they have uncovered new evidence . An appeal from Linda Carty will be sent back to her trial court in Houston for additional review in a move welcomed by human rights group Reprieve , which has been helping with her case . Carty was convicted of masterminding the fatal kidnapping of Joana Rodriguez , her 25-year-old neighbour , who was seized by three men along with her four-day-old son in 2001 . Case to be reviewed : Linda Carty , above , is on death row after being convicted for the 2001 murder of her neighbor . Ms Rodriguez was later found dead from suffocation , with duct tape over her mouth and a plastic bag around her head . Her body was found in a car Carty had been leasing and the baby was discovered in the vehicle unharmed . There was no forensic evidence linking Carty to the crime , but the three attackers testified that Carty had hired them to carry out the kidnapping as part of a plea bargain that saw them dodge the death penalty . Lawyers for Carty , 56 , claim prosecutors coerced witnesses into giving false evidence at the trial where she was convicted . Campaigner Brian Capaloff holds up a placard highlighting Ms Carty 's case on top of Trafalgar Square 's Fourth Plinth in 2009 . Their appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals also argues prosecutors arranged for a deal with a co-defendant that was not disclosed to defense lawyers . They claim that four jurors now say they either would have acquitted Carty or not given her a death sentence . The Harris County prosecutor 's office said it was investigating the claims . Former primary school teacher Carty was born on the Caribbean island of St Kitts before its independence from Britain . She had lived in Houston for nearly 20 years before being arrested . Celia Ouellette , staff attorney at Reprieve , said : ` This is a wonderful day for Linda - and for justice . ` That a prosecutor can threaten witnesses to lie under oath and testify against a woman , who ends up being convicted of murder and sentenced to death as a direct result , is truly devastating . A scene from TV show The British Woman On Death Row , with Linda Carty pictured in jail on the left . ` We look forward to giving Linda a day in court that is not rigged against her from the start . ' Carty 's US lawyer , Michael Goldberg of Baker Botts LLP , said : ` It has long been clear that Linda should have a new trial because of the catalogue of errors in her first . ` Linda 's whole team has been working tirelessly for more than a decade to achieve this result and we look forward to giving Linda the chance at justice that she deserves . ' Carty has lodged a number of appeals against her conviction , all of which have been rejected . In 2010 , Lord Faulkner raised her case in the House of Lords in July , asking British government to press for a reprieve . That same year , she contested her conviction in a video plea alongside a document from the British Government outlining its concerns over the trial . That request for a retrial was based on claims she was given inadequate legal support during her original trial and the Government were blocked in their efforts to help her . Her daughter , Jovelle Carty Joubert , has spent years rallying MPs for support following the US Supreme Court 's refusal to re-open her case . Carty , pictured left , before her arrest . Her daughter , Jovelle Carty Joubert , right , has spent years fighting to clear her mother 's name . In 2012 , the Foreign Office said it was lobbying the Texas authorities to stop her execution , with a statement reading : ` The Prime Minister and British Government are deeply concerned . ' Ms Carty has always insisted she was framed by three men in revenge for her work as an informant working for a drug enforcement agency . If the latest efforts fail , she is to be executed by lethal injection . The last British woman to be executed was Ruth Ellis in 1955 . She was hanged for shooting her lover outside a pub in North London . | Linda Carty is facing lethal injection but has always insisted she 's innocent . 56-year-old was convicted for 2001 murder of neighbor Joana Rodriguez . Carty 's lawyers say prosecutors forced witnesses to give false evidence . Former school teacher born on formerly British Caribbean island St Kitts . | [[3771, 3907], [3937, 3980], [355, 421], [532, 536], [554, 565], [576, 651], [0, 80], [84, 136], [1121, 1190], [1695, 1814]] |
West Palm Beach mayor Jeri Muoio -LRB- pictured -RRB- has come under fire after footage emerged of her calling slow learners ` dummies ' A Florida mayor has come under fire after footage emerged of her calling slow learners ` dummies ' . Video footage shows West Palm Beach mayor Jeri Muoio using the term while responding to questions about grouping slower learning children together in one school . But she has already responded to criticism of the comment saying her words were taken out of context and that she would ` never disparage children . ' Her use of the term emerged in an advertisement paid for by a committee of former lobbyists in Tallahassee known as Voters Response . The video shows the mayor saying : ` Your 're talking about ability ability-grouping kids and putting all the dummies in one place . ' It continues with the words ` Did Jeri Muoio really say that ? ' appearing on screen before the advertisement reruns Muoio saying ` dummies ' two more times . On Tuesday , the educator of 30 years responded to the revelation by claiming that she was referring to the wider issue of whether to place slower learning children in one school or have children of all abilities learning together . According to wesh.com , her full comment was : ` We 've , for years , fought against ability-grouping and that 's what this would be . ` You 're talking about ability grouping kids and putting all the dummies in one place . And that 's not how kids learn . Kids need to be in heterogeneous groups to learn best . ' Hitting back over the ad , wesh.com reports her as saying : ` I 'm a mother , I 'm a grandmother , I would never disparage children , ever , that 's just not who I am . Scroll down for video . Mayor Muoio has already responded to criticism of the comment saying her words were taken out of context and that she would ` never disparage children ' Her use of the term emerged in an advertisement paid for by a committee of former lobbyists in Tallahassee known as Voters Response . The video continues with the words ` Did Jeri Muoio really say that ? ' appearing on screen before the advertisement reruns Muoio saying ` dummies ' two more times . ' I feel like this is a cheap trick by Tallahassee lobbyists . ' Wesh.com reports that when asked whether she regretted using the term ` dummies ' , she said : ` You have the script there and the context . Of course , if I had n't said it , it would be better . ' The website says it has yet to hear back from Voters Response following a request for a comment . | Jeri Muoio used the term while responding to question about education . She was discussing issue of grouping slower learning pupils in one school . West Palm Beach mayor says use of term ` dummies ' taken out of context . Footage released in paid ad by the Voters Response group in Tallahassee . | [[280, 400], [980, 990], [993, 1158], [993, 1017], [1046, 1192], [447, 549], [1771, 1871], [647, 685], [1969, 2007]] |
Extremist : Haitham al-Haddad 's speech has been posponed . Jihadi John 's former university was a ` hotbed of radicalism ' where students ` celebrated 9/11 ' , it has been claimed . A former student has lifted the lid on his time at the University of Westminster - as a talk by a Muslim extremist has been postponed due to ` security concerns ' . Haitham al-Haddad was set to speak tonight , but the event will not go ahead as planned after it was revealed ` Jihadi John ' studied computer programming at the university . Today , the terrorist was named as a university graduate from London who was able to flee to Syria despite being on an MI5 terror watch list . Mohammed Emwazi , 27 , of Queen 's Park , west London is said to have travelled to the Middle East three years ago and later joined ISIS . Jihadi John has featured in the execution videos of British aid workers Alan Henning and David Haines , U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff , Japanese reporter Kenji Goto and Syrian soldiers . Former University of Westminster pupil Raheem Kassam , who campaigns against extremism at British universities , said the conditions at the university are right for the radicalisation of someone like Emwazi . Speaking today , he said : ` I once walked into a meeting of the Islamic Society where they were clapping and cheering the events of 9/11 . ` I did not know him , he would have been two years behind me , but I am utterly unsurprised . ' Scroll down for video . Petition : Haitham al-Haddad was set to speak tonight , but the event will not go ahead as planned after it was revealed ` Jihadi John ' studied computer programming at the university . ` The university was nothing less than a hotbed of radicalism when I was there . ` Universities across the country , the University of Westminster in particular , are being targeted by radical recruiters . ' A spokesman from the University of Westminster said : ` We take these allegations very seriously . We condemn any behaviour that promotes terrorism and violence on any of our campuses . ` We have strict policies to promote tolerance among our 20,000 student community , who come to study from over 150 nations . ` Any student found to be engaging in radicalised activity would be referred to disciplinary procedures . ` As a London-based university operating in a diverse multi-cultural city , we are fully aware of all the influences within this international city . With other universities in London , we are working together to implement the Government 's Prevent strategy to tackle extremism . ` We strongly encourage anyone who is concerned about radicalisation to speak out and contact the Student Support and Well-being team . The safety and security of our students is our foremost concern . ' Former pupil Raheem Kassam , who campaigns against extremism at British universities , said the conditions at the university are right for the radicalisation of someone like Emwazi . Dr Al-Haddad 's planned visit to the university sparked anger and a petition launched by the university 's lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and intersex -LRB- LGBTI -RRB- society opposing his visit was signed by more than 3,000 people . It has been reported he said gays should be outlawed , terror boss Osama bin Laden will go to heaven and has also spoken out in favour of female genital mutilation , but he has claimed in the past his comments have been misinterpreted . It 's also been claimed he said Jewish people are descended from ` apes and pigs ' , and says people who leave Islam should be executed , although again he stresses his words have been misinterpreted . I did not know him , he would have been two years behind me , but I am utterly , utterly unsurprised . The university was nothing less than a hotbed of radicalism when I was there . Are the conditions at Westminster right for the radicalisation of someone like him ? The answer is yes , 100 per cent . I once walked into a meeting of the Islamic Society where they were clapping and cheering the events of 9/11 . It was at that moment in my life I realised I wanted to set up an organisation in my life to tackle it . Having been brought up in a Muslim household and then seeing that happening is pretty galling stuff . ' Universities across the country , the University of Westminster in particular , are being targeted by radical recruiters . These guys -LSB- students -RSB- are being professionally radicalised . They tried it with me and they try it with any Muslim . I remember very vividly how I would get cornered by three or four Somali guys - students in the class with me who were dressed in non-western clothing -- and they would say I must come along to the Islamic Society meetings otherwise I 'm not a proper Muslim . When you are 18-years-old and a practising Muslim you feel inclined to go . I went along and saw what was happening and it absolutely disgusted me . This afternoon , a spokesman for the university said : ` Tonight 's event has been postponed due to increased sensitivity and security concerns . ' The University of Westminster has been criticised for segregating male and female students during talks by Islamic scholars . It was one of 21 university institutions which were found to promote gender segregation . Research by Student Rights , a group which aims to prevent extremism at universities , said that from September to March 2013 , 46 events at 21 separate institutions were found to have been segregated . At the University of Westminster , at least two events were found to have been advertised as ` women only ' . The research found that on March 21 , 2013 a debate entitled ` Secularism vs. Islam ' was held by the Women 's Take on Current Affairs Society -LRB- WTCA -RRB- , a Hizb ut-Tahrir front group , and featured Shohana Khan as a speaker . When challenged by students as to why the WTCA was able to hold events segregated by gender , the Student Union Interfaith Officer allegedly claimed that the society 's events were ` faith-based ' , which exempted it from equal opportunities policy . In addition to this , an event the following day was held by the Islamic Society called ` The Concept of Love in Islam ' which was also advertised as ` Sisters only ' . It was logged by Student Rights for this reason . Student Rights said that when a male student from the society complained about not being able to attend , the Islamic Society highlighted that segregated events were common on campus stating ` we 've had many brothers only events too ... the information discussed in the only women talks/or notes can be put to the public after the talk ... the topics at hand do not only concern women . ' The University of Westminster 's ` Dignity and Diversity at Work and Study Policy ' states that : ` The University of Westminster is committed to creating a stimulating , supportive , inclusive and accessible learning and working environment ... The University has a legal responsibility to provide a healthy and safe working environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment . ' A spokesperson from the University of Westminster said : ` The university does not allow gender segregation and it will not tolerate this type of prejudice . The university strictly complies with the Equality Act 2010 the Human Rights Act 1998 . ` The events concerned were not gender segregated events . Many organisations and universities host events which are of interest to women and open to all women , such as feminist groups and women in business networking events . ' 56 % of our international student community are women . ` The Islamic Society is one of many societies that are part of the University of Westminster Students ' Union which is an independent body . ` The Islamic Society is one of many societies that are part of the University of Westminster Students ' Union which is an independent body . ` The University does not control its activities but does monitor that it is legally compliant . ' It has been reported Dr Al-Hadda said gays should be outlawed , terror boss Osama bin Laden will go to heaven and has also spoken out in favour of female genital mutilation , but he has claimed in the past his comments have been misinterpreted . | University has been described as a hotbed of radicalism by former student . Raheem Kassam claims he walked in on Islamic Society celebrating 9/11 . Haitham al-Haddad was due to speak at University of Westminster tonight . Event postponed due to ` increased sensitivity and security concerns ' It will not go ahead as planned after Jihadi John 's identity was revealed . 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Two brothers have taken the concept of Throwback Thursday to a whole new level . Matt and Evan Breslow decided to reenact six of their favorite childhood photos some 30 years on . The duo spent around $ 300 scouring the internet for adult-sized replicas of their tiny outfits before meeting at a Target portrait studio in Monmouth County , New Jersey , to pull off the photo shoot . In one shot Matt , 35 , appears in a white T-shirt with a blue cardigan pulled over , while his 37-year-old sibling stands behind wearing a smart tie and jacket . Spot the difference : Matt and Evan Breslow decided to reenact six of their favorite childhood photos some 30 years on . In the name of fun : The duo spent around $ 300 scouring the internet for adult-sized replicas of their tiny outfits before meeting at a Target portrait studio in Monmouth County , New Jersey , to pull off the photo shoot . The poses and ensembles match exactly with the brother 's childhood shot . The mottled studio background also remains unchanged . However , stark differences include Matt 's bearded face and Evan 's balding head . In another frame they slip into matching sports kit with cheeky grins spread across their faces . The brothers decided to replicate the old family snaps to surprise their mother . Like for like : The poses and ensembles match exactly with the brother 's childhood shot - The mottled studio background also remains unchanged . However , stark differences include Matt 's bearded face and Evan 's balding head . Sweet idea : The brothers decided to replicate the old family snaps to surprise their mother . Matt traveled from his home in Portland , Oregon , back to the east coast for the occasion . Recalling the chain of events , he told Yahoo News : ` We did n't surprise -LSB- mom -RSB- with the pictures , we surprised her with a suitcase full of clothes and took her to Target and told her we were going to take some photos . ' Matt , who runs a grilled cheese food business , said he loved replicating the good old days . The updated photos are now on display at his parents ' home alongside the originals . Friends and family have applauded the brothers for their novel idea . One fan wrote : ` So cute . Loved those days ... where have they gone ? From two adorable little boys , to two fabulous handsome young men ! ' Dedication : Matt traveled from his home in Portland , Oregon , back to the east coast for the occasion . Outgrown these ! Friends and family have applauded the brothers for their novel idea . | Matt and Evan Breslow decided to reenact six of their favorite childhood photos some 30 years on . The duo spent around $ 300 scouring the internet for adult-sized replicas of their tiny outfits . They then met at a Target portrait studio in Monmouth County , New Jersey , to pull off the photo shoot . | [[81, 153], [568, 640], [1203, 1284], [1528, 1609], [180, 232], [201, 275], [667, 685], [688, 723], [709, 783], [353, 382], [861, 890], [1814, 1816], [1867, 1885]] |
Carl Chang , 26 , has been jailed for four years after a single drop of blood left as he broke into a home in Maidstone lead forensic teams to him . A single drop of blood left at the scene of the crime helped cops nail a serial burglar . Carl Chang was in the process of breaking into a home in Maidstone , Kent , on June 27 last year , when he got a tiny nick on his hand as he smashed a kitchen window to sneak in . The lone drop of blood was spotted by forensics officers , who were called to the scene within hours of the offence taking place , in which cash and jewellery were stolen . Despite Chang , 26 , cleaning the window and various doors with cleaning fluid in a bid to get rid of his fingerprints and any traces he had been there , he did n't notice to single drop of his blood on the kitchen doorstep by the smashed window . The serial crook , who had only recently been released from jail after serving time for another burglary , was arrested after cops traced his DNA to previous break-ins in the Kent area . When he was arrested at his home in Orpington , Kent , on July 9 last year he lunged at officers in a desperate bid to get away , but was jailed for four years at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday after pleading guilty to burglary . A spokesman for Kent Police said this week : ' A burglar has been jailed for four years after a drop of his blood was detected on the doorstep of a home in Maidstone . ` Kent Police matched Carl Chang 's DNA to a small blood stain , following a break-in last year . ` Chang smashed a kitchen window to enter the property on 27 June 2014 . The 26-year-old stole cash and jewellery before fleeing the scene . ' He added : ` After the victim alerted police , crime scene investigators attended the address and detected a fresh drop of blood on a step directly outside the point of entry . ` The blood sample was sent off for forensic analysis and was later identified as a match for Chang . Maidstone Crown Court heard Chang is a prolific burglar who was out on licence for another break-in when he raided the Kent home last year , making off with jewellery and cash . ` Inside the property Chang had used cleaning fluid , in an attempt to remove further evidence of his offending . ' Detective Constable Natalie Sammells said : ` At the time of the offence Chang had been on license , following his release from prison for another burglary . ` He is clearly a prolific burglar , whose offending has caused a great deal of distress to the victims , not only through the loss of their personal property , but the invasion of their private space . ` We will continue to pursue all forensic techniques available to gather evidence to bring offenders like Chang to justice and I 'm pleased that another repeat offender is behind bars and unable to commit any further crimes . ' | Carl Chang , 26 , cut his hand while breaking kitchen window during raid . Climbed into Maindstone home last year and stole cash and jewellery . He was jailed for four years after court heard he is a prolific offender . | [[239, 305], [343, 404], [377, 418], [1526, 1596], [55, 148], [523, 547], [559, 591], [1491, 1523], [1597, 1664], [2051, 2084], [2087, 2123], [0, 10], [13, 15], [18, 77], [1027, 1072], [1082, 1104], [1155, 1257], [1303, 1371], [1946, 2001], [1974, 2045]] |
Aaron Hill admitted uploading explicit pictures of his former girlfriend , received while he was in jail . A man posted explicit photographs of his former girlfriend , which she had sent to him while he was in prison , after their relationship came to an end . Aaron Hill , of Hall Green , Birmingham , uploaded revenge porn of his former partner on Facebook - tagging her and several friends in naked pictures - after their three-and-a-half year relationship came to an end in April last year . Hill received the pictures from his former partner when he was in prison last year for being part of a group that attacked a shopkeeper with pepper spray , while wearing a babygrow over his face , in a bungled robbery . The 26-year-old was jailed for two years and eight months for the robbery and was released from prison in September . At a hearing at Birmingham Magistrates ' Court he pleaded guilty to uploading the naked pictures and avoided being returned to prison . The court heard that Hill 's actions left his former partner feeling ` humiliated and violated ' . Warren Stanier , prosecuting , said Hill had first posted an explicit video on Facebook showing his former partner . It was removed after she reported it to the police . But six days later he placed indecent pictures of her on the site with 16 of her friends ` tagged ' in the images . Mr Stanier said on August 8 Hill 's former partner received a number of messages from friends telling her to look on her account . He said : ` She logged on to her Facebook account using her usual username and saw posted on her wall were six images of her posing naked . ` She recognised those images as images she sent to Mr Hill whilst he was in prison . ' Mr Stainer added : ` She feels both humiliated and violated by this intrusion into her privacy . ` She states that the photographs were taken when they were in a loving relationship and she was appalled they were published for her friends and strangers to see . ` She also comments that she was very upset and embarrassed by what these images display . ' At an earlier hearing magistrates gave Hill credit for his early guilty plea to sending an electronic communication of a shocking and grossly offensive nature . They sentenced him to a 12-month community order with 200 hours ' unpaid work . Hill was also ordered to pay a # 60 victim surcharge and # 180 costs . Birmingham Magistrates ' Court heard that Hill had pleaded guilty to posting the explicit pictures and video . Hill , pictured leaving Birmingham Magistrates ' Court , was not returned to prison . In October 2012 Hill was jailed for robbery after he was part of a gang of three who burst into a store , with their faces covered , and attacked shopkeeper Festus Williams . Mr Williams was sprayed with what appeared to be pepper spray . His wife managed to pull the babygrow off Hill 's face and was then struck . Hill was tracked down by DNA he had left on the babygrow and the court heard he had a # 1,000 drug debt due to a cocaine and cannabis addiction . In defence the court was told that Hill had only been recruited to grab cigarettes from the store . He was released on licence from prison on September 23 last year and has found work . | Aaron Hill received explicit photos from his then girlfriend while in prison . Hill uploaded a video of her after the couple split up in April last year . She complained and police ordered the picture be taken down from the site . Hill then posted naked photos of his former girlfriend , tagging 16 friends . Admitted posting the pictures and avoided being sent back to prison . | [[0, 10], [75, 106], [141, 165], [178, 216], [496, 604], [1659, 1665], [1670, 1695], [1693, 1711], [419, 495], [1069, 1083], [1100, 1185], [1186, 1238], [0, 72], [107, 165], [261, 287], [303, 424], [1243, 1327], [1316, 1327], [1330, 1336], [1339, 1354], [0, 72], [834, 930], [834, 872], [881, 883], [935, 969], [2381, 2491], [2492, 2496], [2549, 2577]] |
A magazine has been forced to apologise for using a ` skeleton ' - like model in its latest issue . The publisher of Danish magazine , Cover , Malene Malling called it a ` sad day ' after online backlash and anger over the decision to feature Lululeika in a fashion feature . Malling said : ' I have not lived up to my responsibility as a publisher , woman and mother and am truly sorry . ' This picture of the 16-year-old model Lululeika that was published in Danish magazine Cover that has caused outrage and lead the magazines founder to apologise . The picture was originally posted on Reddit where many users rushed to comment on the appearance of the 16-year-old model whose full name is Lululeika Ravn Liep . One named ` Keepitgoinglouder ' said : ' I totally understand that in fashion , clothes tend to `` hang '' better on slender frames but this is taking it way too far . ` Not only does she look like a skeleton , her whole complexion and facial expression makes it seem like she is near death . Glad to hear the editor took responsibility for this poor choice . ' Another named ` Lincolnparkafterdark , ' said : ' I genuinely do n't understand how a look this emaciated can be considered beautiful or fashionable or sexy in any country/culture . ` This poor girl clearly needs help . It 's obvious she 's not healthy . It 's so detrimental to young girls around the world to glamorize eating disorders . ' Cover magazine issued an apology after featuring the slim model however the magazine 's fans are still unimpressed by their actions . Lululeika has previously featured in a Louis Vuitton show , modelling their Spring Summer 2015 collection at Paris Fashion Week in October . Indeed , many have been quick to point out that the model herself should not be the subject of the negative comments . Her agency Scoop have been quick to defend her saying : ` The model is in a bad time in her life after losing two members of her family . ` So we ask that all comments are made with respect and without calling -LSB- her -RSB- sick , because it is not . ' Lululeika has also previously worked for French fashion house Louis Vuitton . She modeled their SS15 collection in Paris in October . After the apology was posted to the magazine 's Facebook many of their readers were still not happy . One woman commented : ' -LSB- It is -RSB- Super easy for you to show all of them -LRB- us -RRB- who doubt the sincerity of your excuse that you really mean what you say . ` You donate simply last year 's profits to the Mental Health Foundation or the Association on Eating Disorders , so they can do something for all the girls daily battling anorexia !!!! -LSB- sic -RSB- . ' The magazine claims that they aim to promote different types of women and says that it is a ` sad day ' in that they have to apologise . Whilst another said : ` Anorexia is a very complex medical and PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS with a HIGH MORTALITY , which incidentally affects both girls and boys ! ` Severe malnutrition can cause irreparable damage to all organs !!! This is not a question of taste anymore , but ... . LIFE and DEATH ! ' The Danish Tax Minister Benny Englebrecht was one of many who took to Facebook and to voice his disgust at the image saying : ' I seriously thought that the fashion industry had understood that anorexia is a problem that should be taken seriously . ' Lululeika herself has not directly commented on the image . Femail spoke to Mary George at Beat , the UK 's leading charity for the support of those suffering from or affected by eating disorders . She said : ` Although we should remember that some models with a naturally low body weight are healthy this particular image looks unreal and it is indeed possible to be influenced by images that do not portray reality . ' Going on to add : ` People who are at risk , or already affected by an eating disorder can be triggered or maintained in the disorder by the images they see everywhere so we would urge any publisher to think long and hard about portraying such unhealthy ideals . ' Malling said she had worked in magazines for more than ten years , adding : ` This time unfortunately made a big mistake , I would apologise . ' She said : ` On the Cover , we have , in all the years , worked to show an expanded beauty ideal . -LSB- To -RSB- show that you can be beautiful in various ages and various sizes . ` We have always sought to work with healthy girls . Just two months ago we had plus-size model Diana Graham on the front of the Cover , so it is certainly a subject we focus on . ' | Malene Malling said that she had made a ` big mistake ' She said : ' I have not lived up to my responsibility as a publisher ' The picture featuring model Lululeika was first shared on Reddit . Outraged readers have compared her appearance to a ` skeleton ' Lululeika 's modelling agency have denied that she is ill . | [[4052, 4059], [4119, 4125], [4128, 4172], [276, 288], [293, 388], [553, 579], [587, 596], [553, 564], [569, 596], [590, 596], [603, 674], [1814, 1867]] |
A projector that screws into any light socket and connects to your smartphone could make any surface in your house into a smart screen . Beam , which is raising money on Kickstarter , allows you to watch movies , play games and browse the internet on your ceiling , work surfaces and even your dinner table . ` With Beam we created an easy to use internet of things device that can entertain and assist you throughout the day , perfectly integrated in your home , ' said Beam Labs , the start-up behind the smart projector . Scroll down for Video . Watch TV on the wall : Beam allows you to use all your favourite Android apps projected on to any surface , and all controlled from your smartphone . Beam runs on Android , the same operating system that powers Samsung and HTC phones , meaning you can use all the apps you are familiar with but on the surface of your choice . But Apple fans will be happy to know it also works with the iPhone with a specially designed app . Beam Labs have provided a few suggestions of what you can do with Beam , including watching TV on your bedroom ceiling , projecting recipes on your kitchen counter , playing projected board games on your dining table and turning walls into digital paintings . Beam ships with 20,000 hours worth of projection time , 1.3 GHZ dual-core processor and 8 GB of storage . The mini smart projector screws into any light socket , pictured above , and can be used to project board games onto a table or a recipe onto your kitchen surfaces . Beam is powered through a light socket and is an all-in-one mini computer . It ships with 20,000 hours worth of projection time , 1.3 GHZ dual-core processor and 8 GB of storage . The projector can be set up to turn on automatically at certain times of the day , to wake you up with the weather report for example , or give you social media updates when you get home . Beam has a mini Android computer built into it , and can connect to Wi-Fi and bluetooth , so you can hook it up to your phone or a mouse to control it . It packs 854 by 480 resolution , but if funding is successful they plan to improve this . RoomAlive is a Holodeck-like concept from Microsoft which turns your whole living room into an immersive gaming experience . A Microsoft research project called RoomAlive could soon be bringing holodecks to your living room . The system of cameras projects images and animations onto the wall , letting the user interact with virtual objects . It can map the geometry of a room in minutes and provide an immersive holodeck-like experience , such as projecting critters running up the walls to shoot or firing incoming ` missiles ' to dodge . RoomAlive is being developed by Projection Mapping Central at Microsoft 's Redmond Campus in Washington . The prototype technology can turn any room into an augment reality experience . This includes games where the ` player ' has to duck and weave from incoming fire , or strike enemies running along the walls . RoomAlive uses six Kinect sensors to track the movement of the player in the room . A projector depth-camera unit known as a procam , meanwhile , uses a wide field of view projector , Kinect sensor and a computer to display the images on the walls . | Beam runs on Android and can run any app from the Google Play store . Also connects to iPhones and iPads with specially designed app . Turns any surface into a smart screen connected to the internet . Can function as an alarm to wake you up with video and sound . | [[572, 656], [699, 719], [876, 974], [880, 890], [905, 974], [0, 136]] |
A Birmingham family claims they were banned from boarding a plane and left stranded in Turkey for two days after their autistic 11-year-old son was deemed ` unfit to fly ' by tour operator Thomas Cook . Arshad Sherbaz and Selina Begun said they were told that their son , Mustafah , was not allowed to board the plane at Dalaman Airport , even though they had already checked in , because he was a ` safety risk ' and they did not have a ` fit to fly ' certificate from a doctor . They were forced to remain in the country , along with their 19-year-old daughter , Meelam , until they obtained the document and a doctor prescribed anti-anxiety drugs for Mustafah 's journey home to Ward End . Arshad Sherbaz -LRB- right -RRB- and Selina Begun said their 11-year-old son , Mustafah , was not allowed to board . The family spent # 2,300 on the Thomas Cook package holiday to the Mediterranean and has been offered an apology and # 750 in compensation from the London-based tour operator . They were left feeling angry and embarrassed after they were turned away at the gate and forced to spend an additional # 300 on a hotel , food and taxis while they obtained the certificate during their getaway last July . Mustafah 's 41-year-old father and full-time caregiver , Arshad , said : ` They told us we needed a doctor 's note to allow him to fly from the airport and were asked to sit in another area while we watched all the other passengers board the plane . We were gobsmacked . ` Someone from Thomas Cook told us that they had spoken to the pilot who had refused to let my son on the plane to fly home . They said Mustafah was a safety risk and was not fit to fly . Mustafah , pictured with his mother , has severe autism and uses sign language to communicate . ` We could n't understand . I had notified Thomas Cook before the holiday about my son 's disability . The only thing I could think of was that he had a small tantrum on the flight on the way out . ' Mustafah , who communicates through sign language , became stressed during the flight to Turkey and banged on a toilet door , but was calmed down by his father . Arshad described it as ' a long day ' as the family had missed its flight from London Gatwick Airport and had to return to Birmingham for another flight . He said : ` My son had been awake a long time and was tired . It was the only reason I could think of why they were n't letting him fly . ' The family were left feeling angry after they were turned away at the gate at Turkey 's Dalaman Airport . After they were turned away in Dalaman they tried to see the airport doctor but were referred to a local hospital . They were offered an ambulance but were told that they would be billed for the ride . Arshad said : ` They strapped my son to a stretcher and we were all sitting in the back of the ambulance . It just did n't feel right . I did n't have any faith in what was going on . I saw a taxi pull up and put my family in the taxi instead . ' After obtaining the certificate and anti-anxiety medication the family had to wait 40 hours for the next flight back to the UK . When they returned to Dalaman Airport , however , neither the airport nor Thomas Cook asked to see the document , said Arshad . ` After all of that they never asked to see the letter . Our week-long holiday , which had been so lovely , ended in a nightmare . ` Mustafah had never taken any medication like that before . We had to trust what they had given him . ` We have always tried to make his life as enjoyable and normal as possible . We have travelled to Morocco , Spain , Italy and the USA , but have never been treated like this . ' A Thomas Cook spokesman said the company takes the welfare and safety of its customers ` very seriously ' , and that the decision to seek a certificate from a medical professional rested with Medlink , a company it contracts . The tour operator told MailOnline Travel : ` Prior to their return flight , the company we use for medical assistance advised that Mr and Mrs Sherbaz 's son would need to be seen by a doctor before flying home to ensure he was well enough for the flight . ` Our crew explained this to the family and we ensured they were able to travel to the hospital . They returned to the UK on our flight the next day at no cost and we also ensured they had support and welfare at the airport . ` Our customer services team are now liaising directly with the family to ensure they are compensated for the additional expenses they incurred and we 'd like to apologise for any confusion caused during their holiday . ` At all times , our concern was for the health of Master Sherbaz . ' Carol Povey , Director of the National Autistic Society 's Centre for Autism , said a ` fit to fly ' certificate is nothing but an inconvenience for families and could put more stress on the child . She told MailOnline Travel : ` People with autism and their families want to access the same opportunities most of us take for granted , and this includes holidays and travel . ` But many rely on routines to make sense of an often confusing world and can find the busy and unpredictable airport and plane environment distressing and disorientating . ` We struggle to see what difference a ` fit-to-fly ' certificate could make to these issues , apart from create an inconvenience which could in itself create more stress for the individual and their family . ' She said airports and airlines can make a difference by helping to prepare a child or adult with autism for their journey so they know what to expect and understand that there could be delays or cancellations . ` By making small adjustments , they can help build familiarity with the airport process and environment , for instance by having easily accessible information on their websites . ` Staff at every stage of the flight process , from check-in to arrival at their destination , should be aware of autism so they can notice if a passenger is feeling distressed and offer appropriate support and advice . ` This type of preparation and support from airports and airlines can prevent other families from having to go through the type of stress and inconvenience experienced by Mustafah and his family . ' | Arshad Sherbaz and Selina Begun were travelling with their son , Mustafah . He had severe autism and uses sign language to communicate . Family said he was deemed ` unfit to fly ' and required a doctor 's note . They were turned away at the airport and forced to visit a local hospital . Mustafah was given a note and anti-anxiety medication from a doctor . When family returned to the airport no one asked to see the certificate . Thomas Cook has apologised and offered # 750 in compensation . | [[1668, 1676], [1706, 1723], [1668, 1676], [1728, 1763], [1964, 1972], [1979, 2013], [0, 65], [107, 202], [203, 336], [1209, 1263], [1275, 1279], [1284, 1323], [1297, 1336], [1307, 1360], [1606, 1610], [1616, 1624], [1647, 1667], [3763, 3825], [3972, 4082], [0, 65], [203, 336], [1032, 1071], [2421, 2526], [2421, 2431], [2442, 2526], [2527, 2602], [2527, 2570], [2596, 2642], [580, 619], [611, 692], [1307, 1360], [2976, 3035], [3105, 3142], [3163, 3216], [810, 820], [895, 986]] |
A volunteer firefighter in Royce City , Texas , has been forced to resign after he killed two dogs and callously boasted about it by posting a photo of their lifeless bodies on Facebook . Tim Conatser claims he killed the two Labradors after warning their owner , his neighbor , to keep them away from his livestock . The incident has enraged animal lovers worldwide and now the owner of the dead animals -- a black dog called Gordo and a yellow lab called Spike - is denying that Conatser ever approached him to complain about them . WARNING : GRAPHIC IMAGE . A tearful Pulido Rodrigo said he was in shock after finding out via social media that his two dogs had been killed . Suspended : Conatser 's photo has won him death threats from around the world and gotten him suspended from his volunteer firefighter job . ` I 'm in shock . I do n't know . I do n't understand these people . Bad people , I do n't know , ' Pulido Rodrigo told Fox 4 . He said he only found out about the brutal incident via social media . Criticism of Conatser 's actions and even death threats have since poured into tiny Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department from all over the U.S. and as far as western Europe . However , it 's the laws in Hunt County , Texas , that will decide what happens as Constable Terry Jones launches a criminal investigation to determine if what Conatser allegedly did constitutes animal cruelty . ` We 've had I do n't know how many hits , ' fire chief Edward Ragsdale said about the department 's social media . ` We 've had -LRB- them -RRB- from as far away as England , Portugal , Canada , every state in the union . ' However , Ragsdale said he ca n't take responsibility for the grisly Facebook post . ` This is an individual that 's a volunteer with our department , ' Ragsdale said . ` We ca n't be responsible for his actions when he 's off duty . ' Dog killer : Tim Conatser reportedly killed two dogs after warning their owners , his neighbors , to keep them away from his livestock then put photos of their dead bodies on Facebook . Those actions allegedly include Conatser writing a grammatically confusing yet haunting message to his neighbors along with the unsettling photo . ` Somebody did n't put any truth my warning , ' Conatser wrote . ` Keep your damn dogs on your property . ' Conatser , who was suspended from his position with the Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department after his post went viral , has now resigned . ` We do not condone the recent actions of one of our firefighters . We are following our policy in removing him from our department , ' the department said it a statement . Both the Hunt County Constables Office and the SPCA are now investigating to determine if animal cruelty charges should be filed . Conatser may have been within his rights to shoot the dogs per local law . His friend Kevin Forester told CBSDFW that the trouble began days earlier when Conatser discovered the dogs attacking a calf in his barn . ` So he went over to his neighbor 's and told him that his dogs was getting in his barn and attacking his animals , to please - ya know - keep 'em at home , put 'em on a leash , build a fence , do something , ' claims Forester . | WARNING : GRAPHIC IMAGE . Volunteer firefighter Tim Conatser posted a threatening message to Facebook along with the corpses of two large dogs . He reportedly shot the dogs , which belonged to a neighbor , after warning the owners to keep them away from livestock . Amid an outcry that rang worldwide over the disturbing photos , the Royse City fire chief suspended Conatser - who has since resigned . Dog owener Pulido Rodrigo said he is in shock after finding out via social media that his two prized pets had been killed . | [[0, 37], [48, 187], [642, 677], [1718, 1779], [1880, 1946], [2002, 2052], [2053, 2199], [188, 317], [208, 261], [208, 210], [236, 261], [279, 317], [1880, 1946], [1920, 1946], [1965, 2006], [2973, 2975], [3009, 3122], [0, 37], [48, 187], [678, 687], [690, 707], [760, 817], [2308, 2318], [2323, 2428], [2308, 2316], [2435, 2449], [561, 641], [591, 659], [642, 677], [820, 835], [946, 1016], [954, 1016]] |
The BBC is a profligate and inept organisation that has lost public trust after a series of scandals , MPs will say today . In a landmark report , the MPs paint a devastating picture of an organisation that has blown millions and tries to be ` all things to all people ' . Bosses are also accused of blaming others for their blunders and showing ` a mind-set completely out of kilter with public sector principles ' . The MPs , who sit on the Commons culture committee , say the # 145.50-a-year licence fee is anachronistic and failure to pay it should no longer be a criminal offence . Scroll down for video . Dark past : Former BBC star Jimmy Savile in 2006 with Helen Boaden , now Director of BBC Radio . Their 166-page report , Future of the BBC , says the corporation has squandered hundreds of millions of pounds , handing out sky-high pay-offs to sacked staff and wasting massive sums on vanity projects . And they highlight a ` bleak period ' in the 1970s and 1980s when presenters including Jimmy Savile carried out scores of sex attacks , including rapes , on BBC premises . ` We do not see a long-term future for the licence fee in its current form , ' the report concludes . Under fire : Tony Hall , current Director-General of the corporation . The BBC has been heavily criticised in the 166-page report , called ` The Future of the BBC ' To be presented in Parliament this afternoon , it recommends that : . Last night John Whittingdale , who chairs the committee , said : ` When an organisation is in receipt of nearly # 4billion of public money , very big questions have to be asked about how that money is provided and spent , and how that organisation is governed and made accountable . ` In the short term , there appears to be no realistic alternative to the licence fee , but that model is becoming harder and harder to justify and sustain . ' The Tory MP said the corporation made a valuable contribution to public life , but that it needed to examine its size and scope , and cut certain services . Critical : Conservative MP John Whittingdale said that while tje corporation made a valuable contribution to public life , it needed to examine its size and scope , and cut certain services . He added : ` The BBC has tried for too long to be all things to all people -- with the rapid changes in communication and media technology and markets and changing audience needs and behaviours , this no longer works . ` It should tailor its output to what it does best , and not stray into areas that can and should be left to commercial providers to do well . BRITAIN risks losing the ` global information war ' as the BBC World Service is out-gunned by foreign state-backed broadcasters . MPs said the corporation 's long-established foreign arm could struggle to compete against other networks because of changes to its structure and funding . ` At a time when countries like Russia and China are increasing their investment in media , including services aimed at the UK , we believe that the World Service has an increasingly important role in what is a global information war , ' their report said . ` Given its new funding and oversight arrangements , we fear the importance of the World Service could be diminished . ' Until last April , the World Service received a separate grant from the Foreign Office -- but the foreign arm is now funded by the licence fee . ` It is pointless and wasteful having an organisation receiving that kind of public funding competing with -- and potentially crowding out -- other providers . ' Anyone watching programmes when they are broadcast requires a television licence , regardless of whether they use a TV or a computer . However , there is no legal requirement to pay for watching the same programmes online on catch-up services such as iPlayer after they have aired . The MPs call for urgent changes that would force people to pay for the iPlayer service , for example by blocking non-subscribers . The corporation must ` prepare itself ' for the licence fee to be abolished altogether in the 2020s , the report says . The levy should be replaced by a flat-rate charge , payable by all households . A spokesman for the BBC said : ` This report confirms the importance of the BBC in national life and recommends maintaining and modernising the licence fee , something we have said is necessary . ` We 're grateful to the committee for endorsing our record for efficiency and maintaining the quality of programmes and services , and note members overwhelmingly voted against moving to a subscription funding model . ' The BBC Trust said it was ` seeking to address ' some of the problems highlighted in the report . The committee took evidence over two years from former BBC bosses and from the public . SEND IN THE AUDITORS TO CUT DOWN ON WASTE : MPs say public have lost faith in bosses because of spending scandals . The National Audit Office must be given unfettered access to the ` profligate ' BBC 's books to ensure it is n't squandering public money , say MPs . A succession of spending scandals has ` dented ' public faith in the broadcaster , their report said , and confidence needs restoring . . Expensive : Broadcasting House in London now costs # 89million a year to run -- a third of the cost of running the total BBC estate -- yet it houses just a fifth of its staff . The NAO has already censured the BBC over the # 2billion it has spent on three costly building projects , including its # 1billion London headquarters , which was delayed by four years and went # 107million over budget . Broadcasting House now costs # 89million a year to run -- a third of the cost of running the total BBC estate -- yet it houses just a fifth of its staff . THE BBC should own up to its mistakes and end a culture where bosses try to blame others for their errors , the report claims . It says the Corporation is ` beset by problems of its own making ' , but instead of dealing with them openly , its senior managers point the finger at other people . ` -LSB- There have been -RSB- notable failures and underperformance in certain areas which the BBC has not always been ready to acknowledge until well after the fact , ' it said . The BBC and the BBC Trust should also stop attempting to bury information that could cast the Corporation in a negative light , it added . ` In our view , the BBC Trust and the BBC Executive have often tended to highlight favourable performance figures over the less favourable ... The BBC should aim to be a better , more transparent , self-critic . ' Meanwhile , the Corporation has written off nearly # 100million on a Digital Media Initiative technology project , so badly mismanaged that director general Tony Hall decided to scrap it three years in . The BBC 's commercial arm , BBC Worldwide , also squandered public funds . In 2007 , it bought the travel publisher Lonely Planet in a deal worth # 130million . However , it failed to make a success of the business , and sold it off at an # 80 million loss six years later . The Culture , Media and Sport Select Committee said : ` The Digital Media Initiative was found to have been mismanaged on a large scale and was dropped having delivered few benefits at a loss of # 100million . ` BBC Worldwide 's move into risky commercial activities , not in line with the BBC 's core public service remit , led to a similar loss . ' It added : ` Given the financial problems in the current charter period which dented the BBC 's reputation , the NAO must now be given unrestricted access to the BBC if it is to provide assurance that the Corporation is spending money wisely and trading fairly . ' MPs also slammed the BBC over the # 369million in pay-offs it has handed to departing staff . A BBC spokesman said : ` The NAO already has extensive access to the BBC 's affairs and recently produced a report commending the savings we have made on our properties . ' | Landmark report blasts BBC as inept and say it has lost public confidence . They say corporation has wasted hundreds of millions of pounds . Senior bosses accused of blaming others for their blunders . Highlights period in 70s and 80s when some presenters preyed on teens . The corporation 's governing body , the BBC Trust , be replaced with a more rigorous public service broadcasting commission ; . 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After almost seven years , the end in convicted killer Jodi Arias ' case is in sight as the jury began deliberations on Wednesday to determine whether she will receive the death penalty for murdering her boyfriend in 2008 . Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi pleaded for Arias ' life during his closing arguments , saying the 34-year-old was physically and emotionally abused as a child and by former boyfriend Travis Alexander . Nurmi said Alexander was a conflicted Mormon , who used Arias to satisfy his sexual desires and called her ` soulless ' . Jury began deliberations on Wednesday to determine whether Jodi Arias -LRB- pictured at Maricopa County Superior Court on Feb 24 -RRB- will receive the death penalty for murdering her former boyfriend , Travis Alexander , in 2008 . Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi pleaded for Arias ' -LRB- pictured with defense attorney Jennifer Willmott -RRB- life during his closing arguments on Tuesday , saying she was physically and emotionally abused by Alexander . ` Those words have impact and they got to her , ' Nurmi said . Arias cried as prosecutor Juan Martinez displayed gruesome autopsy photographs of Alexander on a large screen during his closing argument . Martinez described Arias as a liar who was trying to trick the jury into believing she was the victim , according to the Associated Press . He then pointed to the photograph of Alexander 's decomposed body , covered in stab wounds , his throat cut and a gunshot wound to the forehead . ` That 's what she wants you to believe , ' he said . ` But actually , in reality , it 's this . ' Alexander 's family and friends sobbed in the courtroom as the gruesome photographs were displayed . Arias cried as prosecutor Juan Martinez -LRB- pictured during closing arguments on Feb 24 -RRB- displayed gruesome autopsy photographs of Alexander on a large screen during his closing argument and called Arias a liar . If the jury reaches deadlock , the death penalty will automatically be thrown out as an option and Judge Sherry Stephens -LRB- pictured on Feb 24 -RRB- will sentence Arias either to life in prison or life with the possibility of parole after 25 years . So concluded the five-month sentencing phase that was much quieter than the 2013 murder trial that made Arias a cable television and tabloid sensation . Arias stabbed Alexander nearly 30 times , nearly decapitated him when she slit his throat and shot him in the forehead in an act she claimed was in self-defense . Alexander 's body was found in the shower of his Phoenix home by his friends five days later . Prosecutors said Arias had planned the murder in advance because she was jealous Alexander wanted to break up with her and was planning a trip to Mexico with another woman . Arias claimed Alexander was abusive and obsessed with sex . After she was convicted of murder , Arias said during a jailhouse interview with Fox that she desired the death penalty because it was the ` ultimate freedom ' . Arias was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of Alexander in 2008 . She claimed she killed him in an act of self-defense , while prosecutors claimed she murdered him in a jealous rage . Arias stabbed Alexander 30 times , nearly decapitated him when she slit his throat and shot him in the forehead . Alexander 's body was found in the shower of his Phoenix home by his friends five days later . But the trial 's jury deadlocked when debating Arias ultimate fate , requiring a second sentencing phase . Arias ' new trial began in October and Judge Sherry Stephens banned news organizations from live broadcasting the case . She ruled that court proceedings could only be aired after the verdict , which can be aired live . In November , Arias pleaded for her life in front of the jury . The judge allowed her to testify in secret and sealed the testimony to the public , but transcripts were released after news organizations complained and an appeals court threw out the decision . If Arias receives the death penalty she will be only the third woman on death row in Arizona . The new jury of eight woman and four men left for the day on Wednesday without having reached a decision . If they reach deadlock the death penalty will automatically be thrown out as an option and Judge Stephens will sentence Arias either to life in prison or life with the possibility of parole after 25 years . | If there is no unanimous decision , judge will sentence Arias to life in prison and will decide if she has the possibility of parole in 25 years . Arias ' attorney pleaded for her life during closing arguments . Said Arias had been emotionally abused and sexually used by former boyfriend Travis Alexander . Prosecutor called Arias a liar who was trying to trick jury into believing she was the real victim . Arias cried as prosecutor showed gruesome photos of Alexander 's body . 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A smart lock that promises to make keys history by letting you to open your front door with a secret knock has launched a Kickstarter campaign . Sesame allows you to open your front door with a single tap on your phone as you approach it , so you do n't need to fumble around getting your keys out of your pocket . You can also teach the app your own personal secret knock , so you wo n't even need to take your phone out at all . Sesame is available to pre-order for $ 99 -LRB- # 63 -RRB- or $ 149 -LRB- # 96 -RRB- dollars with an added Wi-Fi connection . Scroll down for Video . Open Sesame : the smart lock promises to replace keys with a smartphone app and module that fits over your latch . When you approach your front door , the system recognises you and open the lock for you . The module fixes over your deadbolt and can be installed in ` literally seconds ' . Candy House , the start-up behind Sesame also claim that it will work with any latch in the world . Candy House , the company behind Sesame , claim that their smart lock Sesame ` has a patented design that fits any latch , anywhere in the world . ' ` One thing that makes Sesame stand out is our unique turning mechanism , ' claim the Sesame team on their Kickstarter page . ` Other smart locks requires a point-to-point accuracy at installation to turn properly , meaning the rotation centre of these locks must be placed exactly over the rotation centre of your deadbolt in order for it to work . ` Sesame works area-to-point , allowing it to work under any orientation and installation tolerance , hence the no-tools installation . ' At Mobile World Congress 2014 Qualcomm showed off its vision of the Connected Home where appliances ` talk ' to each other using wifi and blutooth . In the home of the future , the front door will ` talk ' to your smoke alarm , lights will flash when the fridge door is left open and a teddy will put your child to bed . That 's the vision presented by Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress 2014 in its Connected Home , which shows how almost anything in your house can either be controlled by a mobile , or be linked together electronically . Other features include the August smart lock that unlocks the front door when the home owner is near , smart TVs that show notifications and can warn when a child is using the web when they should be asleep and a system that lets you change all the clocks in your home at the touch of a button . All the products in Qualcomm 's concept three-roomed house are sold by individual companies , or have been developed by the California-based firm , but they all run the AllJoyn software . AllJoyn is an open source project set up by chipmaker Qualcomm in 2011 . It is a programme that can be added to smart devices to make them ` talk ' to other devices running AllJoyn . The company has since partnered with a number of companies that have developed smart household devices to help develop the software further . It works by letting users set triggers for events . For example , if someone opens the fridge door this triggers an event , such as making smart lights flash , or an alarm to sound . At the front of Qualcomm 's house was the August smart lock . Fitted to the existing door lock , the battery-powered device is controlled by registered phones or tablets using the August app . To open the lock , anyone with a code can approach the door , enable their phone 's Bluetooth and press the relevant address from the app . The lock takes a few seconds to scan for a paired Bluetooth device . It then confirms the visitor 's identity . A an early prototype of Sesame demonstrating its latch opening mechanism . The company claim it takes ` literally seconds ' to install . The app can be taught to recognise you friends by detecting their phone too , so you can let them in when you are out - or alternatively , block people who you do n't want coming in . Sesame can be set up to give you notifications every time your door opens or closes , so you can know exactly who what is going on at home while you are at work . The system works by using Bluetooth to detect you approaching via your phone , which prompts the smart lock - which fits over your regular deadbolt - to open the door for you . The project has already reached their target funding of $ 100,000 -LRB- # 64,000 -RRB- , but are seeking to raise extra funds to include voice recognition and facial recognition . Candy House claim to have ` military grade encryption ' to stop burglars from hacking the smart lock . However there are still security concerns . For example , if your phone is stolen or if someone learns your secret knock , your home could be more vulnerable than it would be with a standard lock and key . With the optional Wi-Fi addition you can control Sesame when you are away from home , for example to let a friend in . Sesame also provides notifications to your phone every time your door is opened . | Smart lock Sesame will make keys history by opening door with an app . You can teach Sesame your own secret knock that will open front door . Friends can be granted access remotely or denied access via the app . System features ` military grade encryption ' to keep hackers out . Sesame ` fits any latch , anywhere in the world ' and can be installed in seconds . | [[0, 12], [18, 106], [0, 144], [145, 237], [4134, 4144], [4153, 4244], [0, 12], [18, 106], [315, 372], [4425, 4514], [4453, 4478], [4481, 4527], [786, 802], [826, 865], [870, 881], [916, 969], [1023, 1116], [3659, 3720], [3698, 3705], [3708, 3720]] |
There are a lot of new things in his life - new long hair , new single life , new problems -LRB- the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was involved in a fatal accident earlier this month -RRB- and now a new mansion . On Thursday Bruce Jenner was spotted moving into the very private and roomy hilltop property nestled deep within the hills of Malibu . Surrounding homes sell for $ 10m . Earlier the 65-year-old ex-husband of momager Kris Jenner showed off manicured nails -LRB- and he is still wearing that wedding band -RRB- as he stopped by Starbucks coffee in the beachside town . Scroll down for video . On the move : Bruce Jenner was seen leaving a Starbucks in Malibu on Thursday morning before he headed to his new hilltop mansion . The ring is still on -LRB- and the nails are painted too -RRB- : The former Olympian divorced Kris in December . The former Olympian was seen making sure several items got taken into the new pad . There was a king-sized mattress and an iron bed frame , among other things , that were being moved into the estate that had views of the Pacific Ocean as well as neighboring canyons . Also at spread - which has three garages - was his son Brandon . The musician went shirtless as he moved bar stools from a white pickup truck into the flashy residence . The stepfather to Kim , Kourtney , Khloe and Rob had on a blue striped golf shirt , grey slacks and wore his long mane down . The light grey 3,500 square-foot home is far from modest . According to People , it has four bedrooms and four bathrooms and sit on 11 acres . It 's not small : The E! star 's new spread has four bedrooms and four bathrooms as well as a swimming pool . Lots of room to do his thing : The residence , which looks to be brand new , sits on 11 acres . A three car garage for all those toys he has : The fan of mini helicopters will most likely be houses here ; outside was son Brandon , who appeared shirtless , and a friend . ` For someone seeking privacy , the property is a gem , ' a source told the site . There is a large rectangular pool in the back and an oversized balcony that could fit at least 20 people . The style is modern with floor to ceiling windows . Though it is large , the property is much less ornate that the Spanish style home he shared with Kris , 59 , in Hidden Hills until 2013 . The Malibu residence also appears to be brand new with an untouched roof and what appears to be fresh landscaping around the home . Fresh start : The former Olympian was seen making sure several items got taken into the new pad . Casual for the new place : The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star wore a blue striped golf shirt . Bruce may have chosen to move now as he has been under the microscope lately . Not only has he been strongly hinting that he wants to transition into a female -LRB- thanks to longer hair , painted nails and what appears to be a more curvy body sometimes covered by Spanx -RRB- , but he was also the center of a fatal accident on Pacific Coast Highway on February 7 . The father of model daughters Kendall , 19 , and Kylie , 17 , was driving a dark blue Cadillac Escalade at the time and dragging a dune buggy when he hit 69-year-old widow Kim Howe of nearby Calabasas . A lot of things to move in : In addition to mattresses and a bed frame , there were bar stools and surf boards . Go daddy ! : Brandon watched as Bruce went back into the home where he will no doubt be filming his new E! reality series . Views for miles : The mansion , which probably cost as much as $ 10m , oversees the Pacific Ocean . She was in a white Lexus and pushed into oncoming traffic where a black Hummer smash into her , causing her to die . Several others were involved in the accident as well and were taken to the hospital . On Wednesday it was revealed Jenner was going 38 mph . It has also been speculated that the E! star could have hit two cars in the pile up . TMZ reported the accident was caught by cameras mounted on an MTA bus . He is doing some heavy lifting himself : On Wednesday Bruce was seen behind the wheel of his white Ford pickup truck which was stuffed with furniture . It is still not clear how the accident happened though it has been speculated that Bruce could have been texting , smoking or looking down , and that is how he rear-ended Howe . At first a Jenner source claimed paparazzi were chasing the star , but police ruled that out quickly . Once a power couple : The sports icon with Kris in 2010 ; she is credited with making him very rich off their reality show and endorsements . His old pad : The property is much less ornate that the Spanish style home he shared with Kris , 59 , in Hidden Hills . Gone : The crash victim is Kim Howe , 69 . Since the accident , the attention on Bruce has only intensified with weekly magazines making him a main subject . On Wednesday Star reported that the single reality star is interested in dating women still . ` He 's not sure if the hormone treatments will change how he feels about men , ' a family insider said in the March 9 edition . ` But right now he says that he still likes women . ' That same day InTouch Weekly revealed old photos of the sports icon dresses as a woman from the early eighties to be a part of a Bob Hope special . People had a story too , claiming Bruce has ` cried with Kris ' over the accident on PCH . ` She has told him that no matter what happens next , they 're going to face it as a family , ' a source insisted . ` Bruce has Kris ' full support . She 'll be there for him to lean on every step of the way . Bruce is really devastated that someone died in the accident . It 's a very dark time . ' This is what could have happened : It has been speculated that the February 7 fatal crash Jenner was involved in on PCH was caused by Bruce who hit two cars and not just one . | The mansion has four bedrooms and is 3,500 sq feet with three garages . The secluded property sits on 11 acres and has views of the Pacific Ocean . This is the second home for the E! star , 65 , since split from Kris Jenner . Mansions in the same Malibu neighborhood of similar size sell for $ 10m . The former Olympian showed off painted nails while leaving Starbucks on Thursday . | [[1420, 1478], [1501, 1562], [1581, 1672], [1044, 1054], [1060, 1123], [1501, 1562], [1704, 1717], [1750, 1768], [3462, 3471], [3533, 3561], [269, 354], [355, 389], [3480, 3491], [3500, 3530], [390, 480], [611, 622], [625, 696], [625, 637], [647, 742]] |
The American Family Association , who recently said that God is going to use ISIS to punish the United States for being tolerant of LGBT people , have created a ` hate list ' of groups they say defy their own beliefs , including atheists , humanists and pro-gay rights groups . The fundamentalist organization - notorious for its opposition to homosexuality and same-sex marriage , abortion and pornography - has formatted the list on their website , calling it the ` anti-Christian bigotry map ' , saying those listed are ` deeply intolerant ' to their faith and want ` to silence Christians and to remove all public displays of Christian heritage and faith in America ' . The non-profit - based in Tulepo , Mississippi - has even targeted leading social justice organizations , such as the Human Rights Campaign -LRB- HRC -RRB- , the American Association of Retired Persons -LRB- AARP -RRB- and the Southern Poverty Law Center and People for the American Way , for the map . Evangelical churches were not featured on the list just because they are in agreement that homosexuality is a sin , religious website Patheos noted . ` Hate list ' : The American Family Association , a fundamentalist Christian non-profit , has released this interactive map on their website , allowing followers to identify what the AFA says are groups that are ` deeply intolerant towards the Christian religion ' and some who have ` committed violent crimes against Christians and faith-based groups ' Key : The website allows users to navigate the map according to which ` hate group ' they want to find . The map appears to be a reaction to a list of ` hate groups ' released by the Southern Poverty Law Center . The AFA has been on that list , something they have called ` slanderous ' . The Southern Poverty Law Center says those identified ` have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people , typically for their immutable characteristics ' . However the groups that feature on the AFA map do n't seem too bothered . On their website , the HRC wrote in response : ` We , as well as the rest of the LGBT community , will be able to find each other and unite as ` advocates for the legalization and promotion of same-sex marriage ' . Hurrah ! ' The organization also pointed out some apparent inaccuracies in the map . ` Unfortunately , however , we will be not be able to meet at HRC 's offices in North Dakota , Dallas and Austin that are included on the AFA 's map , because they do n't exist . Gosh darn . ' Fundamentalists : The American Family Association is headquartered in Tulepo , Mississippi -LRB- left -RRB- and presided over by Tim Wildmon , son of AFA founder , Reverend Donald Wildmon . However the AFA remained defiant in standing up for their cause . ` Some members or supporters of these groups -LRB- on the map -RRB- have committed violent crimes against Christians and faith-based groups , ' the organization said . ` Physical and profane verbal assaults against Christians are methods frequently exercised in their angry methods of intimidation . ' Tim Wildmon , the son of the American Family Association 's founder , Reverend Donald Wildmon , is the current President . The AFA promotes itself as ` one of the largest and most effective pro-family organizations in the country ' . The organization recently spoke out in support of Uganda 's passing an anti-gay law that calls for LGBT Ugandans or anyone ` promoting ' homosexuality to be jailed , potentially for life . | American Family Association strongly opposes homosexuality , abortion and pornography . Has created a ` hate list ' of groups they say defy their cause . The ` Bigotry Map ' is interactive and shows where these groups are based across the country . Have even targeted social justice groups like Human Rights Campaign and the American Association of Retired Persons . | [[278, 406], [409, 448], [278, 408], [451, 494], [0, 31], [38, 184], [178, 277], [1143, 1174], [1208, 1250], [674, 706], [709, 720], [723, 939], [1694, 1723]] |
He has often been mocked for his bland casual clothes . But David Cameron today reveals that his outfits are chosen for him by his wife Samantha . Mr Cameron has worn his favourite navy blue polo shirt on every summer holiday for several years , and was accused of a fashion faux pas by teaming it with black shoes with no socks on . In an interview with Woman and Home magazine today , the Prime Minister says he is ` not really interested in clothes ' and is happy to wear whatever his wife selects for him -- provided it does n't make him ` stand out ' . Scroll down for video . The Prime Minister has a fondness for plain shirts , as seen in photos taken while he is on holiday . Here he is pictured in 2011 with his wife Samantha at a cafe in Montevarchi near Siena , Italy . During the Italy trip In 2011 , Mr Cameron was mocked for wearing what looked like pair of black work loafers without socks . Samantha Cameron has ` extremely good taste ' in clothes , according to her husband . Here she is pictured yesterday while out and about in London . ` Samantha has extremely good taste , ' he says . ` And I 'm not really interested in clothes , mainly I like wearing clothes that do n't make me stand out . ` I tend to go for Marks & Spencer and Gap , and I do get put in the changing room at Gap and clothes are passed to me under the changing room door - a bit like feeding time at the zoo ! ' In a soft focus interview , Mr Cameron says that his constituency house in Oxfordshire ` feels more and more like home ' , despite the attractions of Downing Street and his country retreat Chequers . He describes himself as ` optimistic and fun ' , but also ` driven ' . The Tory leader - who has been mocked for his fondness for ` chillaxing ' -- defends his practice of ` taking breaks ' from work . Asked how his friends viewed him , Mr Cameron says : ` I hope they 'd say I 'm optimistic , I enjoy life and that I 'm fun . ` But also that I 'm quite driven in doing what I believe in . I really profoundly believe in this job and what I 'm doing but I try to keep a balance because although this job is a complete passion , at the same time it 's my judgment that matters so I 've got to keep good balance and pace to make sure I do n't get frazzled and fried . ` So I do take breaks - last weekend I did an eight-mile bicycle ride along the Windrush valley in beautiful cold sunshine with Samantha and two of our children . ` That , to me , was a perfect Sunday morning . ' Asked about his perfect night in , he says : ` It involves cooking - and eating - then watching a good detective drama on TV , or House Of Cards , ' he says . ` Ideally we 'd be at our house in Oxfordshire , which feels more and more like home . David Cameron pictured wearing variations of his trademark blue casual clothes while on holiday in Cornwall -LRB- left -RRB- and Portugal -LRB- right -RRB- last year . David Cameron 's dubious choice of footwear in Cornwall last year was this battered pair of sandals . No socks appears to be a recurrent theme - here are the loafers he wore while on holiday in Portugal a month earlier . ` I love cooking - it 's a very good way to get your mind off things . Yesterday I made roast chicken and all the trimmings , and my signature dish is probably something slow-cooked - like belly of pork or shoulder of lamb . ` I 'm also an obsessive barbecuer ; one of the most exciting moments of the year for me is when the cover comes off the barbecue ! ' Mr Cameron also praises the ` sensible ' way his children deal with life at Number 10 . ` My eldest two know that Daddy is Prime Minister , which means a lot of stuff in the newspapers , but they seem to channel it quite sensibly , ' he says . ` They like their school , they 've got lots of friends and they like seeing me as much as possible - at least I hope they do ! ` My youngest is only four and it probably has n't sunk in for her yet . But she has a good school and if we provide stability for them at home , I 'm sure they will be OK . ' * The full interview is in the April issue of Woman & Home , which is on sale now . Mr and Mrs Cameron sit on a bench outside a cafe overlooking the beach at Polzeath during their summer holiday in Cornwall in August , 2013 . Mr Cameron stuck to a plain black polo shirt while holidaying in Cornwall with Samantha in 2010 . | The Prime Minister has claimed his wife Samantha picks his casual clothes . Mr Cameron has been mocked in the past for his holiday fashion faux pas . But he has now said he simply wears whatever his wife selects for him . He was ridiculed in 2011 when pictured wearing work loafers without socks . Other fashion faux pas include his bland outfits in Cornwall and Portugal . | [[60, 135], [907, 923], [966, 992], [147, 157], [244, 283], [60, 135], [334, 384], [387, 492], [334, 360], [387, 405], [458, 508], [781, 810], [813, 898], [0, 55], [147, 157], [244, 283]] |
The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left Behind law , calling the effort ' a significant step backwards . ' The veto threat came as lawmakers began debate on the measure in the House . A vote is expected on Friday . Republicans say the bill would restore local control in schools and stop top-down education mandates . Democrats say it would allow billions in federal dollars to flow out without ensuring they will improve student learning . The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left Behind law , calling the effort ' a significant step backwards ' The bill maintains annual federal testing requirements . It consolidates or eliminates many federal programs , creates a single local grant program and allows public money to follow low-income children to different public schools . It would also prohibit the federal education secretary from demanding changes to state standards or imposing conditions on states in exchange for a waiver around federal law . Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia said the bill would allow states to redirect federal funds away from districts with high concentrations of poor students . ` In other words , the low-income areas would get less , the wealthy areas would get more , ' Scott said . ` If that 's the solution , I wonder what you think the problem was . ' The White House said it was opposed to the bill because it ` abdicates the historic federal role in elementary and secondary education of ensuring the educational progress of all of America 's students , including students from low-income families , students with disabilities , English learners , and students of color . ' Furthermore , the bill ` fails to identify opportunity gaps or remedy inequities in access to the resources , ' the White House said . The statement was the latest in a series of veto threats issued by President Barack Obama since both chambers of Congress went under Republican control last month . House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio called the education measure ' a good conservative bill that empowers America and does not empower the bureaucracy here in Washington . ' ` If you step back and look at what the president 's doing , the president 's trying to protect the bureaucracy here in Washington , ' he said in a statement . ` We 're for an opportunity society and empowering people around America to do their best and to empower them to get the education that 'll help them be successful in life . ' At a news conference Wednesday , Boehner called education ` the civil right of the 21st century . ' The measure , pushed by Education Committee Chairman John Kline , of Minnesota , would provide states and local communities greater flexibility over how ` federal dollars are used to educate America 's kids , ' Boehner said . Kline said education can be the ` great equalizer ' in America , but only if schools succeed . About 1 in 5 students drops out of high school , and many who do graduate enter college or the workforce with subpar education , Kline said . He decried federal mandates that dictate how to gauge student achievement , define qualified teachers and spend money . ` We need to place less faith in the secretary of education and more faith in parents , teachers and state and local leaders , ' he said . Speaker of the House John Boehner accused the president on Wednesday of ` trying to protect the bureaucracy here in Washington . ' Republicans , he said , are for empowering people around America to do their best and to empower them to get the education that 'll help them be successful in life ' The bipartisan No Child Left Behind law President George W. Bush signed in 2002 sought to close significant gaps in the achievement of historically underserved group of students and their more affluent peers . It mandated annual testing in reading and math for students in grades three to eight and again in high school . Schools had to show student growth or face consequences . No Child Left Behind required that all students be able to read and do math at grade level by 2014 . The Obama administration in 2012 began allowing waivers around some of the law 's more stringent requirements if schools agreed to certain conditions , like using college - and career-ready standards such as Common Core . House Republican leaders view the bill as a way to show their opposition to the Obama administration 's encouragement of the Common Core state standards . The standards have been adopted in more than 40 states and spell out what English and math skills students should master at each level . They have become a political issue in many states because they are viewed by critics as a federal effort even though they were developed by U.S. governors . In the Senate , there appears to be more of a bipartisan effort to fix the law . Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander , the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health , Education , Labor and Pensions , and the committee 's senior Democrat , Sen. Patty Murray of Washington , have said they were working together on a proposal . Alexander said this week he wants to get a bill to the full Senate in March . | President Bush signed the bipartisan No Child Left Behind law in 2002 . Republicans say their changes would restore local control in schools and stop top-down education mandates coming from Washington bureaucrats . The new bill maintains annual federal testing requirements . It would allows public money to follow low-income children to different public schools . 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The three officers involved in the death of unarmed Mexican man in Washington state fired 17 shots , including several that struck the former orchard worker but none that hit him in the back , a task force spokesman said Wednesday . The regional law enforcement task force is investigating the killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes , which has led to protests and calls for a federal probe . Police said Zambrano-Montes was throwing rocks at the three officers , one of whom was Hispanic , and ignored commands to surrender . 17 Shots : The three officers involved in the death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes -LRB- photographed -RRB- fired 17 shots , including several that struck the former orchard worker but none that hit him in the back . Authorities say a stun gun failed to subdue the man and the shooting , captured on video , appears to show the man moving away from police when he was shot . About one hundred friends and family members attended a funeral for Zambrano-Montes Wednesday at St. Patrick 's Wednesday . Kennewick Police Sgt. Ken Lattin , a spokesman for the unit , said at a news conference that five or six bullets struck Zambrano-Montes . However , he said autopsy results were pending , and he could n't be more specific about where the 35-year-old was shot . Mother : Here , Agapita Montes-Rivera -LRB- center -RRB- , the mother of Zambrano-Montes , is comforted following the funeral for her son . Suit : The family sued the city for $ 25 million but has since been withdrawn as the family 's attorney claims the case needs further investigation photographed is Zambrano-Montes ' mother . Crucifix : Here , Montes-Rivera -LRB- left -RRB- places a crucifix on the coffin of her son during his funeral service . Zambrano-Montes was killed Feb. 10 in Pasco , and a witness captured the gunfire on video . The death has sparked two weeks of protests in this agricultural city along the Columbia River in the southeastern part of the state . Demonstrators have accused Pasco police of using overly aggressive tactics when dealing with those in the Hispanic community . Protesters have equated the shooting to that of the unarmed black men killed by police in Ferguson , Missouri and New York City . Moving Away : Authorities say a stung gun failed to subdue the man and the shooting , captured on video , appears to show the man moving away from police when he was shot . Surrender : Police said Zambrano-Montes was throwing rocks at the three officers , one of whom was Hispanic , and ignored commands to surrender . Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump , who represented the families of Trayvon Martin , Michael Brown , and Tamir Rice , was representing Zambrano-Montes family but the family has since received new counsel . The family 's case has been taken up by Seattle attorney Charles Herrmann , the Latin Post reports . The family sued the city for $ 25 million but has since been withdrawn as the family 's attorney claims the case needs further investigation into the police department 's policies . Protests : The death has sparked two weeks of protests in this agricultural city along the Columbia River in the southeastern part of the state . Overly Aggressive : Demonstrators have accused Pasco police of using overly aggressive tactics when dealing with those in the Hispanic community . Authorities say the Mexican immigrant was throwing rocks at officers and a stun gun failed to subdue him . The Franklin County coroner has ordered an inquest into the death , which is being reviewed by the task force . The investigation is being monitored by federal authorities . Lattin said the local investigation will be thorough and fair . ` We 're not here to cover up for anybody , ' he told reporters . Daughter : Here , Erika Zambrano -LRB- photographed -RRB- holds a photo of her father , shooting victim Antonio Zambrano-Montes . The killing was the fourth by police in less than a year for fast-growing Pasco , a city of 68,000 where more than half the residents are Hispanic but few are members of the police force or the power structure . Officers were exonerated after similar investigations in the first three cases . Critics of the latest case say the officers should have used less than lethal force to capture Zambrano-Montes . Police said officers felt threatened . Zambrano-Montes was arrested last year for assault after throwing objects at Pasco officers and trying to grab an officer 's pistol , court records show . | Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot at 17 times by Pasco police officers but recent reports reveal he was not shot in the back . A regional law enforcement task force is investigating the killing of the man , which has led to protests and calls for a federal probe . 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With a net worth of $ 72.8 billion , business magnate Warren Buffett could indulge in a daily diet of caviar and champagne . But the billionaire investor shuns luxury food and drink , insisting in an interview this week the only way to stay young and sharp is to eat like a six-year-old . At the age of 84 , the world 's second richest man has admitted he drinks at least five cans of Coca-Cola day , enjoys chocolate-chip ice cream for breakfast and will often carry a tube of Potato Stix around with him . Eat and drink like a six-year-old : Warren Buffett , 84 , -LRB- pictured in 2010 -RRB- insists the way he stays young and sharp is by consuming 2,700 calories a day including five cans of Coca-Cola . He told Fortune magazine : ` I 'm one quarter Coca-Cola . If I eat 2,700 calories a day , a quarter of that is Coca-Cola . I drink at least five 12-ounce servings . I do it everyday . ' I have three Cokes during the day and two at night . ' The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway drinks regular Coke at the company 's headquarters in Omaha , Nebraska , but at home , he will treat himself to Cherry Coke . The philanthropist owns $ 16billion in stock with Coca-Cola and has even considered buying the company who produce the Potato Stix - Utz . The reasoning behind his diet is that he believes it is the healthiest way to live . ' I checked the actuarial tables , and the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds , ' he said . ` So I decided to eat like a six-year-old . It 's the safest course I can take . ' It seems that Buffett 's eating habits are n't new . In 2008 he reportedly mulled over an investment in Goldman Sachs while snacking on Cheetos and licorice pastel candies . During an interview with the New Yorker in 2012 , he ate a hamburger and fries and ordered vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup for dessert . He said : ' I like today what I liked fifty years ago ... I have n't acquired a lot of new habits . I was happy when I was in my twenties , and I do n't see a reason to change things . ' In 2009 , he revealed his favorite restaurant is Piccolo Pete 's in Omaha - a family restaurant which specializes in ribs . One of the venue 's waitresses told CNBC he always finishes with a root beer float and he never orders vegetables . Buffett also highlighted his disdain for green food in his biography , The Snowball . He told writer Alice Schroeder : ` Broccoli , asparagus , and Brussels sprouts look to me like Chinese food crawling around on a plate . Cauliflower almost makes me sick . I eat carrots reluctantly . ' I do n't like sweet potatoes . I do n't even want to be close to a rhubarb , it makes me retch . ' Buffett 's daily diet was questioned by a New Jersey nutritional dentist in 2009 who urged him to eat healthier foods . However he defended his choices , telling the Omaha Herald World : My diet , though far from standard , is somewhat better than usually portrayed . I have a wonderful doctor who nudges me in your direction every time I see him . ` All in all , I 've enjoyed remarkably good health -- largely because of genes , of course -- but also , I think , because I enjoy life so much every day . ' Staying young : The business magnate , who this year celebrates 50 years as the CEO of Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway , has also admitted he eats ice cream for breakfast and carries round a tube of Potato Stix . A year earlier he said there is a choice between not eating bad food and exercising . He chose exercising because it is the ` lesser of two evils ' . This year Buffett celebrates 50 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway , and it seems his bizarre eating habits have n't affected his appetite to make more money . Last week he snatched up Detlev Louis Motorrad-Vertriebs , a German motorcycle equipment manufacturer . The deal was worth 400 million euros -LRB- $ 456 million -RRB- , according to Bloomberg News . Detlev Louis sells helmets , motorbike clothing and accessories in more than 70 stores in Germany and Austria , as well as online . The company 's headquarters will remain in Hamburg , the law firm said . ` We 're probably going to buy a small business in Europe . But I 'd love to buy big ones , ' he told FOX Business . Buffett 's company typically focuses on acquisitions in the United States . In the automobile sector , Berkshire Hathaway announced in October it was buying the Van Tuyl Group , the nation 's largest privately owned auto dealership and the fifth largest of all dealership groups , for more than $ 8 billion . The storied investor also lent $ 303 million in 2009 to Harley-Davidson to help the stricken US motorcycle maker stay in business during the recession . In August , his company 's shares reached $ 200,000 for the first time . | The 84-year-old admitted he drinks at least five cans of Coca-Cola a day . Tycoon said he likes to snack on Potato Stix and sometimes carries a tube around in his pocket . On occasion he will have chocolate chip ice cream for breakfast . He chooses the diet because ` the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds ' World 's second richest man owns $ 16billion in Coca-Cola stock . | [[289, 398], [589, 707], [831, 872], [308, 311], [451, 461], [468, 507], [308, 339], [456, 507], [3150, 3163], [3273, 3364], [308, 339], [401, 446], [3150, 3163], [3273, 3364], [1368, 1412], [1105, 1164]] |
In ten years we might look back at how we used to have to wait for films to download , or web pages to load , and wonder how we ever coped . A team of researchers has developed a 5G data connection that is 65,000 times faster than current 4G technology . The astonishing speed reached one terabit -LRB- 125 gigabytes -RRB- per second - the equivalent of downloading about 30 movies in a single second . Scientists at the University of Surrey showcased their new 5G technology . They say it is capable of reaching speeds of one terabit per second . That is 65,000 times faster than current 4G technology . It means you could download 100 movies -LRB- stock image shown -RRB- in just three seconds . The technology was developed by scientists from the University of Surrey 's 5G Innovation Centre -LRB- 5GIC -RRB- . While comparable speeds have been seen in fibre optic cables before , this was the first test ever to achieve such a capacity wirelessly . The team built their own transmitters and receivers , and then performed tests over a distance of 330 feet -LRB- 100 metres -RRB- . An army of airborne drones could soon be used to bring mobile phone signal and wireless internet access to the most remote parts of the UK . Britain 's biggest mobile phone group EE has begun working on the technology , which it hopes to deploy by the end of the decade . Using unmanned drones to broadcast phone signal to rural communities is cheaper than erecting traditional masts , it said . The devices , called Air Masts , are still at an early stage of development . But early plans indicate they will be able to fly 0.6 miles -LRB- 1km -RRB- into the air in order to pick up signal from masts up to 12 miles -LRB- 20km -RRB- away . They will then beam this signal into the area below it , allowing villages below to make mobile phone calls and access the internet . This avoids the need to expensive cables in the ground and base stations . The speeds far exceed anything achieved before for 5G , eclipsing the 7.5 gigabits -LRB- 940 megabytes -RRB- per second speed achieved by Samsung in October 2014 . The team wants to begin testing their technology in public spaces by 2018 , while a British release of 5G has been hinted at in 2020 by Ofcom . ` We want to be the first in the world to show such high speeds , ' Professor Rahim Tafazolli , director of the 5GIC , ' told V3 . He added : ` We have developed 10 more breakthrough technologies and one of them means we can exceed 1Tbps wirelessly . ` This is the same capacity as fibre optics but we are doing it wirelessly . ' Some of the benefits of 5G include the possibility of playing holographic games in real-time with other smartphone users , or significantly improving time delays in financial trading . Ofcom has said previously that it expects 5G to be capable of delivering 10 to 50 gigabits per second - but this later development would blow that estimate out of the water . The speeds far exceed anything achieved before for 5G , eclipsing the 7.5 gigabits -LRB- 940 megabytes -RRB- per second speed achieved by Samsung in October 2014 . Shown is an image of the vice chairman of LG Uplus Corp. , Lee Sang-chul , giving a lecture on 5G in Busan , South Korea on 20 October 2014 . | Scientists at the University of Surrey showcased their new 5G technology . They say it is capable of reaching speeds of one terabit per second . That is 65,000 times faster than current 4G technology . It means you could download 100 movies in just three seconds . The speed is the fastest ever achieved for a wireless data connection . Ofcom is hoping to roll-out 5G in Britain by 2020 . | [[403, 477], [698, 813], [255, 322], [478, 547], [487, 547], [141, 254], [177, 197], [203, 254], [605, 661], [633, 697], [2174, 2241]] |
Researchers at Monash University , in collaboration with their spin out company Amaero , have created the world 's first 3D-printed jet engine , possibly revolutionising the design and cost of aerospace materials . Amaero is already working with six tier-one air space companies , however , with the unit currently on display at Avalon International Air show , the engine is also capturing the attention of commercial outfitters like Boeing and Airbus . David Lyster , Monash University Manger of Major Collaborations , told The Daily Mail Australia it 's a ` very exciting time ' with overwhelming interest in the prototype and the possible capabilities of 3D printing . Scroll down for video . Breakthrough : The 3D printer attracted interest of major manufacturers while on display at the Avalon International Air show in Melbourne , Australia . Scientists call it additive manufacturing but to you and I , its 3D laser printing . Most people are aware of how plastic printers work , the printer head runs back and forth dribbling plastic ink along the page , for metal printing it 's a whole different ball game . Engineers start with a bed of fine powder which is laid down in a very thin base -LRB- 40 micrometers -RRB- . Once there is a uniform layer , a laser is used to melt the powder where they want to form a solid part of the structure . From there it 's only several thousand more layers of powder to go down before the product is complete . Dirty work : The 3D printing process involves layers of very fine powder before a laser is used to form the solid structure . Project leader and visionary , Professor Xinhua Wu , says most jet engines are very complex , taking up to 6-24 months to produce . ` The benefit of 3D printing is we can cut down the manufacture time of those components to 1-2 weeks , ' says Professor Wu . ` Simple or complex - 3D printing does n't care , it produces it in the same time ' Final product : Professor Xinhua Wu -LRB- pictured above -RRB- with the 3D printing innovation . Although Amaero are the owners of the biggest 3D printer in the world they say its unlikely the device would be used to print whole planes as it 's ideally suited to ` highly complex and high value adding components . ' For this reason Dr Lyster ca n't see 3D printing is replace mass produced products . Dr Lyster told the Daily Mail Australia manufacturing turn around for smaller components will significantly reduce as process ' that once took up to 13 different manufacturing steps and 5-6 months to complete could be produced in as little as three stages and only five days . A laser meticulously melts away at each layer to produce the printed engine . Not only do we ` improve functioning and decrease manufacturing cost , ' there is a huge reduction in waste as around 99-100 % of the powder used ends up being used in the final product , unlike metal which ` often ends up on the workshop floor , ' says Dr Lyster . ` People are only just getting around the flexibility 3D printing provides , ' Dr Lyster says . The research team set up spin off company Amaero two years ago , with a federal grant from Commercialisation Australia , to allow the manufacturing on Australian shores . Lyster says the company 's relationship with multiple tier one air space companies has bought them to the forefront of strategic innovation , with the next challenge to establish Amearo as a world leader in 3D printing . `` A number of our companies really believe we can do what we are doing better than anyone else , '' Dr Lyster told the Daily Mail Australia . Researchers watch on as the printer produces several thousand layers to create aerospace components . The sky is NOT the limit with Lyster 's sights set on entering the biomedical science sphere . Amaero is currently working with Australian and Chinese hospitals and staff looking for new and innovative ways of incorporating 3D printing into the medical world . ` Demand for product development is so high Amaero is going to have to look at expanding , ' says Lyster . He says now Amaero has comfortably made a mark in the aero industry he is very keen to start working with Australian manufacturers to expand into different industries like biomedical . ` Our challenge now is engaging with the Australian community and exite them about the capabilities of the technology . ' | Monash University have 3D printed the first ever jet engine . The technology is attracting interest from commercial buyers . Engineers hope to break into the biomedical technologies . Amaero is quickly establishing itself as a world leader in 3D printing . | [[0, 32], [80, 214], [361, 453], [3710, 3774], [4116, 4118], [4132, 4232]] |
This is the terrifying moment a trawler crew pulled in its net to find a 1,000 lb unexploded Second World War bomb . The three-foot explosive - believed to have been jettisoned off the North East coast by an RAF bomber - was reeled in by the crew on board the Ticino vessel off the coast of South Shields . The crew immediately alerted the coastguard , with members boarding the ship to help move the bomb to Whitley Bay . An unexploded Second World War bomb was hauled off the seabed by a trawler off the North East coast . A Navy bomb disposal squad and divers from Clyde Naval Base confirmed the 1,000 lb explosive was British . They ensured it was dropped into waters around a quarter of a mile from the coast before a controlled detonation took place . Adrian Don , a member of the Tynemouth RNLI , said the crew were shocked when they hauled the large explosive aboard their vessel . He said : ` The lifeboat went out to escort the boat with the bomb . It had been caught up in the nets and hauled on board . The explosive is said to have been jettisoned by an RAF bomber during the Second World War . While unexploded Second World War bombs are not often found , this one follows a spate of weapons washed up on the south coast last year . In April last year , a hand grenade was found on Charnmouth beach , Dorset , by a man who then tried to take it to a fossil museum , sparking panic . It was later detonated on the beach . In March , a shell from a WWII Howitzer gun was discovered on the same stretch of beach and in February , Perranporth beach in Cornwall was closed briefly after a WWII bomb was washed up in storms . In January , a suspected Second World War explosive was safely detonated by a bomb disposal squad after washing up in bad weather on St Anne 's beach in Lancashire . ` The weight of it , the crew must have thought they had a huge catch . ` The lifeboat crew went on board to help rig up some rope work to lower it over the side at Whitley Bay . ' He added that the sea bed is littered with thousands of these devices , which have been left over from both the First and Second World Wars , and it is not unusual for them to get caught up nets . The bomb was taken out to sea earlier today so it could be safely destroyed . A Royal Navy spokesman said : ` Our divers and bomb disposal squad were dispatched to the scene , and found it was an unexploded , 1,000 lb British bomb . ` It was taken ashore and then dropped into the waters around a quarter of a mile from the coast before it was destroyed in a controlled explosion . ' | Unexploded 1,000 lb Second World War bomb pulled into net by a trawler . Three-foot explosive was jettisoned by an RAF bomber off North East coast . Bomb was brought to Whitley Bay where Royal Navy safely detonated it . | [[30, 116], [423, 524], [2256, 2278], [2358, 2410], [117, 218], [423, 524], [1015, 1036], [1061, 1107], [1015, 1028], [1037, 1107], [2178, 2221], [721, 757], [2508, 2559]] |
A new television special will take a look at women behind bars , and the toll it has taken on them after years of incarceration . In an episode of the Diane Sawyer program Hidden America set to air on ABC this Friday , the television journalist will take a look at these women in A Nation of Women Behind Bars . For the special , Sawyer and team went to four prisons across the country over the course of eight months to see what 's wrong and what 's next with these women and the prison system . Scroll down for video . Lindsey Lowe , 28 , is an inmate at the Tennessee Prison for Women . Lindsey Lowe , 28 , is an inmate at the Tennessee Prison for Women , behind bars for committing first degree murder after she was convicted of killing her twin sons right after she gave birth to them at her parents ' home . She did not know she was pregnant until the births according to her family , and will be eligible for parole in 2072 , when she is 86-years-old . Sirlilar Stokes , 26 , is an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women . Sirlilar Stokes is just 26-years-old and serving 50 years behind bars after being convicted of of three counts of attempted murder . She shot two men when she was still a teenager in retaliation for the death of her best friend , an alleged gang member , and later shot a teenager in a dispute . Nicole Koester , 42 , is an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women . Nicole Koester turned to theft after she became addicted to prescription pills and then heroin . The 42-year-old former Little League mom is now behind bars for 13 years and six months at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women . Eraina Pretty , 55 , is an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women . Eraina Pretty was just 18-years-old when she was convinced to take a plea deal of life in prison after she was involved in a robbery and murder in which her boyfriend shot dead a store clerk . Her fifth appeal comes up later this year , and at 55-years-old she has now been behind bars longer than any other woman in Maryland . Emilia Carr , 30 , is on death row . Emilia Carr is just 30-years-old and on death row . She and her boyfriend were convicted of kidnapping and murdering his estranged wife . Carr has four children and was frequently sexually abused as a child by a grandparent according to members of her family . | In an episode of the Diane Sawyer program Hidden America set to air on ABC this Friday , the television journalist will take a look at women in jail . The special , A Nation of Women Behind Bars , looks at some of the women in four prisons in America over the course of eight months . | [[0, 62], [130, 216], [130, 171], [217, 311], [0, 62], [130, 171], [217, 311], [312, 327], [330, 417]] |
Loretta Lynch won approval from a key Senate committee Thursday to serve as the nation 's next attorney general , as divided Republicans clashed over her support for President Barack Obama 's immigration policies . The 12 to 8 vote in the Judiciary Committee sent Lynch 's nomination to the full Senate . Lynch is a career prosecutor who is currently the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn . Three Republicans -- Orrin Hatch of Utah , Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -- joined all none committee Democrats in voting ` yes . ' Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday but her fate in the full Senate could be a squeaker . THE ` LYNCH ' MOB ? Republican senators Orrin Hatch of Utah , Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina all voted to confirm Obama 's pick for the top job at the Justice Department . ` The case against her nomination , as far as I can tell , essentially ignores her professional career and focuses solely on about six hours that she spent before this committee , ' Hatch said as he criticized fellow Republicans for using Lynch 's testimony in support of Obama 's executive actions on immigration as a reason to oppose her nomination . Timing is uncertain , but Lynch is all but assured approval by the full Senate as well , under new rules that will require only a majority vote of 51 instead of the 60-vote margin required for most legislation . But she appears unlikely to win confirmation resoundingly , as Thursday 's debate demonstrated that many Republicans will oppose her over Obama 's executive actions granting work permits and deportation stays for millions of immigrants in the United States illegally . ` We should not confirm someone to that position who intends to continue that unlawful policy , ' said Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions . Lynch , 55 , now serves as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York . She would replace Eric Holder , the nation 's longest-serving attorney general , and become the first black woman to hold the top law enforcement job . At her Jan. 28 confirmation hearing , Lynch sought to smooth interactions with Republicans , who have repeatedly clashed with Holder , by emphasizing her determination for a ` new and improved ' relationship . But Senate Republicans delayed a scheduled vote on her nomination two weeks ago in order to further scrutinize Lynch 's record , in particular her support of the Obama immigration plan and a settlement she forged with HSBC Holdings PLC in 2012 over money-laundering allegations . Republicans have criticized Lynch for not probing the bank further over tax evasion at the time her office negotiated a $ 1.2 billion accord with them . Since her hearing , a Texas district court has thrown Obama 's executive order on immigration into legal limbo and HSBC has come under fire over allegations it helped clients evade taxes in their home countries . Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley , an Iowa Republican , said after the vote that he feared Lynch will not be independent of the White House , a problemthe GOP has articulated often against Holder . ` The current Attorney General has permitted politics to drive decision making far too often . For that reason , the question for me has been whether Ms. Lynch will make a clean break and take the Department of Justice in a new direction , ' said Grassle , who voted against her . ` After thoroughly reviewing Ms. Lynch 's testimony , both before the committee and in written follow-up questions , I remain unconvinced she will lead the department in a different direction . ' | Loretta Lynch passed her first test by a 12-8 vote , with three of 11 Republicans joining all nine Democrats on the panel . New rules require only a simple majority vote of 51 on presidential nominees , so she could be confirmed quickly . Lynch , a New York City federal prosecutor , would replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder . Vote will not be overwhelming because Lynch supports Obama administration ` amnesty ' on immigration . | [[0, 63], [215, 304], [383, 400], [488, 535], [544, 641], [716, 816], [821, 895], [1338, 1353], [1359, 1428], [1953, 1982]] |
Samsung 's Galaxy S6 is expected to appear in a radical Edge version with curved screens when it is unveiled on Sunday , while the standard version looks like an iPhone 6 . Leaks have shown the final design of Samsung 's handset following months of speculation . Both phones will be revealed at a special event in Barcelona before the Mobile World Congress begins there on Monday . Scroll down for video . Samsung 's new Galaxy S6 handsets are revealed in this image , it has been claimed . is expected to appear in a radical Edge version with curved screens when it is unveiled on Sunday , while the standard version looks like an iPhone 6 . Previous leaks said the Galaxy S6 will feature a Quad HD 5.5-inch display . Other reports claim the screen will measure a smaller 5.1 inches . It is expected to have an octa-core processor and 16MP rear-facing camera . More recent rumours suggest the firm will also unveil an Edge version of its flagship phone . The S6 Edge is said to have a curved screen that covers both sides . The Korean giant believes its curved technology could give it an edge over arch rival Apple . And the curved screen has already been used in Samsung 's Note Edge . Both handsets are expected to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress on 1 March . The images were posted to the xda-developer website . No other information about the handsets was posted . Another user also posted pictures of the standard version of the handset on the same forum . ` Ca n't say where it 's from but it 's from AT&T directly , ' the poster said . ` Obviously a prototype or test model and it says not for sale on the package . ` Obviously a phone , I was scared to play with it much but seems a glass back and front with metal on the sides . ' ` Our source , who has seen Samsung 's new devices in person , tells us that the mid-level 64GB curved Galaxy S6 will cost carriers $ 949 -LRB- $ 1,076 -RRB- , with the top-end 128GB model priced at $ 1,049 -LRB- $ 1,189 -RRB- -- around $ 50 more expensive than the comparable iPhone 6 Plus . ' The same source also said the firm is having yield issues for the curved display , which could mean the handset is in very short supply when it launches . Reports claim the ground breaking handset could be prohibitively expensive - and that Samsung is struggling to make the screen . According to a source at one of Samsung 's mobile carrier partners in Europe who spoke to Ars Technica under the condition of anonymity , Samsung is launching both the curved and normal Galaxy S6 at high price points . The Standard version of Samsung 's Galaxy S6 , which will be revealed on Sunday . The firm has been showing off the curved screen in teaser adverts , but is believed to be struggling to manufacture them in large quantities . For the non-curved Galaxy S6 , European pricing is $ 749 -LRB- $ 849 -RRB- , $ 849 -LRB- $ 963 -RRB- , and $ 949 -LRB- $ 1,076 -RRB- for the 32GB , 64GB , and 128GB models respectively - $ 100 cheaper than the curved version . The site warns that these high prices could dent the phone 's popularity . ` The pricing of both the normal and curved versions of the Galaxy S6 , however -- if carriers pass the price hike onto consumers -- could be problematic unless the hardware is truly sensational . ' Samsung is set to unveil the handset in Barcelona on March 1st . The Galaxy Edge will have curved screens on each side , and the Korean giant believes its curved technology could give it an edge over arch rival Apple . Created by designes Ivo Marić and Jermaine Smit , the new renders show both expected versions - a standard one and an ` Edge ' with both sides having curved displays . Both phones are also expected to have all-metal bodies , in a move away from Samsung 's current plastic range , and 5.1-inch screens . The Korean giant believes its curved technology could give it an edge over arch rival Apple . And the curved screen has already been used in Samsung 's Galaxy Note Edge . However , the S6 Edge will have the ability to work in a left or right-handed mode . Users will have an option to choose favourite contacts and an ability to assign specific colours to them . Both phones are also expected to have all-metal bodies , in a move away from Samsung 's current plastic range , and 5.1-inch screens . The handsets are also set to include wireless charging capabilities . And now the Korean firm has heavily implied the device - or multiple new devices - will come with wireless charging built-in . Many current phones need specially-designed cases and accessories to charge wirelessly , but Samsung 's next-generation models could add the feature within the handset on a single chip . In a blog post by Seho Park , principal engineer in Samsung Electronics ' IT and mobile division wrote : ' 2015 will be a landmark year for the growth of wireless charging . The S6 is expected to look similar to Apple 's iPhone 6 handset . It will also include a rumoured 20 megapixel camera . ` With our upcoming Galaxy smartphones , users will be able to enter a new wireless world like never before . ' The use of the plural ` smartphones ' adds further weight to the fact Samsung will unveil at least two handsets at this year 's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March . These are expected to be the Samsung Galaxy S6 , and the S6 Edge that is rumoured to have a curved screen that covers both sides . Until now , many phones and other products have predominantly used the ` magnetic-inductive ' method of charging . This involves pairing a device with a dock and is used from phones to electric toothbrushes and shavers . There are three wireless charging organisations including the Wireless Power Consortium -LRB- WPC -RRB- , and its Qi standard , the Power Matters Alliance -LRB- PMA -RRB- and the Alliance for Wireless Power -LRB- A4WP -RRB- . Samsung is a member of all three groups . This means that manufacturers have to choose which standard they use , and not every standard is supported across different charging points , for example . However , last year , components that support multiple standards on a single chip were released and in January , the PMA and A4WP announced they would join forces to offer better wireless charging features . The S6 wo n't be the first phone to have wireless charging built in - the Nokia Lumia 920 already offers this feature - but the Lumia 920 runs on the Qi standard . The concept video shows both handset designs . Until now , many phones and other products have predominantly used the ` magnetic-inductive ' method of charging . This involves pairing a device with a dock and is used from phones to electric toothbrushes and shavers . There are three wireless charging organisations including the Wireless Power Consortium -LRB- WPC -RRB- , and its Qi standard , the Power Matters Alliance -LRB- PMA -RRB- and the Alliance for Wireless Power -LRB- A4WP -RRB- . Samsung is a member of all three groups . This means manufacturers have to choose which standard they use , and not every standard is supported across different charging points , for example . However , last year , components that support multiple standards on a single chip were released . Samsung 's next Galaxy phones are expected to be the first to support these multiple standards on a built-in chip . Samsung 's next Galaxy phones are , however , expected to be the first to support multiple standards on a built-in chip . This means they will be more versatile to take advantage of public charging ports being introduced across retailers such as McDonalds and Starbucks . It will also beat main rival Apple to introducing the technology . Samsung surprised audiences at the Berlin-based trade show IFA in September when it unveiled its original curved device . The screen was described by Samsung 's David Park at the event as working like a ` ticker ' , with notifications and news scrolling along it . The Galaxy Note Edge 's unique curved touchscreen provides quick access to frequently used apps and alerts . The curved screen displays notifications at the top and bottom , while viewing a video without disruption , for example . Earlier this month , in the face of stiff competition , and following a consecutive drop in profits , Samsung announced plans to curb the number of phones it makes each year . Instead of releasing handset after handset and saturating the market with Samsung devices , the firm has decided it needs to concentrate on making fewer handsets , better . The South Korean manufacturer is also expected to ramp up production of its remaining models so they can be sold more cheaply . The use of the plural ` smartphones ' in the blog post adds further weight to the fact Samsung will unveil at least two handsets at this year 's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March . Samsung 's invite -LRB- pictured -RRB- hints at a curved device and the firm is expected to announced the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge . The strategy was unveiled during a presentation in New York by Samsung 's head of investor relations , Robert Yi . He said the company would reduce the number of smartphone models in 2015 by between a quarter and a third . Executives at the South Korean firm said it would overhaul its lower-tier line-up to boost price competitiveness , and use higher-quality components to set its devices apart . ` The mid-to-low end market is growing rapidly , and we plan to respond actively in order to capitalise on that growth , ' said Samsung Senior Vice President Kim Hyun-joon during a conference call with analysts . In a rare acknowledgement , Mr Yi added that Samsung had lagged behind changing market conditions . The company 's response ` was not quick enough , ' said Mr Yi . Both phones are expected to have all-metal bodies , in a move away from Samsung 's current plastic range , and 5.1-inch screens . The Korean giant believes its curved technology could give it an edge over arch rival Apple . 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President Barack Obama said Wednesday that illegal immigrants he said could stay in the country would not be deported , regardless of a judge 's injunction on his executive actions , as a court battle between his administration and more than two dozen states continues . Following the Texas judge 's decision to put a hold on the president 's programs , the Department of Homeland Security said it would not begin implementation of the first wave of the president 's programs . But Obama told supporters of his immigration measures on Wednesday evening that in the meantime , his administration would continue to move to the front of the line criminals and illegal immigrants not included in his programs . ` If you 've been here for a long time and if you qualify , generally , then during this period , even with legal uncertainty , they should be in a good place , ' Obama said during a town hall hosted by Telemundo and MSNBC . Scroll down for video . President Barack Obama , at a town hall meeting on immigration hosted by Telemundo and MSNBC , on Wednesday confirmed that illegal immigrants he said could stay in the country would not be deported , regardless of a judge 's injunction on his executive actions . Republican-appointed judge Andrew Hanen last week granted a request from a block of 26 states to temporarily put a hold on the president 's executive actions . DHS said the following day that it would appeal the decision but , ` in the meantime , we recognize we must comply with it . ' At the same time , it claimed the court order did not affect its ` ability to set and implement enforcement priorities . ' ` Pursuant to those enforcement priorities , we continue to prioritize public safety , national security , and border security , ' Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson said . And while the judge 's injunction applies to all new applicants to the president 's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program , it has no effect on previous participants who were accepted when it launched in 2012 . The Obama administration is currently awaiting a response to its request for a stay from Hanen . The White House said Wednesday that it would n't ask a higher court to get involved until it had exhausted its options at the district court level . At the bilingual town hall , taped in Miami , Florida , on Wednesday afternoon and aired during primetime on the sponsoring networks , the president encouraged illegal immigrants who qualify for his programs to continue readying their paperwork because the law is on his administration 's side . ` In the meantime , understand that -LSB- Immigration and Customs Enforcement -RSB- and the border security mechanisms that we have in place , they are instructed to focus on criminals and people who have just crossed the border , ' he said . And ICE Officials who do n't abide by his directives are ` going to be answerable to the head of the Department of Homeland Security , ' Obama said , ` because he 's been very clear about what our priorities should be . And I 've been very clear about what our priorities should be . ' Obama said both he and DHS head Johnson were ` absolutely committed ' to the new deportation processes and they are working with state and local governments to make sure families are able to stay together . ` You are going to see I think a substantial change , even as the case works its way through the courts , ' he said . It is unfortunate that Republican governors are suing his administration , Obama said , and that they were able to find a judge to enjoin the administration from moving forward with its plans . ` But that 's just the first part of the process . This is just one federal judge . We have appealed it very aggressively , ' the president noted . ` We 're going to be as aggressive as we can , ' he said , not only because his administration is legally in the right but because ` history is also on our side . ' Obama was interviewed by MSNBC and Telemundo 's Jose Diaz-Balart at Florida International University in Miami . The president said his administration is ` going to be as aggressive ' as it can in fighting the court order . Pressed to explain why he did n't save all illegal immigrants from removal , Obama explained that such a move exceeded his constitutional authority . ` If , in fact , we were completely just rewriting the immigration laws , then actually the other side would have a case , because we ca n't violate statutes , ' Obama told Diaz-Balart . ` We ca n't violate laws that are already in place . ` What we can do is make choices to implement those laws , ' he said , which is what Obama claims his administration has done . Obama found himself on the defense again moments later Diaz-Balart relayed a question he said was commonly asked by viewers of both networks before the event : Why did n't the president and his party pass comprehensive immigration reform during his first several years in office when Democrats were a the helm of both the House and Senate . ' I do n't know if anybody remembers , José , that when I took office and I had a majority , we had the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression , ' Obama responded , with a hint of snark in his tone . ` The global economy was collapsing . The unemployment rate in the Latino community and the immigrant community had soared . People were losing homes and entire communities were being devastated . So it was n't as if I was just sitting back , not doing anything . ' Democrats did manage to push through healthcare reform during that time , however , as Diaz-Balart pointed out . ` We were moving very aggressively on a whole host of issues , ' Obama told him . ` And we moved as fast as we could and we wanted immigration done . We pushed for immigration to be done . But , ultimately , we could not get the votes to get it all done . ' That is ` one of the challenges of being President ' Obama said - ` there are crying needs everywhere . ' ' I do n't regret having done the ACA . I just described for you there are millions of people who are not going to go bankrupt because they got sick because we got that done , ' he said frankly . ` So if the question is , would I have loved to have gotten everything done in the first two years , absolutely , because then , for the next six , I could have relaxed . ' Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell , left , and Speaker of the House John Boehner , right , toast with mint juleps during an event earlier this month . Obama accused Republicans in Congress , who are led by the two men , during the town hall of ` trying to hold hostage ' funding for the Department of Homeland Security and putting at risk the nation 's security . The president also addressed the ongoing fight between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill over his immigration measures . Senators agreed to move forward today with legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security but it has not yet passed the proposal . The House must also agree to it before it can be sent the president . Republicans had initially tied funding for Homeland Security to language undercutting Obama , but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed off that plan with a deadline to fund DHS or see it partially shut down looming and no end to a Democratic filibuster in sight . He 's now pursing a two-pronged strategy in which the Senate will first vote to approve the funding measure , and then vote to put a check on Obama 's power . Conservatives in the House indicated today that they may not support the appropriations bill if Speaker John Boehner brings similar legislation to the floor of the lower chamber , pointing out that the bulk of the agencies housed in DHS would remain open even if a shutdown were to occur . Because they are deemed ` essential ' to the functioning of the federal government , roughly 85 percent of the department 's workers would be kept on the job . Obama accused Republicans during the town hall of ` trying to hold hostage ' funding for DHS and putting at risk the nation 's security . If GOP leaders in the House and Senate ` want to have a vote on whether what I 'm doing is legal or not , they can have that vote , ' he said . ' I will veto that vote , because I 'm absolutely confident that what we 're doing is the right thing to do , ' he said to rancorous applause . ` And in the meantime , we 're going to continue to pursue all legal avenues , ' he said , ` to make sure that we have a country in which we are respecting not only the law , because we 're a nation of laws , but we 're also respecting the fact that we 're a nation of immigrants . ' | ` If you 've been here for a long time and if you qualify , generally ... even with legal uncertainty , they should be in a good place , ' Obama said . 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A book that helped Henry VIII build his case against the pope for an annulment from Catherine of Aragon has been discovered in a library at a country home in Cornwall . The summary of works by philosopher and theologian William of Ockham - who was a major figure in medieval intellectual and political thought - shows how agents for the monarch scoured the country for texts in order to question the pope 's authority . The book , dated 1495 , was then used to argue for the king 's independence as he sought to annual his first wife - his brother 's widow - after she failed to produce a male heir . A book -LRB- pictured -RRB- that helped Henry VIII build his case against the pope for an annulment from his first wife Catherine of Aragon has been discovered in a library at a country home in Cornwall . The summary of works -LRB- left -RRB- by philosopher and theologian William of Ockham shows how agents for the monarch scoured the country for texts in order to question the authority of the pope -LRB- right -RRB- . He went on to marry Anne Boleyn in an episode in British history which ultimately led to the break-up with Rome and has been documented in Hilary Mantel 's novels , produced for TV as Wolf Hall . The book , found at the National Trust 's Lanhydrock in Cornwall , contains marginal notes and marks made by the king 's secretarial staff to draw his attention to relevant passages . Highlighted passages include ` when a synod is greater than a pope ' and ` when it is permitted to withdraw from obedience to the pope ' . Staff had been aware of the book in the library , which holds 2,500 volumes , but its direct connection to the royal marriage was not known until a visit from a Tudor historian . Professor James Carley , a professor at York University , Toronto , identified inventory number 282 inside the book , which corresponds to the inventory prepared for the king 's chief library at Westminster Palace in 1542 . Professor Carley , an expert on the libraries of Henry VIII , said : ` It 's thrilling to discover that the book at Lanhydrock is from the royal library . The book , found at the National Trust 's Lanhydrock in Cornwall , contains marginal notes and marks made by the king 's secretarial staff to draw his attention to relevant passages . Pictured : Manager Paul Holden . ` The book is important not only for its provenance but for the notes entered in it by Henry VIII 's advisers and no doubt intended for him to see . ` They draw attention to precisely the sort of issues that were so relevant to the king 's policies in the years leading up to the break with Rome . ' The book is a summary of critical writings by William of Ockham , an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian , who died in 1347 . Ockham is considered one of the major critical figures of medieval thought , with writings that challenged Pope John XXII 's condemnation of the Franciscan views on the poverty of Christ and his apostles . The book , dated 1495 , was used to argue for the king 's -LRB- left -RRB- independence as he sought to marry Anne Boleyn -LRB- right -RRB- . The period of British history , which ultimately led to the break-up with Rome , has been documented in Hilary Mantel 's novels , produced for TV as Wolf Hall -LRB- pictured -RRB- . His book was among writings , manuscripts and printed books that were brought to the king 's libraries and examined by staff to bolster his case for the dissolution of his marriage . Wavy lines , signs and short marginal notes were inserted at pertinent places in the works . The book at Lanhydrock does not contain any of Henry 's handwriting but has a number of the characteristic wavy lines accompanied by a # symbol used by the annotators . Such material was used in the years leading up to the king 's marriage to Anne Boleyn in 1533 , the Act of Supremacy in 1534 and the establishment of an independent English church . At some point in the 17th century the book was acquired by Hannibal Gamon , a collector of many early scholarly books , whose signature is on the title page . He later bequeathed his many such books to the Robartes family at Lanhydrock , a country house which was remodelled in the 1880s following a destructive fire . Paul Holden , house and collections manager at Lanhydrock , said : ` To have such an interesting book in the collection is fascinating in itself but to find out that it was once owned by Henry VIII , and played a part in a pivotal moment in British history , is very exciting . ` We 're really looking forward to seeing the reactions of visitors when they discover more about the story behind this remarkable volume . ' Lanhydrock 's library is among only a handful of pre-Civil War private libraries surviving in England . Monarchy And The Book exhibition will open at Lanhydrock on March 1 and run until the end of November . | Works by philosopher and theologian William of Ockham published in 1495 . Contains notes and highlighted texts used to argue king 's independence . Discovery shows how kings ' advisers scoured country trying to find texts . Passages used as he sought annulment to marry second wife Anne Boleyn . 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A grieving couple were sent a text asking them to rate their son 's A&E experience from the hospital two days after he died of a stroke . John Wood , 71 , and his wife Patricia , 68 , from Garforth , West Yorkshire , were sorting through the belongings of their son Darren , who collapsed and died earlier this month , aged 42 . But two days later they were sent a text message on their deceased son 's phone asking him to rate his stay at A&E and how likely they are to recommend the hospital 's services to others . Darren Wood suffered a massive stroke and died at Leeds St James 's Hospital last month at the age of 42 . The message also asked them to rate the service with a number between one and six , depending on the quality of care . Darren , a 42-year-old pipe fitter , was speaking to a flatmate at his shared house when he suffered a massive stroke and was rushed to Leeds St James 's Hospital . He was put on a life support machine but died later that night on February 3 . Retired Mr Wood said : ` His housemate said he just went blank all of a sudden and she said `` are you alright , Darren ? '' Two days after his death his parents were sent a text from the hospital on his phone asking for feedback on his stay and the quality of care received . ` Then he keeled over and the landlord , who is an old friend of mine , rang me to tell me that my Darren was on the floor . ` When we got to hospital he was on a life support machine and was n't breathing on his own . ` The staff who worked on Darren were fantastic and did everything they could for him and kept us informed . ' He added : ` We 're devastated and I 'm just trying to come to terms with losing my son and trying to get through everything and get the all the paperwork out of the way . ` It 's been a difficult time but we are together so it 's easier when there 's two of us . ` You feel empty when you lose someone and when you get a text message like that and it just takes your breath away . ' I want this stopped and do n't want it to happen to any other people . It could push someone over the edge and they 're already dealing with the loss of someone close to them . ` It 's the non-medical staff and the disgusting bureaucracy of the NHS that 's the problem . ' Darren , who suffered from high blood pressure , had been working on renovation works at the hospital where he died until he was let go in late January . Mr Wood added : ` Everyone who met Darren and worked with him said what a lovely guy he was and how hard he worked . ` He 'd just had to sign on but had received a couple of job offers so thinks were really looking up for him . ` He was n't a materialistic guy and never wanted anything , just enough to get by with and he loved his films and quizzes on TV . ' Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has since apologised for sending the message , which is used to gain feedback on services . An Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust spokesman said : ` We are extremely sorry for the added distress this text message caused the Wood family following their tragic bereavement . ` This message should not have been sent and we have recently spoken to Mr John Wood to apologise in person and to reassure him that we are looking into how this happened as we want to prevent another family being upset in this way . ' John Wood -LRB- left -RRB- and his wife Patricia say they have been left ` devastated ' by the sudden loss of their son . A stroke is a brain attack which happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off . It can be caused by a blockage in one of the blood vessels leading to the brain or a bleed in the brain . Strokes affect people in different ways , depending on the part of the brain that is affected , how widespread the damage is and how healthy the person was before the stroke . A stroke can affect the way the body functions as well as your thought processes and how you feel and communicate . Recognising the signs of a stroke can be identified using the FAST test - Face , Arm , Speech , Time . Source : Stroke Association . | John Wood , 71 , and his wife Patricia received the text on their son 's phone . They had been sorting through his belongings when the message arrived . It asked them to rate his stay and care quality at Leeds St James 's Hospital . The 42-year-old pipe fitter suffered a massive stroke and died last month . His shocked parents said they have been left ` devastated ' by tragic death . NHS trust has apologised , adding the message should n't have been sent . | [[333, 408], [1113, 1197], [138, 167], [217, 265], [0, 109], [381, 458], [625, 636], [642, 743], [1188, 1253], [1234, 1264], [116, 137], [256, 265], [293, 316], [138, 142], [319, 328], [518, 555], [518, 529], [560, 624], [3342, 3350], [3360, 3432], [2767, 2811], [2823, 2846], [2767, 2801], [2812, 2846], [2894, 2946], [2949, 3074], [3075, 3115]] |
A former bank worker tried to slash his topless masseuse girlfriend 's throat in a jealous rage after another man smiled at her in a salsa club , a court heard . Amish Kansagra , 28 , turned up at the home of Anna Imporowicz , in Brentford , west London , with a knife from the massage parlour they ran together the day after they rowed in the club . Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court was told he held the knife to her throat saying ` you 've made the wrong decision . You will die today . ' Anna Imporowicz -LRB- arriving at court , left , and in modelling shot , right -RRB- , a topless masseuse , told a court that her ex-boyfriend , Amish Kansagra , tried to stab her after they had a row in a salsa club when a man smiled at her . The pair began dating when Kansagra became a regular client of Ms Imporowicz , 35 , who massaged her naked customers while either topless or wearing skimpy underwear . Kansagra quit his bank job and opened a new massage business in Ealing , west London , with Ms Imporowicz , originally from Warsaw in Poland . The court heard their ` happy relationship ' ended the day before the stabbing after a man smiled at her in a Holborn salsa club in central London . Prosecutor Julian Jones said : ` When they got home he was shouting that Anna was a whore and Amish grabbed her phone and laptop and destroyed them . ' He then allegedly shoved her against a fridge and the stairs before leaving and it is suggested he posted a skimpy-clothed image of her on Facebook with the caption : ` I 'm a prostitute and proud of it . ' They agreed to meet the next day on June 22 last year , but Kansagra had already armed himself with a ` big knife ' he took from the massage parlour , the court heard . Mr Jones added : ` She saw Amish with the knife in his hand and he shut the kitchen window and put the knife to her throat and said : `` You 've made the wrong decision . You will die today '' . ` He was trying to stab her neck and she felt him cut her neck and and she saw her blood and fell to the floor saying : `` I love you . Do n't do this '' . ` She described him as having gritted teeth and eyes `` Like the devil '' and he cut her neck again , harder and deeper , and used the tip of the knife to cut her gum . ' Ms Imporowicz allegedly tried to flee out of the front door , but was pulled back by the defendant . Amish Kansagra , 28 , -LRB- left -RRB- denies attempted murder and two counts of assault after he allegedly attacked his former girlfriend , Polish native Anna Imporowicz , who he met through her topless massage business . ` He still had the knife in one hand and the other hand around her neck and stabbed her in the side , ' Mr Jones added . ` She escaped via a window and while she had one leg out Amish tried to stab her everywhere . ' A passer-by , who so happened to be a retired nurse , came to her aid and as Kansagra fled the bloody scene he told passers-by his girlfriend had inflicted the injuries on herself , the court heard . ` The prosecution say this was a clear cut case of attempted murder , an intention to kill , ' he said . Kansagra slept rough and travelled to Manchester and back , eventually giving himself up at Shoreditch Police Station , initially claiming he remembered nothing due to a three-day vodka binge , the court heard . ` He said she was the first person he had ever loved and that there was something inside him . ` He recalled stabbing Anna in the neck and seeing the blood and confirmed he was not acting in self-defence . ' The jury also heard Kansagra flew into a jealous rage at a party the previous New Year 's Eve and caused a scene when a guest became too friendly with Ms Imporowicz . ' A guy dropped a cocktail stick down her cleavage and later squeezed her bottom and Amish started swearing and scratched the man 's nose , ' said Mr Jones . Ms Imporowicz explained to the jury she first met Kansagra through her work . ` It was sensual massage and the masseuse would maybe be in her underwear or without a bra and the client would be without their underwear , ' she said . ` It ends with hand relief , ' she added , insisting sexual intercourse would not take place . Kansagra has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder and two counts of assault , but has already admitted causing criminal damage , possessing a bladed article and inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent . The trial continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Amish Kansagra took a knife from massage parlour he ran with girlfriend . He showed up at home of Anna Imporowicz , 35 , and held knife to her throat . 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Daisy-Ray Anderson drowned in the bath when her father popped downstairs to get towels and her mother was out visiting a neighbour . A nine month-old girl drowned in the bath after her father went downstairs to get towels and nappies and her mother popped out to visit a neighbour , an inquest heard . Daisy-Ray Anderson was found face-down in the water by her father Dale , who left her briefly to fetch the supplies . The baby was in the bath with her 18-month-old sister Lilly - just metres away from where 12 cannabis plants were growing , a coroner was told . Daisy-Ray was put in the bath with her sister by their mother Emma Oliver , who left the bathroom after Mr Anderson entered the room to take over . When the children were ready to get out , he called to Miss Oliver to bring up the nappies and towels , but she did not answer so he went to grab them himself . Mr Anderson , a market trader , told the coroner : ' I came back up and that 's when I saw Daisy . She was face-down in the water . ' I pulled her out and starting doing CPR on the floor . I was screaming and shouting for help . ' I got water and vomit out of her mouth but she was n't breathing . ' Mr Anderson told the inquest that Daisy-Ray was in a baby bath towards the top of the main bath near to the taps , while her sister Lilly was in the main bath . Recalling the tragic day in September 2012 , he said he went downstairs to find the front door of their home , in Moston , Greater Manchester , open . 'Em ma was n't there ' , he said . ' I slammed the door shut and got what I needed and went back upstairs . ' I did n't know Emma was going to leave the house . Then I heard the door go so I ran downstairs and opened the door . ` She looked at me and I was as white as a ghost . She just ran upstairs and picked Daisy up . She started screaming and panicking . ' Parents Emma Oliver and Dale Anderson were cleared of child cruelty charges after Daisy-Ray drowned in the bath in 2012 . Mr Anderson went downstairs to fetch towels and nappies after Miss Oliver went out to visit a neighbour . The inquest heard that paramedics took Daisy-Ray to North Manchester General Hospital where she was later pronounced dead . Miss Oliver , a trainee plasterer , told the coroner she had put Daisy in the bath at around 10am because she had been sick . Daisry-Ray -LRB- pictured -RRB- was in the bath with her 18-month-old sister Lilly when she drowned . She said : ` Lilly came up and said she wanted a bath too so I filled it up for her . ' I was n't the one who played with the kids in the bath . I washed Daisy first and then got out the toys and then Dale came in . ' I nipped out for five minutes and went to see my neighbour . Lilly was 18 months old and we were talking about getting her name on the list for school . ' I did n't tell Dale I was going out and it was usual for him to play with the kids in the bath . ' I went over to my neighbour 's still in my pyjamas so I went home to get dressed . I came back home and realised my door was shut . ` Dale came down and he was as white as a sheet . I just ran upstairs . ' Consultant paediatric pathologist Gauri Batra told Manchester Coroners ' Court that a post-mortem on Daisy-Ray confirmed her cause of death was drowning . She said : ` This was a clean , well-nourished little girl and there was nothing congenitally wrong with her . ' The couple , who are engaged , were charged with child cruelty after the tragic death but were later cleared by a jury . Paramedics took Daisy-Ray to hospital where she was pronounced dead after her father found her face-down in the water . They both admitted cannabis growing offences and Mr Anderson received a community order while she was conditionally discharged . Jean Harkin , assistant coroner for Manchester City , recorded a verdict of accidental death . She said : ` It 's very clear that it 's very dangerous to leave children for just one minute but no parent would have expected this to happen . ` All I can say to you is that you have to hold on to the memories that you have from when Daisy was alive . ' | Daisy-Ray Anderson drowned in the bath when her father went downstairs . Nine-month-old was found face-down in the water after father briefly left . The baby 's mother was visiting a neighbour on the tragic day in 2012 . Her 18-month-old sister was in the bath with Daisy-Ray when she drowned . Bath was just metres away from 12 cannabis plants growing in the room . Coroner says there is no way parents would have expected her to drown . | [[0, 132], [133, 207], [1849, 1970], [1931, 1970], [3035, 3049], [0, 132], [133, 207], [302, 367], [357, 367], [379, 419], [973, 1005], [3570, 3615], [0, 132], [91, 132], [238, 280], [1999, 2076], [0, 132], [450, 473], [482, 528], [565, 626], [1849, 1970], [1931, 1970], [2327, 2403], [2410, 2428], [2708, 2731], [450, 473], [482, 528], [510, 541], [3840, 3848], [3853, 3984]] |
A photographer hoping to capture the perfect shot of a snowy field in Tennessee ended up saving the life of a missing elderly woman who he found huddled on the ground near a crashed car . Patricia Madden , 74 , of Bellevue , went missing on Wednesday when she failed to show up at a horse farm . She was found on Friday morning by photographer Keith Sheldon , who rode up a little-used road in Franklin , Tennessee to find a quiet place to shoot around 9.30 am . It was when he was started snapping that he noticed something in the scene was n't right . Scroll down for video . A photographer found a missing woman frozen to the ground - but alive - in a Tennessee field on Friday . The woman , identified as 74-year-old Patricia Madden - had been missing for two days in the freezing temperatures . Nearby he noticed an abandoned car , crashed into a ditch and beyond that a mound that he soon realized was a woman 's body , curled up in the fetal position with her hands in her brown coat . It was only 12 degrees out . ` She was lying right there against that dirt bank and she blended in , -LSB- she -RSB- had a brown coat on and it looked just like the dirt , ' Sheldon told WKRN . When Sheldon called out to the woman and she did n't respond , he walked over and noticed she was indeed still alive . ' I was sent there for a reason ' : Keith Sheldon -LRB- pictured -RRB- is the photographer who found Madden in Franklin on Friday . ` When I got next to her , she opened her eyes , ' Sheldon said . He then called 911 and waited the ten minutes it took paramedics to arrive on the small rural road . It was so cold out that when Sheldon and paramedics tried to lift Madden up from the ground , they heard the ground crack as it released her frozen-on coat . Madden was taken to the hospital where she was treated for hypothermia and released to her family the next day . It 's now known how long she was outside for . Her family says this is n't the first time Madden has gone missing and that she has suffered a series of ` brain injuries ' from horseback riding which may have disoriented her . Madden 's daughter added that her mother did n't have the insight not to drive in a rural area in icy conditions , according to WKRN . On Saturday her daughter issued a thank you not to first responders and city leaders who helped run the search for her mother . The letter reads : ' I am writing to give my family 's heartfelt thanks to the men and women ... who helped rescue my mom . ' I know that law enforcement 's reputation has taken a hit recently , but my faith in greater good and the service of our officers has never wavered . At least 30 people have died in Tennessee this past week as a winter storm has raged across the region . Sheldon is glad that he helped save one more fatality from appearing on that list . ' I was sent there for a reason , ' he told WSMV . | Patricia Madden , 74 , went missing on Wednesday when she failed to show up as expected at a horse farm . She was found two days later by photographer Keith Sheldon . Sheldon was taking pictures of the winter weather when he found Madden 's crashed car on a rural road . Madden was frozen to the ground in the fetal position just a few yards away from the vehicle . She has since been treated for hypothermia at the hospital and is now back home , being cared for by family . Relatives say this is n't the first time Madden has gone missing . | [[188, 222], [225, 295], [683, 692], [695, 736], [683, 799], [296, 357], [578, 682], [1342, 1437], [296, 357], [1342, 1437], [1550, 1604], [1783, 1833], [1923, 1998], [1939, 2068]] |
This is the moment a leopard ended up with a porcupine 's quill up its nose - as it tried repeatedly to catch and eat the spikey creature . The predator was resting in a tree on the side of the road in Kruger National Park in South Africa when its unsuspecting prey wandered past . Measuring a metre and a half in length , the leopard pounced and moved in for the kill - but ended up with some of the porcupine 's quills planted in its mouth and paw . Prickly customer : The predator was resting in a tree on the side of the road in Kruger National Park in South Africa when its unsuspecting prey wandered past . Battle scars : The leopard was injured during its tussle with the porcupine , ending up with quills planted in its mouth and paw . Lunchtime : This leopard found itself in a prickly situation - as it tried to make a snack out of an adult porcupine in a wildlife reserve in South Africa . Moving in for the kill : The leopard , measuring a metre and a half in length , was waiting in a tree and pounced when it saw the porcupine walk past . Traffic came to a halt as the startled porcupine made its way across the road in a desperate escape bid . After the leopard was injured in its initial attack , it backed away from its prey and then went in for a second assault . The porcupine managed to make it across the road but was eventually taken down by the big cat . Yusuf Chavoos was driving his car through the National Park when he saw the two animals emerge from the trees and captured the dramatic tussle . The leopard tries a different approach as it lowers its head to the ground in an attempt to attack the belly and hind legs of the porcupine . Tough task : The leopard reconsiders its approach after making a series of attempts to clamp hold of the porcupine as it was making its way across a road . Ready to pounce : Traffic came to a halt as the startled porcupine made its way across the road in a desperate escape bid . Yusuf Chavoos was driving his car through the National Park when he saw the two animals emerge from the trees and captured the dramatic tussle on camera . He said : ` It looked like the leopard was trying to get to the porcupine 's belly or hind legs as there are less quills there . ` Compared to the leopard , the porcupine was moving very slowly across the road . ' The 42-year-old optometrist from Johannesburg jumped out of his car to capture the action . He said : ` The porcupine looked very shocked and afraid . ` It is incredibly rare to see a leopard attack a porcupine . It is dangerous for leopards to do this as they can get injured by the quills . ` It is difficult to express how I felt when I saw this , but I would say I felt lucky and blessed to have witnessed something so rare . ' The leopard , pictured lying on its side , tried a number of different tactics to avoid being spiked by the porcupine which was defending itself with its quills . End of the road : After the leopard was injured in its initial attack , it backed away from its prey and then went in for a second deadly assault . Captured : Despite managing to make it across the road , the porcupine was eventually taken down by the leopard after it grabbed hold of the animal 's leg . Mr Chavoos said : ` It is incredibly rare to see a leopard attack a porcupine . It is dangerous for leopards to do this as they can get injured by the quills ' | Leopard was resting in tree on the side of the road in Kruger National Park in South Africa when porcupine appeared . Predator then pounced and moved in for the kill making a number of attempts to attack creature 's legs and belly . But during the tussle the big cat ended up with quills in its mouth and paws after the porcupine defended itself . The metre-and-a-half long leopard got its own back when it clamped the hind legs of the porcupine in its jaws . | [[140, 231], [471, 562], [926, 937], [981, 1052], [81, 139], [323, 326], [347, 368], [901, 923], [1282, 1295], [1339, 1377], [1601, 1603], [1612, 1664], [1728, 1820], [2100, 2107], [2112, 2228], [0, 80], [323, 334], [375, 420], [397, 451], [628, 688], [613, 625], [691, 712], [706, 743], [2850, 2863], [2870, 2908], [282, 320], [926, 929], [940, 978], [1601, 1603], [1612, 1664], [3114, 3127], [3132, 3213]] |
McDonald 's has been accused of super-sized tax avoidance after apparently dodging more than # 700million worth of taxes across Europe . The American fast food chain funnelled billions of pounds through Luxembourg to reduce its tax bill significantly , according to a report . Luxembourg has controversially been used as a tax haven by many multi-nationals because it allows companies to pay as little as 1 per cent tax on income . Now , McDonald 's has been branded ` shameful ' after claims it used an ` aggressive ' tax loophole to avoid paying around # 730million over five years . Appetising : A quarter-pounder from McDonald 's , which has been branded ` shameful ' over accusations it used a Luxembourg offshoot to avoid paying about # 730million to the UK tax man over five years . According to British charity War On Want -- which tackles poverty around the world -- McDonald 's opened a Luxembourg-based offshoot called McD Europe Franchising Sarl in 2009 , to deal with royalty revenues paid by franchises using its brand . This happened ` immediately after ' a policy change in the country which allowed these kinds of intellectual property firms to pay lower taxes on income . The company then routed billions in royalties from its European operations to the Luxembourg outpost , minimising its tax liabilities , the report said . That same year , McDonald 's also shifted its European headquarters from London to low-tax Geneva , which was viewed as another attempt to reduce its liabilities . ` As a result , McDonald 's engaged in aggressive and potentially abusive optimisation of its structure which has led to the avoidance of significant amounts of tax , ' the review said . ` This structure is likely to have cost European governments over 1billion euros -LSB- # 727million -RSB- in lost tax revenues between 2009 and 2013 . ' Britain is the third largest European market for McDonald 's after Germany and France , meaning the UK could have lost out on millions of pounds . The report found that McDonald 's Luxembourg branch registered revenues of # 2.7 billion over five years , but paid less than # 12million of tax . If it had kept these royalties in Europe as ` profit ' , rather than diverting them through Luxembourg , it would have had to pay more than 60 times this amount . And if it had kept its headquarters in the UK and paid British corporation tax on all the royalties it earned from its European subsidiaries , HM Revenue and Customs could have netted up to # 818million extra between 2009 and 2013 . Even if McDonald 's had only paid UK corporation tax on the money it made from British royalties , the taxman would have received # 75million more . McDonalds in Uxbridge : Britain is the third largest European market for the American burger chain . While the schemes are not illegal , firms are coming under growing pressure to pay tax in the country they sell their goods -- rather than where various headquarters are based . Amazon , Ikea , Pepsi and Disney are among the other corporations accused of pushing profits through Luxembourg to reduce their tax bill . And McDonald 's has already faced scrutiny of its tax practices in France , with authorities visiting its Paris office last year . European Commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso said the report ` will be carefully processed ' , the Financial Times reported . It was co-written by War On Want alongside three US and European trade unions -- EPSU , EFFAT and SEIU . Jan Willem Goudriaan , of EPSU , said : ` It is shameful to see that a multibillion euro company , that pays low wages , still seeks to avoid its responsibility to pay its fair share of much-needed taxes to finance public services we all rely on . ' A McDonald 's spokesman said : ` McDonald 's complies with applicable laws , including payments of the taxes that are owed in each country in which we operate . A significant amount of tax is also paid by our franchisees , who make up 73 per cent of McDonald 's restaurant estate in Europe . ' | War On Want traced McDonald 's finances through the tiny country . It found the firm paid franchise royalties to a Luxembourg offshoot . Firm also shifted its European HQ from London to Geneva , Switlerland . Britain is the third largest European market for McDonald 's . | [[876, 922], [895, 965], [1344, 1358], [1361, 1372], [1378, 1441], [1848, 1933], [2711, 2787]] |
A woman allegedly depicted in a pornographic video made at a university library is now trying to rally fraternity brothers to come to her defense . Kendra Sunderland , 19 , faces a potential jail sentence and fine if convicted of public indecency . Court documents say , ` The defendant , on or about January 27 , 2015 , did and with the intent of arousing the sexual desire of defendant or another person , expose her genitals ; contrary to statute and against the peace and dignity of the State of Oregon . ' The documents - obtained and published by the Smoking Gun - accused Sunderland of committing public indecency on the sixth floor of Valley Library at Oregon State University . Scroll down for video . Video : Kendra Sunderland allegedly appeared in an explicit video filmed at an Oregon State University library . Legal issues : Sunderland is now facing a public indecency act over the video . The video reportedly shows the 19-year-old performing a sex act and flashing the camera . Sunderland , who attended OSU but dropped out , asked in a since-deleted Wednesday Facebook post for assistance from fraternity members . The post read ` Dear Oregon State Frat Brothers I need your help , comment here and we will DM ... and please no dumb replies , this is a serious issue regarding my court date tomorrow . ' She later lashed out on Facebook at the school 's Interfraternity Council . Sunderland alleged ` The OSU Frat Council wants to take away people 's right to protest -LSB- sic -RSB- . What do you think ? ' Attached was a selfie showing her giving the camera the middle finger , as well as a link to an article on MStarz . Webcam : The video allegedly shows the 19-year-old sitting at a table inside the school library , masturbating and flashing the camera . She posted a photograph showing her flipping the middle finger -LRB- right -RRB- on Wednesday . Scene : Sunderland has been accused of committing public indecency on the sixth floor of Valley Library at Oregon State University . The article included a message allegedly written by OSU Interfraternity Council President Michael Conan to FriendFinder Networks CEO Ken Hawks , requesting that Hawks refrain from contacting OSU fraternity members to protest on Sunderland 's behalf . Conan stated that fraternity chapters were warned of ` judicial ramifications ' for their participation . Conan declined to comment to Daily Mail Online , referring questions to OSU spokesman Steve Clark . Clark said he was aware of Conan 's reported remarks . OSU 's Interfraternity Council did not respond to a request for comment . Hawk said Conan sent him the text message on Tuesday at 12:02 AM PST . According to the Smoking Gun , Sunderland may be forced to pay a $ 6,250 fine and spend as much as one year in prison . Her arraignment is planned for Thursday , the website reported . An Oregon State Police log written by Trooper Christopher Graves said ` On January 27 , 2015 at approximately 2:30 pm I was tasked to looking into a complaint of a video of a female that was posted to a pornographic site claiming that the solo act that was being performed occured -LSB- sic -RSB- in the Oregon State University library . I was able to identify the suspect as the female -LSB- redacted -RSB- . The suspect was cited for Public Indecency -LSB- sic -RSB- and released . ' The log was obtained and published by the Oregonian in January . New career : Sunderland began performing in webcam videos during a failed job search in Fall 2013 for a waitress position , when she was still a OSU student . Business venture : Sunderland is behind the website Date Broke College Girls and appears on the homepage . Daily Mail Online earlier reported that Sunderland is behind the website Date Broke College Girls . ' I created this site to match college girls like me who are struggling to pay for school and looking for a rich older boyfriend , ' she wrote online . ` Hopefully this will keep them from getting naked in the library and help them use it to study ! ' In early February , the New York Daily News reported that Sunderland began performing in webcam videos during a failed job search in Fall 2013 for a waitress position , when she was still a OSU student . ` Working a minimum wage job , there 's people that are just mean to you when they 're having a crappy day , ' Sunderland told the newspaper . ` On MyFreeCams , -LSB- users -RSB- had nothing but nice things to say . And I made way more than I would working any other job . ' The New York Daily News reported that Sunderland made approximately $ 700 from filming the on-campus webcam video in October , before soon leaving school and making more videos . Clark told the newspaper that Sunderland was banned from school grounds . A MyFreeCams attorney also told the New York Daily News that Sunderland 's video violated the guidelines for the website , and she is banned . Both the Benton County District Attorney 's office and Sunderland did not respond to requests for comment . Sunderland 's attorney , Michael Flinn , said Wednesday ` What I can tell you is this : We believe the charge should never have been filed , but we will appear in court tomorrow to start a vigorous defense against it . ' A publicist for Sunderland said a comment would be made after the Thursday arraignment . | Kendra Sunderland made waves online for a webcam video that allegedly depicted her in a sex act at a university library . She is now facing a public indecency charge over the video . 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Labor MP Anthony Albanese certainly did not beat around the bush when he was asked for a statement about the retirement of the chairman of Sydney Airport . Social media lit up when Mr Albanese sent out a one-word statement to journalist about the news . Under the official letterhead of the Australia coat of arms , Mr Albanese 's reply to Max Moore-Wilton announcing he was stepping down read : ` Good ' . Labor MP Anthony Albanese issued a one-word statement about the retirement of the Sydney Airport chairman . Mr Albanese -LRB- left -RRB- and Mr Moore-Wilton starting feuding in 2011 when the chairman threatened to take legal action against the then-Minister for Infrastructure and Transport . Twitter users immediately dubbed the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport 's response as the ` best press release ever ' . One woman called it a ` legendary press release ' , while another said it was ` brilliant in its brevity ' . A man joked he would try to live up to the high standard Mr Albanese had taken press releases . ` From today onwards , I will endeavour to emulate @albomp 's media release skillz , ' he wrote . Social media users commended Mr Albanese 's short and not so sweet response . ` From today onwards , I will endeavour to emulate @albomp 's media release skillz , ' one user wrote . One woman called it a ` legendary press release ' The feud between Mr Albanese and Mr Moore-Wilton dates back to 2011 when the chairman threatened take legal action against the then-Minister for Infrastructure and Transport , according to Fairfax Media . During debate over a second airport in Sydney , Mr Albanese fired off that Mr Moore-Wilton should not be included in consultation as he had a ` monopoly over the existing airport ' . The MP supported a second airport coming to Sydney , while Mr Moore-Wilton was not keen on the idea . Mr Moore-Wilton 's time as chairman will come to an end in May . | Anthony Albanese sent a one-word statement about Sydney Airport 's chairman retirement . The snappy response to news about Max Moore-Wilton read : ` Good ' Mr Albanese and Mr Moore-Wilton 's feud began four years ago in 2011 . The chairman threatened to sue the then-Minister for Infrastructure and Transport . | [[65, 155], [156, 253], [181, 253], [407, 514], [515, 617], [548, 699], [1370, 1501], [515, 617], [548, 699], [1370, 1501], [1443, 1543]] |
The grandparents of tragic young girl Chloe Valentine have slammed Families SA , saying they could have prevented the death of their four-year-old granddaughter . Speaking to ABC 's 7.30 program ahead of the final day of the inquest into Chloe 's death , Belinda Valentine and her partner said the social workers ` absolutely ' failed in their duty of care over the young girl . Chloe died in 2012 from head injuries sustained after being forced to ride a motorbike three times her weight for days on end by her drug addicted mother Ashley Polkinghorne and her partner at the time . Scroll down for video . Belinda Valentine -LRB- left -RRB- has slammed Families SA saying they could have saved her granddaughter Chloe Valentine 's -LRB- right -RRB- life . Chloe died in 2012 from head injuries sustained after being forced to ride a motorbike three times her weight for days on end by her drug addicted mother Ashley Polkinghorne and her partner at the time . Belinda Valentine -LRB- left -RRB- and her partner -LRB- right -RRB- said social workers ` absolutely ' failed in their duty of care over the young girl . Her mother , Ashlee Polkinghorne , 22 , and Polkinghorne 's then-partner Benjamin McPartland , 28 , are in jail after pleading guilty to Chloe 's manslaughter through criminal neglect . But Belinda Valentine , like so many others , said Chloe 's life could have been saved had Families SA intervened , or took Ms Valentine up on her offer of taking the youngster into her care . ` From when Chloe was a tiny infant we offered and offered in fact at times we begged , ' the grandmother told the ABC . ` We contacted Families SA on a regular basis and told them our concerns and they were n't everyday concerns , these were concerns that were valid , they were serious , and they just were n't taken in that way , ' Ms Valentine added . The grandmother recalled an incident in 2009 when she was called by her daughter Ashley after she had been beaten by her boyfriend at the time . Ms Valentine said she found Chloe cowering and terrified , and she called a social worker - Leanne Stewart - from the house with the young girl still in her arms . The inquest has heard Chloe was forced to endure chronic neglect at the hands of her drug-using teenage mother Ashlee Polkinghorne -LRB- left -RRB- and her partner Benjamin Robert McPartland -LRB- right -RRB- . Belinda Valentine said she repeatedly begged authorities to take Chloe off her parents and into her care . ' I told her what we would like to do and she said to me you ca n't tell Ashley where she should live and you have no right to take Chloe , I 'm not giving you permission to take Chloe at all . ` Ashley just laughed at us . And I said to her look , I want to speak to your supervisor , I need to speak to someone higher than you and she said ' I am the supervisor ' , ' Ms Valentine revealed . However Ms Stewart has denied in court that this conversation even took place . Chloe 's grandmother also revealed the heartbreak of watching footage of Chloe fall off the motorbike sustaining injuries which would later lead to her death . ` To see her alive , but in the last few hours of her life was , it was heartbreaking . ` And to hear Ashley 's manic laughter , and to see Ben throw her onto the motorbike and her crashing , you just do n't want to go there , you do n't want to think about she must have been thinking and feeling without anyone there to protect her , ' Ms Valentine told the ABC through tears . Ms Valentine said she called social worker Leanne Stewart from the scene of a domestic dispute pleading to take Chloe away from Ashley . However Ms Stewart -LRB- pictured -RRB- denied in court that such a phone call ever took place . The inquest into Chloe 's death with be finalised on Friday . A veteran social worker also told the program he believed ` without a doubt ' Chloe could have been saved , if Families SA had n't failed the toddler . Tony Tonkin said he could not recall an inquest of this depth or length during his time , and said he was deeply saddened by her story . Earlier this week during the inquest - which will come to a head on Friday - the head of Families SA said social workers missed opportunities to save Chloe . Department for Education and Child Development chief executive Tony Harrison said the young girl 's case workers had placed too much weight on preserving family unity at the expense of ensuring the girl 's safety , in the years leading to her death . ` There was a very , very strong emphasis to , at all costs , keep the family together , ' he told the inquest into Chloe 's death on Tuesday . ` With the benefit of hindsight , we would have to wonder whether we persisted with that approach for too long . At an inquest into her death on Tuesday authorities said social workers missed the chance to save Chloe Valentine , 4 , who died of massive head injuries in 2012 . The young girl was forced to ride a motorbike for days on end by her drug addicted mother and her partner . ` We have to be prepared , at the right time as we determine it , to take a strong intervention because that 's needed to keep children alive . ' The inquest has heard Chloe was forced to endure chronic neglect at the hands of her drug-using teenage mother but was never removed by Families SA . Chloe was four when she died of massive head injuries after being forced to ride a motorbike that repeatedly crashed over a three-day period in the backyard of her Adelaide home in January 2012 . Polkinghorne and McPartland waited more than eight hours before calling an ambulance after Chloe eventually became unconscious . A comprehensive review of Chloe 's case had made clear that a ` circuit-breaker ' was needed to save the girl from the chaos in her life . Mr Harrison , a former SA Police assistant commissioner who became head of the DECD in July 2013 , said he strongly supported keeping families together and building the capability of parents within the child protection system . But a comprehensive review of Chloe 's case had made clear that a ` circuit-breaker ' was needed to save the girl from the chaos in her life . ` The question should have been asked as early as 2008 as to whether the removal of Chloe was appropriate , ' he said . ` It seemed like we missed opportunities to consider the option of removing the child from the environment . ' The coroner has asked why Chloe 's mother Ashley was repeatedly given the benefit of the doubt . Families SA received 20 child abuse notifications during Chloe 's short life from witnesses concerned about the girl 's filthy , transient and unsafe living conditions . Families SA received 20 child abuse notifications during Chloe 's short life from witnesses concerned about the girl 's filthy , transient and unsafe living conditions , her mother 's drug use and her exposure to domestic violence in the family home . State Coroner Mark Johns has questioned why Polkinghorne was often given the benefit of the doubt by social workers , who helped clean her house and avoided confronting her about her drug use . Mr Harrison admitted there was potential for social workers to be compromised by their intimate involvement in a case . ` There can be some blurring of objectivity as social workers build relationships with families , ' he said . The inquest continues . | Chloe Valentine died from head injuries in 2012 after falling off motorbike . She was forced to ride it by her drug addicted parents over three days . Grandmother Belinda Valentine slammed social services for ignoring her . Said she begged Familes SA to let her take Chloe into her care . Head of Families SA said social workers missed opportunities to save her . 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The 25-year-old daughter of Robin Williams has said there is ` no point ' questioning why her father chose to take his own life six months ago , in the first time she has spoken publicly since the comedian 's death . Zelda Williams , speaking with NBC 's Kate Snow on Thursday 's TODAY show , said she has chosen not to dwell but to look to the future , focusing on charity that will help continue her father 's legacy . ` It 's going to take a lot of work to allow myself to have the sort of fun , happy life that I had , but that 's important , ' she said in the sit-down . ` People are finally starting to approach talking about illnesses that people ca n't immediately see . -LRB- My father -RRB- talked about his alcoholism . He joked about it , which I think you 're supposed to . Scroll down for video . First interview : Zelda Williams , 25 , spoke with NBC 's Kate Snow on Thursday 's TODAY show , six months after the death of her father , Robin Williams , 63 , who committed suicide at his California home in August . Positive : Zelda said she has chosen not to dwell on the death of her father but look to continuing his legacy . She continued : ` It helped him not hide . If you have things that make you sad , express them to other people . ' I think it was important to him for people to talk about important things . ` He did n't like people feeling the things that were hard for them they should go through alone . ` And I think that 's the big legacy , for me and for him and for my brothers . ` He , somehow , had an enormous amount of people in this world that he made feel they were a little less alone . ` People have their memories and they should enjoy them . ` The world keeps spinning , but it does n't mean he was never on it . ' Family first : Zelda Robin Williams arrive at the premiere of World 's Greatest Dad at The Landmark Theater in August 2009 , in Los Angeles . Zelda says she knew a different side to the comedian loved by so many . Williams , who had a long history of depression , committed suicide at his home in Paradise Cay in San Francisco Bay on August 11 , 2014 , aged 63 . Asked about the death of her father , Zelda said : ` There 's no point questioning it and no point blaming anyone for it and there 's no point blaming yourself or the world or whatever the case may be . ` Because it happened and you have to continue to move and you have to continue to live and manage . ' Following William 's death , Zelda posted a photo to Twitter showing a new tattoo on her right hand of a hummingbird , which is considered a symbol of resilience . However she further explained the meaning behind the inking . ` Hummingbirds are fun and flighty and strange ' she said in the NBC interview . ` It 's hard to keep them in one place and Dad was a bit like that . ` Keeping a conversation in one moment was impossible with him . ` It 's almost like trying to put a bag around a storm and hope it would n't blow away . ` Some days are going to be difficult -LRB- without him -RRB- , and having a reminder that is permanently there is nice . ' Personal : Zelda said Thursday that she got the hummingbird tattoo in memory of her father because ` they are fun and flighty and strange ' Memories : Robin Williams is seen here with his middle child , daughter Zelda , in an undated photo . On Friday , Zelda will accept the Noble Award that honors her father 's humanitarianism and his work with the Challenged Athlete Foundation , a charity that provides prosthetics to disabled athletes . However Zelda would not speak about the current court battle over her father 's estate . Williams had his eldest son , Zachary , 32 , with first wife Valerie Velardi . He later married Marsha Garces , Zachary 's nanny , and had Zelda and Cody , 24 , but they separated in 2008 . In 2011 Williams married his third wife , graphic designer Susan Schneider . In papers filed in December in San Francisco Superior Court , Susan Williams , says some of the late actor 's personal items were taken without her permission and asks the court to exclude the contents of the Tiburon home that she shared with Williams from the jewelry , memorabilia and other items that Williams said the children should have . The children counter that Susan Williams is ` adding insult to a terrible injury ' by trying to change the trust agreement and rob them of the late actor 's clothing and other personal items . ` The Williams ' children are heartbroken that Petitioner , Mr. Williams ' wife of less than three years , has acted against his wishes by challenging the plans he so carefully made for his estate , ' attorneys for the children said in court papers . FlashbackL Robin Williams walks on Madison Avenue in New York with second wife Marsha Garces Williams and their daughter Zelda Williams , then 16 , in March 2006 . James Wagstaffe , an attorney for Susan Williams , said Monday that his client was only seeking guidance from the court about the meaning of certain terms in the trust . ` This is not ugly , ' he said . ' I would not say this is anticipated to be a highly contested proceeding . ' An attorney for the children , Allan Mayer , declined to comment . Williams death was ruled a suicide that resulted from asphyxia caused by hanging . Susan Williams has said the actor and comedian was struggling with depression , anxiety and a recent diagnosis of Parkinson 's disease . Williams had publicly acknowledged periodic struggles with substance abuse , and he had entered a substance abuse program shortly before his death . According to the coroner 's report , his wife told an investigator that Williams did not go there because of recent drug or alcohol abuse , but rather to reaffirm the principles of his rehabilitation . Williams ' trust granted his children his memorabilia and awards in the entertainment industry and some other specific personal items , according to court documents . Susan Williams says that because he wanted her to continue to live at the Tiburon home , it makes sense that he intended only for his children to have the specific personal items he delineated that were kept at another home he owned in Napa . ` Any other interpretation would lead to Mrs. Williams ' home being stripped while Mrs. Williams still lives there , ' her attorneys wrote . The children dispute that interpretation , saying there were no specific limits on the location of those items . The two sides also disagree over items put in storage , watches Williams owned and his memorabilia . | Zelda Williams , 25 , spoke on TODAY on Thursday , six months after Robin Williams , 63 , committed suicide at his California home . Zelda says she has chosen not to dwell on the death but continue her father 's legacy . ' I think it was important to him for people to talk about important things , ' she said . 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Tracy Morgan was looking greatly improved as he made his way into an appointment at a New Jersey rehab facility on Wednesday afternoon . The comedian walked with a cane as he was accompanied by his fiancee Megan Wollover and their young daughter Maven , eight months after being involved the crash , which claimed the life of his friend James McNair and injured three others . Morgan suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a broken leg , a broken nose and broken ribs in the accident . Scroll down for videos . Tracy Morgan was looking greatly improved as he made his way into an appointment at a New Jersey rehab facility on Wednesday afternoon . The actor , who suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a broken leg , a broken nose and broken ribs , was seen walking with a slight limp . This just eight months after the comedian was injured in a fatal car crash . The crash claimed the life of his friend James McNair and injured three others . Investigators released this image of the van Morgan was travelling in . And while Morgan looked greatly improved , he was still forced to take a seat at one point as he waited for his wife and child to exit the car . This comes a little over a week after Morgan was forced to miss the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special , though he was acknowledged for his many contributions to the show in which his 30 Rock castmates Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin introduced one of his most famous characters , the eccentric zoologist Brian Fellows . Morgan 's attorney recently revealed Morgan is still struggling to simply return ` to the way he was ' after this trauma . Morgan was critically injured in early June when a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer rammed into a limousine bus he and his friends were travelling in on the New Jersey Turnpike . The comedian was returning home to New York City from a show at a Delaware casino . Morgan was still forced to take a seat at one point as he waited for his wife and child to exit the car . Morgan was forced to miss the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special on February 15 because of his condition . He was accompanied by his fiancee Megan Wollover and their young daughter Maven for his trip to the New Jersey rehab facility . At the SNL special , Morgan was saluted by his former 30 Rock costars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin . Morgan 's attorney recently revealed Morgan is still struggling to simply return ` to the way he was ' after this trauma . Morgan was returning home for a comedy show in Delaware last June when the accident occurred . He spent almost two months in the hospital and rehab following the accident before he could return home , and the extent of his brain injury is still unknown . ` He 's fighting to get better , and if there 's a chance for him to be back to the Tracy Morgan he once was , he 's going to try to do that , ' said his lawyer Benedict Morelli last November . ` But we just do n't know because of the severity of the injuries that he sustained and the fact that he had such a severe brain injury . ' The actor did appear much better than the last time he was spotted earlier this month walking to a New York hospital with his fiancee . He spent almost two months in the hospital and rehab following the accident before he could return home , and the extent of his brain injury is still unknown . ` He 's fighting to get better , and if there 's a chance for him to be back to the Tracy Morgan he once was , he 's going to try to do that , ' said his lawyer Benedict Morelli last November . ` But we just do n't know because of the severity of the injuries that he sustained and the fact that he had such a severe brain injury , ' added Morgan 's lawyer . The driver of the tractor-trailer thatallegedly caused the accident , Kevin Roper , was charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in a New Jersey state court . Morgan has also filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart . The driver of the tractor-trailer , Kevin Roper , was charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in a New Jersey state court . Last December , Morgan and his attorneys accused Wal-Mart of stalling in a federal lawsuit they have brought against the company over their safety practices after it was reported that Roper was asleep at the wheel at the time of the crash . Following the incident , Roper took to Twitter to deny claims he was under the influence at the time of the accident , saying ; ' I was never charged at the scene of the accident because once again i was not guilty of any crime . Not until all the TV cameras came . ' The Georgia resident also stated that he felt ` horrible ' and ` wished it was him who was hurt ' before writing ; ` So yes i am now most likely f **** d because i had an unfortunate ACCIDENT with the wrong car that night . ' Roper recently asked a judge to delay Morgan 's lawsuit against Wal-Mart until his criminal case in New Jersey is settled . Last December , Morgan and his attorneys accused Wal-Mart of stalling in a federal lawsuit that have brought against the company over their safety practices . Morgan was forced to put an FX series he had in development on hold after the accident . Roper recently asked a judge to delay Morgan 's lawsuit against Wal-Mart until his criminal case in New Jersey is settled . Morgan was forced to put an FX series he had in development on hold after the accident , though his new film with Chris Rock , Take Five , was released in December . He came out against Wal-Mart in a public statement this past September after they accused him of being at fault during the accident for not wearing a seatbelt . ' I ca n't believe Walmart is blaming me for an accident they caused , ' he said at the time . ` I 'm fighting hard every day to get back . ' | Tracy Morgan was seen in public looking greatly improved as he walked with a cane on Wednesday eight months after his horrific auto accident . The actor , who suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a broken leg , a broken nose and broken ribs , was seen walking with a slight limp . Morgan was accompanied by his fiancee Megan Wollover and their daughter Maven for an appointment at a New Jersey rehab facility . This as his lawyer has revealed the actor may never return to ` the way he was ' as the extent of his brain injuries are still unknown . Three of Morgan 's friends were injured and one , James McNair , was killed in the crash that occurred when their bus was rammed by a Wal-Mart truck . 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The Navy SEAL who recounted his experiences fighting the Taliban in the book Lone Survivor took to Facebook to taunt the man convicted of the murder of American Sniper Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield . Marcus Luttrell wrote ; ` Justice served for Chris and the Littlefield family . To Eddie Ray Routh , you thought you had PTSD before . ?? Wait till the boys in TDC Find out you killed a TX hero . ' Luttrell taunted Routh about heading to the ` TDC ' - Texas Department of Corrections - just one day after a jury found him guilty on two counts of murder . Scroll down for video . Marcus Luttrell -LRB- above -RRB- lashed out at Eddie Ray Routh one day after he was convicted in the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield . Luttrell taunted Routh on Facebook one day before he was convicted and sentenced to prison for life without the possibility of parole . Luttrell later told Fox News about the post , ` It 's not secret that usually I do n't have a filter . ' He then added ; ` What comes through my head is going to come out of my mouth . ... I do n't know that he 's going to read that , but I 'm sure someone will get it to him what 's about to go down when he gets where he 's going . ' Earlier in the day , the widow of Kyle posted a touching tribute to her slain husband as she praised the jury for finding his killer guilty . ` God Bless the Jury And good people of Stephenville , Texas !! ' Taya Kyle wrote on Facebook on Wednesday morning , just hours after the jury found Eddie Ray Routh guilty of murder . ` Chris , you are the love of my life . You live on in my heart . You always will . I hope we all live lives that make you proud . And babe , Rest assured you do n't need a fancy resting place - you live on ... Safe In the hearts you left behind . ' Taya had not been in the court for the guilty verdict on Tuesday evening ; she had stormed out of the courtroom and slammed the door as the defense gave their closing arguments , according to Fox . Loved : Taya Kyle , pictured with her husband Chris , paid tribute to him in an emotional Facebook post on Wednesday morning , just hours after a Texas jury found his killer guilty of murder . Tribute : She also shared this image to Facebook , writing : ` What a poetic morning when the snow is melting and the winter is thawing out promising a new day ' before praising the jury in Stephenville , Texas . The Facebook post is the first time she has spoken publicly about the jury 's decision . Routh , 27 , was emotionless as the jury read their verdict on Tuesday night : that he had not been insane when he opened fire on Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield in February 2013 . They had taken him to a shooting range to help him settle back into society after he left the Marines . After the verdict , Littlefield 's brother-in-law , Jerry Richardson , turned to Routh and said : ` You took the lives of two heroes , men that tried to be a friend to you . You became an American disgrace . ' As the Littlefield family also spoke out on the Today show on Wednesday morning , jurors stepped forward to say they had ` no doubt ' that Routh knew what he was doing at the time of the murders . The verdict came as interest in Kyle 's career as the U.S. military 's deadliest-ever sniper reached fever pitch thanks to Oscar-nominated film about his life , ` American Sniper ' . Heartbroken : The strain showed on Taya 's face ahead of the guilty verdict on Tuesday evening . Guilty : Eddie Ray Routh , 27 , was convicted of capital murder by a jury in Texas after just two hours of deliberations on Tuesday evening and has been sentenced to life in prison without parole . Ahead of the trial , Routh 's lawyers had argued that the popularity of the movie , which grossed $ 300 million at the box office , would mean he could not get a fair trial . And speaking on Good Morning America on Wednesday , the jurors admitted some of them had seen the movie - but insisted they had put that out of their minds when making their decision . ` It gave me a better outlook on Chris ' role as a Marine , ' one of the jurors , Barrett Hutchinson , said . ` But as far as the actions that took place on February 2 , Chad was still in the picture and Chad was not in that movie . ' I took the fact that Chris was a marine out of my mind and looked at him as a person , looked at Chad as a person , looked at Eddie as a person and , you know , tried to make reasonable judgment . ' Also on Wednesday , Chad Littlefield 's family spoke out about the verdict . ` It was an answered prayer , ' Judy Littlefield told the Today show . ` We 've waited a long time to hear that . We feel justice has been served . ' Relief : The parents of victim Chad Littlefield , Judy and Don Littlefield , pictured right , and his brother-in-law Jerry Richardson , left , said the guilty verdict for his killer ` was an answered prayer ' Beloved : Chad Littlefield , pictured above left and right , was not a veteran but was committed to helping them when they returned from overseas , his parents said . He was shot dead by Routh in February 2013 . Routh 's brother-in-law added that he never once believed Routh had been insane . Routh 's attorneys had tried to prove he was in a psychotic state at the time of the killings . ` It was all an act , ' Jerry Richardson said . ' I taught him in high school and ... that 's just the way he was . He never grew up . He was still just opposite defiant , and he had nothing wrong in the mind except for the drug use . ' Chad 's father Don remembered his son as a ` quiet man ' and ' a good listener ' who met Kyle at their children 's soccer practices . The two men shared an interest in working out and helping veterans , Don said . Chad himself was not a veteran but wanted to help others . ` Chris served overseas and Chad served when they came back , ' Mrs Littlefield explained . Mr Littlefield added : ` His motto was pass it forward . ' Kyle 's widow , Taya Kyle , testified in the trial but has not spoken out since the verdict . She was seen in the courtroom on Tuesday but did not return when the decision was read . Fair trial ? Jury members also spoke out on Wednesday and said they had ` no doubt ' Routh was guilty - but they also admitted that some of them had seen the ` American Sniper ' movie ahead of the trial . Chris Kyle 's brother and parents were seen hugging and crying inside the courtroom after the verdict , but they did not issue a statement . As prosecutors decided not to pursue the death penalty , the only possible sentence for Routh was life in prison - with no chance of parole . Kyle and Littlefield had taken Routh to the shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge and Resort on February 2 , 2013 , after Routh 's mother asked Kyle to help her troubled son . Family members say Routh suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in Iraq and in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake . Defense attorneys noted that Kyle had described Routh as ` straight-up nuts ' in a text message to Littlefield as they drove to the luxury resort and asked Littlefield to watch his back . While at the shooting range , Routh first opened fire on Littlefield , then turned on Kyle , whom he shot six times . He later said he was ` riled up ' because Littlefield was n't joining in with the shooting , then murdered Kyle too because he knew he would kill him . Psychiatrists for the defense also claimed Routh believed the men were human-pig hybrids who were going to assassinate him . Families : Deby Kyle , Chris Kyle 's mother -LRB- right -RRB- is seen leaving the courtroom after the verdict , alongside Judy and Don Littlefield -LRB- left -RRB- , whose son Chris was killed at the same time . After shooting the men dead , he fled in Kyle 's pickup truck , drove to see family members and even stopped at Taco Bell . He was eventually arrested after a police chase and later confessed to the crime on video , which was played to the jury . Among evidence entered by prosecutors was a recorded phone call between Routh and a reporter in which Routh said he was annoyed Littlefield was n't shooting . ` Are you gon na shoot ? Are you gon na shoot ? It 's a shooting sport . You shoot , ' Routh said in the phone call . ` That 's what got me all riled up . ' Routh 's friends and family testified that his behavior in the weeks before the shootings was increasingly erratic and that ` he did not seem all there ' after gunning down the two men . Routh , who served with the Marines in Iraq and Haiti , had been admitted to Veterans Affairs hospitals on multiple occasions after his service to treat mental illness . They said he was unable to care for himself , acted as if he believed that someone was going to hurt him and thought that the government was listening to him . Caught : Routh is pictured in the back of a police car after he fled the scene of the murder in Kyle 's truck before he was eventually caught . He claimed he shot the two men because he feared they would kill him . This pistol , found in Kyle 's truck , which Routh fled in , matched bullet fragments found in Littlefield 's body . Confession : Routh , pictured hours after the killings , confessed to the shootings almost immediately . ` It was clear that he was psychotic , ' Mitchell H. Dunn , a forensic psychiatrist for the defense , told the court on Thursday . ` There was no question about that . ' But the jury rejected the claim after prosecutors contended Routh knew what he was doing and acted deliberately when he shot the two and then fled . They said any bizarre behavior was the result of Routh 's reliance on marijuana . He had smoked the drug with his uncle the morning before the shootings . A prosecution expert , Dr. Michael Arambula , said Routh 's actions do not meet the legal definition of insanity under state criminal law . ` Any time intoxication is present , the game is over , ' Arambula testified . | Eddie Ray Routh , 27 , was found guilty on Tuesday evening of murdering Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a shooting range in February 2013 . Marcus Luttrell , the Navy SEAL who wrote the book Lone Survivor taunted Routh on Facebook as he now prepares to head to prison . Also on Wednesday , Taya Kyle wrote a moving tribute to her husband , saying : ` Chris , you are the love of my life . You live on in my heart ' Littlefield 's family also spoke out at their relief and said they knew Routh was not insane - as the defense had claimed . There had been questions over whether Routh could get a fair trial following the release of ` American Sniper ' , the movie about Kyle 's life . 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A professional wakeskater achieved a world 's first after successfully negotiating the water and surrounding snow of the Studeni Potok creek , known by Bosnian locals as the Dragon 's Tail . According to Red Bull , Brian Grubb travelled to the mountain of Bjelasnica , which sits 25km from where the 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo , to attempt the experimental feat . Dating back to the late 1970s , the sport of wakeskating started in the form of freeboarding or wakesurfing . Scroll down for video . Brain had to find a balanced speed so that he would be able to stay afloat while on the water and on his feet while on the snow . Attempting a number of jumps and tricks , the wakeskater negotiates the creek with effortless skill . Riders would originally surf behind boats with long boards until the sport evolved and shorter boards , which were easier to do tricks with , were preferred . Different to the similar water sport of wakeboarding , wakestakers are not attached to their boards meaning crashes are more prevalent . Brian initially intended to ride the creek in the summer , but later deduced that it would be easier to do so in the winter as connecting a fluid line , which would allow him to move between the snow and water , would be more achievable . Pulled by a 1300ft winch line , the video shows the 34-year-old negotiating the creek effortlessly . Carving his way through the water , he switches seamlessly between the untouched snow and the water before jumping into the air and landing a challenging trick . Despite the fluidity of his movements however , the biggest challenge faced by the wakeskater during the experiment involved him finding a balanced speed . A ramp incorporated into course results in an impressive jump , but also adds to the number of entertaining crashes . Speaking on the video , Brian said : ` I wanted different speeds for being in the snow and then in the water . ` I had to be going faster in the water so I did n't sink but then in the snow going that speed just felt really fast so it was kind of challenging . ` But once we got the line figured out it was really fun to just session it . ' Skating on the water and carving on the snow , Brian moves seamlessly between the elements in and around the creek . Although Brian does achieve a smooth and successful run of the creek , his experimental wakeboarding session is not without its fair share of impressive wipe-outs . And a ramp incorporated into the course -- which later produces one of the videos most impressive moments -- has Brian crashing into the snowy banks on a number of occasions . Speaking on the video , Brian said : ` We ultimately just want to inspire people to think outside the box and maybe to take a sport that you would only see in the summer time into the winter and into the snow . Attached to a 1300ft winch line , the wakeskater is pulled through the snowy creek at quite a pace . A pioneer in his field , Brian has had some impressive wins on the Pro Wakeskate Tour , Vans Triple Crown , U.S. Nationals , the Wakeskating World Championships , and the Byerly Toe Jam Tour . ` We really had fun riding in these conditions and being here in Bosnia . ' Brian Grubb is a pioneer in the field of wakeskating and has had some impressive wins on the Pro Wakeskate Tour , Vans Triple Crown , U.S. Nationals , the Wakeskating World Championships , and the Byerly Toe Jam Tour . | Brian Grubb travelled 25km from where the 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo to attempt the feat . Pulled by a 1300ft winch line , the 34-year-old negotiates the water and snow elements of the creek effortlessly . A ramp incorporated into the course brings about an incredible trick as well as some impressive wipe-outs . Brian is a pioneer in his field and has had impressive wins on the Pro Wakeskate Tour and the Vans Triple Crown . | [[290, 342], [345, 379], [0, 140], [686, 745], [1281, 1310], [1313, 1381], [2285, 2344], [2828, 2859], [2862, 2928], [1700, 1761], [2445, 2480], [2954, 3121], [3198, 3250], [3198, 3209], [3239, 3416]] |
Social networking has a reputation for cyber bullying and negativity , but a new app is hoping to change that . Called Instapray , the free service lets people send prayers or words of encouragement - regardless of religious persuasion - to others who are having a difficult time . This can be in the form of public posts , or in private groups with friends as well as strangers . Instapray -LRB- pictured -RRB- was designed by San Francisco-based Fryderyk Ovcaric to be ' a safe , supportive online community ' that is ` free of the overwhelming negativity present across much of the web . ' Members of the Instapray community can post prayers and encouragement publicly or create private groups . Instapray was designed by San Francisco-based Fryderyk Ovcaric to be ' a safe , supportive online community ' that is ` free of the overwhelming negativity present across much of the web . ' He said : ` As online bullying has increased in recent years , with the rise of anonymous sharing apps amplifying this destructive and hateful behavior , I believe the world can benefit from Instapray now more than ever . ' Reverend Dr Christopher Benek , an associate Pastor of Providence at the Presbyterian Church in Florida , believes religions may help artificial intelligence live alongside mankind . ' I do n't see Christ 's redemption limited to human beings , ' he said in a recent interview . ` It 's redemption to all of creation , even AI , ' he added . ` If AI is autonomous , then we have should encourage it to participate in Christ 's redemptive purposes in the world . ' A ticker on the site shows that more than 33 million prayers have been posted using the app in 195 countries . This is the equivalent to 192 years of prayers . The name is n't restricted to religious people , it can be used by anyone with spiritual beliefs or people who want to discover and discuss world events . Members of the Instapray community can post prayers and encouragement publicly or create private groups . They can also join more broad-based groups that focus on global issues concerning peace in the Middle East , victims of natural disasters , or a cure for Ebola , for example . ` Instapray is an uplifting community where people do n't have to be afraid to express their faith or spirituality , ' said Mr Ovcaric . A ticker on the site shows more than 33 million prayers have been posted using the app -LRB- pictured -RRB- in 195 countries . This is the equivalent to 192 years of prayers . The app comes with a set of guidelines including : ` Treat others as you would like to be treated ' and ` Make the world a better place ' ` They can be vulnerable , share personal struggles , or support others with a prayer , comment , or private message . ` And if they choose to request prayer , a caring global community will reach out and respond with love and compassion . ' With this in mind the app comes with a set of guidelines including : ` Treat others as you would like to be treated , ' ` Have meaningful and genuine interactions , ' and ` Make the world a better place . ' People are forbidden from being rude and sharing prayers of illegal content . The app is free and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play . | Free app lets users post public prayers and messages of encouragement . They can also set up private prayer groups with other members . This can be for individual prayers , or prayers for global disasters . Instapray was designed to be a ` safe , supportive online community ' that is ` free of the overwhelming negativity present across much of the web ' A ticker on the site shows more than 33 million prayers have been posted . | [[131, 247], [593, 662], [1893, 1962], [2628, 2744], [3153, 3168], [593, 627], [675, 698], [1893, 1927], [1975, 1998], [1999, 2174], [2018, 2028], [2029, 2158], [2018, 2041], [2047, 2158], [381, 509], [428, 470], [473, 590], [699, 806], [725, 767], [770, 887], [2177, 2289], [1578, 1688], [1610, 1688], [2312, 2367], [2349, 2438]] |
Joanne Norris , 28 , mother to three-year-old Lily -LRB- together above -RRB- and her unborn baby died after she walked in front of a train at Witham Station , Essex . A pregnant woman killed herself by walking into the path of a train after a doctor failed to warn her about the side-effects of an anti-anxiety drug , an inquest heard . Joanne Norris , 28 , and her unborn baby died after she walked into the path of a speeding train at Witham station , Essex , on March 16 last year . An inquest at Essex County Coroner 's Court in Chelmsford heard how married Mrs Norris , who already had a three-year-old daughter called Lily , had suffered with anxiety since the age of 17 . Coroner Michelle Brown said opportunities to help her were missed in the run-up to her death . The inquest heard how minutes before her death , Mrs Norris sent a text message to her husband Jeff which said : ' I love you and Lily with all my heart , it 's not your fault I 'm like this , I ca n't cope anymore , I 'm sorry . ' The hearing was told that the teaching assistant had a long-term prescription for anti-anxiety drug Venlafaxine to help manage her symptoms but stopped taking the drug on doctors ' advice when she fell pregnant with her second child . However , she was prescribed Diazepam after complaining of constant morning sickness and was put back on a low-dosage of Venlafaxine in February last year after telling her GP , Dr Adekunle Olowu , that she was ` unable to cope ' . The inquest heard that Dr Olowu failed to warn her of the possible side-effects of the anti-depressant . During the hearing , Norris family counsel Vanessa Marshall grilled Dr Owolu about the decision to prescribe Venlafaxine again . She asked him : ` Is n't it the case that in the early stages of taking Venlafaxine it can cause an increased risk of self-harm or suicidal thoughts ? ` That is an established side-effect of the medication in some cases . ` It was irrelevant that she had taken it over the years . Each period of taking it is different . ' Dr Olowu said he did not consider there to be a risk due to the reduced amount prescribed , as well as Mrs Norris ' previous experience taking the medication , but admitted he did not warn her of the increased risk . The inquest also heard how on the day of her death Mrs Norris phoned a mental health crisis team twice and informed them that she was having thoughts about jumping in front of a train . A nurse arranged a visit to her house later that day but when she arrived four hours later Mrs Norris had already died . The coroner returned a verdict of suicide but said opportunities to help Mrs Norris had been missed by medical professionals . She said : ` Opportunities have been missed in respect of the initial referral to the hospital from the GPs ' practice and the lack of adequate recording in the GPs ' notes meant the evidence was insufficient to ascertain whether she stopped taking the drugs of her own accord or because she was advised to do so . ` There is also insufficient evidence to show whether restarting the Venlafaxine contributed to her death , or whether the Diazepam was prescribed for sickness or anxiety . ` However these were clinical decisions made by medical professionals and outside the remit of this inquest . ' The Norris family 's solicitors , Thompson Smith and Puxon , said an investigation into her death by the North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 's mental health service had highlighted ` various areas of her care that were of concern ' . It said Mrs Norris was left to seek help herself instead of being referred to experts by professionals . A similar probe by Colchester General Hospital found care may not have been provided to a standard which may have averted her death . Solicitor Naomi Eady , who represented Mr Norris at the inquest , said : ` It is of great concern to Joanne 's family both investigating trusts are critical of the care she received on a number of different levels . ' Mrs Norris , who suffered with severe anxiety from the age of 17 , died after walking into the path of a speeding train at Witham station , Essex -LRB- pictured -RRB- , on March 16 last year . A coroner recorded a verdict of suicide . The law firm added : ` Based on the evidence presented at the inquest the family will be pursuing a claim . ' The inquest also heard how Mrs Norris ' GP surgery , East Lynne Medical Centre in Clacton-on-Sea , had since changed its procedures to ensure that all expectant mothers are reviewed for mental health problems . The surgery is also in the process of making improvements to the way it shares information with other health services , the hearing was told . Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust has also installed a new computer system which lets GPs access patient records in a bid to reduce communication problems . | Pregnant Joanne Norris walked in front of speeding train at Witham , Essex . 28-year-old and her unborn baby were killed in incident in March last year . Inquest heard how Mrs Norris had suffered severe anxiety since age of 17 . She took medication to manage anxiety but stopped when she fell pregnant . Later put back on low dosage by GP who ` failed to warn her of side effects ' GP said he did n't warn her as it was low dose and she had taken it before . 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A BBC programme featuring ` dynamite ' interview tapes with Princess Diana was axed amid fears it would upset the royal family , it is claimed . The BBC allegedly wasted # 500,000 on a documentary featuring ` dynamite ' interviews with Princess Diana - but later shelved it because it did not want to upset the monarchy , it has been claimed . According to the director behind a controversial documentary about the Princess of Wales , the BBC went on to give a misleading account of why the programme was not broadcast . The Corporation said at the time that Diana : Her Story , Her Words , due to be broadcast on the tenth anniversary of her death , did not sufficiently add to the story of Diana 's life . But , in another controversial documentary being aired tonight , it is claimed the BBC stopped its broadcast amid fears it would upset the Royal Family close to Prince 's Charles 60th birthday . The extraordinary claims are featured in Reinventing The Royals , which hit the headlines late last year after Clarence House allegedly tried to stop the programme being broadcast - a claim it vehemently denies . Diana : Her Story , Her Words , made by award-winning director Kevin Sim , had included extracts from video tapes of the Princess , taped in 1992 and 1993 . The tapes have been broadcast only once -- on American television network NBC , in 2004 . Such was the controversy caused by their screening that the tapes were not sold to other broadcasters . But , three years later , the BBC spent more than # 30,000 buying an option to broadcast three minutes of the tapes for the programme . The documentary was later axed , with the BBC claiming it did not ` add ' to Diana 's story - despite having spent hundreds of thousands on its production . But , in Reinventing the Royals , Mr Sim apparently casts down on why the BBC stopped the recordings being aired . According to the The Daily Express , he tells the programme : ` We had a considerable amount of taped interviews with Diana - in terms of giving you the key to Diana the woman , these were dynamite . ' He adds : ` We were told , `` well , it 's quite difficult -- Prince Charles is 60 and we 've got exclusive access to him , with Charles , and we do n't really want to offend him at this juncture . We would n't want to do anything at all , for example , that would mean he would pull out of the film '' . ' The tapes were compiled by Diana 's voice coach Peter Settelen , an American actor now based in Britain , over several sessions . Diana , shy by nature , employed him to help her practise public speaking as she became increasingly independent of Prince Charles . Scroll down for video . The director behind the documentary claims the BBC cancelled the show because it did not want to upset the Royal Family near to Prince Charles 's 60th birthday . At the time , her marriage was in deep crisis and the conversations with Mr Settelen -- which were never intended to be made public -- inevitably dwelled on her private concerns . Peter Settelen recorded 16 tapes during his coaching sessions with Princess Diana at Kensington Palace . She talked frankly about her relationship with the Prince , his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles and her love for her bodyguard , Barry Mannakee , and her suspicions that he had been murdered after he died in a traffic accident . Mr Settelen recorded 16 tapes during his coaching sessions at Kensington Palace . Seven of the so-called ` dynamite diaries ' were discovered in 2001 when detectives raided the house of Diana 's former butler , Paul Burrell . Mr Settelen fought a long legal battle with her estate for control of the tapes , which he then sold to NBC for an undisclosed sum . After purchasing the tapes , the BBC commissioned Mr Sim to oversee the film . The highly-regarded director has won a Bafta for a Dispatches programme on the Beslan school massacre , while his examination of Iran , titled Once Upon A Time In Iran , and his film on the Tsunami , Seven Hours On Boxing Day , were both highly praised . The Corporation had planned to show the programme in August 2007 , with the authentic voice of Diana as the key selling point , to stand it apart from other films being made to mark the anniversary . But , shortly beforehand , the BBC decided to axe the show , claiming it added nothing to Diana 's story . According to Mr Sim , the BBC had at the time obtained exclusive access to Prince Charles for a film marking his 60th birthday and feared upsetting the Palace . A BBC spokeswoman said the decision-makers no longer worked at the BBC and it was therefore ` difficult to comment further . ' The comments are made as part of Reinventing The Royals , a two-part documentary presented by Steve Hewlett -LRB- centre -RRB- and which attracted controversy before it was aired due to an alleged row over footage . Controversial : Hewlett was editor of Panorama when it broadcast the infamous 1995 Princess Diana interview . Reinventing the Royals , a two-part series written and presented by Panorama journalist Steve Hewlett , aired last week . The series opened with the death of Princess Diana in 1997 , with the first episode focusing on the brickbats hurled at Prince Charles in its wake . With his personal popularity in the doldrums , Charles asked PR guru Mark Bolland , who was hired in 1996 , to give his public image a makeover and integrate Camilla Parker Bowles into palace life . Dubbed ` Operation Mrs PB ' , the campaign is the source of one of the most embarrassing allegations aired in the programme - namely that Bolland leaked news of Prince William 's first meeting with Camilla to the media . Bolland has denied this incident ever happened , but the Duke of Cambridge was reportedly left angry and upset by the leak and is said to have nicknamed the PR supremo ` Blackadder ' . But the contents of the documentary was overshadowed by the controversy over the programme itself . Campaign : Much of the controversy focuses on Mark Bolland -LRB- left -RRB- and Sandy Henney -LRB- right -RRB- also features . The programme was initially delayed , allegedly due to a dispute over footage . Clarence House denied it had tried to interfere , saying : ` The original broadcast of the programme was delayed by mutual agreement -LRB- BBC and Clarence House -RRB- whilst permissions were sought . ` All permissions were subsequently granted . We have not seen the programme yet and have no comment to make . ' Nevertheless , the ensuing row reportedly left Prince Charles ` furious ' - all the more so when lurid claims of spats between the Buckingham Palace and Clarence House press teams emerged . Meanwhile , the BBC had said the documentary was always going to be aired . A spokesman had said : ` Before Christmas it became clear that there were issues relating to the clearance of archive footage in the forthcoming programme Reinventing The Royals . ` These issues have now been resolved and all the archive material we planned to use is included in the finished programme . ` The first episode of Reinventing The Royals will be broadcast on 19 February and it will be the one that we always intended to show . ' Princess Diana , the first wife of Prince Charles , was killed in a horrific car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris in August 1997 . She died aged 36 . At the time , the Queen faced criticism for failing to capture the mood of the grieving nation . Public anger began after the Queen took Prince William and Prince Harry to church at Balmoral , just a few hours after Prince Charles had broken the news to them of their mother 's death . There were also accusations that the Queen remained in Scotland for too long , and did not return quickly enough to London , where thousands had gathered in united grief over the Diana 's death . Compounding the Queen 's absence was the lack of any flag flying at half-mast above Buckingham Palace as a sign of royal mourning . | Tapes were recorded by Diana 's voice coach Peter Settelen in early 90s . She talked about her divorce , Camilla Parker Bowles and her bodyguard . BBC bought tapes for # 30,000 after they controversially aired on NBC . But Diana : Her Story , Her Words , due to air in 2007 , was later axed by BBC . Corporation claimed finished documentary did not add to Diana 's story . 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A former US defense contractor has pleaded guilty to sending sensitive information about US military jet programs to his native Iran in an effort to land a job . On Wednesday , 60-year-old Mozaffar Khazaee pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the Arms Export Control Act and faces up to 20 years in prison . Federal prosecutors say that Khazaee stole information about engines used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor programs from three employers during his time as an engineer for U.S. defense contractors . Job : Former U.S. defense contractor , Mozaffar Khazaee , 60 -LRB- photographed -RRB- , has pleaded guilty to sending sensitive information about U.S. military jet programs to his native Iran in an effort to land a job . One of the employers was Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney . Khazaee allegedly tried to use that information to land a job with multiple universities in Iran from 2009 to 2013 . In one email to a person in Iran , court records show that Khazaee wrote that he was taking a ` big risk ' by sending the information . ` Again please after downloading these two Power Point files delete everything immediately , ' Khazaee wrote . A search of Khazaee 's computer revealed the documents he stole as well as applications to Iranian universities , FOX reports . Authorities found a cover letter on the man 's computer which advertised skills the man learned while working on projects in the U.S. . He wrote : ' I have learned some of the key technique -LSB- s -RSB- that could be transferred to our own industry and universities . ' Khazaee also wrote that he was ` looking for an opportunity to work in Iran , and ... transferring my skill and knowledge to my nation . ' Hubert Santos , Khazaee 's lawyer , held that Khazaee was wrongly accused because he 's an Iranian citizen . He said Khazaee was simply trying to impress a potential employer . Khazaee reportedly stole information about engines used in the F35 Joint Strike Fighter -LRB- photographed -RRB- and F-22 Raptor programs from three employers during his time as an engineer for U.S. defense contractors . F-22 : Khazaee allegedly stole information about an engine used in the F-22 Raptor -LRB- photographed -RRB- program . In November 2013 , a shipment prepared by Khazaee containing materials related to military jet engines was seized by customs agents in Long Beach , California . The shipment was headed to Iran . Khazaee was arrested at a New Jersey airport just months later in January 2014 while attempting to board a flight to Iran . Authorities reportedly found sensitive U.S. information in the man 's luggage . Khazaee will be sentenced in May and , along with his potential sentence , faces a $ 1 million fine . Shortly after Khazaee 's arrest , Pratt & Whitney officials issued a statement saying they are ` fully cooperating ' with the government on the matter . U.S. Attorney Deirde Daly said in a statement that the U.S. will ` aggressively ' investigate and hold accountable those who attempt to steal U.S. trade secrets and the illegal export of such information compromises ` national security . ' | Mozaffar Khazaee , 60 , pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the Arms Export Control Act and faces up to 20 years in prison . Federal prosecutors say that Khazaee stole information about engines used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor programs . Khazaee faces 20 years in prison and a $ 1 million fine . | [[0, 145], [162, 174], [177, 282], [177, 205], [283, 315], [531, 534], [570, 586], [611, 735], [316, 384], [377, 484], [1892, 1942], [2120, 2171], [2273, 2333], [177, 205], [283, 315], [2630, 2637], [2705, 2731]] |
This is the moment an impatient cyclist ignored red lights at a level crossing to speed across tracks , lifting his bike over the barrier after it closed in front of him . The man was filmed rushing towards the tracks at Chesterton Junction in Cambridge as the barrier 's red lights flashed before him . Ignoring the signs he sped under the first barrier as it lowered , becoming trapped on the tracks when the second closed down in front of him . Scroll down for video . The impatient cyclist was filmed lifting his bike over the barrier before jumping over it himself after speeding towards the track despite flashing red lights . He then hurriedly lifted his bike over the barrier before jumping over it himself , triggering it to be raised again . The man cycled off uninjured just moments before a train passed through the busy junction but was later given a caution by British Transport Police who slammed his behaviour . ` This incident at Chesterton Junction highlights the dangers of ignoring flashing lights at level crossings , ' a spokesman said . ` While the cyclist was not injured , he endangered his safety and that of others with his behaviour . ` He was lucky but he could have been hit by a train or the barrier could have lifted him up . ` It is just not worth risking your life to save a few minutes . ' The spokesman added : ` BTP officers carry out regular patrols at crossings to ensure they are being used correctly . The man then hopped over the barrier himself , triggering it to be lifted up again before the train passes . He was later cautioned by British Transport Police who said his behaviour highlighted the dangers of level crossings . ` We will not hesitate to take action against anyone deliberately misusing crossings . ' About 138 trains a day travel through the Chesterton Junction at up to 75mph . It is just a short distance away from a crossing at Waterbeach where a woman was cautioned for trying to dodge the barriers . She tried to cycle across the tracks in September 2013 before being thrown back by the momentum of a train as it thunders past . Seven people were killed at level crossings last year after being struck by trains either while they were walking or in their cars . Five were pedestrians while two were in cars at the time of their death . | Cyclist sped up to make it under the closing barriers at level crossing . He cleared the first but stopped when the second landed in front of him . The impatient man lifted bike over the barrier then jumped over himself . He was given a caution by British Transport Police for his behaviour . | [[0, 101], [104, 171], [304, 368], [472, 561], [472, 493], [539, 602], [633, 706], [304, 322], [371, 447], [104, 171], [472, 561], [472, 493], [539, 602], [633, 706], [1443, 1487], [752, 759], [846, 899], [1552, 1554], [1559, 1602]] |
Forget posing with your best friend , the coolest selfie to have right now is you - and a quokka . The cute marsupials , mainly found on Rottnest Island in Western Australia , are one of Australia 's most-adored furry creatures and shot to international fame in 2013 when US news site The Huffington Post named them `` the happiest animal in the world '' . Since then , they have become the most sought after animal to say `` cheese '' with and the hashtag #quokkaselfie has become a huge hit on Instagram and Twitter with tourists visiting the Land Down Under . Tourists to Rottnest Island in Western Australia have started the hashtag #quokkaselfie on social media . Quokkas are second only to cats when it come to the internet 's most clickable animal and looking at these pictures , it 's clear why . The tiny marsupial , which is also known at the short-tailed wallaby , has one of the most animated faces amongst it 's animal peers and genuinely seems to love taking a selfie . It 's face actually lights up and it smiles in a cartoon-like way when a camera is pointed as it 's face . Unlike some of the more well-known Australian wildlife , such as the boxing kangaroo or the snap-happy crocodile , the quokka is probably the easiest animal to a close-up with and tourists to the beautiful Rottnest Island have been making the most of their good nature . The adorable creatures are one of the most animated animals in the world and actually smile at the camera . Many tourists have posted selfies with the furry animals on Instagram and Facebook . The quokkas can easily be spotted enjoying themselves on the island and tourists do not have to travel far to get their prized photo with them . Quokkas are also found on Bald Island near Albany and in small populations in the south-west of WA . The adorable creatures can weigh anywhere from 2.5 kg to 5kg and have a round face and tiny ears that stick up on end . The quokkas can easily be spotted enjoying themselves on the island and tourists do not have to travel far to get their prized photo with them . Quokkas are one of the smallest wallaby species in Australia . They have been classified as vulnerable due to their geographical range being limited . Quokkas are one of the smallest wallaby species in Australia . They have been classified as vulnerable due to their geographical range being limited . The balls of fur were once abundant throughout Australia but declined rapidly due to the arrival of the dingo about 3,500 years ago . Thankfully today they are showing signs of recovery due to the Department of Parks and Wildlife 's operations . The balls of fur were once abundant throughout Australia but declined rapidly due to the arrival of the dingo about 3,500 years ago . Quokkas have thick , coarse , grey-brown fur and short , rounded fluffy ears . Experts say that quokkas appear to live in territories with the areas defended by dominant males on Rottnest Island . Quokkas have thick , coarse , grey-brown fur and short , rounded fluffy ears . Their tails measure 24 -- 31 cm long and they have shorter hind legs than other macropod species . The tiny animals are very unusual as they are able to survive in an environment virtually devoid of freshwater and they can climb trees . Their tails measure 24 -- 31 cm long and they have shorter hind legs than other macropod species . The tiny animals are very unusual as they are able to survive in an environment virtually devoid of freshwater and they can climb trees . Experts say that quokkas appear to live in territories with the areas defended by dominant males on Rottnest Island . | Tourists posing with Quokkas have taken over social media . The cute and cuddly marsupials are mainly found on Rottnest Island in WA . It has sparked the hastag #quokkaselfie on Instagram and Twitter . The Huffington Post named them ` the happiest animals in the world ' | [[441, 531], [1470, 1554], [99, 173], [176, 227], [441, 531], [563, 668], [285, 356]] |
After years of quietly conceding defeat in our battle for wardrobe space , my husband Tom has finally snapped . Perhaps he 'd overheard me grumble ` I do n't have anything to wear ! ' one too many times . Or he had stumbled across the summer dresses I 've hung on his clothes rail to make way for my winter purchases . Determined to prove I have far more clothes than I need -LRB- or have time to wear -RRB- , he decided to compile an inventory . Scroll down for video . Charlotte Kemp 's -LRB- right -RRB- husband , Tom , -LRB- left -RRB- sorted through her huge collection of coats , dresses and trousers and put similar items into piles . While I was out one day last week , he sorted through my vast collection of coats , jackets , dresses , skirts and trousers . He 'd taken on quite a task because my clothes have spread from my wardrobe and drawers into every inch of storage space , from the cloakroom to the attic . When I returned home , I was stunned to discover a long line of near identical winter boots in the hallway . On the bed were piles of identical T-shirts , a mountain of long-sleeved tops and jeans , at least 20 black dresses and two dozen jackets . In the spare room was a forgotten rail of party gowns -- all worn just once or twice . I stood there in silence , taking it all in . There were no other words for it : I 'd been wardrobe shamed . Not only had Tom made it glaringly obvious I have far too much of everything , he had cast a spotlight on something even more absurd : I buy the same thing over and over again . I have 32 white tops . Every year , I buy new ones without a thought for those I already own . Yes , there are subtle differences in cut and sleeve style , but seeing them en masse I could understand Tom 's complaint : ` Is n't a white top a white top ? ' Charlotte -LRB- pictured -RRB- says Tom made it glaringly obvious she has too much of everything . Tom has just one suit , four pairs of jeans , three jumpers and a handful of shirts . So , why do I -- and so many other women -- have so many clothes ? Just last month , Jennifer Lopez revealed her wardrobe , filled with hundreds of pairs of jeans . London Fashion Week is testament to the fact women are for ever searching for their next ` look ' . ` Men and women have been socially conditioned to value clothes differently , ' says psychologist Kate Nightingale , of Style Psychology consultants . Men buy a new jumper to replace an old one but for women , clothes are more an emotional investment than necessity . Each purchase is tied up with self-esteem , body image and a desire to fit in or stand out . After Tom sorted her clothes , Charlotte -LRB- pictured -RRB- started to wonder how she had managed to buy similar items over and over again each year . We keep buying new things , says Nightingale , because we feel under pressure to constantly prove our allure . We may be subconsciously seeking approval from friends or have reached a crossroads in our lives and want to reflect that by changing our image . ` Women are more likely to hold on to things with positive associations or which represent a life goal , such as a dress that does n't fit , but hopefully will one day . ' Seeing my wardrobe laid out before me was as much a trip down memory lane as a wake-up call . There was the floral maxi dress from our honeymoon in 1999 , and the linen blazer and matching dress I wore on my first day at work . Though I have friends who shop as often as me , they clear out their wardrobes regularly . They 'd never hold on to a moth-holed top because it reminds them of a holiday . Seeing her wardrobe laid out in front of her was like a trip down memory lane for Charlotte . I also need to stop buying clothes that do n't suit me . Of all the clothes Tom discovered , I wear only a few regularly . Women often mistakenly believe that the more clothes , shoes and accessories they have , the better dressed they 'll be , but the opposite is often true , ' says Debbie Roes , author of new book End Closet Chaos : Wardrobe Solutions From An Ex-Shopaholic -LRB- recoveringshopaholic.com -RRB- . ` Having a large wardrobe produces a false sense of security and abundance , but most women wear only 20 to 30 per cent of what they own . ' Debbie suggests we should do a wardrobe audit at least once a year . ` Once you organise like with like , you can see where you are duplicating clothing and what , if any , real shopping needs you have , ' she says . ` Try on everything and see if it fits , if you like it and if it works for your lifestyle . ` An item could be in good condition , but may be dated or not suit your needs any more . ` Our bodies also change , even if we remain the same weight and dress size . ' Tom -LRB- left -RRB- says he ca n't understand how someone could want so many similar items . In my defence , I have been through a decade of sartorial upheaval due to three pregnancies and a work/life shift that saw me swap full-time office work to be a freelancer and full-time mother . Now I need to be tough and get rid of the power skirt suits and party dresses I no longer need . So , I 've started selling dresses I no longer wear on eBay . I 'm also working through the identical white shirts , black trousers , skinny jeans and so on , with the aim of whittling each clothing group down to three . The rest must go . My best discovery is the website girlmeetsdress.com , which loans out party frocks for less than # 40 . So , on the rare occasions I do go out for the night , I can keep up with fashion trends without clogging up my wardrobe . TOM SAYS : Browsing a magazine last weekend , Charlotte spotted a # 295 denim dress and announced her intention to buy it . I said surely it would be easier -- and cheaper -- to rummage through her wardrobe , where she 'd find half-a-dozen identical denim dresses she already owns . Charlotte -LRB- pictured -RRB- says Tom 's wardobe consists of just one suit , four pairs of jeans , three jumpers and a handful of shirts . But Charlotte told me they were all subtly , yet significantly , different . And I should actually be praising her for her frugality ! By stockpiling all her purchases over the past two decades , she explained , she had worn them many times as they went in and out of fashion . But take one of her wardrobe staples -- the grey woollen top . She has amassed so many I have no way of knowing whether she has splashed out on a new one -LRB- as I suspect -RRB- or it really is ` just that old thing I 've had for years ' . I ca n't understand why anyone would want so many similar items . Unlike my cricket jockstrap or skiing long johns , it 's not as if each performs a separate , essential function -- they are so alike as to be indistinguishable . And so I took matters into my own hands and played a game of fashion snap , piling up matching garments and shoes while Charlotte was out . Charlotte has started selling the clothes she no longer wears on eBay and is using the website girlmeetsdress.com to rent dresses for a night instead of splashing out on a new outfit . It confirmed she owns far too many clothes that are very similar in style , colour and cut . But is that really surprising ? We all have particular styles in which we think we look good . Every time I buy a winter jacket , I return thinking I am at the cutting edge of male fashion . But then Charlotte asks why it is identical to every jacket I 've bought since 1992 . But while that may be the case , for every jacket I buy , she buys five . And until now , she never throws anything out . I am not convinced her new efforts to streamline her wardrobe will come to much . She put a pair of unworn ankle boots for sale on eBay . Just a day later , the listing had disappeared . She explained that seeing the boots on the site made her realise how nice they were . They would n't fetch more than # 10 , so by not selling them , she would not have to buy another pair . In other words , she was saving us money . It 's logic , Jim , but not as any man would know it . Video courtesy of Howcast . | Charlotte Kemp 's husband , Tom , decided to take on her wardrobe . Tom was determined to prove his wife has too many clothes . He sorted all the similar items into piles , with shocking results ! | [[319, 380], [7079, 7121], [523, 528], [611, 641]] |
When it comes to living the high life those Real Housewives of Cheshire give even the Beckhams a run for their money . Swilling bubbly , driving around in Range Rovers and dining at the countries most expensive and exclusive restaurants - nothing is too good for the north west 's most glamorous women . Now , in a new interview with the Daily Mirror , one star of the show , Dawn Ward , 41 , has revealed the true extent of her lavish lifestyle . Scroll down for video . Dawn Ward , star of Real Housewives of Cheshire , has revealed her lavish lifestyle in a new interview saying she will only drink champagne and revealing she has a home cinema in her # 15million home . The interview revealed that Dawn 's ten-bedroom property includes a walk-in wardrobe that would fit two Range Rovers and she has huge kitchen - she is pictured here before changing her hair colour . From spending thousands of pounds on Champagne every year to having a home cinema and a home salon in her ten-bedroom , # 15million mansion . Her daughters rooms include giant pink beds , one of which is shaped like a castle . The paper reports , during a tour of her sprawling Cheshire home , that Dawn 's house also features a walk-in wardrobe , that would fit two Range Rovers , and a wine cellar filled with bottles of Bollinger and Laurent Perrier Rose Champagne . By her own admission Dawn will never touch sparking wine , sticking only to true Champagne . She said : ' I do n't do Prosecco , babe , only the real stuff . I have a gag reflex if anyone tries to hand me a glass of that s *** . ' But successful business woman Dawn says she does n't rely on her husband Ashley , an ex Manchester-City player to provide her endless supply of fizz . One of the bright pink beds in Dawn 's mansion is made up with pink satin sheets and pillows . In the interview Dawn says that she will only drink Champagne and that her ` gag reflex ' will come into play if anyone hands her a glass of prosecco . Dawn stars alongside her fellow Real Housewives in the hit show -LRB- L-R -RRB- Lauren Simon , Ampika Pickston , Leanne Brown , Tanya Ward , Magali Gorre . ` I 've always worked , ' she told the newspaper , ` I 've always been entrepreneurial . I do n't want to rely on anyone , ever . ` Fortunately I met my soulmate - we 've been together 26 years and he 's the love of my life . But I do n't want to think ten years down the line , `` How much can I get from him ? '' From the day we met , we 've had 50:50 relationship and split absolutely everything . ' Dawn and Ashley met when she was a young model in a carpark in Bolton , and the Liz Hurley lookalike admits that she originally went on a date with him to make her ex-boyfriend jealous . However , the pair hit it off and Ashley asked her to marry him five years later - in the very same car park . Dawn stars alongside Lauren Simon , Tanya Bardsley , Leanne Brown , Magali Gorre and Ampika Pickston in the hit ITV2 series Real Housewives of Cheshire . The series follows the women in their day to day lives . The cameras follow Dawn as she does about her business running one of the top interior design companies in the UK . This picture - which was taken four years ago - shows Dawn with her family outside their home in Cheshire , they have four daughters : Darby , Charlie , Taylor and Aston . Dawn always looks glamorous on a night out and has previously been likened to Liz Hurley . In the interview Dawn boasts that she 's picked herself up some top celebrity clients along the way including Steven and Alex Gerrard , Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancey and the Rooney family . She reveals that she even worked on Coleen and Wayne 's son Kai 's nursery , telling the Mirror that her brief had simply been , ` white and wow ' . At home she likes to look after her family but admits that she does n't like the dirty work . She says : ' I do n't peel potatoes or clean dishes . I also do n't really do walking unless I have to . ' Dawn and Ashley have four children and she says she 's been overwhelmed by the support that she and her family have had from the fans of the show . | Dawn Ward , 41 , stars in the reality TV show Real Housewives of Cheshire . Interior designer has turned her # 15million into an extravagant showcase . The 41-year-old says she drinks posh fizz and would never touch Prosecco . | [[559, 673], [1343, 1399], [1436, 1444], [1449, 1500]] |
A convicted paedophile is reportedly working in a toy shop and a legal loophole in child protection laws means he is not breaking any rules . Stephen Maxwell Murray , who was convicted in 1991 in the Preston Magistrates Court on three counts of indecent assault and one of supplying liquor to a minor , has been working at the Melbourne store Animasia for at least four years , the Herald Sun reports . He was sentenced to six months in prison in 1991 . He later worked in a comic store called The Crypt in Melbourne before he was allegedly sacked by owner Carmel Barbara due to public outcry about his hiring . Convicted paedophile Stephen Maxwell Murray has reportedly worked at the Animasia toy shop for four years . Ms Barbara continued to employ Murray after finding about his past conviction but said she wanted to ` give him a chance , ' the Sunday Herald Sun reported in 2005 . He now works at Animasia In Carlton , in Melbourne 's north , where he reportedly sells Japanese anime-inspired toys and runs model workshops in the school holidays . It is not illegal for Murray to work at the store because there are no laws that stop convicted paedophiles from working in shops with young customers . When Daily Mail Australia called Animasia , the owner of the store did not wish to comment and said Murray was not there . Victorian Attorney General Martin Pakula told Daily Mail Australia : ` Like any parent I 'm extremely concerned at the prospect of this happening . ' Mr Pakula has asked the Department of Justice and Regulation to review the definition of child related employment under the Sex Offenders Registration Act . He said the act ` already includes commercial services and business activities , child photography , talent or beauty competitions - to ensure it covers relevant employment which involves contact with children that poses a threat to them . ' On a web forum called Gunpla Builders Australia a colleague of Murray 's at the Animasia store posted in 2011 : ` Animasia @ Grattan Street is finally online after 10,000 years of hiding under a rock ! -LSB- sic -RSB- . ' It is not illegal for Murray to work at the store because there are no laws that stop convicted paedophiles from working in shops with young customers . The shop describes itself as an ` Anime speciality store that specialises in Gundams and Mecha ' The worker added : ` Just FYI ... Steven still wo n't participate with the internet revolution because he 's still busy playing with his Godzilla and Mothra figures ... LOL ... However , rest assured that this thread has been officially endorsed and approved by Steven himself . ' The shop describes itself as an ` Anime speciality store that specialises in Gundams and Mecha . ' In Victoria , legislation called the Working With Children Check attempts to help protect children from physical and sexual harm by screening people 's criminal records and professional conduct . Those deemed to pose an ` unjustifiable risk to children from working with or caring for them ' are banned from child-related work . The Working with Children Act 2005 defines who needs a check and it is an organisations responsibility to determine which of their workers need it and to ensure their checks are valid . Victorian Attorney General Martin Pakula told Daily Mail Australia : ` Like any parent I 'm extremely concerned at the prospect of this happening ' The Act defines ` direct contact ' with a child as involving ` physical contact ; or face to face oral communication ; or physically being within eyeshot . ' However , the WWC Check does not assess a person 's suitability to work with or care for children in a particular role . ` It is the responsibility of organisations to assess if a worker is suitable to work with children and continue monitoring their behaviour around children , ' the Victorian government 's Working With Children website said . ` Organisations should be vigilant at all times by doing thorough reference checks and establishing sound , ongoing supervision practices so that children are safe from harm . ' The Sex Offenders Registration Act - which captures all persons convicted of a relevant sexual offences against children - prohibits registrants from working in child related employment -LRB- whether employed , volunteering , an officer of a body corporate or a member of a partnership -RRB- but not retail stores that young people may visit . The penalty for a registrant working in such child related employment is two years imprisonment . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Stephen Maxwell Murray was convicted of indecent assault in 1991 . He later worked at a comic book store in Melbourne . He now works at an anime toy store in the city called Animasia . But Murray is not breaking any laws because there are no laws that stop convicted paedophiles from working in shops with young customers . Victorian Attorney General Martin Pakula has called for a review of the working with children laws in relation to the Sex Offenders Registration Act . | [[142, 166], [171, 225], [142, 164], [295, 375], [454, 486], [473, 526], [0, 104], [142, 164], [295, 375], [612, 719], [886, 921], [0, 104], [63, 141], [1053, 1081], [1075, 1128], [1111, 1205], [2100, 2128], [2122, 2175], [2158, 2252], [1479, 1635]] |
A video has surfaced of the Muslim activist who described ISIS executioner Jihaji John as ' a beautiful man ' calling for Jihad at an anti-US rally in London . Asim Qureshi urged protestors to ` support the jihad of our brothers and sisters ' in Iraq , Afghanistan , Palestine and Chechnya . Speaking through a microphone at the the pan-Islamic Hizb ut-Tahrir movement rally , human rights group CAGE 's research director preached : ` When we see the example of our brothers and sisters fighting in Chechnya , Iraq , Palestine , Kashmir , Afghanistan , then we know where the example lies . Scroll down for video . Asim Qureshi urged protestors to ` support the jihad of our brothers and sisters ' in Iraq , Afghanistan , Palestine and Chechnya in a speech made outside the US Embassy in London . He urged supporters to help ` Jihad brothers and sisters ' ` When we see Hezbollah defeating the armies of Israel , we know where the solution is and where the victory lies . ` We know that it is incumbent upon all of us , to support the Jihad of our brothers and sisters in these countries when they are facing the oppression of the West . ` Allahu Akhbar ! Allahu Akhbar ! ' Qureshi - who in an outrageous 58 minute interview broadcast live on Thursday afternoon also described Mohammed Emwazi , the man revealed as the black robed ISIS executioner , as ` the most humble young person that I ever knew ' - stands alone on a stage in the 54 second clip , shot at the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in 2006 . Qureshi worked for CAGE at the time of his passionate speech , then known as CAGE Prisoners . The organisation claim to ` strive for a world free from oppression and injustice ' , ` working to empower communities impacted by the War on Terror . ' Qureshi told Juliane Assange that he is in favour of both stoning and the death penalty . However , the video footage , posted on YouTube , now raises questions about Qureshi , who alongside former control order detainee Cerie Bullivant tried to pin the blame for Mohammed Emwazi 's radicalisation on the British Government . He also revealed that he 'd been in regular contact with Emwazi before he left for Syria . And in a second video , in which Qureshi is quizzed by Juliane Assange on his view of Sharia law , in particularly stoning , he responded saying : ' I agree with Islamic concepts of how we practice our punishments . ' Asked if he believes in the use of the death penalty , he added : ` From an Islamic perspective , yes . As long as all the due process elements are met . ' In the wake of Emwazi 's unmasking as the world 's most wanted man , CAGE yesterday released a statement entitled ` Jihadi John : ` Radicalised ' By Britain ' . Qureshi during his hour long press conference , where he blamed Britain for radicalising ` Jihadi John ' The release stated that Emwazi ` desperately wanted to use the system to change his situation , but the system ultimately rejected him , ' a view later echoed on CAGE 's press conference , which was broadcast live on both BBC and Sky News . Qureshi then used the statement to criticise the British security services , arguing that counter-terror measures turned young Muslims into extremists . Haras Rafiq , managing director of the anti-radicalisation think-tank the Quilliam Foundation , told Newsweek that CAGE 's accusation that Britain was to blame for Emwazi 's radicalisation was ` rubbish ' . He said : ` It is not anybody else 's fault . It 's not the British or Kuwaitis fault . ` It is his fault and the people who radicalised him . He is a cold-hearted killer . ' Qureshi criticised the British security services , arguing that counter-terror measures turned young Muslims into extremists . Qureshi -LRB- left -RRB- at the CAGE press conference , with alongside former control order detainee Cerie Bullivant -LRB- far right -RRB- , at which he called Jihadi John Mohammed Emwazi ' a beautiful man ' ` If you look at -LSB- CAGE 's -RSB- raison d'être , they are there to defend these kind of people . There has been evidence that these guys are sympathetic to this type of ideology . ' In posts made on Twitter , Quilliam co-founder and chairman Maajid Nawaz , also blasted CAGE , hinting that Qureshi was a supporter of controversial speaker , Haitham Haddad . A representative from CAGE was not immediately available for comment when requested . | Asim Qureshi urged public to ` support the Jihad of brothers and sisters ' Video footage shows him shouting ` Allahu Akhbar ' with crowd . Previously told Julian Assange he is in favour of stoning people to death . Think tank boss claims the CAGE representative favours radical preacher . Described ISIS executioner Jihadi John as ' a beautiful man ' | [[160, 291], [179, 291], [615, 756], [797, 853], [806, 853], [974, 1087], [987, 989], [1020, 1137], [1762, 1851], [2406, 2449], [4143, 4151], [4211, 4272], [24, 43], [48, 159]] |
United Airlines has reportedly issued an urgent warning to its pilots after a series of cockpit blunders that could have put passengers in danger . The memo was said to have highlighted four ` major safety events , ' including one where a pilot was forced to perform an emergency pull up maneuver to avoid crashing into the ground . The two page document entitled ` significant safety concerns , ' was given to pilots last month , according to the Wall Street Journal . United Airlines has reportedly issued a stern warning to its pilots after a series of cockpit blunders . Another incident reportedly highlighted in the report involved an aircraft flying with fuel levels that fell below the mandatory requirements . The incidents , which all happened in the weeks leading up to the memo being produced , were categorized by the airline as ` major safety events and near-misses . ' ` The common thread with all of these is that they are preventable , ' the bulletin published by ABC News reads . ` We must ask ourselves , '' Do we have our priorities in line every time we put on our uniforms and strap into the airplane ? '' It warned that a ` common thread ' in the incidents was ' a lack of attention to discipline . ' It was signed by Howard Attarian , Sr. . Vice President Flight Operations , and Mike Quiello , Vice President Corporate Safety . The airline said that it regularly alerts pilots to safety findings , including highlighting incidents in their memos , according to the Wall Street Journal . The aim of the document was to ` get pilots ' attention , ' United Airlines spokesman Charlie Hobart , reportedly told CNN . One pilot , who declined to be named , said that the safety concerns might highlight ` training needs to be improved , ' according to the news website . ` The responsibility is in their hands , ' he added . The airline said that it regularly alerts pilots to safety findings , including highlighting incidents in their memos . ` As part of our commitment to safety , we constantly monitor flight operations data and regularly communicate the findings with our pilots , ' United Airlines said in a statement . ` Our proactive approach to safety aligns with the FAA 's Safety Management System and enables us to recognize potential issues and adjust our actions to further ensure the safety of our customers and coworkers . ' | United Airlines reportedly issues alert to pilots after four safety incidents . Memo titled ` significant safety concerns ' was given to pilots in January . Company says it regularly passes on safety finds to its aircraft crew . | [[0, 104], [148, 156], [166, 212], [470, 574], [148, 156], [166, 212], [333, 428], [333, 393], [431, 469], [1353, 1511], [1375, 1420], [1844, 1963], [1866, 1911], [2004, 2006], [2053, 2103]] |
Germany 's Jewish community leader . has advised Jews not to wear skullcaps in areas with a large . Muslim population . His warning underscored fears about . growing anti-Semitism in Europe . Josef Schuster of the Central Council of Jews told German . radio that community members should not hide out of fear and . that most Jewish institutions in Germany were protected , but . that in some areas it was better not to be recognised . Germany 's Jewish community leaderhas advised Jews not to wear skullcaps in areas with a largeMuslim population , a warning that underscores fears aboutgrowing anti-Semitism in Europe . ` The question is whether , in areas with a large proportion . of Muslims , it is sensible to be recognised as a Jew by wearing . a kippa or if it is n't better to wear some other form of head . covering , ' Schuster told rbb Inforadio . ` It is a development that I did not expect five years ago . and that 's a bit shocking . ' Schuster expressed concern about a . new anti-Semitism combining views from the political far right . with anti-Israeli sentiment and hostility from young Muslims . Seventy years after the Holocaust , anti-Semitism remains a . particularly sensitive issue in Germany , and other European . countries , including France and Britain , are also worried by a . growth in hostility towards Jews . Last week , Berlin 's Jewish community decided to send its . monthly newspaper out in a neutral envelope to protect . recipients . The number of reported anti-Semitic crimes rose by more than . one third last year to 1,076 , says the Amadeu Antonio . Foundation , according to what it says are unpublished government . figures . Crimes included vandalising Jewish cemeteries , painting . swastikas on synagogues and inciting hatred against Jews . Josef Schuster of the Central Council of Jews told Germanradio that community members should not hide out of fear andthat most Jewish institutions in Germany were protected , butthat in some areas it was better not to be recognised . Some German politicians and German Jews blame the rise in . anti-Semitism on feelings about Middle East violence . A survey by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation last November . highlighted a blurring of the lines in Germany between . anti-Semitism and criticism of Israel , with 27 percent of those . asked equating the Jewish state 's treatment of Palestinians to . the Nazis ' persecution of Jews in World War Two . Other , earlier polls have found that 15-20 percent of . Germans have latent anti-Semitic views . Since 1991 the number of Jews belonging to a religious . community in Germany has more than tripled to some 105,000 , . boosted by an influx from the former Soviet Union . About the . same number are non-practising Jews or people with Jewish roots . This compares to about 600,000 before the Nazi Holocaust . | Josef Schuster told German radio Jews should be incognito in some areas . Schuster is the head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany . He said that skullcaps should be taken off in some Muslim communities . Anti-Semitic crimes in Germany rose by more than one third to 1,076 . | [[192, 251], [384, 434], [435, 546], [1790, 1962], [435, 546], [1474, 1536], [1537, 1565], [1568, 1593]] |
These disgusting pictures show the revolting state of a kitchen at a # 45-a-night , three-star hotel , where surfaces were smeared with grease and fridges were piled high with unwrapped raw meat . The Great Western Hotel , in Swindon , was prosecuted for a dozen separate breaches of food hygiene rules after inspectors found the kitchen in this shocking state last year . Cooked food was being stored with unwrapped raw chicken and bacon , while preparation areas were soiled , smeared with grease and encrusted with old food . Disgusting : Containers of raw meat were stacked on top of cooked food at the Great Western Hotel in Swindon . Revolting : Preparation areas were soiled , smeared with grease and encrusted with old food . The Great Western Hotel 's -LRB- pictured -RRB- manager and director were fined a total of # 20,100 and ordered to pay # 7,500 costs . Inspectors found the kitchen counters stained and encrusted with old food during the inspection last year . Customers at the hotel 's restaurant were at risk of food poisoning because ingredients were kept at the wrong temperatures , Swindon Magistrates ' Court heard . Pictures from inside the kitchen show juices from meat-filled containers almost spilling over on to other food . The hotel was also found to be selling out-of-date sandwiches . The inspection last March came after Swindon Council 's food safety department ordered the hotel to improve its food hygiene . The hotel , which serves pub grub ranging from burgers to fish and chips , costs # 45 a night for a double room , including breakfast . The hotel 's director Gavin McKelvie and manager Mark Wylie were fined a total of # 20,100 and ordered to pay # 7,500 costs after admitting to all 12 breaches . Customers at the hotel 's restaurant were at risk of food poisoning because ingredients were kept at the wrong temperatures . The director and manager of the hotel were prosecuted for 12 breaches of food hygiene rules . The hotel , which serves pub grub ranging from burgers to fish and chips , costs # 45 a night for a double room , which includes breakfast . The inspection last March came after previous orders from Swindon Council 's food safety department told the hotel to improve its food hygiene . The court was told that the business had since introduced new procedures to train staff and that # 30,000 had been spent on improvements to the kitchen . A spokesman for the Swindon Borough Council food safety team said : ` This is one of the worst cases we have seen for some time . ` The owners of the business had no explanation when we asked them as to why they had let the kitchen get into such a condition , and the pictures speak for themselves . ` We only prosecute where efforts to persuade a business to improve have failed , and in this case we had absolutely no choice but to take court action . We now hope that in future standards will be significantly better and we will be monitoring the premises closely . ' McKelvie said : ` We very much regret the situation we found ourselves in a year ago . However , we very quickly put things right and have moved on significantly further since then . ` The hotel , bar-restaurant and kitchen are now totally transformed and trade is good , with many customers coming back time and again . ' | Inspectors found fridges piled high with unwrapped raw meat at hotel . Three-star , # 45-a-night hotel 's kitchen was soiled and smeared with grease . Customers in the restaurant were at risk of food poisoning , court hears . Swindon 's Great Western Hotel was prosecuted after shocking inspection . Manager and director fined more than # 20,000 for 12 hygiene breaches . | [[143, 196], [197, 220], [226, 372], [373, 438], [529, 539], [542, 639], [0, 81], [103, 154], [197, 220], [226, 372], [447, 478], [447, 464], [479, 528], [640, 649], [652, 669], [684, 733], [869, 976], [1443, 1476], [1518, 1536], [1960, 1993], [2035, 2071], [977, 1100], [1740, 1865], [197, 220], [226, 372], [197, 220], [226, 372], [734, 766], [790, 833], [1579, 1669], [1866, 1959]] |
A video has surfaced of the Muslim activist who described ISIS executioner Jihadi John as ' a beautiful man ' supporting Jihad at an anti-US rally in London . Asim Qureshi , leader of campaign group CAGE , was filmed urging protesters to ` support the jihad of our brothers and sisters ' in Iraq , Afghanistan , Palestine and Chechnya . Yesterday , Qureshi , who helped to name ISIS militant Jihadi John as west London student Mohammed Emwazi , caused outrage by saying the murderer was ` beautiful ' adding that he ` would n't hurt a fly ' . But Reg Henning , brother of British aid worker Alan Henning who died at Jihadi John 's hands , hit back and said : ` If he 's a `` beautiful , kind man '' , why is he killing innocent civilians ? ` He 's a monster . Everyone should be doing everything they can to capture him and bring him to justice - not stick up for him like he 's been hard done by . ' Scroll down for video . Asim Qureshi , leader of campaign group CAGE , is pictured at a London rally at the height of the Iraq war in 2006 calling for protesters to ` support the jihad of our brothers and sisters ' Earlier today Qureshi caused outrage after calling ISIS militant Jihadi John , named today as Mohammed Emwazi , ` beautiful ' and saying he ` would n't hurt a fly ' Murdered : Aid worker Alan Henning was killed by Jihadi John . His brother Reg described the terrorist as ' a monster ' Speaking while close to tears at a press conference this afternoon , he blamed MI5 for radicalising Emwazi , saying the security services harassed him and alienated him . In the earlier footage , Qureshi can be seen speaking through a microphone at the pan-Islamic Hizb ut-Tahrir movement rally . He says : ` When we see the example of our brothers and sisters fighting in Chechnya , Iraq , Palestine , Kashmir , Afghanistan , then we know where the example lies . ` When we see Hezbollah defeating the armies of Israel , we know where the solution is and where the victory lies . ` We know that it is incumbent upon all of us , to support the Jihad of our brothers and sisters in these countries when they are facing the oppression of the West . ` Allahu Akhbar ! Allahu Akhbar ! -LRB- God is great , God is great ! -RRB- ' Defence : Asim Qureshi , research director at the campaign group CAGE , described Mohammed Emwazi , who is believed to be Jihadi John , as ` extremely kind ' and blamed MI5 for his radicalisation . Qureshi stands alone on a stage in the 54 second clip , shot at the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in 2006 . Qureshi worked for CAGE at the time of his passionate speech , then known as CAGE Prisoners . The organisation claims to ` strive for a world free from oppression and injustice ' , ` working to empower communities impacted by the War on Terror . ' However , the video footage , posted on YouTube , now raises questions about Qureshi , who alongside former control order detainee Cerie Bullivant tried to pin the blame for Mohammed Emwazi 's radicalisation on the British Government . Earlier today Qureshi was branded an ISIS sympathiser as he appeared to launch a defence of Emwazi and his barbaric crimes . He said : ` When are we going to finally learn that when we treat people as if they 're outsiders , they are going to feel like outsiders and they will look for belonging elsewhere . ' Unmasked : ISIS executioner ` Jihadi John ' has been identified as Mohammed Emwazi from west London . He also revealed that he 'd been in regular contact with Emwazi before he left for Syria . And in a second video , in which Qureshi is quizzed by Julian Assange on his view of Sharia law , in particular stoning , he said : ' I agree with Islamic concepts of how we practice our punishments . ' Asked if he believes in the use of the death penalty , he added : ` From an Islamic perspective , yes . As long as all the due process elements are met . ' In the wake of Emwazi 's unmasking as the world 's most wanted man , CAGE yesterday released a statement entitled ` Jihadi John : ` Radicalised ' By Britain ' . A Cage spokesman walked off a Sky News interview live on air after being asked if he condemned the actions of Jihadi John . Cerie Bullivant accused interviewer Kay Burley of asking him ` inherently xenophobic ' questions , to which she replied : ` Nonsense , get over yourself . ' Removing his earpiece : Cage spokesman Cerie Bullivant walked off a live Sky News interview . Off he goes : Mr Bullivant accused Kay Burley of asking him ` inherently xenophobic ' questions . He claimed that the security services in Britain have ` time and again harassed people and pushed them , and that has played a part in the radicalisation of this man ' . Mr Bullivant - who spent two years on a control order designed for terrorist suspects , but was an innocent man - was then asked by Burley : ` Do you condemn his actions ' But he replied , before walking off : ` I 've already said ... I 'm sorry , I 'm not answering that question , that 's a ridiculous question , I 've already gone through this and dealt with it . ' After he walked off screen , Burley paused before looking at the camera and smiling . The release stated that Emwazi ` desperately wanted to use the system to change his situation , but the system ultimately rejected him , ' a view later echoed on CAGE 's press conference , which was broadcast live on both BBC and Sky News . Qureshi then used the statement to criticise the British security services , arguing that counter-terror measures turned young Muslims into extremists . Haras Rafiq , managing director of the anti-radicalisation think-tank the Quilliam Foundation , told Newsweek that CAGE 's accusation that Britain was to blame for Emwazi 's radicalisation was ` rubbish ' . He said : ` It is not anybody else 's fault . It 's not the British or Kuwaitis fault . It is his fault and the people who radicalised him . He is a cold-hearted killer . ' ` If you look at -LSB- CAGE 's -RSB- raison d'être , they are there to defend these kind of people . There has been evidence that these guys are sympathetic to this type of ideology . ' Qureshi criticised the British security services , arguing that counter-terror measures turned young Muslims into extremists . In posts made on Twitter , Quilliam co-founder and chairman Maajid Nawaz , also blasted CAGE , hinting that Qureshi was a supporter of controversial speaker , Haitham Haddad . Emails released by CAGE today revealed how MI5 repeatedly tried to recruit Mohammed Emwazi as an informant and put him on a terror watchlist to stop him leaving Britain . Emwazi is believed to have become known to the security services in 2009 when he was accused of trying to fight with Somali terror group Al-Shabaab in east Africa . The British citizen , who was born in Kuwait and moved to the UK aged six , flew to Tanzania with two friends after he graduated from the University of Westminster claiming he was going on safari . But he was arrested as soon as he touched down in capital Dar es Salaam and deported by Tanzanian 's officials . He flew back to Britain via Amsterdam and told a friend MI5 were waiting for him at Schiphol Airport and tried to recruit him to share information on extremists , Emwazi told a confidant . Emwazi claimed that an MI5 agent called Nick accused him of trying to go to Somalia to fight for Al Shabaab and said : ` Listen Mohammed : You 've got the whole world in front of you ; you 're 21 years old ; you just finished Uni -- why do n't you work for us ? ' . The Jihadi John suspect turned down the offer and claims he was told : ` You 're going to have a lot of trouble ... you 're going to be known ... you 're going to be followed ... life will be harder for you . ' Emwazi claimed in emails to Qureshi that he was repeatedly approached by the security services over the course of the following year but he said he refused to co-operate and denied he had any links to terrorism . 1988 : Born in Kuwait . c1994 : Moved to Britain aged six , where he grew up in Queen 's Park , west London . 2009 : Graduated from University of Westminster in computer programming . May 2009 : Flies to Tanzania for ` planned safari ' but is detained by police in Dar es Salaam . Eventually deported but he is allegedly accused by MI5 of trying to reach Somalia , en route in Amsterdam . Autumn 2009 : Returns to Britain but soon moves back to Kuwait and finds work at a computer firm . June 2010 : Counter-terrorism police detain him upon his return to London to finalise his wedding plans , and he is not allowed to return . 2012 : Emwazi heads for Syria and joins ISIS . Hostages who have survived being held by ISIS in Syria and Iraq have said that Jihadi John is a man ` obsessed ' with Somalia and would make them watch Al-Shabaab videos while in captivity . In June 2010 counter-terrorism officers , linked to the security services and Scotland Yard , allegedly arrested him as he tried to fly to Kuwait . He was fingerprinted and searched , it was said , and put on a terror watchlist preventing him from leaving Britain . In an email to Mr Qureshi he said : ' I feel like a prisoner , only not in a cage , in London . A person imprisoned & controlled by security service men , stopping me from living my new life in my birthplace & country , Kuwait ' . Another friend said that Emwazi later tried to travel to Saudi Arabia to teach English in 2012 but again stopped from leaving . He was ` desperate ' to leave Britain and ` was ready to exhaust every single kind of avenue within the machinery of the state to bring a change for his personal situation ' , Mr Qureshi said . Mr Qureshi said he last heard from him that year and said the Jihadi John supect believed ` actions were taken to criminalize him and he had no way to do something against these actions ' . Soon afterwards he vanished and is believed to have travelled to Syria , where he may now be ISIS ' figurehead . On the scene : Police officers near the property where Emwazi once lived in Queen 's Park , west London . If Emwazi 's account of his contact with MI5 is accurate , his case has parallels with that of Lee Rigby 's murderer Michael Adebolajo , who was jailed for life in 2013 . His trial heard that just three months before the appalling murder in Woolwich , MI5 was trying to recruit Michael Adebolajo as an informant . He had been on their radar for ten years and in 2010 was even arrested with fellow Al Qaeda followers in Kenya . Adebolajo complained of being ` harassed ' by MI5 agents before the killing and it later it emerged that they had failed to watch him carefully enough before he murdered Drummer Rigby with the help of his friend Michael Adebowale . A representative from CAGE was not immediately available for comment when requested . | Asim Qureshi helped name his friend Mohammed Emwazi as Jihadi John . Mr Qureshi said that MI5 had harassed Emwazi and help radicalise him . Campaigner was tearful as he described him as ` extremely kind and gentle ' He added that ` the man I knew would never hurt a single person ' But David Henning hit back and said : ` He 's a monster ' Comments caused fury from people who believe MI5 were doing their job . 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