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Paul Scholes and Phil Neville have gone from owners to caretaker managers after taking control of Salford City 's clash with Kendal Town on Saturday afternoon . The ex-Manchester United duo , along with their former team-mates Ryan Giggs , Gary Neville and Nicky Butt , bought the non-league club earlier this year . But after the club sacked manager Phil Power and assistant Dave Chadwick on Friday , Scholes and Neville were in the dugout for the Evo-Stik Division One North side 's crucial game . Paul Scholes -LRB- left -RRB- and Phil Neville are taking charge of Salford City 's game with Kendal Town . Neville was a coach under David Moyes at Manchester United last season but left the club in the summer . And the pair 's influence on the side clearly worked as they won 2-1 at home . Prior to Saturday 's result Salford sat third in the league after losing 3-2 to promotion rivals Droylsden on New Year 's Day with league leaders Darlington having three games in hand on The Ammies . It had been left to former United first-team coaches Scholes and Neville to get them through Saturday 's game , but the pair will be relieved of their duties following the appointment of manager Anthony Johnson from EvoStik League Division One North side Ramsbottom United . After sacking their previous management team , a club statement said : ` Salford City Football Club would like to announce that discussions between the owners of SCFC and the committee have led to the departure , with immediate effect , of team Manager Phil Power . The Class of '92 bought Salford City earlier this year and hope to take them into the Championship in 15 years . Scholes , pictured celebrating a goal against Bolton in 2012 , is now a successful football pundit . ` The committee and owners would like to thank Phil for all his hard work and commitment and wish him all the best for the future . ` The Club feel they need to take a new direction and will in due course announce plans for the team going forward . ' The Class of '92 hope to lead Salford , who are currently in the eighth tier of English football , into the Championship within 15 years . | Phil Neville and Paul Scholes were in charge against Kendal Town . The duo own the club along with Gary Neville , Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt . Salford City sacked manager Phil Power and his assistant on Friday . The Ammies are currently third in Evo-Stik Division One North . | [[0, 160], [0, 4], [52, 160], [0, 29], [74, 160], [321, 399], [402, 499], [534, 607], [992, 1101], [161, 237], [270, 316], [321, 399], [402, 499], [1267, 1311], [1314, 1335], [1340, 1532]] |
Jose Mourinho has completed his fourth acquisition of the transfer window with Kurt Zouma set to sign from St-Etienne . Chelsea agreed a fee in the region of # 12.5 million for the 19-year-old centre half , who will stay in France for the rest of the season . Mourinho spoke in glowing terms about the teenager but said that Chelsea have completed their business for this window . VIDEO : Scroll down to hear Jose Mourinho 's comments after the 0-0 draw with West Ham . Confident : Kurt Zouma has joined Chelsea but will stay with St Etienne for the rest of the season . On the ball : Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been eager to add young talent to his squad and made a personal call to the teenager . ` He 's a young player in the profile of some Chelsea signings in the last couple of years , ' said the Chelsea boss . ` We like the profile . We think he can adapt to the PL . ' Zouma was being closely monitored by . several Barclays Premier League clubs despite being banned for 10 games . in November for a tackle which left Thomas Guerbert of Sochaux with a . broken leg and dislocated ankle . Mourinho added : ` If we do n't do it now , we ca n't do it in the summer because other clubs were strong on him . He will join us for pre-season and ew will see if it is to stay or go on loan . He is a young player for a position where we need a future . Job done , and he stays at St Etienne . ` He is very young but he is playing already a couple of seasons in St Et and many international matches for the youth teams . He is a player with good potential . Physically he is ready but it is another thing to be tactically ready . So well done Chelsea , this is the last one in the transfer window . In almost every position we have the present and the future . ` No more signings . The squad is short . Even players like Kalas is needed . We have 20 for the PL and 18 for the CL . We are there . We let Michael and Ryan go to play . We ca n't let other go . We need the squad . ' Mourinho made a personal call to the . teenager to convince him to come to London . Chelsea improved their . original offer of # 10m to clinch a deal , flush with the proceeds from . the sales of Juan Mata and Kevin de Bruyne . The . year started with Mourinho insisting he could not foresee any transfers . in or out of Stamford Bridge during the January window but he has . already signed winger Mohamed Salah , plus midfielders Nemanja Matic and . Bertrand Traore . Zouma 's arrival will raise questions over the futures of established central defenders David Luiz and John Terry . Acrobatic : Zouma is an athletic player with caps at all youth levels for France , plus a call up to the senior side . Blue no more ? The signing will raise doubts over the futures of John Terry -LRB- left -RRB- and David Luiz -LRB- right -RRB- . Mourinho . has admitted he would like to keep Terry but fears he could lose his . captain because of the strict club policy to offer contract extensions . of only a year to all players over 30 . Terry , . who is already free to talk to clubs outside England , is expected to . have far more lucrative and longer offers on the table than the one from . Stamford Bridge . Luiz has . been unable to force his way into Mourinho 's preferred back four and is . in demand from some of Europe 's biggest clubs . Barcelona and Bayern . Munich have long-standing interest in the Brazilian . The tackle for which Kurt Zouma was banned for 10 matches . | Chelsea complete signing of St Etienne defender Kurt Zouma for # 12.5 m . The centre-back , 19 , will stay in France for the rest of the season . He becomes Jose Mourinho 's fourth signing of the window . The Chelsea boss placed a personal call to convince Zouma to join at Stamford Bridge . | [[120, 204], [480, 511], [173, 206], [211, 259], [470, 479], [482, 492], [504, 570], [0, 89], [585, 611], [664, 702], [1983, 2021], [2022, 2066]] |
A Wisconsin lawmaker plans to hand out Klu Klux Klan hoods at a Republican convention in his state this weekend in protest of what he believes are ` racist policies . ' Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Wisconsin state representative Brett Hulsey tweeted a picture on Thursday night of the homemade white , cloth hats he plans to hand out . Hulsey said on twitter the hats were meant to bring attention to issues like racial profiling , which he says Republican Governor Scott Walker and the Republican Party of Wisconsin support . Wisconsin state Rep. Brett Hulsey , a Democratic candidate for governor , displays a homemade Ku Klux Klan-style hood he plans to hand out at the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention this weekend . Hulsey described the hoods as Republican Party hats . Republican National Committee spokesman . Raffi Willaims denounced Hulsey 's plan to MailOnline , saying ` the KKK and the hood symbolize pure hate . and terrorism for Blacks across the country . ' ` The KKK is not . and should never be used as a political prop or punchline doing so makes . light of the struggle so many went through , ' said Willaims , who is . black . Williams called on national Democratic Party leaders to denounce Hulsey 's behavior , as well . State party leaders have already come out against the representative . ` We take serious issue with the policies pursued by Republicans that . disproportionately affect communities of color , but this type of . behavior has no place in the public dialogue , ' Democratic Party Chairman . Mike Tate told the Wisconsin State Journal , the outlet that brought attention to Hulsey 's plans . ` What is inappropriate is @GovWalker #WIGOP attacks on the poor , women , working families , ' Hulsey said on twitter in response to the party distancing itself from him . Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Wisconsin state representative Brett Hulsey tweeted this picture of the homemade white , cloth hats he plans to hand out at his state 's GOP convention today . ` Holy . cow , Hulsey . Dial it back to an 8 or a 9 . This is like an 11 on the . crazy scale ' , Rebuen Glaser , social media manager for a Democrat running . against Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan . in November 's election , tweeted at Hulsey . In a press release promoting his protest . sent after his political stunt attracted negative attention , Hulsey did . not mention his hats . He did say confederate re-enactors would meet him . outside the GOP event , and the press release asked supporters to , ` Please bring tasteful signs , no profanity please . ' ` Governor -LSB- Scott -RSB- Walker and the Wisconsin Republicans should own up to their . anti-minority , anti-woman , and anti-child record as they vote to leave . the Union on Saturday , ' Hulsey said in the press release . ' I have lived and worked in the . South and would rather they leave Wisconsin than continue to take us . backward into Wississippi , ' he continued . At its convention tomorrow , the GOP will vote on a resolution that would . allow the state secede . The Wisconsin State Journal reports that party . officials do not expect the measure to pass . Hulsey is running in the Democratic primary for Governor . If he were to win the primary , he would face Walker in the general election in November . ` If elected governor , I will end Scott Walker 's racist Reign of Error . and reverse these bad choices in the state budget , ' Hulsey said in Friday 's press release . Rep. Hulsey on his way to protest at the Wisconsin GOP convention bit.ly / Sfohjw . | Wisconsin state representative Brett Hulsey tweeted a photo on Thursday of himself holding homemade KKK-syle hoods he said he plans to hand out at Republican Party of Wisconsin 's convention today . Hulsey is vying for the Democratic nomination in the state 's governor 's race this year . The state Democratic Party immediately distanced itself from Hulsey 's political stunt , saying his ` behavior had no place in the public dialogue ' Even after he received negative attention for the political stunt , Hulsey defended his actions . | [[0, 111], [169, 309], [537, 570], [611, 654], [655, 738], [1822, 1947], [1950, 1960], [1964, 2020], [3473, 3484], [3488, 3491], [3496, 3556], [3153, 3211], [1261, 1293], [1303, 1331], [1261, 1331], [1472, 1516], [1783, 1821], [2305, 2364], [2367, 2379]] |
Carlos Vela scored twice in his first international appearance since 2011 as Mexico exacted revenge for their controversial World Cup exit with a 3-2 victory against Holland . And Vela was quick to get back on the scoresheet as Miguel Herrera 's men held out for an exciting win . The former Arsenal man put the visitors in front with a superb strike in the eighth minute and added a second goal in the 60th after Wesley Sneijder 's sublime long-range equaliser . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Holland 2-3 Mexico : Sneijder and Blind goals . Mexico upset Holland with a 3-2 victory at the Amsterdam ArenA in their international friendly . Holland : Krul , Van Rhijn , Vlaar -LRB- De Vrij 24 -RRB- , Veltman , Willems , Blind , Afellay -LRB- Wijnaldum 68 -RRB- , Sneijder -LRB- Fer 81 -RRB- , Huntelaar , Depay -LRB- Promes 60 -RRB- , Robben . Subs Not Used : Cillessen , van der Wiel , Bruma , Narsingh , De Jong , Vermeer . Booked : De Vrij . Goals : Sneijder 49 , Blind 74 . Mexico : Ochoa , Aguilar , Reyes , Miguel Herrera -LRB- Corona 61 -RRB- , Alanis , Aldrete , Vazquez -LRB- Rodriguez 89 -RRB- , Hector Herrera -LRB- Dominguez 81 -RRB- , Guardado -LRB- Ponce 87 -RRB- , Vela -LRB- Giovani 76 -RRB- , Hernandez -LRB- Jimenez 76 -RRB- . Subs Not Used : Talavera , Jonathan , Gonzalez , Venegas , Corral . Booked : Alanis , Ochoa , Aguilar . Goals : Vela 8 , 62 , Hernandez 69 . Javier Hernandez dribbled past goalkeeper Tim Krul to add a third with a simple finish after 69 minutes before Daley Blind 's deflected long-range shot five minutes later reduced the deficit . Defeat heaps more pressure on Dutch coach Guus Hiddink , who has come under increased scrutiny , after defeat at the Amsterdam ArenA subjected them to a fourth loss in five matches since a third-placed finish at the World Cup . The last time a Dutch manager lost four of his first five games was also Hiddink during his first reign in 1995 . Since taking over from Louis van Gaal , the former Chelsea boss has only three points from three Euro 2016 qualifying games . Holland turn their attention back to qualifying for Euro 2016 when they face Latvia in a Group A contest on Sunday . With one eye on that fixture Hiddink rested Robin Van Persie who reported a slight injury , but named an otherwise strong side , but Mexico emerged victorious - unlike the dramatic finish to their World Cup last 16 game in Fortaleza . Last week Hiddink told a press conference he would quit if Holland fail to beat Latvia - just three months after succeeding Louis van Gaal as coach . Holland are third in their Euro 2016 qualifying Group A , six points behind joint group leaders Iceland and the Czech Republic . Carlos Vela -LRB- second left -RRB- scored twice in his first international for Mexico in over three years . Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul is beaten by Vela 's long-range strike in the eighth minute . Klaas-Jan Hunterlaar reacts after missing a golden opportunity to equalise for Holland just before half-time . Wesley Sneijder volleys home a stunning equaliser for Holland in the 49th minute to drag them level in Amsterdam . Vela rounds Krul to add his second goal of the evening and restore Mexico 's lead in the international friendly . Real Madrid striker Javier Hernandez , currently on loan at Real Madrid , celebrates after scoring Mexico 's third goal . Striker Hernandez and Mexico manager Miguel Herrera -LRB- right -RRB- celebrate during their impressive victory in Holland . Daley Blind 's long-range drive pulled one back for Holland with 15 minutes to play . Arjen Robben is denied by Mexico defender Adrian Aldrete -LRB- left -RRB- during the game at the Amsterdam Arena . Dutch head coach Guus Hiddink -LRB- centre -RRB- will be concerned at his team 's defending after a home defeat . | Carlos Vela scored twice in his first international for over three years . Javier Hernandez also on target as Mexico run out 3-2 winners in Amsterdam . Wesley Sneijder and Daley Blind goals for Holland not enough to prevent home defeat . | [[0, 175], [2674, 2691], [2704, 2782], [0, 175], [539, 635], [3211, 3247], [3296, 3332], [3333, 3457]] |
Yoga classes , coffee shops , artisan bakeries and gyms -- Tesco is trying to turn its supermarkets into the sort of place families might visit for a day out . Its bosses fear customers have effectively rejected the chain 's Extra hypermarkets as vast , soulless warehouses . In response , revamped stores will have the supermarket equivalent of village halls : community spaces for customers to use free of charge for activities such as yoga , baby gym and cookery classes . New breed : The Watford branch of Tesco is trialling the scheme , which will see everything from restaurants to yoga rooms added to stores . One-stop shop : The concept will see community rooms opened in Tesco stores , where local residents will be invited to host yoga or baby gym glasses . Britain 's biggest retailer is trying to replicate the town centre of the past , with a vibrant mix of independent traders , each with its own character and appeal , but relying on Tesco 's own food and leisure brands . These include the high street restaurant chain Giraffe , which was bought this year for # 50million , and the burgeoning coffee shop brand Harris + Hoole . Named after a shop mentioned in the 1664 diary of Samuel Pepys , its website calls it ` a family affair ' , but it is 49 per cent owned by Tesco , which gets to keep a good chunk of the profits . New additions : The Watford Tesco now includes a branch of high street restaurant chain Giraffe . Independent traders : Artisan coffee chain Harris + Hoole has an outlet in Watford 's new-look Tesco . Another new name in the Tesco stable is the bakery business Euphorium , which taps into the current fixation with baking and will offer freshly made artisan bread , celebration cakes and pastries . Also included are a pharmacy , optician , health products shop and nail bar . The first of the new-look sites , in Watford , was revealed yesterday to positive reaction from retail analysts and shoppers . Shoppers ' every need : Tesco Watford customers will now be able to check their e-mails before shopping for their groceries . Praise on Twitter suggests the stylish . shop layout for general merchandise has many similarities to the . successful John Lewis department stores . The revamp is a major strategy shift for Tesco , which became Britain 's richest retailer by creating an empire of bricks - and-mortar outlets . Revamp : Tesco is trying to replicate the vibrant town centre of the past , adding a mix of independent traders to its own food and leisure brands . Strategy shift : The scheme being trialled in Watford has been billed as the ` very latest in retail innovation ' Own brands : Tesco 's F&F clothing range has been given a new layout at the trial branch . All areas covered : The health and wellbeing section at the new-look Tesco , which aims to cater to customers ' every need . Deli counter : Tesco is eager to boost its standing in the British retail market after a disappointing bid to expand into the U.S. Shoppers ' fatigue : Hungry Tesco customers can stop off for a quick bite in a branch of restaurant chain Giraffe . The hypermarkets were built to sell everything from washing machines to garden furniture . But now families buy these big items on the internet and Tesco has cancelled a planned 100 new stores in what it calls the ` end of the space race ' . Managing director Chris Bush said yesterday : ` Watford represents a fundamental change in the way people are doing their shopping . It offers us a glimpse into what stores of the future might look like . ' But praise was not universal . One critic tweeted : ` This new Tesco store just looks like an absolute mish-mash mess . Either go for the fully bespoke look or do n't . ' ` Retail innovation ' : The newly revamped home department at the Tesco branch in Watford - the first to be transformed . Vast : Britain 's biggest retailer is attempting to conjure up the spirit of vibrant town centres of the past , amid fears customers do n't want to visit ` soulless warehouses ' ` Love your community ' : Tesco is hoping shoppers will linger in their new look stores , stopping to browse the web , enjoy a coffee or a sit down to a restaurant meal . | Britain 's biggest retailer is trying to . replicate the atmosphere of town centres of the past with new-look stores . Stores will have mix of independent . traders with own character and appeal , alongside Tesco 's own brand goods . | [[768, 987], [768, 795], [938, 987], [3840, 3942], [290, 359], [2374, 2438], [3840, 3942], [2365, 2371], [2441, 2513], [768, 987], [768, 795], [938, 987], [2628, 2638], [2641, 2718]] |
Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker 's re-election campaign risked a Scrooge image last week with a Black Friday promotion asking parents to make campaign contributions instead of buying their children Christmas presents . ` Instead of electronics or toys that will . undoubtedly be outdated , broken , or lost by the next Holiday Season , ' a Walker re-election campaign email instructed , ` help give your children the gift of a Wisconsin that we can all be proud . of . ' It was ' a Black Friday special that is better than any deal . found in stores , ' the campaign claimed : ` Donate $ 5 , $ 10 or $ 25 to help Governor Walker get . reelected and save your children from a future of double-digit tax . increases and billion dollar budget deficits . ' Walker is riding a wave of popularity in his home state that has political wags speculating about a presidential run in 2016 . Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker 's re-election campaign asked moms and dads to raid their children 's Christmas gift funds for political contributions . Walker 's deputy campaign finance director claimed Wisconsin children would be better off with a Republican governor than with ` electronics or toys ' on Christmas Day . Taylor Palmisano , who has served as the campaign 's deputy finance director since July , signed the email . She did not respond to requests for comment . The liberal blog Cognitive Dissonance first published the fundraising solicitation . It compared the effort to news reports about a Cleveland , Ohio Wal-Mart that asked its employees for food donations to benefit their lower-income coworkers , and a union-driven publicity stunt that advised low-wage McDonald 's employees to return their Christmas gifts and pay off their debts instead . But another political campaign pioneered the tactic last year . Obama For America , the president 's re-election campaign , introduced its Obama Gift Registry in June 2012 . The organization asked Democratic voters to ` register with Obama 2012 , and ask for a donation in lieu of a gift ' for their birthdays , bar or bat mitzvahs , weddings and anniversaries . ` Instead of another gift card you 'll forget to use , ' the campaign wrote on Obama 's trailblazing e-commerce website , ` ask your friends and family for something that will go a little further : a donation to Obama for America . ' Real : The president 's 2012 re-election campaign asked supporters to decline birthday , wedding and anniversary gifts , and send Barack Obama the proceeds instead . Spoof : Conservatives mocked the Obama team in 2012 by circulating a fake campaign announcement asking Obama voters to opt for cremation instead of burial when they die ? and send the savings to the president 's campaign . Not real : Anti-Obama forces responded in 2012 with a plea for expectant parents to name their kids ` Barack ' or ` Michelle ' -- and make a symbolic donation , in the tyke 's name , of course . Obama 's campaign organization was renamed ` Organizing For Action ' in 2013 , and still hosts the fundraising stunt on its website . The urban legend-debunking website Snopes confirmed in July 2012 that the Obama effort was the real thing . Conservatives were quick to mock it at the time , spoofing the Obama Gift Registry with a series of parodies that quickly went viral . One , an Obama Cremation Registry , appeared to ask Obama supporters to opt for cremation instead of a more expensive burial or their dearly departed loved ones -- and send the savings to the Obama campaign . ` Your loved ones will thank you -- from the grave , ' the comedic piece joked . Another conservative skewering was a fictitious Obama Baby Name registry , asking expectant parents to name their new children ` Barack ' or ` Michelle , ' mark the occasion with a $ 100 donation to the president 's campaign , and enter a drawing for $ 1,000 . ` Your decision to terminate a pregnancy before the election does NOT affect your odds of winning the grand prize , ' snarked the lampoon 's authors . The fundraising email was signed by campaign deputy finance director Taylor Palmisano -LRB- L -RRB- . Walker hopes to beat back a challenge from Democrat Mary Burke -LRB- R -RRB- , a former mountain bike company executive . Gov. Walker 's most likely Democratic opponent in 2014 has attracted her own share of scorn . Former Trek bicycle company executive Mary Burke got a PR black eye in November when the U.S. Department of Labor ruled that as many as 20 former Trek employees were eligible for federal aid because the company eliminated their jobs by outsourcing more of its work to China . Walker swept into power , and survived a union-bankrolled recall effort , on the strength of labor policies that Democrats opposed bitterly . The state 's Republican Party has come down on the side of businesses that choose to outsource jobs to save money . The governor has made some pundits ' short-lists of potential GOP presidential candidates , claiming during a book tour that the White House 's next occupant should be a governor , not a member of Congress . . ` It 's got to be somebody who 's viewed as being exceptionally removed from Washington , ' he told ABC News , adding that ' I do n't rule anything out ' when it comes to his future political aspirations . | Scott Walker campaign fundraising email said his re-election would be a better gift to children than toys or electronic gadgets . President Obama 's 2012 campaign pioneered the idea of a political donation ` gift registry ' for birthdays , weddings and anniversaries . Conservatives spoofed the Obama effort at the time with fictitious registries based on funeral cremations and baby naming . Walker is thought of as a likely GOP presidential candidate in 2016 . 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A mother who was tortured by her former fiance in front of their children is being forced to write to him in prison -- or face being jailed herself . Natalie Allman , 29 , was battered and slashed across the throat by Jason Hughes during a seven-hour ordeal because he wanted to make her ` ugly ' after she ended their relationship . But she has now been ordered to provide the former Territorial Army soldier with regular updates about their twin sons after he launched a legal battle from his cell . Natalie Allman , 29 , who was tortured for seven hours in front of her twin sons and had her throat cut by ex-fiance Jason Hughes has been forced to write to her attacker , or face the prospect of being sent to jail herself . Ms Allman , was battered with a dumb-bell and slashed across the throat by Hughes , 42 , -LRB- left -RRB- because he wanted to make her look ` ugly ' after she dumped him . The pair are pictured before their split in 2011 . Under parental rights laws , Miss Allman must send letters and photos of the five-year-olds to her attacker three times a year and will be held in contempt of court if she refuses . Miss Allman , who still bears the scars of her ordeal , said yesterday that she is being wrongly made to feel like a criminal . ` We are the victims , not him , ' she said . ` I thought he was going to kill me that night for no reason and my boys saw that . They were terrified , ' she added . A judge has ordered Ms Allman to send three letters a year to Hughes , updating him on their five-year-old boys , pictured in 2012 , and including photographs of the children every Easter , September and December . On February 3 , 2011 , as Ms Allman lay in bed , Hughes launched the terrifying seven-hour attack on his ex , attempting to smother her with a pillow before repeatedly bludgeoning her with a dumb bell . Ms Allman had suffered eight wounds to her head and five fractures to her face bones . She also needed cosmetic surgery to rebuild her throat . ` I 'm so angry that the law still defends his parental rights and that he is still being allowed to control us from behind bars . ' Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 deals with the arrangements for children after the break down of their parents ' relationship . Should a disagreement arise between the parents , they can apply to the court for a residence or contact order to be drawn up in respect of their children . A contact order requires the parent , or other person , who the child lives with to allow a named individual to have contact with the child . It is usually used to maintain the child 's links with both parents after the end of their relationship . This contact can be ` direct ' , meaning it is face-to-face , ` indirect ' , which may involve telephone calls , emails or letter ; supervised by a third party ; or the child may be able to stay overnight with the person named in the order . The order would usually define the frequency , duration , time and place of the visits , or the nature and frequency of contact by telephone , letter or other means . Sometimes the parent the child lives with may also be required to provide school reports or other information on their son or daughter . If the order is breached , a court has the power to impose a fine of up to # 2,50029 or a custodial sentence of up to two years . Hughes , 42 , was jailed for nine years in 2012 following the brutal attack at the couple 's home in Ross-on-Wye , Herefordshire , the year before . He had flown into a jealous rage when Miss Allman dumped him just two months before they planned to marry , telling Hughes that she was seeing somebody else . The former reservist , who had an alcohol addiction , attempted to smother her with a pillow before repeatedly bludgeoning her with a dumb bell and slashing her throat . Hughes , who was trained to use bayonets and knives in the Army , only let Miss Allman call an ambulance after seven hours . Officers arrived to find their terrified sons , then two , in bed with their mother covered in blood . Miss Allman suffered horrific wounds and needed cosmetic surgery on her throat , but later rebuilt her life and had another child with a new partner . But in January last year Hughes applied for a residence and contact order under the Children Act of 1989 , demanding six letters a year as well as phone calls . Despite spending # 3,000 fighting the order , a judge ordered Miss Allman to send three letters a year on the children 's school progress , health and emotional development or face a fine or jail . Hughes was given permission to send them one letter a year as well as cards at birthdays and Christmas . Miss Allman said she is sickened by letters she has already received from Hughes , which she says describe how he is allowed to play on an Xbox games console and work as a bee-keeper . She has been told to keep them in case the boys want to read them one day . She said : ` I could n't believe it . ` I could end up being split up from my children and sent to prison when he was the one who attacked me . I 'm the one being treated like a criminal . ' Although she is sickened by the letters , Ms Allman has been told she must keep them in case her sons want to read them when they are older . | Natalie Allman , 29 , was battered with a dumb-bell by Jason Hughes , 42 . TA soldier Hughes also slit her throat in 2012 attack to make her look ` ugly ' Their twin boys saw the attack , and were found covered in blood by police . Ms Allman must send Hughes updates on boys under parental rights laws . 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ISIS has threatened to flood Europe with half a million migrants from Libya in a ` psychological ' attack against the West , it was claimed today . Transcripts of telephone intercepts published in Italy claim to provide evidence that ISIS is threatening to send 500,000 migrants simultaneously out to sea in hundreds of boats in a ` psychological weapon ' against Europe if there is military intervention against them in Libya . Many would be at risk of drowning with rescue services unable to cope . But authorities fear that if numbers on this scale arrived , European cities could witness riots . Separately , the militants hope to cement their control of Libya then cross the Mediterranean disguised as refugees , according to letters seen by Quilliam the anti-terror group , reported by the Telegraph . Breaking point : The officials at Lampedusa airport -LRB- pictured -RRB- are struggling to process the 1,200 newly arrived migrants in a reception centre built for a third of that number - and now Islamic State has threatened to send 500,000 to Europe 's shores . Escape : Today , the spread of violence and extremism in Libya has forced thousands to flee to Italy -LRB- ferry port of Lampedusa pictured -RRB- where officials are struggling to deal with the sudden influx . Prophecy : Muammar Gaddafi predicts the Mediterranean would become a ` sea of chaos ' four years before Islamic State beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians on a beach in Libya - prompting a swift and brutal response from the country who launched airstrikes on their locations . Violent coup : Muammar Gaddafi was deposed as Libya 's leader in August 2011 and killed in October , when forces loyal to the government that overthrew him found him hiding in a drainage pipe in Sirte . Dangerous : Egypt 's brutal airstrikes on the Libyan village of Derna - in retaliation for the mass murder of 21 of its countrymen - forced many to abandon their homes . Anxious : The Egyptians who fled their adopted home in Libya face a nervous wait before passing through the border village Sallum . Searching for safety : With militancy and violence spreading through Libya , many Egyptians living there are now returning to their home country -LRB- pictured on the border village Sallum -RRB- . Italian Minister for the Interior Angelino Alfano said on Monday that Libya was the ` absolute priority ' and insisted there was ` not a minute to lose ' for the international community . He said : ` If the militias of the Caliphate advance faster than the decisions of the international community how can we put out the fire in Libya and stem the migration flows ? We are at risk of an exodus without precedent . ' More than 170,000 migrants arrived in Italy by boat last year . Since last Friday almost 4,000 have been rescued . The spread of militancy across Libya was predicted by the country 's deceased leader Muammar Gaddafi , who warned the Mediterranean would become ' a sea of chaos ' . ISIS had not yet made frightening inroads into Libya when he made this chilling prophecy during his last interview in March 2011 . But the Arab Spring uprising that year sparked a civil war in Libya and opposition forces - backed by NATO - deposed Gaddafi in violent coup just five months after his ominous prediction . In October 2011 , forces loyal to the country 's transitional government found the ousted leader hiding in a culvert in Sirte and killed him . Four years later , Islamic State kidnapped 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Sirte - Gaddafi 's birthplace - before releasing gruesome footage of their beheading on the shores of the Mediterranean , just 220 miles south of Italy . In it the terrorists warned that they ` will conquer Rome ' . Fleeing terror : Over 170,000 migrants arrived in Italy by boat last year and since last Friday alone almost 4,000 have been rescued . Forced to leave : Migrants wait to board a plane at Lampedusa airport in Italy , bound for a detention center elsewhere in the country . Safe : The mainly African migrants were among some 3,800 would-be immigrants to Europe rescued in the Mediterranean since Friday , according to figures compiled by the International Organisation for Migration . Bloody realisation : Four years after Gaddafi 's chilling prophecy that the Mediterranean would become ' a sea of chaos ' ISIS murdered 21 Egyptian Christians on a beach in Libya . Total control : ISIS ' have spread their brutal regime throughout Gaddafi 's former home , with recent footage showing a fleet of brand new cars carrying its notorious black flag driving freely through Benghazi . In response , Italian security chiefs have approved plans to put 4,800 soldiers on the country 's streets to help prevent terrorist attacks . The statement from the Interior Ministry said they would guard ` sensitive sites ' until at least June and reports claim 500 will be deployed in Rome - where soldiers are already guarding diplomatic residences , synagogues and Jewish schools . The troops are also expected to be deployed at tourist venues such as archaeological sites and monuments . A treaty between Gaddafi and the Italian premier provided for joint boat patrols which curtailed the departure of migrant boats from Libya . But , as the Libyan despot predicted back in 2011 , if the Gaddafis were brought down , Islamists would exploit the power vacuum . Still holding court in a Bedoin tent while holed up in the fortified citadel of Bab Al Azizya , Gaddafi warned : ` If , instead of a stable government that guarantees security , these militias linked to Bin Laden take control , the Africans will move en mass towards Europe . ' He added : ` The Mediterranean will become a sea of chaos . ' Insecurity : Four years later Lybian soldiers gather in the same square after an Islamist-led militia seized the capital . Military intervention : As Libyan soldiers protected the capital Tripoli -LRB- pictured on February 9 -RRB- , the elected parliament was forced to relocate in the eastern city of Tobruk . That very sea ran red with blood when Islamic State brutally executed 21 Egyptian Christians on its shores . The accompanying video , released on Sunday , showed the men dressed in orange jumpsuits and shackled - kneeling in the sand before the militants slit their throats and watched them bleed to death . Egypt retaliated furiously by launching coordinated airstrikes on ISIS targets in Libya . The European powers were putting their own security at risk by helping the rebels , Gaddafi pointed out . He told Il Giornale , the Italian newspaper owned by his former friend Silvio Berlusconi he was saddened by the attitude of his friend . They no longer spoke . ' I am shocked at the attitude of my European friends . They have endangered and damaged a series of great security treaties in their own interest . ' Without his harsh , but effective , regime , the entire North African Mahgreb ` would become another Gaza , ' he claimed . Power : The ominous show of discipline and wealth shows how the country has been overrun by extremism as efforts to suppress ISIS focus on Iraq and Syria . Chilling : Even young children salute the procession of cars as they pass undeterred through the streets of Benghazi . Support : The parade of Toyota Land Cruisers is welcomed by the locals in Benghazi . The video was posted by terrorist group Ansar Al-Sharia - who pledged allegiance to Islamic State last October . Overrun : The majority of Libya 's coastal cities have surrendered control to Islamic State and other rebel extremist groups created to oppose the NATO-led invasion which removed Gaddafi from power . The telephone transcripts , seen by Il Messaggero newspaper claimed to provide evidence ` that IS will use the migrants as a `` psychological weapon '' against countries that say they want to intervene in Libya , in particular , against Italy . ' ` As soon as our country mentioned armed intervention on Libya the jihadists suggested they let drift , bound for Italy , hundreds of boats full of migrants . The figure discussed is five hundred thousand , most of the 700,000 that are on the coast waiting to board , ' the newspaper reported . Following the dire threat Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi immediately backtracked from his government 's previous rhetoric saying that ` it was not the time for military intervention ' . Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said this morning that Italy does not want to embark on ` adventures , never mind Crusades ' in Libya . But former President Giorgio Napolitano said that the ` biggest error ' in the post-Gaddafi 's period was the European Unions ` lack of involvement ' in the country . Meanwhile following direct threats on Rome , the commander of Vatican City 's 110-man Swiss Guard said his forces are ready to defend Pope Francis if ISIS attempt a strike . Executed : On Sunday , ISIS released a video showing the brutal mass murder of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya . Horror : Blood is seen in the Mediterranean Sea four years after Muammar Gaddafi predicted it would become a ` sea of chaos ' Colonel Christoph Graf said ` Following the terrorists ' threats , we 're asking the guards to be more attentive and observe peoples ' movements closely . If something happens we 're ready , as are the men of the Gendarmerie . ' | Italian press today published claims that ISIS has threatened to release the huge wave of migrants to cause chaos in Europe if they are attacked . And letters from jihadists show plans to hide terrorists among refugees . In 2011 , Muammar Gaddafi ominously predicted war would come to Libya . He was deposed in a violent coup and killed in October of the same year . Islamic State executed 21 Egyptian Christians on Libyan beach this week . 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Catherine Mayer 's controversial biography claims both Charles and Princess Diana had to be ` coaxed to the altar ' . The Prince and his fiancée had cold feet about the wedding and he reportedly told an adviser on the eve of the ceremony : ` I ca n't go through with it ' . The Prince was worried he was rushing into a marriage and Lady Diana knew the Prince had feelings for Camilla Parker Bowles . The Prince and his fiancée had cold feet about the wedding and he reportedly told an adviser on the eve of the ceremony : ` I ca n't go through with it ' Mayer , whose unauthorised biography ` Charles : Heart of a King ' is published on Thursday , quotes one of the Prince 's confidants as saying that on the eve of the wedding in 1982 he ` was desperate ' . The Telegraph reported last night how the Prince had been engaged to Lady Diana Spencer for five months after a brief courtship but she was ` not the jolly country girl he had assumed ' but a complicated , vulnerable woman suffering from an eating disorder . He is said to have told his aide : ` I ca n't go through with it , I ca n't do it ' . The Prince was worried he was rushing into a marriage and Lady Diana knew the Prince had feelings for Camilla Parker Bowles -LRB- pictured with Charles -RRB- . Diana found a bracelet meant for the Duchess of Cornwall which had the initials GF engraved -- which she believed stood for the pet names ` Gladys ' and ` Fred ' they had given each other . An alternative suggestion was that it was another nickname he had for Camilla - ` Girl Friday ' . Her own pre-wedding wobbles have been well reported over the years . Diana told biographer , Andrew Morton , that she told her sisters : ` I ca n't marry him , I ca n't do this , this is absolutely unbelievable . ' They said it was too late for her to change her mind as her ` face is already on the tea towels ' . Mayer said : ` She had no idea her bridegroom also had to be coaxed to the altar ' . Catherine Mayer , author of the controversial biography which is published on Thursday , said she hoped the first in line to the throne liked the book but said she thought it was ` unlikely . ' ` There 's a real substantial gap between the public perception of Prince Charles and who he is and what he has done , ' she told This Morning . ` People often define him as against Diana but in many ways they resemble each other in their impulse to make things better . ' Catherine Mayer told This Morning she hoped the Prince liked her biography but thought it was unlikely . Miss Mayer said she wrote the book after writing a cover piece for Time and had remarkably little access to the Prince for the piece , often speaking to contacts and his friends . She added : ` He is an extremely charitable entrepreneur with a most complex belief system and philosophy , which actually appears in his own book . ' Miss Mayer said despite public belief the Prince was ` naive ' at the time of his marriage to the late Princess Diana , having grown up in what she calls ` Planet Windsor ' - ' a chilly planet . ' She added : ` One of the reasons he is defined the way he is is because of his first marriage . ` One of the perceptions is that he was a cynical older man who lured an innocent girl into a relationship that was never going to be plausible . ' Miss Mayer said she felt talk of Prince Charles ' rise to the throne may be premature because he comes from a family that are incredibly long-lived . ` When he comes to the throne , or if he comes to the throne , we will know he is a man of strong beliefs . ' | Prince and fiancée had cold feet about wedding , controversial book claims . He reportedly told adviser on eve of ceremony : ' I ca n't go through with it ' Biography claims he was worried that he was rushing into the marriage . Lady Diana reportedly knew Prince had feelings for Camilla Parker Bowles . Mayer said there is a perception of Prince Charles , defined by first marriage . She said : ` People often define him as against Diana but in many ways they resemble each other in their impulse to make things better . ' | [[118, 176], [400, 458], [181, 237], [242, 269], [463, 519], [524, 551], [554, 559], [648, 754], [1018, 1050], [1085, 1099], [1712, 1728], [297, 327], [554, 559], [648, 754], [1127, 1157], [332, 399], [1162, 1233], [3073, 3147], [2293, 2350], [2351, 2416]] |
Sunderland fans have had to fight sleep more than any other supporters to catch their team on the main Match of the Day programme so far this season . Gus Poyet 's team have occupied the bottom slot - which usually airs close to or just after midnight - seven times , once more than goal-shy Aston Villa and twice more than Crystal Palace and Swansea . The one time Black Cats fans did get to see their side in the prized opening slot was the 8-0 drubbing at Southampton on October 18 . They also lost both times they were on second - at home to Arsenal on October 25 and at Manchester City on New Year 's Day . Sunderland have featured in the final game of Match of the Day on seven occasions this season . Match of the Day 's Gary Lineker is among a collection of people consulted before the running order is decided . BBC 's legendary programme Match of the Day celebrated its 50th anniversary last season . Sunderland have topped the bill only once and that was when they were beaten 8-0 by Southampton . The BBC 's head of football , Mark Cole , thinks the statistic could bode well for the 16th-placed Wearsiders . He said : ` It 's not personal . We 've got a couple of Sunderland fans in the office and the chap who does all our stats is a Sunderland fan so he 's keeping a particular eye on it . ` If they 're on last by the end of the season the most , then it means they 'll still be in the Premier League , because they wo n't be drawn into those big relegation battles that feature highly in the programme . ' League leaders Chelsea have been on first the most so far - seven times - when looking at every Saturday night Match of the Day Premier League highlights programme since the start of the season , plus the three festive editions on Boxing Day , December 28 and New Year 's Day . We looked at every Saturday night Premier League highlights programme , plus the three festive editions on Boxing Day , December 28 and New Year 's Day of Match of the Day this season to see how popular your team is ... ARSENAL : Arsene 's entertainers have featured in the top three on nine occasions , and have never been on last . ASTON VILLA : The Premier League 's lowest scorers have been bottom of the bill six times - once less than Sunderland . They have not featured in the top match all season - only Stoke can match that - but have been in the top three five times . BURNLEY : Sean Dyche 's men were first on in the last Saturday night highlights show on January 17 against Crystal Palace , with the reverse fixture at Selhurst Park bottom of the bill on September 13 . CHELSEA : Jose Mourinho 's men are top of the league and top of the bill more than anyone else - seven first-place appearances so far . CRYSTAL PALACE : The Eagles ' win at Burnley on January 17 is their one and only appearance in top spot so far . They have been last on five times . EVERTON : Top of the bill twice in as many weeks in late August with a 2-2 draw against Arsenal and a 6-3 defeat against Chelsea , both at Goodison Park . They have not been back in top spot since . HULL : Three appearances in top spot for the Tigers - two in consecutive weekends on September 20 and 27 - but no wins . Three appearances in the bottom spot too . LEICESTER : The Foxes may be bottom of the table but curiously have been third on more than any other side - five times in total . LIVERPOOL : The Reds finished second in the Premier League last season but their comparative struggles this time around are reflected by the fact that they have been on last three times . MANCHESTER CITY : The Blues have featured first five times - second only to Chelsea - and in the top three 15 times , more than any other club . MANCHESTER UNITED : Louis van Gaal 's men have only topped the bill twice , and have featured in the top three six times in their 11 appearances in the shows surveyed . NEWCASTLE : A very even spread for the Magpies - three times in top spot , including the day they ended Chelsea 's unbeaten start to the season on December 6 , twice second , twice third and twice last . QPR : They may be 19th but their four appearances in the top slot is second only to the league 's top two Chelsea and Manchester City . Only one appearance at the bottom of the bill . SOUTHAMPTON : Saints have been first on just once - the 8-0 hammering of Sunderland - and have made only two further appearances in the top three , despite being third in the league . STOKE : Along with Villa the only side yet to feature in the top match . Six top-three appearances and three bottom-of-the-bill showings for the Potters . SUNDERLAND : Appear to have drawn the short straw . Last on the programme a table-topping seven times , with one win and four defeats to show from their five top-three appearances , with one of those losses the pasting at St Mary 's . SWANSEA : Garry Monk 's men may be irked to discover that they have been bottom of the bill more than any other side in the top half - five times in total . It all started so well - they were first on with their win at Old Trafford on the opening day . TOTTENHAM : Spurs ' appearances in the programmes covered by our survey have been limited to 11 this season , primarily caused by their Europa League involvement , but just four top-three appearances in total does still seem a rather slim return . WEST BROM : Despite their struggles this season , the Baggies have not featured in the bottom spot once . They have been on first three times so far , but all three matches were defeats . WEST HAM : The highest-placed side to feature at the bottom of the bill - their 0-0 draw with Villa at Upton Park on November 8 . Chelsea have been top of the bill more than any club this season , with Manchester City up next and then QPR . Diego Costa 's Chelsea top the Premier League table as well as the Match of the Day bill this season . Costa , who joined Chelsea from Atletcio Madrid in the summer , has scored 17 times for the league leaders . The running order for each week 's Match of the Day is a hot topic amongst supporters and how it is decided is top on the list of ` Frequently Asked Questions ' on the MOTD website . Explaining the process , Cole said : ` At the start of the week the editor will have a plan of how he expects it to pan out and the length of each individual match to make sure you can fit it in that BBC1 slot . Then it 's constantly changing . ` At half-time you 'll perhaps have another look , and then at full-time . There 's also the added complication of a 5.30 pm game most Saturdays so you 'll have a plan and then it can be thrown out of the window by what happens in that game . ` It 's a collective operation but essentially it 's the editor 's decision , so he 'll make that decision after talking to the presenter , the pundits , some of the match directors . Manchester United and QPR have topped the Match of the Day bill on six occasions between them this term . Arsenal , in action during their recent win over Manchester City , have featured first on just two occasions . ` What you 're trying to look at in a nutshell is what game do people sat at home at 10.30 pm on a Saturday night want to watch most ? ` There 's a combination of factors that go into that . People want to see the teams at the top , there 's interest in relegation battles , but also what the game 's been like . Goals do have a massive impact in where you are in the running order for Match of the Day . ' The rise of social media has enabled fans to interact directly with the programme , its main presenter , Gary Lineker , and pundits . The running order is now announced on Twitter ahead of the programme on a Saturday evening and flagged up throughout the broadcast . Cole said : ` Certainly the advent of Twitter and social media has made it even more hotly contested and fans are n't backward in coming forward to let us know their views . Crystal Palace , 13th in the Premier League table , have been last on Match of the Day five times . Peter Crouch celebrating for Stoke against QPR in September . The Potters have never been on first this year . ` But all we try and do is be honest and say that we 're looking at it from people at home 's point of view and what games they want to watch . ` We think it 's important we take each programme on its merits . Across the course of the season , each team should have their time in the spotlight , certainly if they score some goals . Last season 19 out of the 20 clubs led the programme , and this season 18 have halfway through it . ` It 's great to have people talking about your programme and we love social media . You have got to be careful not to take some of the comments personally . ` Match of the Day is an institution and it 's absolutely phenomenal the way people still watch a highlights programme . It 's when people are n't talking about you that you get worried . ' Manchester City have been on first the second-most times -LRB- five -RRB- and have appeared in the top three games more than any other side - 15 times in total to Chelsea 's 13 . Manchester United have been first on only twice - two times fewer than second-bottom QPR - but along with Tottenham have been on the main programme the fewest times - with only 11 appearances . | Sunderland have occupied the bottom slot on seven occasions this term . Black Cats have featured in the final game once more than Aston Villa . 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After six disappointingly damp years , 2013 finally saw the return of the Great British Summer . As we celebrated those long , hot days of July and August , the country 's wildlife was thriving too . And no species took more advantage of the balmy weather than the butterfly -- the real wildlife winner of the year . natures winners and losers in 2013 . Sightings increased by an average of 80 per cent during the summer 's three official counts . Matthew Oates , a wildlife specialist at the National Trust , said : ` It has been a fantastic year for butterflies . ` They are one of nature 's true opportunists and they will exploit good weather ferociously . ' The cabbage white was one species that did particularly well , and conservationists were excited to see the rare long-tailed blue nesting in Kent . The extended period of warm and dry weather also saw a boom in moths , bees , crickets and grasshoppers , despite the cold , late spring . The tree bumblebee , which spread to the UK from Europe in 2001 , expanded considerably -- crossing north of Hadrian 's Wall for the first time . Conditions were perfect for plants like orchids , which flowered successfully in the meadows of southern England and Wales . The cool spring provided a long flowering season for early bloomers such as snowdrops , primroses and bluebells . Fluttering upwards : There was an increase in sightings of the cabbage white butterfly , pictured , as well as the long-tail blue . Later in the year , there was an explosion of berries , nuts and seeds , particularly mistletoe , followed by huge numbers of mushroom varieties . However , the cold , late spring meant food was in short supply for migrant birds such as swallows and martins . It was one of the worst years on record for barn owls , with less than 1,000 breeding pairs compared with the usual 4,000 . And lack of nourishment hit breeding frogs and toads and mammals coming out of hibernation . A slug population decimated by a triple whammy of a cold winter , long spring and hot summer was good news for gardeners , who faced an infestation of the pests last year . But it also cut the number of aphids , which are an important food source for seven-spot ladybirds , hoverflies and birds like tits that feed on them . However , Mr Oates said 2013 was still ` one of the most remarkable wildlife years in living memory ' , with more winners than losers . ` The way our butterflies and other sun-loving insects bounced back in July was utterly amazing , showing nature 's powers of recovery at their best , ' he said . ` Great wildlife experiences make special places extra special . Best of all , this year has set up 2014 very nicely . ' | Warm summer sees number of butterflies increase in Britain . Sightings of moths , bees , crickets and grasshoppers also increased . Orchids , snowdrops and bluebells also ` grew ' during 2013 . | [[811, 854], [860, 914], [1221, 1334], [1246, 1334]] |
Three men wheeling the body of a brutally murdered 22-year-old man down a road in a wheelie bin were confronted by police - who told them to put it back before driving off , a court heard today . Two police officers in a patrol car allegedly failed to notice the lifeless body of Jamie Dack , who had been repeatedly stabbed and beaten with a rounders bat in Southampton , Hampshire , in April . Andrew Dwyer-Skeats , 26 , Lee Nicholls , 28 , and Ryan Woodmansey , 32 , were told off for stealing the bin - and Mr Dack 's body was later doused with petrol and set alight in a skip , the court was told . Victim : Two police officers in a patrol car failed to notice the lifeless body of Jamie Dack -LRB- pictured -RRB- , who had been repeatedly stabbed and beaten with a rounders bat in Southampton , Hampshire , in April , a court heard . His remains were found by firefighters . a short while later as they tackled the blaze in a nearby industrial estate . in the early hours of Easter Sunday , Winchester Crown Court was told . The group brutally attacked Jamie with . kitchen knives and broken bottles in a bid to get his bank card PIN , . before killing him to stop him going to the police , prosecutors claim . Their escape was revealed in a . prepared court statement by Dwyer-Skeats , who allegedly stepped into a . fight between Nicholls and Mr Dack after the young man ` tried it on ' with Nicholls 's girlfriend . The pair separated and shook hands , . remaining in their friends ' Southampton flat . Dwyer-Skeats , Woodmansey . and friend Donna Chalk , 21 , left to go on a night out in Bournemouth , . Dorset , he said . When Dwyer-Skeats and Chalk returned , . he said he found Nicholls in the flat with Mr Dack 's body lying on the . kitchen floor , covered by a duvet - and both Nicholls and the duvet were . blood stained . Police tape : Mr Dack 's body was dumped in a wheelie bin , doused with petrol and set on fire , a court heard . There was also blood on the carpet and . walls . Dwyer-Skeats said he tried to find a pulse and Nicholls told . him : ` I could n't let him grass me up . ' He suggested they called the . police but Nicholls refused . Investigation : Firefighters found Mr Dack 's badly burned remains when they were called to put out a fire at the Southampton industrial estate . Dwyer-Skeats said he and Chalk were . panicking and Nicholls pleaded with them to ` clean the place up or . you 're going to get the same ' . Dwyer-Skeats said he took the threat . seriously . He said : ` I knew he had murdered Jamie . I could n't think straight - it was like a dream . ' They decided to get rid of the body , . the court heard . Dwyer-Skeats and Woodmansey found two wheelie bins - . one for Mr Dack 's body and the other for the blood-stained carpet . They were said to have been on their way to the industrial estate when the police stopped them and told them to put the bins back . After the officers left , the trio . allegedly carried on to the estate , where Woodmansey helped Nicholls tip the body . into the skip . It was then covered with petrol and set on fire , the court heard . Dwyer-Skeats said : ` I ran as soon as I . put the carpet in - straight back to the flat , followed by Lee and . Ryan . Donna was still there . ' Dwyer-Skeats told detectives that he . overheard Nicholls phoning his girlfriend , telling her : ` I 've done it . for you . ' His statement ended : ` Myself , Ryan and Donna had no part in . the murder of Jamie Dack . ` I greatly regret helping Lee after I saw the body . I was put under pressure . ' Dwyer-Skeats , Nicholls , Woodmansey and . Chalk all deny murdering Mr Dack . The three men have admitted . perverting the course of justice by disposing of and setting fire to his . body . Chalk denies that charge . The trial continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Jamie Dack , 22 , ` stabbed and beaten with a rounders bat in Southampton ' Two officers in patrol car ` stopped three men and told them to return bin ' Dack 's body was later ` doused with petrol and set on fire in nearby skip ' | [[0, 78], [280, 290], [301, 316], [280, 290], [306, 324], [280, 290], [329, 382], [687, 718], [734, 752], [687, 703], [757, 798], [0, 9], [82, 121], [115, 123], [128, 171], [2859, 2869], [2887, 2919], [511, 555], [396, 415], [560, 580], [1841, 1852], [1901, 1919], [1924, 1935], [2187, 2237], [2206, 2316], [3058, 3069], [3078, 3089], [3058, 3060], [3065, 3089], [3058, 3060], [3094, 3105], [3682, 3756]] |
So where does Bradford City 's shock 4-2 victory at Premier League leaders Chelsea rank in the history of FA Cup upsets ? There is one man better placed than most to tell us . Here , Match of the Day 's John Motson -- who has commentated on the competition since 1972 -- runs Sportsmail though his 10 greatest FA Cup giant-killing acts ... BBC commentator John Motson has been working on FA Cup games for more than 40 years . 10 . York 1 Arsenal 0 , Fourth Round , 1985 . There was snow on the pitch but York fancied their chances because manager Denis Smith got a load of volunteers in on the morning of the game to clear it . It was goalless with five minutes left when York got a penalty and Keith Houchen put it away . He then disappeared for a couple of years before popping up and scoring for Coventry in the 87 Final . 9 . Bournemouth 2 Manchester United 0 , Third Round , 1984 . Ron Atkinson 's United were holders but they got turned over good and proper by Third Division Bournemouth , whose manager was a young Harry Redknapp . United even had England captain Bryan Robson in their side , but Redknapp 's team were deserved winners and scored twice in five minutes after half-time through Milton Graham and Ian Thompson . Milton Graham cracks Manchester United 's defence to score Bournemouth 's first goal at Dean Court in 1984 . Graham lands and makes his way up off the turf to celebrate his memorable goal in the FA Cup third round . 8 . Walsall 2 Arsenal 0 , Third Round , 1933 . Herbert Chapman 's team were the outstanding side in the country and this is the greatest pre-war FA Cup upset . Arsenal were so humiliated by Third Division Walsall that , on the train home , Chapman sacked the defender who gave away one of the goals . 7 . Wrexham 2 Arsenal 1 , Third Round , 1992 . Arsenal were First Division champions at the time and this game had everything , brilliant goals , disallowed goals and drama until the last . Micky Thomas scored that belter of a free-kick into the top corner to equalise before Steve Watkin got the winner two minutes from the end -- but there was still time for Arsenal to have a goal ruled out . Micky Thomas -LRB- centre -RRB- , scorer of Wrexham 's first , passes David Rowcastle of Arsenal in 1992 . Steve Watkin -LRB- right -RRB- scores the winning goal to produce a miraculous FA Cup upset at the Racehorse Ground . 6 . Burnley 0 Wimbledon 1 , Third Round , 1975 . This was the first time in 55 years that a non-league team beat a First Division side on their own ground . Dave Bassett played for Wimbledon and Dickie Guy -- who is club president to this day -- was in goal . 5 . Sunderland 1 Leeds 0 , Final , 1973 . I was at the Leeds hotel on the morning of the game and they were awfully tense . Sunderland , on the other hand , were relaxed and laughing and joking . They were a Second Division side and no-one gave them a chance . But they gave Don Revie 's superstars a helluva game and , although Ian Porterfield got the goal , it 's Jim Montgomery 's double save which stands out in my memory . The late Ian Porterfield -LRB- fifth right -RRB- fires the winning goal past Leeds United goalkeeper David Harvey . Sunderland 's captain Bobby Kerr holds the FA Cup trophy aloft at Wembley in May 1973 . 4 . Yeovil 2 Sunderland 1 , Fourth Round , 1949 . Sunderland were n't just a First Division side , they were known as the `` Bank of England Club '' of that era for the huge sums of money they 'd spent on the team . Yeovil , meanwhile , were in the Southern League . Player-manager Alec Stock was a real character , he scored for Yeovil and he went on to manage Fulham in the 1975 Cup Final . 3 . Chelsea 2 Bradford 4 , Fourth Round , 2015 . Now this would have still been a shock if Bradford had won at Valley Parade -- but factor in Chelsea leading 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and it is quite remarkable . Jose Mourinho had never lost an FA cup match at home and , for me , this ranks as one of the greatest upsets of all time . Mark Yeates beats the Chelsea defence and slots home past Petr Cech to make it 4-2 to Bradford . Bradford 's players celebrate their amazing comeback after the final whistle at Stamford Bridge . 2 . Sutton 2 Coventry 1 , Third Round , 1989 . I did this game and I remember Sutton had been practising corners all morning and had n't scored from one -- then Tony Rains puts them ahead from a corner and Matthew Hanlan scores the winner from a corner . Their manager , Barrie Williams , was a character , a pipe-smoking and poetry-quoting old-school boss . And Coventry , do n't forget , had won the cup just 19 months earlier . Sutton 's Matthew Hanlan -LRB- No 11 -RRB- scores the winning goal against Coventry in the FA Cup third round in 1989 . Sutton goalscorers Tony Rains and Hanlan celebrate with champagne after the final whistle . 1 . Hereford 2 Newcastle 1 , Third Round , 1972 . People forget that non-league Hereford had already drawn 2-2 at Newcastle to earn a replay . Ronnie Radford scored his famous rocket and that has to be the most replayed goal in the history of the competition . I was there and this game is everything which is brilliant about the FA Cup , the pitch was a bog and Newcastle 's superstars such as Malcolm Macdonald had been spouting off in the press , but they got their comeuppance alright . Hereford United fans and players rush to Ronnie Radford after his screamer took the game to extra time . Radford 's 40-yard strike hits the back of Newcastle goalkeeper Willie McFaul 's net in the 1972 FA Cup . | Bradford City pulled off a shock to beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge . The League One side feature in John Motson 's list of giant killings . Motson has been commentating on the FA Cup for more than 40 years . Arsenal 's defeat at Wrexham and Hereford 's win over Newcastle feature . | [[3, 82], [3989, 4085], [4031, 4085], [192, 214], [222, 267], [340, 425]] |
Around 100 prehistoric ` cult sites , ' containing phallic carvings have been found in the Eilat Mountains in the Negev Desert in Israel . The sites date back around 8,000 years , and archaeologists were stunned to find a variety of stone structures and artifacts . They include stone circles that measure 1.5 to 2.5 meters across with penis-shaped installations pointing toward them . Researchers found a variety of stone structures and artifacts , including stone circles that measure 1.5 to 2.5 meters across with penis-shaped installations pointing toward them . In addition to the penis-shaped structures , researchers also found that some of the stones have vulva-shaped holes cut into them , which the team describe as ` pear shaped ' . The researcher team say the sites were used by cults to worship fertility and death . It it believed animal sacrifices took place , and theat hundreds of the sites exist . ` While a comprehensive stylistic study of the stone objects is still ongoing , a preliminary interpretation suggests two symbolic aspects , ' the team , led by Uzi Avner , a researcher with the Arava-Dead Sea Science Center and the Arava Institute , wrote . ` One is fertility , represented by the stones with elongated perforation -LRB- vulva-shape -RRB- and by the very combination of the elongated cell and the circle . ' Death is ` signified by the burial of stone objects and by setting them upside down , ' the team members wrote in their paper . In one , a humanlike stone carving was found buried with ` only the very top visible on the surface . ' Other findings there include standing stones that reach up to 2.6 feet -LRB- 80 centimeters -RRB- high , stone bowls and stone carvings that have a humanlike shape . These sites are often clustered together , and in one area the team discovered 44 cult sites in a spot encompassing only 0.8 square kilometers -LRB- less than 200 acres -RRB- . ` Taking in -LSB- to -RSB- consideration the topography , environmental conditions and the small number of known Neolithic habitations in the general southern Negev , the density of cult sites in this region is phenomenal , ' the team , led by wrote in an article published recently in the Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society . Archaeologists are working to decipher any meaning from the artifacts and structures , and say that both death and fertility seem to be symbolized at the sites . A pair of installations , where the elongated cell points to the stone circle . They also say similar sites are found throughout the area . ` Although the majority of these sites is currently recorded in the Eilat mountains , they were also found in other regions of the Negev and in southern Jordan , and therefore they represent a broad phenomenon . ` The many cult sites stand in contrast to the small number of Neolithic habitations known in the Negev and they offer a new insight into the spiritual culture of the desert Neolithic societies . ' A survey of a larger area yielded to date 349 cult sites , Avner said , adding that researchers are preparing these finds for publication . ` The number of cult sites recorded to date suggests that many more still await discovery , ' the researchers wrote . ` Many more may be found on the mountains of the Negev , southern Jordan and Sinai . ' A survey of a larger area yielded to date 349 cult sites , Avner said , adding that researchers are preparing these finds for publication . One ` may think now of a vast phenomenon , of hundreds of mountain cult sites in the desert . ' The sites also provide a good view . ` Commonly , a broad view is seen from the sites , so possibly , the scenery was one element in the selection of their location , ' the archaeologists added . ` The fact that they are still visible today , thousands of years after being used , indicates that they were frequently visited , for short events , during a significant period of time and by many people . ` Since many sites contain several installations -LRB- up to eleven -RRB- and numerous stone objects , support the view that at least some sites were not just temporary . | Sites in the Eilat mountains contain phallic stone structures . Contained stone circles with phallic carvings pointing to the centre . Researchers believe hundreds more sites may exist in the region . | [[0, 35], [40, 138], [0, 35], [40, 138], [266, 362], [336, 385], [517, 566], [2445, 2492], [3103, 3129], [3147, 3220], [3221, 3305]] |
THE curse of Tutankhamen is said to have claimed more than 20 lives . By contrast , the curse of Neb-Senu amounts to little more than an occasional inconvenience for museum curators . Over several days , the ten-inch Egyptian statuette gradually rotates to face the rear of the locked glass cabinet in which it is displayed , and has to be turned around again by hand . Those who like tales of haunted pyramids and walking mummies may regard the mystery of the 4,000-year-old relic -- an offering to Osiris , god of the dead -- as the strangest thing to hit Egyptology in decades . Scroll down for video . Egyptologist Campbell Price studies an ancient Egyptian statuette at the Manchester Museum , which appears to be moving on its own . Others , including TV physicist Professor Brian Cox , have a more down-to-earth explanation for its movement . Whatever the solution , the puzzle certainly wo n't dent visitor numbers at its present home , Manchester Museum . The statuette 's slow about-turn has . been captured on film by a time-lapse camera , and curator Campbell . Price , 29 , says he believes there may be a spiritual explanation . ` I noticed one day that it had turned . around , ' he said . ` I thought it was strange because it is in a case and . I am the only one who has a key . ` I put it back , but then the next day it had moved again . The 10-inch tall relic , which dates back to 1800 BC , has been at the museum for 80 years but curators say it has recently starting rotating 180 degrees during the day . ` In Ancient Egypt they believed that . if the mummy is destroyed then the statuette can act as an alternative . vessel for the spirit . Maybe that is what is causing the movement . ' The statue , made by one Neb-Senu in . about 1800BC , was donated to the museum in 1933 , and had been . reassuringly immobile for most of that time . However Mr Price and his . colleagues are now used to finding it facing the rear of its case -- . perhaps significantly , displaying a prayer on the back requesting . ` bread , beer , oxen and fowl ' . Experts decided to monitor the room on time-lapse video and were astonished to see it clearly show the statuette spinning 180 degrees - with nobody going near it . In this time lapsed video , as the museum closes for the evening , the statue can be seen in a clearly different position . By midday the next day it has turned almost a quarter of a circle to be facing to the left . The following morning the statue has moved again , and is facing even further away from its original position . By the end of the day the statue has turned almost 180 degrees and is now facing away from visitors to the museum . Their video has recorded it rotating . to its left over the course of three days until facing backwards . Even . more mysteriously , it appears to spin only during daylight hours , and . does not turn beyond 180 degrees . Some , including Professor Cox , have . suggested that vibrations caused by the footsteps of passing visitors . makes the statuette turn on its glass shelf . Mr Price said : ` Brian thinks it 's . `` differential friction '' where two surfaces , the stone of the statuette . and glass shelf it is on , cause a subtle vibration which is making the . statuette turn . But it has been on those surfaces since we have had it . and it has never moved before . ` And why would it go a round in a perfect circle ? It would be great if someone could solve the mystery . ' | 10-inch tall relic is an offering to Egyptian God Osiris , God of the dead . It has been filmed on a time lapse , seemingly spinning 180 degrees . TV physicist Brian Cox among the experts being consulted on mystery . But some now believe there could be ` spiritual explanation ' for turning statue . | [[184, 201], [204, 298], [1357, 1379], [1388, 1409], [1004, 1048], [2065, 2120], [2065, 2072], [2125, 2212], [2148, 2228], [2229, 2254], [2294, 2352], [2558, 2620], [2674, 2712], [739, 790], [793, 849], [2896, 2926], [2929, 2935], [1074, 1079], [1087, 1142]] |
A marijuana dealer was busted after advertising his illegal operation on YouTube . Jason Pelletier and his wife Stephanie have been posting weekly updates of their crop at home in California since May 2011 . Under the username Buddynuggets78 , Pelletier would described the work that goes into yielding the pot in great detail . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Busted : Jason Pelletier has been arrested after uploading weekly videos of his marijuana crop in California . Today , the couple were arrested after months of investigation and their entire crop was seized . Lieutenant Laz Chavez of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police told CNN : ` In my opinion , -LSB- they are -RSB- the most of all of them I 've seen ' . In his latest video , Pelletier defended the ` amount of space ' on the floor , explaining to viewers that he had more crops elsewhere in the house . He explains the 42 marijuana plants on camera have been growing for four weeks . Advertizing gone wrong : Pelletier and his wife Stephanie have now been arrested and face felony charges . ` Arrogant ' : Police chiefs branded the exercise ` the most arrogant ' of any weed dealer they have caught . His next batch will also be made up of 42 pots , he says , before moving up to 48 . In other videos , he gives viewers a run-down of his ` delivery service menu ' , showing a shelf of glass jars purportedly containing strains of pot . Items include strains called God 's Gift , LA Confidential , and Red-Haired Mistress . Prolific : Pelletier posted hundreds of videos , including this celebrating the legalization of pot in Seattle in 2012 . And in one , he films the moment Seattle legalized marijuana on his birthday . Police told CNN Pelletier has a history of guns and drugs charges . He and wife Stephanie could now face felony charges , the channel said . | Jason Pelletier has posted weekly YouTube updates of his crop since 2011 . Describes the progress of his marijuana plants in great detail . Police tipped off , arrested him and his wife Stephanie and seized plants . | [[83, 111], [122, 207], [360, 463], [208, 241], [244, 328], [860, 905], [464, 469], [472, 548], [966, 988], [1004, 1021]] |
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said his children feel persecuted just as Jewish families did in Nazi Germany because he is being hounded by the country 's magistrates who want to eliminate him politically . Berlusconi 's comments came from an advance excerpt of an interview with him by Italian television journalist Bruno Vespa for his latest book . Asked about whether his five children had asked him to sell his media empire and leave Italy to escape his legal troubles , Berlusconi said : ` My children say that they feel like Jewish families in Germany under Hitler 's regime . Truly , everyone is against us . ' Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has three children with his ex-wife Veronica Lario . Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler murdered an estimated six million Jews during World War Two . Berlusconi , who protests his innocence in a series of court cases which he blames on left-wing magistrates , is well-known for making controversial remarks , such as calling President Barack Obama ` suntanned ' after he was first elected in 2008 . During a heated 2003 exchange in the European Parliament , Berlusconi compared Martin Schulz , a German Social Democrat who is now president of the assembly , to a Nazi concentration camp guard . Berlusconi , who protests his innocence in a series of court cases which he blames on left-wing magistrates , is well-known for making controversial remarks . Berlusconi , 77 , and his family rank among the 200 wealthiest billionaires in the world , with an estimated fortune of 6.2 billion euros -LRB- $ 8.35 billion -RRB- according to Forbes magazine . His conviction for tax fraud earlier this year poses a serious threat to his decades-long political career because it comes with a ban from public office , though polls show millions of Italians would still vote for him . Berlusconi is also on trial on charges of having paid for sex with a minor and then abusing the powers of his office to have her released from jail after she was arrested for theft . Berlusconi has threatened repeatedly to bring down Prime Minister Enrico Letta 's broad left-right coalition government if the Senate votes on Nov. 27 to expel the media magnate from parliament . With a litany of legal actions brought against him over the years , Silvio Berlusconi would be the first to tell you he 's had a rough time in the law courts . But the former Italian premier has finally found a court that is on his side - a judge in Monza has cut his alimony payments in half - to a mere # 1.2 million a month . He had previously been ordered to pay ex-wife Veronica Lario , whom he first met when he saw her topless on stage , a cool # 2.5 million a month . Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and his daughter Marina . The politician says his children feel like ` everyone is against them ' The former actress had also wanted the . # 60million family villa but Mr Berlusconi , 77 , whose personal fortune . is estimated at # 3.7 billion , kept the villa near Milan as well as . control of his business empire . The . playboy politician has complained bitterly about the payments which add . up to # 82,000 a day or # 30million a year stating that the ` ridiculous . settlement ' was a scandal , decided by three ` feminist and communist ' judges . Miss Lario filed for divorce in 2009 after Berlusconi was photographed at an underwear model 's 18th birthday party . Twenty-nine-year-old Barbara -LRB- left -RRB- and and Eleonora Berlusconi , 27 , -LRB- right -RRB- feel targeted , according to their father . The politician 's sons Luigi -LRB- left -RRB- and Piersilvio -LRB- right -RRB- reportedly face prejudice for their father 's controversial behavior . She said she could no longer stay with someone who spent time with ` minors ' and pointed out that he had never turned up to any of his own children 's 18th birthday parties . Earlier in the year the billionaire had been forced to take out full-page adverts in the newspapers to apologise to her for telling a guest at a TV awards dinner that he wanted to marry her . ` If I was n't married , I would marry you right away , ' he told showgirl turned politician Mara Carfagna . Berlusconi was married to Miss Lario for the best part of 20 years and has three children with her - Barbara , 29 , Eleonora , 27 , and Luigi , 25 . He was previously married to Carla Elvira Dell ' Oglio with whom he had his first two children Marina , 47 , and Pier Silvio , 44 . The controversial entrepreneur is now engaged to marry 28-year-old former TV showgirl Francesca Pascale . Despite the legal victory , Berlusconi is still appealing two convictions , one for sex with an underage prostitute and one for illegally publishing police phone taps . | Five children feel persecuted , former Italian Premier claims . Berlusconi protests his innocence in a series of court cases . 77-year-old known for making controversial remarks . | [[0, 125], [492, 507], [512, 599], [2767, 2836], [830, 840], [847, 896], [1275, 1285], [1292, 1341], [2248, 2296], [830, 840], [940, 1039], [1275, 1285], [1385, 1433]] |
In court , Magdelena Luczak portrayed herself as a fearful victim of her violent partner . In reality she was the driving force behind a cover-up . Mariusz Krezolek is a wanted criminal in his homeland , while Magdelena Luczak was a drug addicted prostitute , it emerged last night . They have both been found guilty of the horrific murder of Luczak 's son Daniel , who resembled a ` concentration camp victim ' when he died following an ` incomprehensible ' campaign of cruelty carried out by the evil pair . Krezolek moved to Britain in 2006 despite the fact that Polish police were hunting him after he violated the terms of his suspended sentence . ` He is a wanted man , ' a police source said . ` He breached the terms of his sentence . ' Krezolek 's sister also revealed that he was a violent criminal who was booted out of the army for attacking a fellow recruit . Speaking from their family home in a village near Wroclaw in South West Poland where she still lives , she also told the Mail that her brother terrorised her when she was growing up . Asking not to be named , she said : ` My brother is on a wanted list in Poland . He has brought public shame on the family . ` He was in the army and got into a fight and the person he beat up ended up in hospital and he ended up in a martial court . He was punished for it . ` When I was 18 and he was 15 he used to beat me up . It is horrible for me to talk about this . Killer mother : Luczak , 27 , seen -LRB- right -RRB- holding a baby put her use of cannabis and alcohol ahead of looking after her baby . ` Nobody wants to hear their brother . was involved in the death of a child , but I 'm not going to defend him . Never in my life would I ever leave my children with him . ' She added that he was a heavy drinker . who regularly used amphetamines and the police and local prosecutors . were regular visitors to the family home . Krezolek 's other sister , who lives nearby and also asked not to be named , said : ` I have no brother . ' Luczak told the court that her partner Mariusz Krezolek -LRB- pictured with her -RRB- had hit Daniel around the head and then tried to strangle her . Krezolek met Luczak in England after . she left her life in a concrete housing estate in the run-down city of . Lodz in central Poland . Her mother Yolanta was described by neighbours as anxious and highly-strung . They added that she used to beat her daughter . Her father Witold -- who was rarely at home -- worked as a driver while her mother raised the children in the tiny flat . Neighbours told how the family of . seven had not paid rent for 24 years for their pokey three-bed council . apartment in a towering high-rise block . Luczak 's younger sister said her mother had been worried for her grandson 's safety when she visited two weeks before his death . The mother-of-two , who lives in Lodz . and asked not to be identified , said : ` My mother went to England to . visit Magda two weeks before Daniel died and came back with terrible . stories . ` She said `` Something terrible is . happening in that house . Magda is being terrorised by Mariusz . Something . very bad is happening in that house '' . ` It 's my sister 's fault that she did not react when her son was in danger . She has responsibility for what happened . ' Luczak 's mother Yolanta told the Mail . her husband had died as a result of the stress of seeing his daughter . charged with the murder of his grandson . Death : Daniel Pelka -LRB- right -RRB- was murdered by his mother Magdelena Luczak -LRB- left -RRB- and her partner after being starved and subjected to unimaginable cruelty over a five-month period . She said : ` Mariusz does n't deserve to walk on this earth . I 'm in no state to talk about this , my life is full of tragedy . ' As a girl , blonde-haired Luczak dreamed of being the next Emma Bunton and belted out Spice Girls songs at the top of her voice . ` But just a few years later , she was . caking her face in make-up , wearing expensive clothes and being picked . up by strange men late at night . ` My mother came back with terrible stories ' Magdelena Luczak 's younger sister . One neighbour , who asked not to be . named , said : ` The same car would drop her off in the morning and pick . her up at night and we thought the driver was probably her pimp . ' Another neighbour added : ` Magda had a very difficult childhood because her mother was aggressive . ' Last night , Daniel 's natural father , . lorry driver Eryk Pelka , said : ` I feel hate towards Magda . I hope she . will never come out of jail . I had very limited access to Daniel once I . returned to Poland . Every time I rang Magda would make excuses . ' Polish police said Krezolek has two . drink driving convictions for which he received a suspended sentence and . a driving ban and four convictions for driving while disqualified . | Mother was aggressive toward doctors called in to help Daniel Pelka . Her sister said she became argumentative and violent when drunk . Friends described mother as being obsessed with her appearance . | [[2291, 2368]] |
Americans are among the most satisfied people in the world - possibly in part due to their higher-than-average annual incomes , according to an OECD study released Tuesday . The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development used answers from a Gallup World Poll of some 1,000 responders in each of over 30 industrialized and developing economies , asking them to rate life satisfaction from 0 to 10 . Compared with other OECD countries , the U.S. excelled in many of the 11 criteria that the OECD considers as essential to a good life , including income and wealth ; jobs and earnings ; housing conditions and governance . Life is good : The U.S. excelled in many of the 11 criteria that the OECD considers as essential to a good life , including income and wealth ; jobs and earnings ; housing conditions and governance . According to the survey , the U.S. ranked at the top in housing , income and wealth and above the OECD average in the dimensions of health status , jobs and earnings , subjective well-being , personal security , environmental quality , civic engagement and education and skills . In the U.S. , people earn $ 54,450 a year on average , much more than the OECD average of $ 34,466 and the highest rate across the OECD . But there is a substantial gap between the richest . and poorest , with the top 20 per cent of the population earning eight . times as much as the bottom 20 per cent . But the country was in the bottom 20 per cent in categories of work-life balance and social connections . When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life on a scale from 0 to 10 , people in the U.S. gave it a 7.0 grade , higher than the OECD average of 6.6 . For comparison , Residents in the U.K. rated their life satisfaction at 6.8 . Along with the U.S. , Australia , Canada , Denmark , Norway , Sweden and Switzerland dominated the index in terms of a general sense of well-being . On the other end of the spectrum , Chile , Estonia , Greece , Hungary , Mexico , Portugal and Turkey had the lowest scores . Land of opportunity : In the U.S. , the average household net-adjusted disposable income is $ 38,001 a year , more than the OECD average of $ 23,047 . It found life satisfaction scores dropped by more than 20 per cent in Greece over the five years to 2012 , while Spain saw a fall of 12 per cent and Italy a drop of 10 per cent . The largest impact of the global economic crisis on Americans ' well-being has come through higher unemployment , which increased by nearly 2 per cent compared to employment rate , which plunged more than 4 per cent between 2007 and 2012 . During the same time period , the percentage of Americans describing themselves as very satisfied with their lives dropped from 78 per cent to 67 per cent . HIGHEST AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS OF FULL TIME EMPLOYEES . 1 -RRB- USA . 2 -RRB- Luxemburg . 3 -RRB- Switzerland . 4 -RRB- Ireland . 5 -RRB- Denmark . 6 -RRB- UK . LOWEST POVERTY RATES . 1 -RRB- Germany . 2 -RRB- Czech Republic . 3 -RRB- Ireland . 4 -RRB- Denmark . 5 -RRB- UK . 6 -RRB- Australia . ` People feel like the government is . unable to help them get out of the crisis , ' OECD chief statistician . Martine Durand told Reuters . The . crisis has not only eroded confidence in public institutions in . countries worst-hit by the financial crisis but across the . developed-economy countries of the OECD organisation as a whole , the . study found . Only 40 per cent of people questioned for the report had trust in their government , the lowest level since 2006 . The . report , which covered the 34 OECD countries as well as Brazil and . Russia , is part of an OECD drive to go beyond traditional economic . measures such as gross domestic product by looking at indicators on . things such as education , work-life balance and civic engagement . People . in the U.S. work 1,787 hours a year , more than the OECD average of . 1,776 hours , earning the country a low work-life balance rank . The . U.S. is also lagging behind in safety . According to the survey , . American homicide rate stands at 4.8 , compared to the OECD average of . 2.2 . In terms of education , nearly 90 per cent of Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 have earned the equivalent of a high school diploma , which is above average . But U.S. students ' scores in reading , math and sciences falls just under the OECD average . | Americans earn $ 54,450 a year on average , much more than the OECD average of $ 34,466 . On a scale of 0 to 10 , U.S. residents said their general satisfaction with life was at 7.0 grade . U.S. has much higher rate of murders than other countries and low work-life balance score . Greece , Hungary , Estonia , Mexico , Brazil and Chile are among those ranked at the bottom . | [[1111, 1122], [1125, 1163], [1523, 1602], [1605, 1683], [3897, 3908], [3911, 3961], [4036, 4058], [4075, 4108]] |
Ron Vlaar 's agent has admitted the Aston Villa skipper has a chance to make a ` big move ' in the not-too-distant future . The defender is out of contract at the end of the season and will be allowed to talk to other clubs in January . He will not be sold in the transfer window though and Villa boss Paul Lambert , who has a strong relationship with his skipper , has spoken to Vlaar about a new contract . Despite Aston Villa 's poor form Ron Vlaar 's -LRB- right -RRB- showing in defence has attracted interest from other clubs . Vlaar 's agent has hinted the defender could leave Aston Villa when his contract expires next summer . Vlaar impressed at the World Cup with Holland and has attracted interest from Arsenal and Manchester United . But the 29-year-old is yet to sign and agent Arnold Oosterveer admits the situation is in Vlaar 's favour . Oosterveer told Dutch publication Voetbal International : ` It is obvious that for Ron , now is the moment to make a nice big move in his career . ` Ron is very ambitious . The situation is ideal for Ron right now . ` You can imagine that we are not in a hurry . I do n't want to react to the rumour that he will go to either Arsenal or Manchester United , but Ron is very ambitious . ' Vlaar has been one of Villa 's best performers since signing from Feyenoord for around # 3.2 million in 2012 , making 72 appearances and scoring twice . He excelled for Holland in their run to the World Cup semi final in the summer . | Ron Vlaar 's Aston Villa contract will expire at the end of the season . Holland defender is free to speak with clubs in January over free move . Player 's agent hinted at interest from Arsenal and Manchester United . | [[124, 180], [124, 136], [185, 236], [534, 636]] |
An Italian journalist and a Belgian writer who were held hostage in Syria for five months have claimed that they overheard a conversation suggesting that rebel forces were behind a chemical weapon attack on Damascus and not President Assad 's army . Domenico Quirico and Pierre Piccinin de Prata were kidnapped while working in the war torn country in April . The pair were released on Sunday night and have now said that they heard a conversation between their captors in English on Skype in which they allegedly revealed that rebels launched the attack to prompt Western forces to intervene . Claims : Italian journalist Domenico Quirico , pictured after arriving in Italy on Sunday , claims to have overheard a conversation blaming rebel forces for chemical attacks in Damascus . Quirico , a veteran reporter for La Stampa daily with vast experience of reporting on conflicts in Africa and the Middle East , told the newspaper : ` In this conversation , they said that the gas attack on two neighborhoods of Damascus was launched by the rebels as a provocation to lead the West to intervene militarily . ` We were unaware of everything that was going on during our detention in Syria , and therefore also with the gas attack in Damascus . ' Although Mr Quirico was quick to point out that he had no proof that the claims made in the conversation were genuine or who the men involved really were , he alleges that one of three men involved in the exchange identified himself as a Free Syria Army general . Badly treated : Pictured with Italian Foreign minister Emma Bonino , Quirico claims that he and his fellow captive were subjected to daily beatings . His fellow captive , Mr Piccinin de Prata told Belgian radio station RTL that he had a ` moral duty ' to share what he heard . Since they were released on Sunday , the pair have spoken of their ordeal at the hands of their captors , who were thought to be from the Free Syria Army . The men told reporters that they were beaten on a daily basis and subjected to two mock executions . Piccinin said that they were treated as though they were ` subhuman ' . Contradictory : Meanwhile a Western official told Foreign Policy magazine that the UN inspection team , pictured in Syria last month , has a ` weatlh ' of evidence that President Assad was behind the chemical attacks . Question marks : A UN report to Ban Ki-Moon on Monday will not direct point the finger at President Assad , pictured , but will provide strong circumstantial evidence it has been alleged . But Foreign Policy magazine claims that UN inspectors will present a ` wealth ' of evidence to Ban Ki-Moon on Monday that President Assad 's regime was behind the August 21 attacks . According to the magazine , an unnamed Western official with knowledge of the inspection claims that the team 's report will not directly point the finger at Assad , but will provide plenty of circumstantial evidence . The UN team has examined rocket casings , ammunition , tested soil and taken blood and urine samples from victims . The source told Foreign Policy : ' I know they have gotten very rich samples - biomedical and environmental - and they have interviewed victims , doctors and nurses . ` It seems they are very happy with the wealth of evidence they 've got . ' Both Syria and their Russian allies have previously claimed that the rebels were responsible for the attacks and that they have evidence to prove it . Bloody : The conflict in Syria has so far claimed more than 100,000 lives . | Domenico Quirico and Pierre Piccinin de Prata were kidnapped in April . The pair say that they overheard a conversation on Skype in English . They claim one of the men identified himself as a Free Syria Army general . The pair were released and returned to Italy and Belgium on Sunday . | [[250, 359], [0, 42], [83, 249], [360, 368], [403, 411], [417, 489], [360, 368], [408, 489], [595, 601], [687, 782], [1400, 1497], [1445, 1507], [360, 398], [595, 601], [642, 684], [604, 639], [651, 684], [1791, 1819]] |
The elusive and mysterious Loch Ness monster may have a distant relative , living across the Atlantic . Dubbed Champ , there have been more than 600 sightings of the long , underwater sea creature in Vermont 's Lake Champlain since the 17th century - and now amateur zoologists claim to have found proof of its existence . Using a hydrophone system , the monster hunters captured loud clicking sounds thought to have been made by the echolocation of a giant creature . Scroll down for video . The audio recording -LRB- pictured -RRB- was made by cryptozoologists Katy Elizabeth and Dennis Hall on Lake Champlain , Vermont . It was captured using a hydrophone system that monitors echolocation . Ms Elizabeth claims the clicking sounds made in the recording are evidence of an underwater creature called Champ . The audio recording was made by ` cryptozoologists ' Katy Elizabeth and Dennis Hall in July , near a region of the lake known as Scotch Bonnet . Ms Elizabeth captured a second recording in October , but the two sound so different she is convinced the first was made by the creature known as Champ . Lake Champlain is a freshwater lake , in Vermont that stretches north into Canada , and south towards New York . The 109-mile-long -LRB- 175km -RRB- lake has been called the American Loch Ness because both are deep , freshwater lakes said to date back more than 10,000 years . The recording was made by cryptozoologists on Lake Champlain , Vermont . It was captured using a DolphinEar Hydrophone system that monitors echolocation . Echolocation , or biological sonar , is used by dolphins , bats , whales and other animals . Echolocating involves sending a call and listening to echoes to determine where various objects are around them . It is used for navigating and hunting and the calls are typically made using a series of clicks , as heard in the Champ video . At its deepest , Lake Champlain is 400 ft -LRB- 121 metres -RRB- - compared to Loch Ness ' 744ft -LRB- 227 metres -RRB- . Since 1609 , there have been more than 600 reported sightings of the creature , which became a tourist attraction during the 1970s and 1980s . It became so popular that a sign was erected in Port Henry listing the names of all people who claimed to have encountered the lake monster . Many of the sightings have reported a creature with a ` long sinuous neck ' and a humped body measuring between 15ft -LRB- 4.5 metres -RRB- to 25ft -LRB- 7.62 metres -RRB- long . Ms Elizabeth and Mr Hall set up Champ Search to study , investigate and prove the existence of the monster . Both claim to have become fascinated with the monster as children and in 1973 , Hall was elected President of the Vergennes Chapter of the Vermont Archaeological Society and tasked to write the laws that protect archaeological sites in Vermont . The noises were captured in July , near a region of the lake -LRB- pictured -RRB- known as Scotch Bonnet . Ms Elizabeth captured a second recording in October , but the two sound so different she is convinced the first was made by Champ and the second was of a beluga whale , or similar . Ms Elizabeth thinks believes Champ is a Tanystropheus , a dinosaur that lived 232 million years ago -LRB- skeleton pictured at the Paleontology Museum of Zurich -RRB- She said : ` We do n't know if these reptiles could echolocate , it 's one of those things that no one really knows , but something -LSB- in the lake -RSB- is echolocating ' Ms Elizabeth believes Champ is a Tanystropheus , a dinosaur that lived 232 million years ago . She told Motherboard : ` We do n't know if these reptiles could echolocate , it 's one of those things that no one really knows , but something -LSB- in the lake -RSB- is echolocating . ' She added that other creatures have been discovered that were thought to have been extinct , and given the depths of the lake , this could be the case with Champ . Mr Elizabeth has ruled out the fact that the loud clicking sound was made by a fish finder device , because the pair were alone on the lake at the time . Lake Champlain is a freshwater lake , in Vermont that stretches north into Canada , and south towards New York -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The 109-mile-long -LRB- 175km -RRB- lake has been called the American Loch Ness because both are deep , freshwater lakes said to date back more than 10,000 years . Other theories claim the creature is plesiosaur reptile . But Tom Manley , a professor of geology at Middlebury College , Vermont said the sightings are likely ` tall waves or boats ' , while other experts have said the noises and sightings are from a sturgeon - a large fish that can grow up to 12ft -LRB- 3.6 metres -RRB- long -LRB- pictured -RRB- . She also believes that the recording made in October was of a large fish , possible a beluga whale , and because the July recording was ` so different ' , she has also ruled out this theory . Other theories claim the creature is plesiosaur reptile . But Tom Manley , a professor of geology at Middlebury College , Vermont said that the sightings are likely ` tall waves or boats ' , while other experts have said the noises and sightings are from a sturgeon - a large fish that can grow up to 12ft -LRB- 3.6 metres -RRB- long . Last week , footage of a shadowy figure briefly emerging from the depths of Loch Ness in Scotland that once again fuelled speculation its legendary resident is alive and well . The grainy footage shows a long and thin shape swaying in the water that bears a striking resemblance to Nessie 's fabled slender neck . Since 1609 , there have been more than 600 reported sightings of the creature , which became a tourist attraction during the 1970s and 80s . It became so popular that a sign was erected in Port Henry listing the names of all people who claimed to have encountered the lake monster . Last week , footage of a shadowy figure briefly emerging from the depths of Loch Ness in Scotland that once again fuelled speculation its legendary resident is alive and well . Richard Collis appears to have captured the footage of Nessie 's head and neck emerging from the loch -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The video shows the object waving in the choppy water , around 500ft -LRB- 152 metres -RRB- from the loch 's shore . It was captured by Richard Collis - who counts himself among the most ardent Nessie cynics after years of fishing on the waters without a sighting . But the tree planter was so taken aback by the mysterious shape he noticed while driving along the edge of the loch that he filmed it on his iPhone , and believes he might have stumbled upon the real deal . The footage appears to show a long thin neck and head emerging from 500ft -LRB- 152 metres -RRB- away from the shore of Loch Ness . Mr Collis said he thought the figure in the water was about 500ft away from the shore in the choppy waters . ` As I was watching , I was thinking what the hell is that ? ' said Mr Collis , 58 , who noticed the shape while travelling around a mile from Fort Augustus at the south-west end of Loch Ness . He added : ` I do n't really believe in anything like that until I see it . ` I 'm not saying it was a fire breathing dragon and I never saw teeth or anything like that , but I must have thought there was something there if I stopped to take pictures . ' An online register lists 1067 total Nessie sightings . The list was created by Gary Campbell , the man behind the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club and is available at www.lochnesssightings.com . Mr Campbell said : ` Jonathon 's photo bears an incredible similarity to Bob Rines series of pictures and will certainly further stimulate discussion about this enduring legend . ' Among the most famous claimed sightings is a photograph taken in 1934 by Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson -LRB- below -RRB- . It was later exposed as a hoax by one of the participants , Chris Spurling , who , on his deathbed , revealed that the pictures were staged . This famous photograph , produced in 1934 , was exposed as a hoax by one of the participants , Chris Spurling . In 2001 semi-retired photographer James Gray and friend Peter Levings took this while they were out fishing . This picture , said to show the monster , was taken by Hugh Gray in 1933 and published in the Daily Express . A close-up of what could be the Loch Ness Monster . The photo was taken by William Jobes in 2011 . The footage , lasting two minutes in total , was taken last Thursday . Mr Collis 's wife Vibeke , 60 , added : ` I 've been here 37 years and my husband has been here his whole life , so we are completely aware of how unique this is . I could n't believe it and laughed when he showed me because I knew he could never set that up . He 's not very technical . ' The image will now join hundreds of other possible sightings that have amassed over the years , some of which have been confirmed to be fakes . Only last week , paranormal investigator Jonathan Bright published an image taken three years ago appearing to show the head of a monster in the loch . But despite decades of speculation , the mysterious creature has so far proved little more than a myth . In 2013 , this shadowy form measuring around 100ft long and seemingly having two giant flippers powering it through the waters of Loch Ness was photographed by Apple 's satellite map app.The image was studied by experts at the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club , who concluded it is ` likely ' to be the elusive beast . | Recording was made by cryptozoologists Katy Elizabeth and Dennis Hall . It was captured using a hydrophone system that monitors echolocation . Ms Elizabeth claims the clicking sounds made in the recording are evidence of an underwater creature . She believes it is Champ - a sea monster living in Lake Champlain , Vermont . Since 1609 there have been more than 600 sightings of the beast . Champ has been dubbed the American Loch Ness Monster . | [[493, 611], [811, 902], [1387, 1447], [323, 348], [624, 665], [624, 626], [640, 694], [1460, 1512], [1482, 1512], [1518, 1541], [351, 468], [695, 795], [119, 225], [1999, 2076], [5541, 5618]] |
The parents of six children who died when a fire ripped through their home today pleaded not guilty to six counts of murder . Mick Philpott , 55 , and his wife Mairead , 31 , appeared at Nottingham Crown Court charged with murdering Jade Philpott , 10 , and her brothers John , nine , Jack , eight , Jesse , six , Jayden , five , and 13-year-old Duwayne . The children died after the blaze engulfed their semi-detached house in Allenton , Derby , on May 11 . An artist 's impression of Mick -LRB- left -RRB- and Mairead Philpott -LRB- centre -RRB- who appeared at Nottingham Crown Court today accused of murdering their six children . Accused : The children 's parents , Mick and Mairead Philpott , have pleaded not guilty to six counts of murder . Mick Philpott and Mairead Philpott sit in the front row surrounded by police officers during the court case today . Mick Philpott , wearing a St . Christopher pendant , broke down in tears and held his head in his hands as he . entered his plea to each of the six charges . His wife , wearing a cross on a long . chain around her neck , was more composed as she also pleaded not guilty , . but became tearful during the hour-long hearing . A second man , who was charged with the six murders on Monday by Derbyshire Police , also appeared in the dock . Grey-haired Paul Mosley , 45 , of Derby , did not speak during the hearing and stared straight ahead . He did not enter a plea . Jade Philpott , 10 . Jayden Philpott , 5 . John Philpott , 9 . Jack Philpott , 8 . Jesse Philpott , 6 . Duwayne Philpott , 13 . The three were flanked by 11 prison . officers in the dock , with a line of five sat behind the couple , . separating them from Mosley . The Honourable Mrs Justice Kate Thirwall remanded the three into custody at Nottingham Crown Court . They will next appear at Birmingham Crown Court at 2pm on November 29 . Paul Mosley , 45 , pictured leaning on a van while an officer stands by the house where the fire took place , has been charged with the murder of six children . The children , five boys and a girl , aged between five and 13 , died in the fire at their house in Derby , pictured . Flowers were left at the scene . Mosley arriving in a prison van at Derby Magistrates ' Court at an earlier hearing . The funeral of the six at St Mary 's Catholic Church in Derby . Siblings Jade , John , Jack , Jesse , . and Jayden , five , died in the blaze . Their older brother , Duwayne , 13 , . lost his fight for life three days later in hospital . The Philpotts , are both in custody and did not attend their children 's funerals in June . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Mick and Mairead Philpott pleaded not guilty at Nottingham Crown Court . The father , 55 , broke down in tears and held his head in his hands . | [[126, 159], [175, 209], [512, 547], [552, 586], [635, 642], [645, 668], [688, 748], [896, 915], [918, 937], [896, 915], [942, 976], [1143, 1188]] |
Hundreds of mysterious golden-coloured orbs have been found buried in a hidden chamber deep beneath the Temple of Feathered Serpent in Mexico . The discovery was made by archaeologists from the Mexico National Institute of Anthropology and History , who admit they have no idea what the spheres are for . A tiny robot called Tláloc II-TC , which has been scanning tunnels deep beneath the famous temple , found the orbs using infrared scanners . Scroll down for video . Hundreds of mysterious spheres have been discovered beneath the Temple of the Feathered Serpent , in the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan , just 30 miles from Mexico City . According to archaeologists from the Mexico National Institute of Anthropology and History , the spheres would have appeared to be made of gold because they are covered in jarosite - a bi-product of the oxidisation of pyrite , also known as Fool 's Gold . Infrared scanners found the location of the chamber and the orbs . Archaeologists have no idea what the spheres would have been used for , although believe they may have been involved with religious rituals . The Tláloc II-TC is named after the Aztec god of rain . It is three-feet-long and can . squeeze through tight spaces and explore small , hidden areas . It is fitted with video cameras and a . mechanical arm used to clear obstacles out of its way . It is part of a robotic system called Tlaloque , which includes a large rover that carries the two smaller robots . Once the Tlaloque arrives at a chamber , the robots break off and scan the area using infrared scanners . A separate flying drone captures video footage . They were hiding in a previously unexplored ancient chamber at the end of a stretch of 2,000-year-old unexplored tunnel on the Teotihuacan site , near the Pyramid of the Sun . Jorge Zavala , an archaeologist on the dig said : ` They look like yellow spheres , but we do not know their meaning . It 's an unprecedented discovery . ' The spheres are made of clay and range from 1.5 to 5 inches in circumference . They get their yellow colour from a material called jarosite . Lead archaeologist Sergio Gomez explained that the spheres appear to be made of metal because jarosite is formed by the oxidation of pyrite , which is a metallic ore also known as Fool 's Gold . The walls in the chamber were also found to be dusted in pyrite , which gave it an appearance of a gold room . The archaeologists therefore think that the orbs would have been used by ` high-ranking people , priests , or even rulers ' to perform rituals within the tunnels . Although , the team admit what part they played in these rituals , and what these rituals meant remain a mystery . The team from the Mexican Institute have been using the robot for months to explore the tunnels under the celebrated temple , also known as the Temple of Quetzalcoatl . Explorer : This robot may have made a momentous discovery in a 2,000-year-old tunnel in Mexico . The was the first image transmitted by the robot deep under the ancient temple . Famous : The social structure of Teotihuacan remains a mystery after nearly 100 years of archaeological exploration at the site . Teotihuaca means ` the . place where men become gods ' . The site is thought to be a burial ground . The . Teotihuacan people worshipped eight gods , and were known to carry out human sacrifices . The ancient city was . founded 2,500 years ago and was once one of the biggest cities on Earth . with over 100,000 residents - Earth at this time only house 200 million . people . The city was totally abandoned in 700 AD and very little is know about the civilisation , or what caused the mass exodus . The temple lies about 37 miles north of Mexico City and the site houses the remains of the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan in the Basin of Mexico . It is best known for the towering Pyramids of the Moon and the . Sun . Earlier this year , the team and the remote-controlled robot found three unexplored passages . It was only expected to find one . The discovery of the hidden passages and golden orbs could be highly important . In 2010 experts said a tomb discovery . would be significant because the social structure of Teotihuacan remains . a mystery after nearly 100 years of archaeological exploration at the . site . When the civilisation was abandoned , almost 50,000 high-value objects including jade , stone , shell and pottery , such as ceramic beakers , were thrown into the tunnel because it was closed up . The remote control vehicle is equipped with a video cameras and a mechanical arm to clear obstacles out of its way as it maneuvers through the tight passageway . Tourists look on at the archaeological area of the Quetzalcoatl Temple about 37 miles north of Mexico City . This map shows the chambers of the tunnel , found beneath the Temple of the Feathers Serpent , as plotted by the laser scanner . Archaeologists were only expecting to find one chamber , but the robot discovered three hidden rooms . No depiction of a ruler , or the tomb of a monarch , has ever been found , setting the metropolis apart from other pre-Hispanic cultures that deified their rulers . Vertical excavations begun in 2009 to reach the mouth of the tunnel suggest this was a ruler 's tomb , claims Gomez . ' I think the tunnel was the central . element , the main element around which the rest of the ceremonial center . was built , ' Gomez said . ` This was the most sacred place . ' ` There is a high possibility that in . this place , in the central chamber , we can find the remains of those who . ruled Teotihuacan , ' he added . Archaeologist Sergio Gomez from the National Institute of Anthropology and History explains the developments to the media . The robot is seen near the entrance of a tunnel in the archaeological area . After months of exploration it might have made a momentous discovery . | Hundreds of yellow spheres have been found scattered in hidden chamber . Mexican archaeologists admit they have no idea what the orbs are for . Drones and robots made the discovery using infrared scanners . | [[470, 565], [1803, 1815], [1818, 1850], [1853, 1884], [240, 247], [254, 304], [643, 733], [305, 337], [405, 445], [1472, 1510], [1513, 1523], [1538, 1577]] |
Emmanuel Frimpong has signed for Championship side Barnsley from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee but he seems more worried about his chances of action OFF the pitch . The injury-prone midfielder tweeted : ` How am I gon na draw girls now ' - meaning he will find it difficult to attract girls - before quickly deleting his update . Frimpong struck a more conciliatory note later , tweeting the official Barnsley account with the message : ` Hope to see all the Fans there tomoz big derby Game ' . Happy to be there : Emmanuel Frimpong poses with the Barnsley kit after signing from Arsenal . Tweet 's not sweet : Frimpong was worrying about his chances with the ladies on Twitter . Despite his off-field reservations , the 22-year-old has signed a contract at Oakwell until June 2014 . The ` female situation ' Frimpong is fearing is similar to Barnsley 's former Macedonian Georgi Hristov , who complained about the beauty of girls in South Yorkshire . ` I 'm finding it difficult to find a girlfriend in Barnsley , or indeed settle into a decent way of life , ' he said . ` The local girls are far uglier than the ones back in Belgrade or Skopje , the capital of Macedonia , where I come from . ` Our women are much prettier . Besides , they do n't drink as much beer as the Barnsley girls which is something I do n't like at all . ' Not happy : Georgi Hristov was n't pleased with the standards of women in Barnsley . Wasted potential : Frimpong never truly kicked on at the Gunners . Frimpong has enjoyed loan spells at Wolves , Charlton and Fulham , but never progressed under Arsene Wenger . Indeed , he has not made an appearance this season and played just 14 times last campaign after injuring his knee . He impressed in the youth set up , along with best pal Jack Wilshere , but lacked the required quality at his favourite side and has not played in the Premier League for Arsenal since December 2012 . In 2012 , Frimpong tweeted : ` I 'll never leave Arsenal even if I 'm released . I 'll beg on both knees to stay . ' Wenger must not have been in a merciful mood . | Emmanuel Frimpong leaves Arsenal for Barnsley . Midfielder tweets ` How am I gon na draw girls now ' Injury-prone Frimpong has not played a game this season . He has not played for Arsenal in the Premier League since December 2011 . | [[0, 95], [166, 201], [204, 236], [166, 201], [241, 330], [612, 680], [1606, 1647]] |
Hero : Shakil Afridi , the doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden , claims he is being held in total isolation in Pakistan 's Peshawar prison . The heroic doctor who helped the United States pinpoint the location of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has been held in complete isolation in a Pakistani prison since September 2012 - without access to lawyers or family - as he waits for a court to decide his future , according to a letter smuggled out of the country by a supporter . Shakil Afridi , 49 - who worked with the CIA on a fake vaccination operation to confirm the presence of bin Laden in an Abbottobad compound , resulting in the fateful May 2011 SEAL mission that killed the terrorist mastermind - is regarded as a hero in the US but has been tried as a traitor in Pakistan . Originally sentenced by a court in a remote tribal area to 33 years jail for ` conspiring against the state ' , he now awaits a new verdict to be handed down on Dec. 18 on whether he will serve out the term or be granted a retrial . But , according to a one-and-a half page handwritten letter smuggled out of Peshawar prison , Afridi says he is being denied basic rights at a time that is crucial . ` My legal right to consult with my lawyers is being denied , ' he wrote in the letter . ` What sort of justice system is this ? ' The authenticity of the letter - obtained by Fox News - has been verified by Afridi 's cousin , Qamar Nadeem , who used previous correspondence to match the handwriting . Nadeem said the letter , written in the Hindustani language Urdu , also referred to the ` mental torture ' the physician is forced to face with on a daily basis . Afridi was arrested soon after the unilateral raid by US commandos that killed Bin Laden . While he was arrested for running the fake vaccine operation , his 33-year sentence was for allegedly being a member of militant terror group Lashkar-e-Islam , which he has vehemently denied . Pinpointed : Afridi ran a vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA in an attempt to verify Bin Laden 's presence at a compound in the town of Abbottabad -LRB- pictured -RRB- , prior to the U.S. raid that killed him in 2011 . The sentence was widely seen as punishment for assisting the United States in the capture and kill of Bin Laden , which came at a major international embarrassment to Pakistan . Dead : Osama bin Laden was killed during a covert US mission to Pakistan in May 2011 . In the almost-10 years between the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and the mission , the country continually said it was not plausible for the Al Qaeda leader to be hiding in Pakistan , only for him to be located in one of their most affluent towns . The operation subsequently lead to suspicions Pakistan were harboring Bin Laden . In August , Afridi 's conviction was overturned , with a court citing procedural errors and ordering a retrial . However the judge that overturned the sentence soon died in a suspicious gas explosion at his Islamabad apartment . The trail court has since to grant the new trail and , as the final nears , local authorities have gathered a host of other charges together in an attempt to keep Afridi imprisoned if the terrorist charges are dropped . One is the ` murder ' of a teenage boy , who died after the doctor performed surgery on him for appendicitis in 2006 . A three-member tribunal , which operates under the archaic tribal law system , heard arguments on the merits of a new trial at a court in Peshawar on Monday . The tribunal 's decision , which could force local authorities to launch a new trial , is expected to be handed down on Dec. 18 . Behind bars : Afridi has remained jailed in Peshawar Central Jail -LRB- pictured in this file photo -RRB- since 2011 . In a new letter smuggled out of the prison , the physician writes he has been denied access to his lawyers and family since September 2012 . ` We are confident that Dr. Shakeel Afridi would be freed after a free and fair trial , ' said Afridi 's lawyer , Samiullah Afridi . But others from the defense team feel the case has been crafted on political rather legal grounds and a favorable verdict is unlikely . Another of Afridi 's lawyers fears the letter going public could hurt the doctor 's bid for freedom . | Shakil Afridi ran a vaccination program for the CIA to pinpoint Osama bin Laden in Pakistan before the raid that killed him . The doctor was sentenced to 33 years in jail after the mission for ` conspiring against the state ' While the conviction was overturned , he has been remanded in prison pending a new verdict on Dec. 18 . 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Autopsies have determined that the two children discovered dead in a Detroit freezer earlier this week were beaten to death , and that the youngest child also suffered ` thermal injuries ' . Mitchelle Blair , 35 , has currently only been charged with child abuse , but that may change now that the deaths of her children Stoni Blair , 13 , and Stephen Berry , 9 , have been ruled a homicide . The autopsy comes just a day after child welfare officials said Blair 's two surviving children had been terribly abused in a house of horrors . Mitchelle Blair stands during her video arraignment on Thursday . Her daughter told authorities that her mother killed two siblings and forced her to put one of the bodies in the freezer of their Detroit home . Details of death and extreme abuse emerged Thursday as Mitchelle Blair appeared in court , two days after the bodies of her 9-year-old son , Stephen Berry , and 13-year-old daughter , Stoni Blair , were discovered . Blair 's daughter , Stoni -LRB- left -RRB- and son Stephen -LRB- right -RRB- . Stoni 's sister claimed Blair killed Stoni by strangling her with a T-shirt and suffocated her with a plastic bag . The Michigan Department of Human Services is taking steps to end Blair 's rights to her two other children , a 17-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son , who are currently with a relative . In a court filing , the state said her daughter described a home where she and her surviving brother were beaten with an extension cord and piece of wood and hit and burned with a hot curling iron . Medical exams revealed evidence of abuse , including numerous scars , on the surviving children . Twenty-five scars were found on the boy 's back that were consistent with being hit by an extension cord , according to a petition obtained by the Detroit News . Blair 's teenage daughter also described how her siblings were killed , according to court papers . ` Blair tortured Stephen for approximately two weeks prior to his death by tying a belt around his neck , throwing hot water on him while in the shower and putting a plastic bag over his head , ' the state said , quoting the 17-year-old . Court officers serving an eviction notice at Blair 's home -LRB- pictured -RRB- opened the freezer and found the bodies of her daughter Stoni Ann Blair and her son Stephen Gage Berry . In a court filing , the state said the teen described a house of horrors , where she and her surviving brother were beaten with an extension cord and piece of wood , hit with a hot curling iron and burned with a clothing iron . Stephen was ` unresponsive ' on Aug 30 , 2012 , and Blair wrapped his body in bed linen and put him in the freezer , the state said . Nine months later , Blair became ` enraged ' when Stoni said she did n't like her surviving siblings and strangled the girl with a T-shirt and suffocated her with a plastic bag , the department said . Blair then made the teen ` put Stoni in the deep freezer following her death , ' the agency said . The bodies of the children were discovered on Tuesday while court officers were serving an eviction notice . The apartment was reportedly filled with food and trash and rendered almost ` unlivable ' , according to the report . Blair 's 8-year-old boy also was aware that his sister and brother were killed and subsequently placed in the freezer , the department said . While being questioned , Blair told investigators she placed Stephen ` in a boiling hot tub of water until his feet blistered ' because she found out Stephen was allegedly sexually assaulting a relative , according to the Detroit News . Blair also told police that when he died , she wrapped him ` in his favorite blanket ' and put him in the freezer , the police report states . The surviving children did not mention sexual abuse when they were interviewed by counselors , according to a juvenile court petition . A woman walks past notes left on the door at at the family 's home on Wednesday . The teenager said neither she nor her siblings have attended school for two years . Blair 's teenage daughter said neither she nor her siblings have attended school for two years . Neighbor Shanetria Lanier , 21 , told the Detroit News Blair home-schooled her children and ` that 's why no schools were wondering where they were ' . There is no record of the children attending classes , according to a Detroit Public Schools official . People did notice that two of her children seemed to disappear about a year ago . Lanier told the newspaper : ` When people asked her where her other two kids are , she said they were at their aunt 's house . ` Or sometimes she 'd tell people they stayed inside because they did n't like to be around people . ' Tori Childs , who also lives in the complex , told the Detroit News she often saw the children and sometimes gave them clothes or food . She said they were ` the nicest kids ' who were ` so respectable ' . ` This is just wrong , ' she said in tears . Childs said she saw two bodies on the floor after police arrived at the home on Tuesday . ` It was a little girl and a little boy , ' she said . ` The little girl had on a pink jacket . ' Earlier Thursday , Blair appeared in court on child abuse charges via a video feed from a police lockup . Magistrate Renee McDuffee entered a not-guilty plea on her behalf . The state said it investigated allegations of abuse in 2002 and 2005 . Blair was referred to counseling and allowed to keep custody of her children . Toni Williams , 28 , left , and Natasha Bell , 30 , leave balloons at the house on Wednesday . The two fathers of Blair 's surviving children are unfit to care for them , according to the state . Together they owe $ 50,000 in child support and have n't seen the kids in two to three years . Neighbors say Blair has lived in the complex at least 10 years . She was unemployed and having money troubles , and she had gotten behind on her rent . Neighbors said they knew about the impending eviction . Court records show a judgment filed last month against her for $ 2,206 owed to the complex . ` While we all understand the desire to know what happened in that home is strong , I will ask you to be mindful of the two children who were also in that home and are still living , ' Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters Wednesday . ` They 've been through a lot , a tremendous trauma . ' | The deaths of Stoni Blair , 13 , and Stephen Berry , 9 , have been ruled a homicide . Their mother Mitchelle Blair , 35 , is charged with child abuse , but could now face murder charges . Blair 's surviving children were discovered to have been terribly abused , according to child welfare officials . Blair 's 17-year-old daughter said her mother forced her to put her sister 's body in the deep freezer . Her 8-year-old son said he knew his brother and sister were killed and put in the freezer . | [[191, 200], [269, 337], [294, 357], [360, 392], [890, 930], [939, 964], [191, 206], [214, 227], [246, 262], [191, 206], [218, 262], [428, 537], [1551, 1648], [1624, 1648], [604, 748], [639, 649], [674, 748], [2615, 2620], [2655, 2677], [2898, 2974], [3631, 3643], [3646, 3649], [3694, 3716], [604, 748], [639, 669], [3224, 3247], [3253, 3341]] |
Snapchat 's CEO Evan Spiegel has come out in defence of his firm following a serious security breach involving the app 's Find Friend tool . In an interview with U.S-based Today , the 23-year-old admitted he was under the impression the company had done enough to resolve security issues with the app , but added : ` If you spend your time looking backwards , you 're just going to kill yourself ' . Security experts claim Spiegel was warned ` months ago ' the app had a security hole , yet failed to respond effectively , which is being blamed for the leak of 4.6 million user details on Wednesday . Snapchat 's CEO Evan Spiegel , left , has come out in defence of his firm following a security breach involving the app 's Find Friend tool , right . According to Spiegel , the tool was abused by hackers to obtain phone numbers . In response , the firm has announced plans to release an updated version of the app that lets users opt out of the feature . The Find Friend tool was developed to help Snapchatters find their friends ' usernames by using their mobile numbers . According to Spiegel , this tool was abused by ` someone to find usernames of people that were n't their friends ' . He added that the person targeted had 4.6 million friends in their address book , and the hackers used this to find phone numbers . Previous reports have claimed Spiegel was one of the users affected by the hack , and this recent statement adds weight to the rumours it may even been his friend 's list that was compromised . However , this has not been confirmed . The tool is already optional , but the app update will make it possible for users to explicitly opt out of using the feature . On Christmas Day Australian security . research group , Gibson Security revealed details of a security hole . affecting the Snapchat site . Following news that millions of Snapchat accounts were hacked , developers have created an online tool that lets users check if their details have been compromised . Called GS Lookup - Snapchat , pictured , the tool lets users enter their username before scanning the leaked list for a match . A second tool , called Snapcheck.org , pictured , lets users enter either their username or phone number to check if their account details are on the list . The leaked list only featured details from U.S.-based accounts . Anonymous hackers released a database . of 4.6 million Snapchat account details on New Year 's Day . The leak came a week after Snapchat claimed it had . introduced measures to fix . a security glitch , which it was told could result in users ' personal . information being put at risk . The group released the database via a website called SnapchatDB , giving people . the option to download the list of usernames and phone numbers as well . as their location . Hackers redacted the last two digits of each number , though , claiming . the stunt was designed to ` raise awareness ' of the issue , not to . ` encourage abuse ' for individual users . However , they added that they would release the original list in ` certain circumstances . ' The . security group revealed how the vulnerability on the site could be . manipulated and added that Snapchat did not respond to their warnings . when they raised the issue months ago . After Gibson published its findings , Snapchat said it took user privacy seriously and replied in a blogpost . It said : ` Theoretically , if someone . were able to upload a huge set of phone numbers , like every number in an . area code , or every possible number in the U.S. , they could create a . database of the results and match usernames to phone numbers that way . Yet on New Year 's Day , anonymous hackers released a database of numbers of phone numbers they had obtained from the app . The database was released via a website called SnapchatDB , and hackers gave people . the option to download the list of usernames and phone numbers , as well . as their location . The . hackers redacted the last two digits of each number , though , claiming . the stunt was designed to ` raise awareness ' of the issue , not to . ` encourage abuse ' for individual users . A group of anonymous hackers released the phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat users on New Year 's Day in the U.S. to ` raise awareness ' of the site 's security vulnerabilties . In . a statement on Snapchat DB , the group of hackers said : ` This . information was acquired through the recently patched Snapchat exploit . and is being shared with the public to raise awareness on the issue . ` The . company was too reluctant at patching the exploit until they knew it . was too late and companies that we trust with our information should be . more careful when dealing with it . ` For now , we have censored the last two digits of the phone numbers in order to minimise spam and abuse . ' The group said it would consider releasing the original database , without the redacted digits , ` under certain circumstances ' . The hackers redacted the last two digits of each phone number on the list to avoid hacked account holders being abused . However , they later said in a statement they would consider releasing the original database ` under certain circumstances ' Snapchat is a photo messaging app . It allows users to take photos , record videos and add messages and drawings . Messages . are known as snaps and users can set a time limit on how long . recipients can view their snap , ranging from one to 10 seconds . The snap . is then deleted from the recipient 's phone and erased from Snapchat 's . servers . Google Play lists the app as having been downloaded between 10 million and 50 million times . Following the news of the hack , developers created online tools that let users check if their details had been compromised . One . tool , called GS Lookup - Snapchat , let users enter their username . before scanning the leaked list for a match . If the account features on . the list , the person 's corresponding phone number would be displayed . A . second tool , called Snapcheck.org , let users enter either their . username or phone number to check if their account details made the . list . On Christmas Day an Australian security firm Gibson Security revealed a vulnerability with the site , which could lead to users ' personal information being leaked . Snapchat said it had taken action to address the issue . | Evan Spiegel was warned his Snapchat app had a security hole . The firm responded by issuing a blog post stating it took privacy seriously . A week later hackers targeted the app to prove the vulnerability still existed . Some 4.6 million Snapchat account details were leaked during the hack . 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West Ham made it an Italian double on Saturday as they signed Marco Borriello and Antonio Nocerino on loan until the end of the season . Both Italy internationals , Borriello has swapped Roma for a Premier League survival scrap , while Nocerino has traded AC Milan for the east end . Seven-cap Borriello , 31 , is a striker with close to a hundred career goals to his name , accrued at the likes of Milan , Juventus , Genoa and Roma . Swoop : Antonio Nocerino completed a loan move to West Ham from AC Milan . Happy Hammer : Marco Boriello also joined on loan from Roma , lending a much-needed striking option . Double swoop : West Ham have brought in Nocerino and wait on a deal for Marco Borriello . He joined the capital club in the . summer of 2010 amid rumours of interest from Manchester City , while he . won the title with Juventus during a 2012 loan spell . A statement on Roma 's website read : ` A.S Roma announces that it has signed with West Ham United FC , the contract for the temporary transfer of rights to the player Borriello , until 30 June2014 , for a consideration of $ 0.7 million -LRB- # 580k -RRB- ' His signing was announced after that of Nocerino . Nocerino , . 28 , has also been drafted in to help the Hammers in their battle to . earn Premier League survival , with Sam Allardyce 's men currently in the . relegation zone . Capped 15 times by Italy , Nocerino is known to English fans for scoring a penalty against England at Euro 2012 . The . ex-Juventus and Palermo man has been a bit-part player this season . having previously been a key man for the club he joined in the summer of . 2011 . The duo 's arrival was . announced on West Ham 's official website the day after Leeds confirmed . they had turned down an offer from the Hammers for leading scorer Ross . McCormack . Ploughing a lone furrow : Andy Carroll has just returned from injury . Double swoop : Sam Allardyce -LRB- centre -RRB- has moved to bring in new faces to the Boleyn Ground . | Milan 's Antonio Nocerino joins on loan until the end of the season . West Ham also snap up fellow Italian Marco Borriello from Roma . | [[50, 136], [443, 509]] |
A German Shepherd dog has become world famous for her insolence after her owner posted a video of her throwing a theatrical tantrum to YouTube . Bella was having such a great time playing in the lake that she simply refused to go home when called . When her owner announced ` Time to go Bella , ' she threw a tantrum like a toddler ; howling at her owner and the sky , swimming away from shore in circles and pounding the water with her paws . One viewer commenting on the clip said this is typical German Shepherd behaviour . ` German Shepherds are known for being vocal to the point it can be a conversation , ' they posted . The engaging performance earned Bella a few more precious moments in water and more than 1.5 million YouTube hits . Bella the German Shepherd refused to leave the water when her owner called , howling like a wolf and pounded the river with her paws . Scroll down for video . After posting the video to You Tube , Bella 's owner Laura Gibbs says she 's been accused of animal abuse . ' I have been accused of everything under the sun , including abuse and that I 'm starving her to death etc. based on a 2 min video . It amazes me the number of `` dog whisperers '' there are in the world that know her better than I do , ' she posted to You Tube . ` She 's a very vocal German Shepherd and had a meltdown , and it cracked me up . I do n't think it makes me a bad pet owner as so many people have accused me of being ' , wrote Gibbs , adding ` No dogs ' hearts were actually broken in the making of this video . ' Bella churning up the lake in her ` meltdown ' tantrum to avoid going home . | Online video of a dog 's endearing tantrum attracts over 1.5 million views . Bella howled like a wolf and pounded the water with her paws when told play time was over . ` No dogs ' hearts were actually broken in the making of this video , ' says owner after viewers accused her of animal cruelty . | [[70, 144], [628, 743], [717, 743], [249, 292], [297, 331], [334, 344], [409, 443], [802, 805], [821, 840], [821, 828], [845, 878], [1541, 1617], [903, 938], [941, 1010], [1358, 1359], [1462, 1538]] |
` Silver Car Crash -LRB- Double Disaster -RRB- , ' a monumental silkscreen by Andy Warhol , is heading to a New York City auction where it could fetch more than $ 60 million . The piece belongs to Warhol 's Death and Disaster series and captures the immediate aftermath of a car crashing into a tree . It measures 8 feet by 13 feet and was painted in 1963 . Sotheby 's is offering Warhol 's silkscreen on Nov. 13 . Silver Car Crash -LRB- Double Disaster -RRB- by Andy Warhol : The silkscreen print with multiple photos of the aftermath of a car which collided into a tree , created in 1963 . The auction house says it is one of only four ` Car Crash ' works of that scale and the only one remaining in private hands . Sotheby 's says the work has been in the same collection since 1988 and it has only been seen once in public in the past 26 years . ` With Silver Car Crash -LRB- Double Disaster -RRB- Warhol consciously created work of such scale and ambition that it takes its place alongside paintings such as Pablo Picasso 's Guernica and Theodore Gericault 's The Raft of the Medusa as one of the definitive masterpieces of history painting ' , Worldwide head of Contemporary Art at Sotheby 's , Tobias Meyer The Economic Times . Guru of Pop Art movement Andy Warhol , born Andrew Warhola Junior , with his typical hairstyle in Italy , the '80s . The Death of Disaster series was one of Warhol 's most significant achievements over his career and was one of the most provocative projects of artists in the 1960s . The other three paintings from his Death and Disaster series are in museums in New York , Switzerland and Vienna . Warhol 's Eight Elvises silkscreen , also . from 1963 , sold for a whopping $ 100 million in 2008 and ` Green Car . Crash ' sold for $ 71.7 million in 2007 at Christie 's . Warhol 's works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold . | The silkscreen measures 8 feet by 13 feet and was painted in 1963 . It is one of only four Car Crash works of that scale . Comes up for auction in New York on Nov. 13 . | [[302, 331], [302, 313], [327, 357], [565, 571], [574, 591], [592, 717], [615, 717], [92, 129], [106, 175], [358, 414]] |
A care home has been fined just # 5,000 after a vulnerable pensioner died after suffering from severe burns when nurses lowered her into a scalding hot bath . Former hospital matron Beatrice Morgan , 88 , suffered the injuries while she was a resident at the Greencroft Care Home in Queensferry , Flintshire in August 2012 . It had been expected that Greencroft Care Ltd could have faced a fine in the region of # 100,000 for breaching health and safety rules . Scroll down for video . Beatrice Morgan , left , who died after suffering severe burns when she was lowered into a scalding hot bath by care workers . She has previously worked as a hospital matron , right , at the Wrexham Maelor Hosptial in north Wales . However , at Flintshire Magistrates Court on Thursday , the company was fined just # 5,000 after the court heard how they had been in liquidation since last May . District Judge Gwyn Jones also said it was unlikely it would ever be collected . Despite the sanction , owner Timothy Ogunleye , 52 , who lives in a # 1.6 million home in Gerrards Cross , Buckinghamshire , and has combined assets of # 5.7 million , remains the director of seven other care homes which can house up to 336 residents . Two are being inspected by the care watchdog . Miss Morgan , from New Brighton near Mold , suffered from dementia and became a resident at the Greencroft Care Home , which specialised in care for the elderly . In September 2012 she died from pneumonia and a blood clot in her lungs caused by the burns at a specialist burns unit at Whiston Hospital , a month after she was lowered into the scalding hot bath . The court heard how the care home had no effective control over the temperature of the hot water at the home , no risk assessment had been carried out , and there had been little staff training . Prosecutor Simon Parrington said Miss Morgan suffered scald burns to her lower legs , trunk and left arm . After the incident thermostatic control mixer valves were fitted at the home . Yesterday Greencroft Care Ltd , pictured , was fined just # 5,000 at Flintshire Magistrates Court after breaching health and safety rules . The court heard how the care home had no effective control over the temperature of the hot water at the home . The temperature of the water at the time of the incident was not known but tests on another bath which had not had the new values showed the temperature to be 50.7 C. Health and Safety Executive inspector Katherine Walker said that the maximum safe level was 44C . An investigation also showed that there were old values present but they were behind wall panels , had not been maintained and the company did not know they were there . A new value control had been placed on the bath in which Miss Morgan was scalded before she arrived to start her investigation , the inspector added . Judge Jones said Miss Morgan was extremely vulnerable and frail and that the temperature of the bath was not controlled by a correctly adjusted thermostatic valve . Susan Laws , left , and Ann Elliot , Miss Morgan 's nieces who said their aunt would have been shocked by the care she received . He added that it was ' a very , very basic requirement -- in fact , a matter of common sense . ' He explained : ` The company either did not care for the safety of its residents or it could not be bothered to bring the standards of the home to a minimum standard which would have prevented the potential risks . ` Members of staff were doing their best in difficult circumstances , there was little staff training and little if any staff support . ` There was very little if any staff supervision and no risk assessment . Even the most basic risk assessment did not come until after she was scalded . ' The judge also added that there was no bathing policy and improvements had not been carried out because he said ` the company , to put it mildly , did not want to spend . ' He said : ` Company directors and senior managers know and ignored the risks . ` It is clear that this company was running an establishment without understanding their responsibilities . ' An inspection by the Care and Social Service Inspectorate for Wales raised serious concerns about the dignity and safety of the Greencroft home 's 26 residents , including poor staffing levels and training , cleanliness and security . It went to court to apply for the home 's immediate closure . Miss Morgan had never married and had been proud to work as a matron at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital in Wrexham , North Wales . After she retired , she continued to be active in her local community , where she was described as a feisty lady until she was 80 . Miss Morgan 's nieces Ann Elliot and Susan Laws travelled from Kent for the hearing and said their aunt would have been shocked at her treatment given the way she had cared for so many people during her nursing career . Mrs Elliot explained : ` It is shocking that she was scalded this way -- it is such a basic caring procedure that everybody does every day . ` They said that they understood the way the judge had to deal with it because the company no longer existed . ' I hope it makes other care homes think of what they are doing . It was such a horrible way to spend her last days . ' | Beatrice Morgan suffered burns at the Greencroft Care Home in Flintshire . Died in September 2012 after being lowered into the scalding bath . Yesterday the care home was fined just # 5,000 at Flintshire Magistrates . Court told how the home had ` no effective control over water temperature ' Temperature could have been up to 50C when the safe level is 44C . 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A former LAPD detective who believes his father killed the Black Dahlia believes a cadaver dog 's search of his old Hollywood home has turned up the scent of the woman who was killed 66 years ago . The shocking murder of Elizabeth Short , known as the Black Dahlia , is one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in Los Angeles history . On Jan. 15 , 1947 , Short 's severely mutilated body was discovered in a vacant lot near the intersection of 39th Street and Norton Avenue in South Los Angeles . WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . Black Dahlia : A head shot of Elizabeth Short who had been an aspiring actress until her untimely murder . Black Dahlia : The body of Elizabeth Short had been severed at the waist and completely drained of blood , her face had also been slashed from the corners of her mouth toward her ears . The body of Elizabeth Short , 22 , had been severed at the waist and completely drained of blood . Her face had been slashed from the corners of her mouth toward her ears , creating an effect known as a Glasgow smile . Short also had multiple cuts on her thigh and breasts , where entire portions of flesh had been removed . The body had been washed and cleaned and had been ` posed ' with her hands over her head , her elbows bent at right angles , and her legs spread . The gruesome murder generated masses of media interest at the time . The newspapers of the day , which had a habit of nicknaming colorful crimes , started referring to Short as the Black Dahlia after the then popular film The Blue Dahlia . To add to the case 's sense of mystery and intrigue , both LAPD officials and newspaper editors received taunting notes believed to be from Short 's killer . Steve Hodel , right , with cadaver dog handler Paul Dostie , and Buster , searched the Sowden/Franklin House at 5121 Franklin Ave. , Hollywood for evidence in November 2012 . Sowden House , the potential murder scene and Dr George Hodel , who was a suspect in the original investigation and who Steve Hodel believes is responsible for the murder of the Black Dahlia . The Los Angeles District Attorney office drew up a list of 25 people it considered viable suspects , although as many as 60 people have confessed to the murder at one time or another . In his 2003 book ` Black Dahlia Avenger , ' Steve Hodel first made the claim that his father , a doctor , was responsible for the murder . George Hodel had been a suspect in the original case and investigators had even planted a bug in the house to listen for incriminating admissions . But before authorities brought charges , Dr. Hodel abruptly abandoned his family and relocated to Asia . He died in 1991 . Steve Hodel believes his father killed the Black Dahlia at the family 's then home , the distinctive ` Sowden House ' in Hollywood , which is largely unchanged and looks the same as it did at the time of the murder . Elizabeth Short 's mutilated body was found in a vacant lot near a busy intersection on the southwest section of L.A. in 1947 . Not long before her death , Short was arrested in Santa Barbara for underage drinking and this police mugshot was taken . Hodel was also able to establish that he and his siblings had been away with their mother at that time . When the opportunity arose for Hodel to return to his childhood home , he jumped at the chance after producers of the SyFy Channel 's Ghost Hunters program arranged it with the current owners . Last November Hodel , together with retired police Sgt. Paul Dostie of Mammoth Lakes and Buster , a Labrador retriever trained to detect the unique smell of human composition , visited the property . Once let loose , Buster quickly established four locations in the basement where he could pick up a faint trace of human remains . The basement had never been finished and since the floor was still dirt , soil samples were taken.Hodel is awaiting the results of those samples , which might once and for all confirm who killed the Black Dahlia . Video : Search dog finds potential evidence in Black Dahlia murder . . | The severely mutilated body of Elizabeth Short was discovered in 1947 . The case remains one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in L.A. history . Steve Hodel believes his father killed the Black Dahlia at the family home and later fled the country . A Cadaver dog has discovered the faint trace of human remains in the basement and soil samples are being tested . | [[335, 352], [355, 496], [645, 704], [818, 845], [848, 916], [2868, 2995], [198, 236], [267, 334], [2651, 2733], [0, 23], [81, 167], [3679, 3691], [3698, 3747]] |
Liverpool suffered a huge blow on Friday when Daniel Sturridge was ruled out for at least three more weeks after suffering another injury in training . Manager Brendan Rodgers had been hoping the striker 's return to fitness would be a boost to his faltering side . Now Sturridge , who injured his calf during a warm-up at Melwood on Thursday , will miss a number of crucial games , including home and away Champions League group games against mighty Real Madrid . Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to be out of action for around three weeks . Sturridge has been sidelined since picking up a thigh injury while on international duty with England . Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was hoping to welcome back Sturridge to his starting line-up . 1 . QPR v Liverpool . 2 . Liverpool v Real Madrid . 3 . Liverpool v Hull . 4 . Liverpool v Swansea . 5 . Newcastle v Liverpool . 6 . Real Madrid v Liverpool . 7 . Liverpool v Chelsea . Liverpool have seven games in the next three weeks , including a last 16 Capital One Cup tie against Swansea on October 28 and a Barclays Premier League clash against Chelsea at Anfield on November 8 . Sturridge was recovering from a thigh problem suffered on England duty in September . The injury led to a rift between Rodgers and England manager Roy Hodgson over the striker 's recovery schedule . Despite Rodgers doing his best to play it down on Friday , lingering bad feeling remains , after Hodgson suggested that the Liverpool manager 's practice of having a two-day recovery period for players after games is a waste of time . Ironically , Sturridge could be fit just as Hodgson is building up to England 's next Euro 2016 qualifying game against Slovenia on November 15 . Sturridge , pictured scoring against Italy at the 2014 World Cup , could return to action against Slovenia . The fall-out from the last Euro 2016 tie continued on Friday with Rodgers suggesting that Hodgson failed Raheem Sterling by revealing publicly that the forward had admitted to feeling tired ahead of the Estonia game . According to the Anfield boss , Sterling , who is in Liverpool 's line-up to face Queens Park Rangers , returned to Merseyside this week shaken by the furore surrounding his omission from the England team . Rodgers believes Hodgson should have kept the conversation he had with Sterling in the build-up to the game private and hinted that he feels the England boss needs to learn a lesson . Rodgers said : ` Every conversation you have with a player is private . ` That 's how I work and I am sure Roy will probably look at this episode going forward and analyse where he can be better on it . ` I 'm sure when they -LSB- Sterling and Hodgson -RSB- meet up next they will speak on that and clear that up . ` My only focus is getting Raheem 's confidence up . All this shook him a bit but he has been brilliant in training . This is a kid we bring up to be responsible and be honest . ' The Liverpool manager is incandescent that some people believe Sterling actually asked not to play for England last weekend . Rodgers has questioned Roy Hodgson 's handling of Liverpool and England starlet Raheem Sterling . Asked if the FA should have clarified this , Rodgers said : ` Maybe . I ca n't control what he -LSB- Hodgson -RSB- says or thinks . ` What has been disappointing and grossly unfair is how the kid has been on the back page for something he did not say . ` He did not say he was not able to play . What he said was he felt tired , and what you do is take on board all the information and then make a decision . So you respect Roy 's decision not to play him . ` Roy is a manager with great experience who has been around the game long enough and all managers deal with situations differently . ` But I have one thing to clear up . I have seen a lot written about the second-day recovery . ` People think Liverpool players are at home on day two with their feet up watching Sky Sports . That could n't be further from the truth . Liverpool boss Rodgers believes England manager Hodgson could have dealt with Sterling differently . Rodgers and Sterling shared a joke on Friday as Liverpool geared up for their league fixture against QPR . ` My belief and training model is to make players better . Part of that is recovery as my game is about pressing and playing at a high physical level . Our second-day recovery is technically a session . The space we play in is very small to reduce the intensity . ` That has worked for me all the way through my life and has kept players fit and fresh . ` That has helped people here like Steven Gerrard to play as many games -LRB- as he has -RRB- . Recovery is vital , physical and mental . I take great pride in it and give it a lot of focus . ` I 'm not waiting for a thesis to give me evidence . We 're at the edge of the game creating evidence ourselves . ' This week former Liverpool players Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen have suggested it was unusual for a player to give a manager an excuse to leave him out by admitting he was tired . Jamie Carragher -LRB- left -RRB- and Michael Owen -LRB- right -RRB- were both critical of Sterling 's decision to admit he was tired . Rodgers said : ` The speed of the game is different even to what it was five years ago . Players can not play every game at the top level , in particular young players . If you put too many miles on the clock , you will break them and they will end up finished at 26 or 27 . ` What I 've been really proud of in watching Raheem is his honesty and responsibility . Responsibility is for a 19-year-old boy to say he was tired . This is a kid who loves playing . He never misses a day 's training , the work ethic he puts in for his game is fantastic . He loves playing for England . ` Around the time of getting the call-up I see the excitement in his eyes . This is a boy that felt a bit tired and if you asked half or three-quarters of the squad they will probably have said they felt a bit tired too . ' Rodgers also hinted he would have no problem with Sterling playing in next summer 's Under 21 European Championship . Rodgers hopes events of the last month will not sour his relationship with the FA or with Hodgson . He said : ` We have served England well with the numbers of players we push through for the national team and the style of football we play . ' | Liverpool ace Daniel Sturridge could miss Liverpool 's next seven games . The England international is likely to sit out his side 's Champions League two Champions League showdowns against Real Madrid . Sturridge injured his calf during a warm-up at Melwood on Thursday . 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The shocking New York ` catcalling ' video which went viral internationally last week has been recreated in New Zealand with extremely different . In a stark contrast , the model is mostly ignored by passers-by during her five hour experiment . In the original video , aspiring actress Shoshana Roberts was filmed walking through New York city for 10 hours , and was subjected to 108 catcalls and even followed by several overly-persistent men . She was pelted with dozens of unsolicited comments , including : ` What 's up beautiful ? ' , ` Hey baby ' , ` sexy ' and ` damn , girl ! ' . It appears that Kiwis are far more polite , as model and yoga instructor Nicola Simpson was treated respectfully during her five-hour experiment on the streets of Auckland . Although she did received glances from admiring passers-by , who stopped or turned around to watch her , she was not confronted or harassed nearly as severely as the original video . In her social experiment , Ms Simpson did not receive the same wolf-whistles , nor were suggestive comments yelled at her , and she was only approached twice which were both in polite circumstances . Scroll down for video . Model Nicola Simpson recreated the New York experiment by walking through the streets of Auckland , New Zealand for five hours behind a hidden camera . Although the camera did capture people stopping to look at her , she did not receive the same contronting harassment that Ms Roberts was subjected to in New York . The New York video was filmed as part of a campaign for ` Hollaback ! ' , a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ending street harassment . Whilst Ms Roberts , 24 , had suggestive comments yelled at her while she walked around New York City , dressed modestly in jeans and a high-neck t-shirt , Ms Simpson , dressed in a tracksuit , was left to her own devices . New Zealand Herald were behind the latest experiment , filming Ms Simpson 's journey discreetly with a Go-Pro . Although she does attract glances , she is only disturbed twice ; once by a man asking for directions and the second time by a man who apologises for interrupting her . The man who interrupts Ms Simpson is clearly taken with her , walking past her before turning around to introduce himself . Although she does attract glances , she is only disturbed twice ; once by a man asking for directions and the second time by a man who apologises for interrupting her . The man , who ` sounds European ' according to the subtitles , jogs down the street to tell Roberts that she ` looks nice ' . It may be interpreted as sinister , but the video makes it clear that he apologises for stopping her . In a stark contrast , Ms Roberts is followed down the street by a man for more than five minutes , pestering her with comments like ` you do n't want to talk ? ' , ` if I give you my number will you talk to me ? ' When the video was posted , NY-based Roberts explained her involvement in the awareness campaign by saying , ` everyone has a right to feel safe . ' ` This happens daily to so many people . We do n't put up with harassment in school , at home , or at work , so why should we have to put up with it on the street ? ' The Herald explain that they shot the footage to try and measure the level of street harassment that women experience in Auckland . New Zealand Herald were behind the experiment , filming Ms Simpson 's journey discreetly with a Go-Pro . They define street harassment as ` sexual comments , catcalls and whistles from male strangers ' . Ms Simpson says that she found New Zealand men to be polite and that it was a refreshing change after her experiences living in New York for five years . `` It was nice , it was a change from New York . People were actually quite polite , '' she told New Zealand Herald . `` I did n't feel uncomfortable at all . '' The New York experiment has received more than 33 million views . The New Zealand appropriation has had more than 600 thousand clicks in three days . The set off a storm of outrage since it was released Tuesday . Rape threats have since been directed toward Shosana Roberts , the woman in the video , according to multiple reports . The footage , which was shot and edited by Rob Bliss , was captured by a camera Bliss had in his backpack as he walked several feet of front of Roberts , who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and walked silently along . Unwanted attention : Shoshana Roberts appeared in the original video , which showed the catcalling she experienced over a ten-hour period on the streets of New York . Speaking about the experience of making the video , Roberts told The Post ' I felt like crying and I have occurrences in my past of sexual assault , so I was n't even aware necessarily of all the times people were saying things to me . I was just going over in my head and reliving , unfortunately , these memories while I was walking . I wanted to break down in tears . ' Emily May , executive director of Hollaback ! , the anti-street harassment organization that put out the video , told The Washington Post ` It 's hitting a nerve . Certainly , people are coming out of the woodwork and saying some really offensive and misogynist things . ` We 've had a number of rape threats and violent threats against Shoshana and we 're pulling those down as quickly as possible , but they exist . That 's scary and I think what they 're trying to do is scare her and scare us into not speaking out about this . And both of us are saying no , we need to talk about this because if we do n't talk about this , if we do n't get this story out , then none of this is going to change . ' Hidden camera : The footage was captured by a camera Rob Bliss had in his backpack as he walked several feet of front of Roberts , who walked silently along . Bliss told The Post ` I 'm getting some blowback , but not nearly as bad as Shoshana . Right now she 's getting a lot of threats and things like that and it 's just so sad . It 's like the video is now being echoed in real life . ' At no point did Roberts make eye contact with any of the men she passed or talk to any of them . That did n't stop the comments from coming . When she did n't respond , one man told her , ` Somebody 's acknowledging you for being beautiful . You should say thank you more ! ' Stalked : One man walked next to Roberts for five minutes as she walked through New York City . Another criticism was that some men 's comments seemed innocuous : ` Good morning , ' ` Have a nice day . ' ` Some men could have been ` genuinely being nice , ' Gerard Burke , a Brooklyn resident who readily acknowledged street harassment exists and has seen it happen to women in his family , told the AP . He said he thought the video shed light on a bigger problem , ` but some people just genuinely want to say hello . ' That 's the problem with street harassment , May told the wire service , because when there 's a fear that a simple good morning could escalate into sexual comments or actions , there 's a reluctance to engage at all . Everyday : Roberts said the number of comments she received on the streets the day the video was shot was nothing out of the ordinary for her . | The viral hidden camera ` catcall ' video has been recreated in New Zealand . YouTube video of New York actress Shoshana Roberts went viral last week . She was filmed receiving more than 100 comments from men whilst walking for 10 hours , as part of a social experiment for an awareness campaign . A model was filmed in Auckland but was not harassed during five hour walk . Nicola Roberts was stopped twice and both times treated with courtesy . In the original clip , Roberts is harassed and followed . Rape threats have since been directed toward Roberts . She has said filming the video brought up memories of her own sexual assaults . | [[0, 42], [81, 146], [24, 42], [49, 85], [245, 266], [269, 356], [245, 266], [269, 302], [357, 392], [269, 302], [397, 445], [446, 508], [1629, 1646], [1654, 1729], [4441, 4459], [4468, 4557], [588, 761], [632, 761], [1073, 1144], [245, 266], [269, 302], [357, 392], [269, 302], [397, 445], [2655, 2665], [2677, 2715], [4441, 4459], [4468, 4557], [4050, 4110], [5204, 5283], [4657, 4704]] |
Long before man ventured into space , our canine companions were testing the water for us . To assess the then unknown effects of low gravity and forces during launch on living things , Russian scientists made these high-pressure suits to help keep dogs safe during experiments in the 1950s . They were strapped into what might be considered today as a rather crude contraption , put into a rocket and fired 80km to the edge of space before returning to Earth by parachute . Like a giant boot : This space suit was among the first made for dogs for experiments on the effects of low gravity and high-speed launches on living things . To boldly go : This picture taken in 1959 shows a dog preparing for launch from a Soviet base in Central Asia . The lessons learned paved the way for Laika 's mission in 1957 , when she became the first animal to orbit the Earth , and subsequently the first journeys into space by humans a few years later . Unfortunately , only a few suits have remained intact over the years . One , a brown , lace-up suit complete with a dog 's head-shaped helmet and breathing apparatus , is currently on display at the National Space Centre in Leicester . Speaking when it first arrived at the centre in 2010 , Kevin Yates , the Space Communications Manager , told the Guardian : ` At the beginning of the space race , no-one knew how the human body would respond to being in low gravity , high altitude and the forces exerted during launch . Pioneering pooch : Laika , who became the first animal to orbit the Earth in 1957 , with her handler . Final frontier : For years , it had been reported that Laika -LRB- pictured on board the Sputnik 2 satellite -RRB- survived for six days until her oxygen ran out , but in 2002 it emerged that she likely perished within hours after launch . ` So animals were used to test the . reactions to these . Most of the dogs did survive . There were only a . couple of accidents where dogs died . ' Russian scientists chose dogs , most of them strays from the streets of Moscow , because they felt they were better able to sit still for long periods than primates . The U.S. , on the other hand , preferred chimpanzees because of their similarity to humans . Being enclosed in these suits that effectively wrapped them up like a giant boot must have been terrifying , but Mr Yates said many of the dogs seemed quite happy after they had landed back on Earth . Canine cosmonaut : Malyshka , a Russian space dog , poses here in its snug-fitting space suit with a transparent space helmet beside it in 1957 . One giant leap for canine kind : Two Russian ` spacedogs ' Veterok -LRB- left -RRB- and Ugoloik wearing their space suits shortly after they were in orbit for 22 days in 1966 . He said : ` I 've seen original footage of the dogs being collected when they parachute back down and they seem very excited to see their owners . ' Laika , a stray Russian dog , became the first animal to orbit the earth in November 1957 aboard the Sputnik 2 satellite , but died during the mission . It had for years been reported that she survived for six days until her oxygen ran out , but in 2002 it emerged that she likely perished from overheating within hours after launch . Four years later , Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth aboard Vostok 1 , closely followed by American Alan Shepard a month after that . | High-pressure suits protected dogs during experiments in the 1950s . Paved the way for man 's first orbit of Earth and journey to the moon . | [[186, 292], [3225, 3241], [3244, 3332]] |
Arsenal completed a shock loan move for midfielder Kim Kallstrom , a player they first started watching in 2005 . The move , which was first revealed by MailOnline on Friday morning , has been in the pipeline for many years as Arsene Wenger has monitored the Swede 's progress following his move to Lyon in 2006 . Kallstrom jetted in from Spartak Moscow 's warm weather training base in Abu Dhabi to complete a medical on Friday . VIDEO Scroll down to see a bicycle kick from Kallstrom in Sweden team training session . Getting shirty : Kallstrom poses in his new Arsenal kit after joining the club on loan . Shock : The move for Kallstrom was rushed through after Aaron Ramsey was ruled out . Experienced : Kallstrom has won 108 caps for Sweden and was successful during a six-year stint at Lyon . No go ! Julian Draxler wo n't be joining Arsenal before the deadline - the club were n't prepared to pay # 37m . Age : 31 . Position : Midfield . Clubs : Spartak Moscow , Lyon , Rennes , Djurgaardens . Honours : Ligue 1 title -LRB- 2007 and 2008 -RRB- , Coupe de France -LRB- 2008 and 2012 -RRB- . Nationality : Swedish . International caps : 108 . International goals : 16 . Kallstrom said : ` Arsenal is an amazing club with a lot of great players and a coach who has done really well here for a long time . I am so pleased to come here to learn as much as possible . ` I 'm here to do my best for Arsenal and to help out the team , so we can achieve good results for the last part of the season . ' Kallstrom will arrive on these shores with something of a muddled reputation.The name is familiar , it has been for the best part of a decade . Only now , however , will we be able to pass judgement on the left-footed playmaker with a fancy for free-kicks who , to the consternation of many Arsenal fans , turns 32 later this year . For despite his lingering presence in our psyche , Kallstrom remains something of a mystery . Late bid : Wenger 's move for the ex-Lyon midfielder came out of the blue . Twice he has lined up for Sweden against England at major tournaments , first during the 2-2 draw in Cologne at World Cup 2006 and then again at Euro 2012 as the Three Lions emerged 3-2 victors in Kiev . He was also part of the Sweden side -- inspired by four-goal Zlatan Ibrahimovic -- who enjoyed a 4-2 friendly-match triumph over England in November 2012 and has appeared 108 times for his country.During six years at Lyon he regularly locked horns with British clubs in European competition and , just last season with Spartak Moscow , he was sent off during the closing stages of a 2-1 defeat at Celtic . Hammer time : Kallstrom possesses is famed for possessing a sweet left foot . Back in October while playing for Sweden against Germany , this photograph of the midfielder with young mascot Max went viral . It shows Kallstrom helping the young fan , who has Williams syndrome , before the game . Max 's father wrote a letter to Kallsrom saying : ` I am writing to you because I 'm not quite sure if you understand how much of a difference you 've made to us . ` Because of your actions my son was able to experience exactly the same feelings as everyone else : pride , a sense of being special . ' Then there is his association -- . unfortunate or otherwise -- with the Championship Manager series , the . computer game which forecast big things for Kallstrom during his . formative years with Djurgardens IF in his homeland . No team was complete without the bargain buy from Scandanavia who would go on to superstardom in this alternative universe . So when Kallstrom did leave Sweden in the direction of France aged just 21 , it was seen as the natural progression on a journey destined for one of Europe 's top clubs . After two-and-a-half years with Stade Rennais and on the back of his four appearances at the World Cup in Germany , champions Lyon moved for the midfielder . There he would spend six seasons as a virtual ever-present , scoring 22 goals from 269 appearances and collecting two Ligue 1 winners ' medals and two Coupe de France trophies along the way . Never , though , did he scale the heights once expected and , when Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas admitted he was willing to let the player go , Spartak came in with a # 3million bid in the summer of 2012 . Kallstrom joined Aiden McGeady in the Russian capital but , like the Scot , never truly settled.McGeady . brought closure on his unhappy stay when he signed for Everton earlier . this month and the pair will be reunited when Arsenal travel to Goodison . Park in April . During . his 18 months with Spartak , Kallstrom made just 28 starts and Arsene . Wenger 's decision to invest in the Swede has been met with surprise , . especially when his initial target was 20-year-old Julian Draxler of . Schalke . Either way , at . least his arrival will finally give English fans the chance to . determine whether Kim Kallstrom is indeed midfield magician or simply a . myth . | Arsenal sign 31-year-old Spartak Moscow midfielder Kim Kallstrom on loan . Kallstrom has played 108 times for Sweden but never quite live up to hype . He has cost Arsenal ' a small fee ' and covers for injured Aaron Ramsey . Arsene Wenger confirms Ramsey is out for six weeks with thigh injury . Wenger earlier revealed Julian Draxler will not join Arsenal . Gunners baulked at # 37m fee for 20-year-old Schalke midfielder . | [[0, 64], [706, 745], [2208, 2210], [2357, 2405], [4086, 4091], [4103, 4141], [615, 693], [799, 804], [807, 911], [799, 804], [807, 911]] |
A health spa has offered potential customers the chance to enjoy a ` long romantic Kristallnacht ' - just days before the 75th anniversary of the Nazi atrocity with the same name . The astonishing error was made by Kristall Sauna-Wellnesspark in Bad Klosterlausnitz , Germany , in an advert on its website which was accompanied by a photograph of candles . The spa 's owners have apologised for their ` insensitive naming of this event ' and admitted it was ` extremely inappropriate ' - but claimed they often tagged part of their name , Kristall , onto events . Extraordinary error : The advert on the Kristall Sauna-Wellnesspark website had originally read in full : ` The long romantic Kristall-Nacht : Enjoy the evening hours in romantic candle light and relax ' Apology : The shocking mistake was made by Kristall Sauna-Wellnesspark in Bad Klosterlausnitz , Germany . ` We are extraordinarily regretful and of course this was unintentional - believe us , we are quite ashamed about our mistake , ' a statement by the owners said , according to The Times of Israel . The name of the promotion has been since changed by spa bosses to : ` The long romantic night ' . According to The Jerusalem Post , the advert on the website had originally read in full : ` The long romantic Kristall-Nacht : Enjoy the evening hours in romantic candle light and relax . ' An employee at the spa told the newspaper the advert was a ` misunderstanding and refers to the name of the firm ' and that officials had ` apologised for the mistake and there was nothing political ' . Kristallnacht , the ` night of broken glass ' , was when the Nazis coordinated a wave of attacks in 1938 in Germany and Austria - burning synagogues , ransacking homes and looting Jewish-owned stores . Sorry : The spa 's owners have apologised for their ` insensitive naming of this event ' and admitted it was ` extremely inappropriate ' , but claimed they often tagged part of their name , Kristall , onto events . Kristallnacht : In November 1938 , a youth prepares to sweep up the broken glass from a Jewish shop in Berlin -LRB- left -RRB- , and firefighters walk next to the Fasanenstrasse synagogue -LRB- right -RRB- in Berlin after Nazis set fire to it . Remembrance events on November 9 will mark the 75th anniversary of the riots - given the name Kristallnacht because of all the broken windows of synagogues and Jewish-owned buildings . At least 91 Jews were killed , 267 synagogues were burned or destroyed and 7,500 Jewish businesses were vandalised or looted , according to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum . It comes as Conservative MP Fiona Bruce said Christian persecution in the Middle East should provoke the same outrage as the Nazis ' treatment of Jews during the Second World War . She told MPs that Christianity is the most persecuted faith in the world and the issues should result in people crying out with the same abhorrence and horror as for atrocities such as Kristallnacht . | Error by Kristall Sauna-Wellnesspark in Bad Klosterlausnitz , Germany . The advert on its website was accompanied by photograph of candles . Spa apologises for its ` insensitive ' and ` inappropriate ' naming of event . Kristallnacht was 1938 Nazi attack on synagogues and Jewish buildings . | [[181, 265], [776, 861], [291, 305], [312, 356], [357, 435], [357, 374], [442, 536], [1484, 1493], [1500, 1526], [1771, 1851], [1765, 1770], [1773, 1790], [1858, 1899], [1563, 1576], [1611, 1764]] |
In a bid to urge the Federal Aviation Administration to lift a . ban currently preventing U.S. airlines from . flying to Israel , former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has flown to Tel Aviv in an effort to prove it is safe . The ban was imposed after a Hamas rocket demolished a home near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and as airlines remain skittish following the downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine last week . Bloomberg , echoing comments made by the Israel Government , said the decision to impose a ban was a victory for the terrorists . Scroll down for video . Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg is urging the Federal Aviation Administration to lift a ban imposed on Tuesday which is currently preventing U.S. airlines from flying to Israel . To re-enforce his point , he announced that he would fly on El Al to Tel Aviv on Tuesday night to ` show solidarity with the Israeli people and to demonstrate that it is safe to fly in and out of Israel . ' ` Ben Gurion is the best protected airport in the world and El Al flights have been regularly flying in and out of it safely , ' said Bloomberg . ` The flight restrictions are a mistake that hands Hamas an undeserved victory and should be lifted immediately . I strongly urge the FAA to reverse course and permit US airlines to fly to Israel . ' When U.S. and European airlines quickly canceled flights to Israel on Tuesday , they showed both a skittishness and a new sense of urgency in dealing with global trouble spots following last week 's downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine . Delta Flight 468 from New York to Tel Aviv carrying 290 passengers and crew was rerouted to Paris yesterday . Israeli airline El Al has maintained its regular flight schedule while U.S. and European airlines quickly canceled flights to Israel on Tuesday . Delta Air Lines turned around one of its jets mid-flight and indefinitely canceled all future flights between the U.S. and Israel after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed near Ben-Gurion Airport . Other U.S. airlines quickly took similar action , and counterparts in Europe and Canada followed within hours , despite protests from the Israeli government . Israeli airline El Al maintained its regular flight schedule . The airlines were out ahead of aviation regulators in stopping service . The Federal Aviation Administration imposed a 24-hour ban on flights to Israel after the U.S. airlines acted . Germany 's Lufthansa , Italian airline Alitalia and Air France all acted before the European Aviation Safety Agency issued an advisory . How long the cessation of flights will last is unclear . U.S. airlines now must wait for the FAA , which said it will provide updated guidance by midday Wednesday . Aviation and legal experts said that airlines are now taking risk assessment into their own hands , both for the safety of passengers and to avoid claims of negligence , following last week 's Malaysia Airlines disaster . Major airlines have moved quickly to cancel services to Israel 's main air hub -- Ben Gurion International in Tel Aviv -- in light of yesterday 's attack , with saw a rocket land a mile from the airport . The incident comes at a time of heightened tension within the air industry following last week 's downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine by an apparent missile strike . The latest information is as follows : . America 's Federal Aviation Administration -LRB- FAA -RRB- issued a statement yesterday in response to the rocket attack , informing all American carriers that they are ` prohibited from flying to or from Israel 's Ben Gurion International Airport for a period of up to 24 hours ... in response to a rocket attack which landed approximately one mile ' from the airport . The ban will run until 12:15 EDT -LRB- Eastern Daylight Time -RRB- today -- 5.15 pm UK time -- but may be extended for a further period . Delta re-routed yesterday 's Flight 468 -- which had been due to land in Tel Aviv -- to Paris . The airline has announced that it ` has suspended service until further notice to and from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and its New York-JFK hub . Delta , in coordination with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration , is doing so to ensure the safety and security of our customers and employees . ' British Airways is still operating to Ben Gurion International . Its two daily flights to Tel Aviv from London Heathrow are still on the schedule . Its 08:50 service took off late , and is currently en route . Its 22:30 service is still due to depart as listed . The European Aviation Safety Agency -LRB- EASA -RRB- says it ` strongly recommends ' that airlines should avoid operating in and out of Tel Aviv . Easyjet has announced that it ` is suspending its services to and from Tel Aviv for 24 hours , and , as a result , will not be operating Luton/Tel Aviv/Luton and Basel/Tel Aviv/Basel flights on Wednesday 23 July . ' Air France and KLM have suspended flights to Israel . A statement says that ` Air France has decided to suspend flights to Tel Aviv until further notice . Air France 's security department is closely monitoring local developments in real time . The safety of our passengers and our crews remains our top priority . ' Lufthansa , Germanwings and Austrian Airlines yesterday announced two-day suspensions of flights to Israel . Air Canada and Alitalia have cancelled flights to Israel . Passengers near an information board featuring numerous cancelled flights from Ben Gurion Airport , in Lod , Israel , on Tuesday . ` Most airlines have security departments that try to evaluate those sorts of risk , ' said William Waldock , a professor of safety science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University . ` Some do it better than others , but I would expect that everyone is on a very heightened sense of alert right now . ' Richard Aboulafia , an analyst with the Teal Group , said airlines might be more proactive about avoiding hot spots , although he noted that there are very few areas where non-government militaries have weapons sophisticated enough to shoot down a plane . The Israel government felt the airlines overreacted Tuesday . The Transportation Ministry called on the companies to reverse their decision , insisting Ben-Gurion Airport is safe and completely guarded and saying there is no reason to ` hand terror a prize , ' by halting the flights . Palestinian militants have fired more than 2,000 rockets toward Israel , and several heading toward the area of the airport have been intercepted by Israel 's Iron Dome defense system , but police spokeswoman Luba Samri said Tuesday 's landing was the closest to the airport since fighting began on July 8 . Ukrainian rescue servicemen look through the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Grabovo , Ukraine . | Bloomberg boarded an El Al flight to Tel Aviv on Tuesday night in an effort to prove it is safe to fly to the country . He has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to lift a . ban currently preventing U.S. airlines from flying to Israel . The ban was imposed after a Hamas rocket demolished a home near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv . ` The flight restrictions are a mistake that hands Hamas an undeserved victory and should be lifted immediately , ' said Bloomberg . | [[111, 117], [130, 201], [192, 223], [783, 961], [3917, 3933], [3940, 3972], [3, 4], [9, 64], [620, 688], [1224, 1307], [65, 110], [681, 688], [695, 707], [719, 756], [681, 688], [698, 756], [3382, 3440], [3505, 3629], [224, 306], [250, 318], [419, 428], [431, 477], [480, 548], [1024, 1026], [1093, 1109], [1110, 1223], [1140, 1149], [1155, 1188], [1155, 1160], [1193, 1223]] |
ITV Sport are going in a new direction with their football coverage following the appointment of Mark Pougatch as their lead presenter - replacing Adrian Chiles . The decision to replace Chiles , who signed a two-year deal worth around # 500,000 a year last summer , with immediate effect has yet to be commented on by the television network . Pougatch will present ITV 's next live match which is Chelsea 's Champions League last 16 first leg trip to Paris Saint-Germain Champions League on February 17 . With his debut for ITV less than a month away , here are 10 things that you may not know about the 46-year-old . Broadcaster Mark Pougatch was named as ITV Sport 's new lead football presenter on Friday . Adrian Chiles , who has been replaced as ITV 's lead football host , pictured in west London on Friday . 1 -RRB- Mark Pougatch is married to Lady Victoria Scott - the younger daughter of the 5th Earl of Eldon . They live in Oxfordshire with their three children . 2 -RRB- His grandfather and great-grandfather were among the diaspora who escaped Ukraine amid the violence that followed the first Russian Revolution . 3 -RRB- As a boy , he was the captain was of the First XI cricket team at public school Malvern College . 4 -RRB- He studied politics at the University of Durham - where he was a member of their prestigious Hatfield College . Pougatch later completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Radio Journalism in June 1991 at London College of Printing , London Institute . 5 -RRB- In 1991 , Pougatch began his career at radio station BBC GLR -LRB- now known as BBC London 94.9 -RRB- as a Sports and News presenter . In addition to this Mark also worked at LBC -LRB- London Broadcasting Company -RRB- as a sports reporter . Pougatch -LRB- left -RRB- began his broadcasting career 24 years ago at radio station BBC GLR . 6 -RRB- In 2010 he wrote Three Lions Versus the World : England 's World Cup Stories from the Men Who Were There - an anecdotal history of England 's World Cup campaigns from 1950 to 2006 . 7 -RRB- In March 2012 , he won the Sports Journalists ' Association award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year . 8 -RRB- He counts gardening , pig-keeping , history , politics and playing sport as just some of his interests . 9 -RRB- In addition to being broadcaster and author , Pougatch is also a daytime events and after dinner speaker . 10 -RRB- As well as football , he has covered events such as the Olympic and Commonwealth Games , Wimbledon , boxing bouts and several home and abroad England cricket matches . Pougatch -LRB- right -RRB- has been involved in broadcasting other sports such as at ringside for boxing bouts . | Mark Pougatch will take over from Adrian Chiles as ITV 's lead presenter . Pougatch 's debut on ITV will be PSG vs Chelsea next month . Chiles signed a two-year deal worth around # 500,000 a year last summer . It is understood ITV want to terminate his contract . Pougatch mainly works for BBC Radio 5 Live . | [[0, 162], [44, 162], [619, 710], [187, 193], [200, 264]] |
Six singles have agreed to legally tie the knot with a total stranger for Married at First Sight , a new reality series . Billed as an ` extreme social experiment , ' the show will follow the stories of three newlywed couples paired up by four experts : All applicants were evaluated by a sexologist , a spiritualist , a psychologist and a sociologist , who narrowed down hundreds of possible matches . In the premiere , which airs tonight on the FYI network , the participants will meet their future spouses for the first time - as they walk down the aisle . Scroll down for video . Taking the plunge : Jamie Otis and Jason Carrion , both 27 , are two of the strangers who tie the knot on Married at First Sight , a new reality series . One cast member says she took the plunge after struggling to find a man ready to commit . ` In . New York City , I feel like the guys are primarily just players until . they 're hitting their late 30s , ' Jamie Otis , a 27-year-old nurse from Harlem , told the New York Post , adding , ` It 's tough to find guys who are serious . ' Jason Carrion , a 27-year-old EMT . from Brooklyn , also looks for love on the series , which is based on a Danish program of the . same name . Perfect strangers : Monet , 33 , and Vaughn , 30 , are also part of the ` extreme social experiment ' Love is blind : Cortney , 26 , and Doug , 31 , are two others preparing to marry people they 've never met . The . men and women , ages 26 to 33 , are all from the Tri-State Area . After . several weeks of married life , each couple must decide whether to stay . together . Other cast . members include Cortney Hendrix , a 26-year-old makeup artist who performs in a . burlesque troupe , Monet Bell , a 33-year-old product development manager , Vaughn Copeland , a 30-year-old field service technician , and Doug Hehner , a 31-year-old . commercial sales rep and lifeguard . Sexologist . Dr Logan Levkoff , one of the specialists featured on the show , . confirms that each union is ' a real marriage -- not just one made for . television ' in an interview with Jezebel . Matchmaker , matchmaker : Dr Pepper Schwartz , Greg Epstein , Dr Logan Levkoff and Dr Joseph Cilona paired up three couples who marry sight unseen . ` This experiment seeks to determine whether social science can play a role in marital success , ' she says . ` If we can offer a new way to find a connection -LRB- and a long-lasting one -RRB- , imagine the possibilities ! ' Australia 's Nine Network has confirmed to Daily Mail Australia it is planning a local production of the series . Here comes the bride : Jamie Otis prepares to meet her groom . Well groomed : Vaughn Copeland suits up for the big day . No sweat : Doug Hehner meets his bride at the altar . | Married at First Sight , a new reality series documenting the ` extreme social experiment , ' airs tonight on the FYI network . All applicants were evaluated by a . sexologist , a spiritualist , a psychologist and a sociologist , who . narrowed down hundreds of possible matches . | [[406, 418], [427, 458], [252, 299], [338, 351], [358, 402]] |
In a brave and shocking statement about the unobtainable beauty ideals perpetuated by modern media , an artist has allowed the Photoshop transformation of herself to be made into the music video to her first single . The haunting video sees Hungarian musician Boggie , real name Csemer Boglarka , singing her song Nouveau Parfum as she is altered through post-production in real time . Starting out make-up free , looking tired and with her hair unstyled , the singer is digitally retouched in front of our eyes , transformed in just a few minutes into a glamorous beauty . Scroll down for video . When they are placed next to each other , the difference between the retouched and real Boggie is startling . The digital remastering creates a woman -LRB- right -RRB- who , while she looks stunning and conforms to our beauty ideals , bears little resemblance to the real artist -LRB- left -RRB- . The start of the simple video sees Boggie , simply dressed and wearing no make-up seen through a computer screen as her image starts to be manipulated . The skin tone is lightened and any imperfections are removed by the computer programs . The right eye is widened and its shape altered before it is copied , flipped , and used to replace the left eye . The colour and shape of her eyes , colour and style of her hair , skin tone and whiteness of her teeth are all completely altered , quite literally changing her identity . You can see skin imperfections wiped away at the click of a mouse , and artificial flattering lighting creates the kind of radiant and highlighted skin that women spend thousands trying to achieve , not realising that what they are trying to emulate does not exist in reality . Shockingly the facial shape is also altered in the video and her right eye is artificially widened before a mirror image of it is created and pasted over her real left eye to create perfect symmetry in the face . The teeth are whitened and the lips made fuller and more pink using a program specifically designed to alter parts of the face . The computer program can totally change eye colour - allowing the programer to pick from a vast colour palette . Similarly , hair style , length and colour are all easily manipulable , as if creating a doll . Once flawless eye make-up has been digitally applied and the hair ` perfected ' , we are left with a woman who , while she looks stunning and conforms to our beauty ideals , bears little resemblance to the real artist . Boggie chose to reveal the extent to which celebrities are altered as the video for her song which criticises modern consumerism and urges women to be themselves . The song , which is sung in French , starts with a list of brands and designers such as Prada , Hugo Boss , Chanel , Giorgio Armani , and Lancome , before moving onto the refrain which states , ` I am not a product . ' The chorus declares ` Of beauty , preciousness ; they can not change me . Peerless , unparalleled . The new fragrance is myself ' while the third verse states ` mascara , blush , lipstick , lipsticks , lip liners , eye shadow , foundation , nail , pressed powder and I do not want it . ' Flattering lighting and perfect eye make is applied . Under the new lighting , Boogie 's hair colour is once again changed , scrolling through a range of colours until the perfect shade is found . As a final touch , Boogie 's hair is swept to one side and digitally made to look much thicker . The video , which has exploded across the web since its release last week , is part of a trend attempting to lift the lid on the lack of reality in celebrity culture and advertising . In October , a 36-second clip , created by GlobalDemocracy.com , showing a relatively average-looking girl turned into a bombshell glamour model , went viral , adding fuel to the ongoing debate surrounding airbrushed models and how they can set unrealistic examples to impressionable young girls . A result of this is an increasing backlash against altering images , with American Eagle being the latest brand to release a totally un-airbrushed campaign for its new line of lingerie . The debate was reopened this week surrounding the digital retouching of Lena Dunham for her Vogue photoshoot -LRB- though it was , many thought , misjudged -RRB- , and increasingly , brands who overuse Photoshop are being ` shamed ' online , with the original images obtained and released as a comparison . | Music video is for Hungarian musician Boggie 's song ` Nouveau Parfum ' Sees her totally transformed by digital retouching as she sings . | [[297, 385], [457, 511]] |
Forget wireless or portable phone chargers , a pair of engineering students have created a device that could charge a phone 's battery using Wi-Fi . The device uses so-called metamaterials that can capture energy waves and convert them into an electric current . The amount of voltage the device creates is also said to be more powerful than that produced through current USB chargers . Students from Duke University have created a device , pictured , that converts microwaves into an electric current . Having successfully tested their energy harvester , the researchers claim it could be modified , and one day , fitted to phones to charge batteries using Wi-Fi signals . Metamaterials are engineering structures capable of harvesting various forms of wave energy . By arranging certain materials , . including copper and fibreglass but also gold , in a particular shape and . pattern , the properties of those materials can combine to become an . almost ` super ' material . Duke University 's David Smith . explained : ` Imagine a fabric woven of thread . In this fabric , light is . only allowed to flow over the threads . ` If you punch a hole in the fabric . with a pin , light will go around the hole and resume its original course . of travel , since light can only travel over the thread . ` He continued that because light waves can only travel in this way , the hole is practically ` invisible ' . Metamaterial arrays work in the same . way to control how waves move around the structure , making it possible . to capture and harvest them , and their energy . It was created by Allen Hawkes and Alexander Katko from Duke University 's Pratt School of Engineering with help from professor of electrical and computer engineering , Steven Cummer . The team used five fibreglass and copper energy conductors wired together on a circuit board to create what 's called a metamaterial array . Metamaterials are engineering structures capable of harvesting various forms of wave energy . By arranging certain materials , including copper and fibreglass but also gold , in a particular shape and pattern , the properties of those materials can combine to become an almost ` super ' material . Duke University 's David Smith explained : ` Imagine a fabric woven of thread . In this fabric , light is only allowed to flow over the threads . ` If you punch a hole in the fabric with a pin , light will go around the hole and resume its original course of travel , since light can only travel over the thread . ` He continued that because light waves can only travel in this way , the hole is practically ` invisible ' . Metamaterial arrays work in the same way to control how waves move around the structure , making it possible to capture and harvest them , and their energy . The team used five fibreglass and copper energy conductors wired together on a circuit board , pictured , to create a metamaterial array . By arranging certain materials , including copper and fibreglass but also gold , in a particular shape and pattern , this array can control how waves behave . Hawkes and Katko 's device was designed to harvest the energy from microwaves . They claim their five-cell metamaterial can convert these waves into 7.3 volts with an efficiency of 36.8 per cent . By comparison , USB chargers for phones and other small devices provide around 5 volts . The five-cell metamaterial converts waves into 7.3 volts of electricity . By comparison , USB chargers , pictured , provide around 5 volts . Having successfully tested their energy harvester with microwaves , the researchers claim it could be used to harvest the signal from other sources such as satellite signals , sound waves or Wi-Fi signals . ` It 's possible to use this design for a lot of different frequencies and types of energy , including vibration and sound energy harvesting ' said Katko . ` Until now , a lot of work with metamaterials has been theoretical . We are showing that with a little work , these materials can be useful for consumer applications . ' Katko continued that a metamaterial coating could also be applied to the ceiling of a room and used to redirect lost or dropped Wi-Fi signals . The researchers added that a similar device could one day be fitted to phones and other small electronic devices . This could make it possible to charge phones by connecting it to a Wi-Fi network , without the need for a charger or power point . ` Our work demonstrates a simple and inexpensive approach to electromagnetic power harvesting , ' said Cummer . ` The beauty of the design is that the basic building blocks are self-contained and additive . One can simply assemble more blocks to increase the scavenged power . ' | Engineering students have created a device that captures wave signals . The energy from these waves are then converted to an electric current . Students claim the voltage produced is higher than in USB chargers . The invention could one day be used to charge phones using Wi-Fi signals . | [[149, 262], [165, 167], [168, 262], [149, 152], [223, 262], [387, 503], [457, 503], [263, 346], [263, 295], [317, 386], [0, 42], [45, 148], [605, 612], [615, 651], [632, 673], [4296, 4376]] |
Chelsea have confirmed that Nemanja Matic has returned to Stamford Bridge from Benfica for # 21million , with the Serbia international signing a five-and-a-half-year deal . The 25-year-old , who will wear the No 21 shirt , originally departed Chelsea as part of the deal which saw David Luiz move to west London from Benfica three years ago but is now back with the Blues . Matic struggled to make an impact during his first spell at the club , spending a season on loan at Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem before heading to Portugal . Blue is the colour : Nemanja Matic poses with the Chelsea shirt after completing his # 21m move . On the dotted line : Matic signs his five-and-a-half year contract at the club 's Cobham training ground . Click here to find out how Nemanja Matic will fit into Jose Mourinho 's plans . On signing his new contract , the . 25-year-old said : ' I am very happy for this opportunity to be back at . this club . I feel very good because of that and just want to say I will . give my best to help the team and make the Chelsea fans happy . ' Jose . Mourinho added : ' I am very pleased that Nemanja is returning to . Chelsea . He has grown as a player in Portugal and has become a fantastic . all-round midfielder . I am sure he will become a very important member . of the squad and help us to achieve our ambitions . ' Sportsmail . revealed last week that Chelsea were pressing ahead in their interest . for the Serb with Mourinho 's assistant Jose Morais travelling to . watch him play for Benfica in the 2-0 defeat of Porto on Sunday . Matic revealed earlier this week that . he had played his ` last game for Benfica ' before finalising the move 24 . hours later . Farewell : Matic -LRB- right -RRB- earlier confirmed that he had played his last game for Portuguese club Benfica . Makeweight : Matic -LRB- right -RRB- was used as part of the deal to bring David Luiz -LRB- left -RRB- to Stamford Bridge . Matic was at the Ballon d'Or gala dinner on Monday night and told Portuguese paper A Bola : ` Yes , it was my last game -LRB- against Porto -RRB- . I want to thank all the people at the club and all the supporters . Benfica will be forever in my heart . ' I played here for two and a half years , I gave my best in every practice session , every game , and now is the right time to leave . I want to improve , I want to go to a better league and want to play for Chelsea , a club which I also like . He added : ' I also thank the president of Benfica , who did everything he could to keep me here but I have wanted to leave and insisted on leaving . On his way : Kevin de Bruyne is expected to join Wolfsburg for # 16.7 million . ' I respect the effort made to keep . me at Benfica , and all the people of Benfica were very good to me , made . me happy , but I repeat that I insisted on going out as I feel that the . time is right . ' Meanwhile , Chelsea have accepted an initial # 16.7 million offer from Wolfsburg for Belgium winger Kevin de Bruyne . The 22-year-old has agreed a five-and-a-half-year contract and is expected to undergo a medical on Tuesday . Fiorentina have expressed an interest in Chelsea striker Demba Ba . Ruled out : Summer signing Marco van Ginkel suffered a nasty knee injury earlier this season . In demand : Demba Ba is being monitored by Italian side Fiorentina . | Nemanja Matic arrived in London on Wednesday to complete # 21m move . The Serb insists he will do his best to ` make Chelsea fans happy ' Jose Mourinho has hailed Matic as a ` fantastic all-round midfielder ' Earlier told Portuguese paper : ` Benfica will be forever in my heart ' Chelsea had used him as makeweight in David Luiz deal three years ago . | [[0, 172], [23, 102], [999, 1054], [1033, 1062], [1693, 1701], [1704, 1808], [2149, 2186], [281, 340], [1820, 1874]] |
Holland have set up a mouthwatering semi-final clash against Argentina after beating Costa Rica in a dramatic penalty shootout . The Dutch brought Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul on as a substitute in the dying seconds of extra time . And he proved the hero after saving two Costa Rica penalties , sparking wild celebrations in the Arena Fonte Nova stadium . They will now face a tough task in the final four when they face Argentina who beat Belgium earlier today to advance . Scroll down for video . Holland 's Tim Krul leaps to his left as he saves a penalty taken by Costa Rica 's forward and captain Bryan Ruiz . The Newcastle United stoppers ' heroics helped the Dutch advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup . Dutch Goalkeeper Tim Krul , of Newcastle United , left , was brought on for Jasper Cillessen , right , in the dying seconds of the game as penalties loomed in the quarter final clash . A glimpse in to the future ? This Dutch fan certainly hopes so as she holds a replica of the World Cup trophy aloft during Holland 's clash with Costa Rica . Dressed for the occasion : Costa Rican fans wear red , white and blue outfits as they wait outside the stadium before the World Cup quarter final match . A Dutch supporter kisses a replica of the World Cup in the hope of some good luck for her side as they prepare to take on Costa Rica . Flagged up : A Netherlands fan , left , with the colours of her nation painted on her face , enjoys the atmosphere ahead of kick-off while a Costa Rica fan pulls on a robot-style face mask . Feathers in your cap : A brightly dressed Dutch fan is all smiles despite the tension before kick-off . Dutch supporters create a sea of orange as they walk through the streets of Salvado in Brazil during their so-called Oranjemars towards the Arena Fonte Nova . Red in the face : Costa Rica fans roar on their team at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador . Beer goggles : A Dutch fan , his beard sprayed orange , looks out through a novelty pair of glasses as he watches the action , left , while another fan clasps a replica of the World Cup trophy . Costa Rica and Holland watch on as the drama of the penalty shootout unfolds in front of them . A Costa Rican fan lies on the street after being stabbed on his back while watching the World Cup on a giant screen at Democracy Square in San Jose . Substitute goalkeeper goalkeeper Tim Krul , introduced just for the shootout , saved from Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana as the Netherlands triumphed 4-3 . But Costa Rica had their own goalkeeper Keylor Navas to thank for keeping his team in the match with a string of first-half saves . Wesley . Sneijder had one of the best chances for the Dutch in the 80th . minute , beating Navas with a free kick , but the shot hit the post . Meanwhile , an investigation is underway . after a Costa Rican fan was stabbed in the back as he watched the match . on a giant screen at Democracy Square in San Jose , Costa Rica . Holland had reached the quarter-finals following a dramatic 2-1 win over Mexico , equalising in the 88th minute before netting the winner in stoppage time . Costa Rica edged past Greece 5-3 on penalties after drawing 1-1 in the last 16 . Earlier in the night , Argentina , led by superstar . Lionel Messi , scored early thanks to a sweetly struck volley by striker . Gonzalo Higuain and held on for victory at the Estadio Nacional in . Brasilia . The win came despite a scathing . verbal attack by World Cup great Diego Maradona , who accused his . national side of having ` no idea ' . Argentina . limped past Switzerland in the last 16 after overcoming Ottmar . Hitzfeld 's team 1-0 in extra-time and faced even tougher European . opponents tonight . Belgium . had overcame a stubborn USA side to advance to their first . quarter-final since 1986 but needed a massive improvement on their poor . finishing from that 2-1 extra-time victory to progress past one of the . pre-tournamant favourites . But Gonzalo Higuain opened the scoring after just eight minutes . tonight when he swept a volley past Belgium 's keeper Thibaut Courtois following . swift footwork by Lionel Messi . Sweetly struck : Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain unleashes a volley to take his side into the lead in the quarter final with Belgium . Goal scorer Gonzalo Higuain , right , is mobbed by team mates as he celebrates with Argentina 's midfielder Angel Di Maria , leaping behind him and Lionel Messi , left . Getting big headed : A fan of Argentina 's national team holds a weathered cutout showing Lionel Messi 's face . Despite the tension before the game , Argentina superstar Lionel Messi , pictured , had time to share a cheery exchange with young mascots . A sea of blue and white : Argentina fans were in expectant mood ahead of their national side 's fixture against Belgium at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia . Couple of devils : Belgium 's fans pose for the cameras before the quarter-final . Horsing around : Belgium and Argentina fans enjoy the atmosphere moments before kick off in the crucial quarter final fixture . A Belgium supporter , complete with black , yellow and red face paint , blows a kiss during the quarter final clash . His superb strike was enough to send his side through to the last four for the first time in 24 years . Belgium , whose best World Cup run was in 1986 when they were knocked out by Diego Maradona 's Argentina in the semi-finals , had a couple of chances but otherwise offered little in attack despite sustained late pressure that set nerves among the thousands of Argentines thronging the giant arena jangling . The Albiceleste remain unbeaten at the . tournament , but had failed to impress with their performances on the way . to the last eight . The win . came as it was revealed that Football great Alfredo Di Stefano was in . ` critical ' condition in hospital after a heart attack , his Real Madrid . club said on Saturday . The . 88-year-old Di Stefano was in ` critical , serious ' condition at Madrid 's . Gregorio Maranon Hospital , club spokeswoman Marta Santisteban said . Alfredo Di Stefano , pictured , is in a ` critical ' condition after suffering a heart attack . A . spokeswoman for Madrid 's emergency service Samur told the AP that an . ambulance was called to attend Di Stefano at Juan Ramon Jimenez street , . just north of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium , at 5 pm . She said paramedics found Di Stefano 's heart had stopped beating and he . had stopped breathing , but they managed to resuscitate him after 18 . minutes . The . former Argentina forward helped Madrid win five straight European . Champions Cups from 1956-60 and eight Spanish league titles . He was . voted European player of the year in 1957 and 1959 . He retired at the age . of 40 in 1966 , ending a 21-year-long playing career . Madrid appointed Di Stefano honorary president in 2000 and named its new training complex after him six years later , with a statue erected in his honor in 2008 . Di Stefano underwent a quadruple aorta-coronary bypass with a pacemaker implanted in December 2005 after suffering a myocardial infarction . And Diego Maradona , who captained the side to glory in 1986 and was coach in 2010 , insisted before kick-off that they needed to improve . ` It seems to me that Argentina today has no idea , ' he told AS . ` In the first half against Switzerland -LSB- in the round of 16 -RSB- the team did not have one chance . ' In the . second of tonight 's clashes , Costa Rica take on Holland at the Arena . Fonte Nova knowing that they need another incredible performance to get . through . In the build-up , Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto called on FIFA to clamp down on Arjen Robben 's diving . Flash point : Marouane Fellaini of Belgium challenges Lionel Messi of Argentina as the European side battles to level the scores . Hands in the air : Argentina supporters soak up the atmosphere at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia . World Cup winner Diego Maradona , pictured watching his side during the tournament , has been scathing of the current crop of players claiming the team has ` no idea ' We 'll lick them ! A devoted Argentina fan sticks out his tongue as he shows his support for his national side . An Argentinian face paint artist poses for a photo at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro while another young woman shows some flower power at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium . Heart break : Belgium fans pray for a goal as their side battles to get back in to the game against Argentina . Robben was heavily criticised after winning a penalty in Holland 's last game against Mexico . After that game he admitted diving to win a free-kick earlier in the game . Jorge Luis Pinto 's side surprisingly blazed their way through Group D to make the last 16 for the first time since 1990 , and a penalty shoot-out victory over Greece earned them the first quarter-final appearance in their history . Meanwhile , FIFA 's disciplinary committee is studying the challenge that led to Brazil 's star player Neymar suffering a fractured vertebra to decide on action against Colombia 's Juan Zuniga . The Colombia defender caught Neymar with a knee in his back in a full-blooded challenge that went unpunished during Brazil 's 2-1 quarter-final win . | Tim Krul is brought on as a substitute with the game heading for penalties . The Newcastle United keeper dramatically saved two Costa Rica spot kicks . Two teams were playing for chance of a semi-final game against Argentina . Costa Rican fan stabbed in San Jose wile watching match on big screen . Argentina scored after just eight minutes in quarter final clash with Belgium . National side had faced criticism from Diego Maradona who said team had ` no idea ' | [[129, 239], [865, 910], [2344, 2385], [2388, 2420], [240, 300], [548, 622], [2344, 2385], [2423, 2497], [0, 128], [2194, 2343], [2194, 2211], [2231, 2343], [2817, 2890], [3959, 4020], [4137, 4151], [4154, 4197], [4207, 4273], [4154, 4273], [3505, 3538], [7947, 7978], [8019, 8080]] |
Adrian Chiles was replaced by Mark Pougatch as lead football presenter of ITV on Friday . Throughout his five years at the channel , he has been seen as a marmite figure among viewers , eliciting strong reactions from all sides of the public . As news broke of his exit , Twitter reacted in remarkable fashion . Here , Sportsmail takes a look at the best of the virals for your viewing pleasure . * Spoiler * : It 's mainly -LRB- all -RRB- joyous celebration ... Adrian Chiles , who has been replaced as ITV 's lead football host , pictured in west London on Friday . Broadcaster Mark Pougatch was named as ITV Sport 's new lead football presenter , taking over from Chiles . Not 100 % true - Chiles still currently has a contract at ITV ... but hilarious , nonetheless . Nowadays , news spreads fast . In fact , Mexico have heard all about it . NB : It is unclear whether this is really the reaction of England manager Roy Hodgson . News breaks at the Isle of Wight Festival . Cue celebrations . Even unrelated , this clip is funny . Liverpool 's Mamadou Sakho did n't appear to like Chiles either . You can see where we 're going with these ... Rotherham boss Steve Evans is relieved . That infamous Paolo di Canio reaction makes the cut ... Alan Partridge fist-pumps at the news of Chiles ' immediate departure . A musical vine shows an American celebration at Chiles ' expense . One guy particularly goes for it . We 've had our fair share of celebrations . Here , wrestler Kurt Angle is overcome with emotion . A second Wearside reaction , this time courtesy of Sunderland assistant Mauricio Taricco . This picture should come with a warning , really . A whole family of Adrian Chiles ' . Enough said . After a poor run of form , Nottingham Forest manager Stuart Pearce needed some cheering up . Where would we be without a rendition of Pharrell 's Happy , eh ? Clap along ... | Adrian Chiles has been replaced as presenter of ITV 's football coverage . Mark Pougatch will take over from Chiles with immediate effect . Twitter reacted to the news of Chiles ' exit , with hilarious results . Here , Sportsmail takes you through the best of the Twitter bunch . READ : Ten things you need to know about Pougatch . | [[0, 89], [463, 476], [479, 529], [0, 89], [568, 647], [244, 269], [272, 311], [312, 316], [319, 396]] |
A young couple found passed out and high on synthetic marijuana as their eight-month-old son sat in the back seat of the car have been charged , according to police . Paramedics had to physically wake Brooke Amber Michael and Michael Patrick May , both 20 , after finding them unresponsive in the parking lot of a Maryland McDonald 's on Saturday evening . Packages of synthetic marijuana , or K2 , and smoking devices were allegedly found inside the car when the pair were arrested . Arrested : New parents Michael Patrick May -LRB- left -RRB- and Brooke Amber Michael -LRB- right -RRB- , both 20 , have been charged with child neglect and drug possession . Baltimore Sun reported that Michael and May stumbled and slurred their speech when Anne Arundel County police ordered them out of the car on Generals Highway in Annapolis . The couple was charged with neglect of a minor and possession of drug paraphernalia . The baby boy , who was alert , was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center for . evaluation , and Child Protective Services was notified . The infant was later . released to his grandfather . Synthetic marijuana , also known as ` fake weed ' , is a readily available mixture of herbs , spices or shredded plant that 's sprayed with a synthetic compound chemically similar to THC , the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana . It can cause hallucinations , dysphoria and extreme paranoia . Scene : Parents Brooke Amber Michael and Michael Patrick May , both 20 , were found asleep in the parking lot of this McDonald 's at Generals Highway . in Annapolis , Maryland on Saturday evening . | Maryland 's Brooke Amber Michael and Michael Patrick May , both 20 , charged with child neglect . They were found unresponsive in their car in a McDonald 's parking lot as their eight-month-old son sat in the back on Saturday . Police found synthetic marijuana or K2 in the vehicle . The baby is being cared for by his grandfather . | [[496, 575], [595, 658], [832, 917], [67, 124], [167, 177], [258, 356], [1402, 1407], [1470, 1553], [357, 484]] |
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been pictured enjoying a sunny holiday despite the spate of corruption charges levelled against him earlier this week . Although he faces 10 years in prison and a # 400,000 fine if found guilty of charges that include corruption and ` influence peddling ' , Sarkozy seemed happy to peddle his way across the picturesque coast of Southern France in his own private Tour de France . The 59-year-old could be seen with a friend cruising on his bike through the windy roads of Cap Negre , where temperatures today reached the early 20s . Nicolas Sarkozy was today photographed peddling his way through the streets of Cap Negre , Southern France . Clad in black lycra cycling shorts and a plain white T-shirt , he seemed happy to stop and chat along the way with locals . Sarkozy this week became the first ex-French president to be detained by police when he was questioned by investigators for 15 hours . And he has now accused investigators of ` humiliating ' him after being charged with ` active corruption ' , ` influence peddling ' , and ` violating the professional secrecy of an active judicial enquiry ' . He appeared on French television to say ` the country of human rights and the rule of law -LRB- France -RRB- ' should not have to put up with left-wing judges who want to scupper his longed-for return to power . The Paris home Sarkozy shares with his wife was first raided by anti-corruption officers in 2012 , within days of him losing that year 's presidential election to the Socialist Francois Hollande . There has been a steady stream of corruption allegations aimed at Sarkozy ever since , with Sarkozy 's lawyer , Thierry Herzog , and Azibert Gilbert , a judge implicated in the corruption case , also charged . The former French president also stopped to have photos taken with locals during his cycle . It was only on Wednesday that Sarkozy , left , was charged with corruption after being questioned for 15 hours . Sarkozy has accused investigators of trying to humiliate him and claimed left-wing judges want to scupper his long hoped for return to power . Sarkozy was the first ex-president in the history of modern France to be detained in custody by police . Sarkozy , who was president for five years from 2007 , is suspected of having tried to pervert the course of justice through his contacts in the judiciary . He is said to have offered an attractive job in Monaco to Judge Azibert in return for inside information about the progress of the so-called Bettencourt affair . A photograph taken earlier in the week captured an unhappy looking Sarkozy travelling by car to be presented before a judge . This was a case in which Sarkozy was accused of accepting millions in illegal cash from Liliane Bettencourt , the l'Oreal heiress and France 's richest woman , towards his election campaign in 2007 . Investigators also believe Sarkozy was illegally tipped off that his phone was being tapped as part of investigations into another matter , the so-called Gaddafi Affair . This is said to have involved Sarkozy receiving millions more from the late Colonel Gaddafi -- the former Libyan leader . Sarkozy , who was immune from prosecution while in office , insists that he is innocent of any wrong-doing . Meanwhile , immediate family members have come to his aid with both his mother-in-law and son passionately defending him . However , his 46-year-old ex-supermodel wife has been noticeably absent , leading to speculation the couple are having problems in their relationship . | Former French president pictured out on cycle break in Southern France . Corruption and ` influence peddling ' charges laid against him on Wednesday . President from 2007 to 2012 is accused of perverting the course of justice . | [[0, 90], [302, 424], [578, 603], [617, 666], [578, 593], [604, 666], [91, 163], [241, 248], [254, 297], [277, 297], [302, 309], [946, 960], [969, 1075], [1737, 1756], [1759, 1773], [1867, 1869], [1882, 1891], [1907, 1979], [2228, 2235], [2242, 2280], [2228, 2235], [2283, 2384]] |
The Class of '92 have made their first major managerial decision after sacking Phil Power as Salford City 's manager and raiding Ramsbottom United for Anthony Johnson . Salford had won only seven of their last 20 games and the owners - Gary Neville , Phil Neville , Paul Scholes , Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt decided in conjunction with joint stakeholder Peter Lim and the club 's board - that a change needed to be made . Power 's exit was confirmed on Friday and Phil Neville and Paul Scholes stepped in to oversee the 2-1 victory over Kendal Town on Saturday afternoon . Gary Neville is understood to be in Dubai this weekend . Paul Scholes -LRB- left -RRB- and Phil Neville -LRB- right -RRB- took charge of Salford City 's win against Kendal Town on Saturday . The Class of '92 bought Salford City earlier this year and hope to take them into the Championship in 15 years . Phil Power was sacked as Salford City boss on Friday after a run of seven wins in 20 games . Sportsmail revealed on Saturday that the Neville and Scholes tag-team would be a one-off with Ramsbottom 's Johnson poised to take the job . A club statement read : ` Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley have agreed to take over at Moor Lane following the departure of Phil Power yesterday Salford City Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley as joint managers with Glen Moses acting as their assistant . ` All three have joined from Ramsbottom United where they have spent six very successful seasons . ' Salford are third in the Evostik League Northern Premier . | The Class of '92 have made their first managerial decision since taking over at Salford City after Phil Power was sacked on Friday . Gary Neville , Phil Neville , Paul Scholes , Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt came to the decision along with joint stakeholder Peter Lim . Salford won 2-1 against Kendal Town on Saturday with former United coaching staff Neville and Scholes overseeing the victory . | [[0, 168], [0, 16], [65, 168], [421, 492], [876, 968], [1110, 1131], [1136, 1363], [1134, 1264], [169, 306], [281, 400], [421, 492], [480, 571], [688, 762]] |
Daniel Sturridge is in danger of missing the Merseyside derby after Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed the striker will be out for ` up to three weeks ' . The 25-year-old returned home from international duty early having picked up a knock during a training session before England 's trip to Switzerland . Now Sturridge could miss the rest of September - a period in which Liverpool play five matches . Rodgers also revealed that Emre Can faces six weeks on the sidelines and Joe Allen could miss the game against Aston Villa as the pair both returned from international duty injured . WATCH Scroll down for ` Rodgers : Sturridge has best 50 game record in Liverpool history ' Daniel Sturridge was injured on England duty , much to the annoyance of Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers . Daniel Sturridge in training for England against Phil Jones just before going down injured . 13 Sept - Aston Villa -LRB- h -RRB- - Premier League . 16 Sept - Ludogorets -LRB- h -RRB- - Champions League . 20 Sept - West Ham -LRB- a -RRB- - Premier League . 23 Sept - Middlesbrough -LRB- h -RRB- - League Cup . 27 Sept - Everton -LRB- h -RRB- - Premier League . 1 Oct - Basel -LRB- a -RRB- - Champions League . The Liverpool manager said : ` It could be up to three weeks -LRB- before Sturridge is fit again -RRB- , which is obviously disappointing . I always tell them to concentrate on their country when they go away . 'Em re Can could be out for up to six weeks with his ankle when they got 6-0 up . Joe Allen is also a doubt after playing on a dreadful pitch with Wales . ' Rodgers also criticised England 's medical staff for their handling of Sturridge 's injury . Daniel Sturridge played in the friendly against Norway at Wembley , which England won 1-0 . Daniel Sturridge could be out for up to two weeks but should return for the Merseyside derby . Emre Can , pictured playing for Germany U21 against Romania , is out for 4-6 weeks . Joe Allen , pictured playing for Wales against Andorra , has also suffered an injury problem . He said : ` For us it would have been a recovery day . I speak regularly with Roy -LRB- Hodgson , England manager -RRB- . There is always good communication but I have n't spoken to him after this round of games . ' I speak regularly with international managers . Roy has probably been led by sports science department . But you ca n't throw a blanket over them . One recovery programme does n't fit them all . ` Luis Suarez , for instance , needed to do extra work on his second day of recovery . It is about maximising his availability . ' Mario Balotelli 's contribution will be important in a busy period for Liverpool which sees them begin their Champions League campaign , and host Middlesbrough in round three of the Capital One Cup . Mario Balotelli trains with his Liverpool team-mates at Melwood ahead of the game against Aston Villa . Rodgers played down suggestions that Balotelli was involved in an altercation during a training ground friendly against Wolves . ` It 's a story that was made up , ' the Liverpool manager said . ` We played a game here and both Kenny Jackett -LRB- Wolves manager -RRB- and I were here . Both teams needed it . It was really competitive and Mario has been as good as gold since he has been in . ' Rodgers added : ` We have planned out the team for the next five games . You have to rotate but also have to be consistent . There wo n't be wholesale changes . ` We have had a great transfer window . Alberto Moreno was excellent against Tottenham and Javier Manquillo settled in straight away . We have been very specific with the type of players we have brought in . ' I have been really , really pleased . ' | Daniel Sturridge picked up injury while on international duty . Striker set to miss Aston Villa , Lodogorets and West Ham . Sturridge could also miss Merseyside derby on September 27 . Brendan Rodgers unhappy with England 's treatment of Sturridge injury . Emre Can and Joe Allen also injured while on international duty . | [[164, 314], [566, 594], [686, 730], [791, 850], [856, 883], [412, 419], [425, 546], [0, 93], [0, 16], [33, 101], [0, 16], [33, 101], [1568, 1575], [1581, 1660], [566, 594], [1933, 1942], [1990, 2027]] |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink returned to the English game as manager of League Two club Burton Albion and admitted : ` I ca n't live without football . ' The 42-year-old former Chelsea striker has demonstrated his desire to start at the bottom by signing a deal until 2017 worth # 40,000 a year -- less than he earned each week in his heyday -- to become only the third black manager in the Football League . ` Money was not the motivation , ' said Hasselbaink . ` The motivation was the club , the set-up , the beliefs , the players and the atmosphere . Football is everything for me . I 'm not afraid of League Two . You do n't have to serve your time at the bottom , but when you are a young manager you do n't get much of the time you need . Expectancy is a lot higher at the top . Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink -LRB- left -RRB- alongside new assistant manager David Oldfield , who played for Man City . Former Chelsea striker Hasselbaink holds a Burton scarf aloft during his unveiling as their new manager . Hasselbaink celebrates scoring a goal for Chelsea , against Tottenham in April 2004 . ` I applied for a few jobs but when Burton became available I jumped at it . ' Derby boss Steve McClaren , who gave the Dutchman his first coaching job at Nottingham Forest , approached neighbours Burton about appointing him as Gary Rowett 's successor . Hasselbaink managed Antwerp in the Belgian league last season but turned down a new contract there to pursue employment in England and be with his family in Surrey . He was on the phone to Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers after a tough first training session in which goalkeeper Dean Lyness suffered a suspected broken leg . ` I spoke to a lot of people before coming here , ' he added . ` Steve McClaren , Brendan Rodgers , Gustavo Poyet and also to Alan Pardew , who was very interesting and helpful . Everyone was very positive . I had 51 text messages this morning and yesterday something like 40 -- I only have 120 contacts in my phone ! ' Hasselbaink admitted that he can not live without football as he spoke on his return to the English game . Pictured in 2004 , Hasselbaink -LRB- left -RRB- battles with Arsenal 's Ashley Cole at Highbury . Hasselbaink addressed the media at the Pirelli Stadium as he was unveiled as League Two 's newest manager . Hasselbaink , who also played for Leeds , Charlton and Cardiff , retired in 2008 and spent time at Chelsea working on his coaching badges . ` Luiz Felipe Scolari was there then , and after that Guus Hiddink , ' he said . ` I did n't come across Jose Mourinho that often . He 's very private . ' Even though he joins Huddersfield boss Chris Powell and Carlisle 's Keith Curle as the only black managers in the top four divisions , it is not an issue Hasselbaink is keen to dwell on . Nor would he like to see the introduction of the NFL 's Rooney Rule that requires teams to interview candidates from ethnic minorities . ` It has nothing to do with being the third black manager , please , no , ' he said . ` I 'm proud to be black and give that back to my kids , but I do n't see myself as a role model for black people . ` And I would n't want to be interviewed because of the Rooney Rule . I would want somebody to call me because I 'm the right person for the job . ' | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink took over at Burton manager on Thursday . The former Chelsea striker has signed a deal until 2017 with # 40,000 a year . Hasselbaink earned more in a week during his playing heyday . He admitted ' I ca n't live without football ' on his return to the game . Click here to read what Hasselbaink can expect at Burton . | [[0, 96], [149, 289], [0, 23], [101, 109], [114, 146], [550, 581], [1987, 2093], [2013, 2093]] |
Pedro hit a first-half hat-trick as Barcelona cruised into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a 8-1 second leg demolition of lower league Huesca at the Camp Nou on Tuesday . Barca fielded a second string side without Lionel Messi , Neymar and Luis Suarez following their 4-0 first leg win and it was the chance for Pedro to shine with his third treble for the club . He nodded home the opener after 20 minutes and then finished clinically from an Andres Iniesta pass . Pedro celebrates as Barcelona hammer Huesca 8-1 at the Nou Camp to progress to the last 16 . Barcelona forward Pedro scores the opening goal in the 21st minute with a looping header . Pedro is congratulated by his Barcelona team-mate Munir el Haddadi on Tuesday night . Pedro smashes the ball towards goal as he claims a hat-trick against Huesca in the Copa del Rey . Pedro -LRB- centre -RRB- is congratulated by Barcelona 's Brazilian defender Adriano after scoring a hat-trick . Neymar -LRB- second right -RRB- enjoys a night off with Gerard Pique -LRB- left -RRB- , Lionel Messi -LRB- second left -RRB- and Ivan Rakitic . BARCELONA : Masip , Montoya , Adriano -LRB- Douglas 46 -RRB- , Bartra , Rafinha , Samper , Mascherano , Iniesta , Roberto , El Haddadi -LRB- Traore 74 -RRB- , Pedro -LRB- Sandro 46 -RRB- . Subs not used : Stegen , Diagne . Scorers : Pedro 21 26 44 , Roberto 29 , Iniesta 40 , Adriano 68 , Traore 78 , Sandro 84 . HUESCA : Jiminez , Moreno , Scardina -LRB- Morillas 84 -RRB- , Galvez , Perez , Manolin , Sosa -LRB- Gaspar 61 -RRB- , Bernal , Cabezas , Esnaider -LRB- Murillo 71 -RRB- . Subs not used : Chueca , Josan . Scorer : Galvez 86 . Booked : Manolin . Sergi Roberto swept in a Martin Montoya pass on the half hour and Iniesta turned well in the box before slotting past keeper Dani Jimenez . Pedro completed his hat-trick when he smashed the ball into the roof of the net before the break . Further goals came from Adriano , Adama Traore and Sandro Ramirez but the Spanish third tier side did get a consolation from Gaspar Galvez . Huesca will also go home with no shortage of pictures from their visit after spending around 15 minutes on the pitch before the match taking selfies . Barcelona will take on Elche or Valladolid in the round of 16 in January . Their next league match is against Cordoba at the Nou Camp on Saturday . Reflecting on Tuesday 's victory , Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said : ` It is difficult for me to imagine a better game than this . ' Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta -LRB- right -RRB- makes it 4-0 for the hosts at the Nou Camp . Barcelona players celebrate after Iniesta 's goal puts them four ahead against Huesca . Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto -LRB- right -RRB- celebrates his goal as the Catalan giants cruise through . Barcelona defender Douglas -LRB- left -RRB- looks to take the shot as Huesca defender Carlos David looks on . Barcelona forward Adama Traore celebrates his goal which put the hosts 7-0 ahead . | Pedro scored a hat-trick before being substituted at half-time . Andres Iniesta and Andres also got on the scoresheet at the Nou Camp . Lionel Messi , Neymar and Luis Suarez were all rested . Barcelona play Elche or Valladolid in the last 16 in January . | [[0, 90], [741, 838], [780, 838], [839, 951], [839, 863], [924, 951], [1794, 1892], [2468, 2566], [176, 256], [2185, 2259]] |
Scientists are currently competing to create the best invisibility cloak , as imagined in films such as Harry Potter and Star Trek . As yet , no-one has managed to replicate a flexible cloak as worn by the boy wizard , or the cloaking device used by the Kingons to make their ships invisible to another starship 's sensors , but two Canadian scientists have created an invisibility cloak that they say is thin and adaptive to different types and sizes of objects . Unlike other recent cloaks that rely on planes of glass simply bending light in a way that renders small objects temporarily invisible , the researchers have taken an electrical engineering approach , which makes objects undetectable to radar . This is the set up of the lab where Professor George Eleftheriades and Michael Selvanayagam have designed and tested a new approach to cloaking - by surrounding an object with small antennas that collectively radiate an electromagnetic field . The radiated field cancels out any waves scattering off the cloaked object . They said as the technology advances , it could also be adapted to make things invisible to the human eye too . Professor George Eleftheriades and PhD student Michael Selvanayagam have designed and tested a new approach to cloaking , by surrounding an object with small antennas that collectively radiate an electromagnetic field . The radiated field cancels out any waves scattering off the cloaked object , rendering the object invisible to radar , explained the two researchers at the University of Toronto . ` We 've taken an electrical engineering approach , but that 's what we are excited about , '' said Professor Eleftheriades . ` It 's very practical . ' When light hits an object , such as a postbox and bounces back into a person 's eyes , they can see it and similarly , when radio waves hit the object , they bounce back to a radar detector and reveal it is a postbox , in a certain location . The scientists ' system wraps the mailbox in a layer of tiny antennas that radiate a field away from the box , cancelling out any waves that would bounce back . In this way , the mailbox becomes undetectable to radar . Usually , when radio waves hit an object , they bounce back to a radar detector -LRB- illustrated -RRB- and reveal its location . The engineers surrounded an object with small antennas that collectively radiate an electromagnetic field , which cancels out any waves scattering off the cloaked object , rendering the object invisible to radar . While hiding post boxes might not have any immediate military applications , the technology could be used to create a next-generation devices to cloak vehicles . Professor Eleftheriades said he and Mr Selvanayagam have demonstrated a new way of cloaking objects . ` It 's very simple . Instead of surrounding what you 're trying to cloak with a thick metamaterial shell , we surround it with one layer of tiny antennas , and this layer radiates back a field that cancels the reflections from the object . ' In their experiment , described in the journal Physical Review X , they effectively cloaked a metal cylinder from radio waves using one layer of loop antennas . The duo said their system can be scaled up to cloak larger objects using more loops , and the loops could become printed and flat , like a blanket or skin . Currently the antenna loops must be manually attuned to the electromagnetic frequency they need to cancel , but in future they could function both as sensors and active antennas , adjusting to different waves in real time , much like the technology behind noise-cancelling headphones . The ultimate camouflage ? The engineers said their technology could be used to make military vehicles -LRB- pictured -RRB- undetectable to radar systems and the innovation could one day be applied to light , as well as radio waves , potentially making a tank invisible to the human eye . The pair began developing a functional invisibility cloak began around 2006 , but their early systems were necessarily large and clunky -- to cloak a car , an individual had to completely envelop the vehicle in many layers of metamaterials to ` shield ' it from electromagnetic radiation . The size and inflexibility of the approach makes this technique impractical for real-world uses , while earlier attempts to craft thin cloaks were not adaptive and could only work for specific , small objects . Beyond obvious applications , such as hiding military vehicles or conducting surveillance operations , this cloaking technology could eliminate obstacles , such as structures interrupting signals from cellular base stations that could be cloaked to allow signals to pass by freely , the said . The system can also alter the signature of a cloaked object , making it appear bigger , smaller , or even shifting it in space . Their tests showed the cloaking system works with radio waves but could also work with light waves in the future , using the same principle as the antenna technology matures , which could mean objects could be invisible to the human eye . ` There are more applications for radio than for light , ' Professor Eleftheriades said . ` It 's just a matter of technology - you can use the same principle for light and the corresponding antenna technology is a very hot area of research . 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Clad in a red sweatshirt with a special message , the little boy searched anxiously for his father amid a sea of camouflage and Tam o'Shanters . Luckily , father and son were soon reunited as Corporal Scott Boyle spotted his two-year-old son - also called Scott - and gathered him up in his arms . The little boy beamed as he was hugged by his father , home again after eight months in Helmand Province . In a red sweatshirt , Scott Boyle , two , searches anxiously for this father among a sea of camouflage . Together again : Corporal Scott Boyle spotted his son through the crowd and gathered him up in his arms . Beaming : Little Scott was full of love and pride for his father , who has returned home after eight months in Helmand Province . To mark their return , The Royal . Highland Fusiliers , 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland , . marched in a homecoming parade through Ayr town centre yesterday . A . bystander said : ` He was delighted to see his dad -- he ran up the road . to him , his arms outstretched . His dad , who seemed a bit shy , picked him . up and hugged him . His mum looked delighted . ' The . battalion of around 400 soldiers attended a service at the Auld Kirk of . Ayr , before parading through the town and disbanding to meet loved ones . at the town hall . The local council honoured the battalion with the Freedom of South Ayrshire as a mark of respect . However , the day was tinged with sadness for those who did n't make it back from Helmand -- where three soldiers were killed and a further six injured when a patrol was struck by a bomb . Lieutenant Colonel Robin Lindsay , commanding officer , said : ` 2 SCOTS are delighted to be home from a hard tour and to be reunited with our loved ones . ` However , our thoughts have been and will continue to be with the families of the three soldiers who were killed on operations . ` We have been overwhelmed by the exceptional support received from local communities . It is an honour to accept the Freedom of South Ayrshire . ' The battalion had been based in Helmand since April , with tasks including advising the Afghan police and handing over Nad-e Ali District to Afghan control . Appropriately accompanied : No parade would be complete without pipes and drums - so the 2 SCOT band joined the Royal Highland Fusiliers as they marched . Part of the battalion : Cruachan the Shetland pony mascot joins the parade in Ayr , Scotland . On April 30 , three soldiers were killed and a further six injured when a patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device -LRB- IED -RRB- in Lashkar Gah . Though the title no longer confers any special privileges , South Ayrshire Provost Helen Moonie said : ` The Honorary Freedom of Ayr is given to very few people and that is what makes it such a special thing . ` I think it 's a very appropriate way to show our appreciation for everything these men and women do for us and others around the world . ' Eyes right : The Fusiliers were honoured with the Freedom of South Ayrshire , before joining their loved ones for an emotional reunion . | Corporal Scott Boyle Sr spots his son after returning home from eight months in Helmand Province . The Royal Highland Fusiliers , 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland , marched in a homecoming parade through Ayr town centre . | [[510, 524], [527, 563], [666, 682], [687, 745], [854, 920]] |
Police in Ferguson had mistakenly arrested a man before the Michael Brown shooting and , after realizing , proceeded to beat him up in a holding cell and then charge him with destruction of property for bleeding on their uniforms , it has been claimed . Henry Davis , 52 , had missed his turn off for the Missouri city of St. Charles during heavy rain late at night on September 20 , 2009 , pulling over about 20 miles away in Ferguson . While waiting for the rain to clear about 3am , a patrol officer ran Davis ' plates and arrested him on an outstanding warrant - however it was the wrong Henry Davis . The wanted man had a different middle name and Social Security number , but Davis , a welder , said the officer cuffed him and put him into a patrol car without explanation , The Daily Beast reported . ` Excessive force ' : Henry Davis , 52 , said in a lawsuit that he was arrested by Ferguson in September 2009 for no reason , severely beaten in lock-up and then charged with ` property damage ' for bleeding on the uniforms of four officers . Davis had protested his innocence , and said the cops realized their mistake at Ferguson police station , recalling a booking officer saying : ` We have a problem . ' But Davis was placed in a one-man cell , which already had one man asleep on the only single bed . Being early morning and cold , he asked for a sleeping mat from a nearby pile , but was refused . Some time later , Davis said in a lawsuit file thereafter , the booking officer returned to the cell with three other officers . He said he was slammed against the back wall by one of them and told to lay down with his hands behind his back . Davis was straddled by a female officer , he said , and cuffed . Two officers then entered the cell , he said . ` They started hitting me , ' Davis later said in court , according to The Daily Beast . ' I was getting hit and I just covered up ' The two left and the female officer returned , holding up Davis ' head . The officer that initially slammed him against the wall returned and kicked him in the head . ' I almost passed out at that point ... Paramedics came , ' Davis said . ` They said it was too much blood , I had to go to the hospital . ' Davis was taken to hospital in a police vehicle , however he refused treatment , demanding a witness and photo proof of what had happened . Afterwards , still under arrest , he was taken back to the police station and held in a cell for several days . Davis was eventually charged with four counts of property damage - having allegedly bled on the uniforms of four officers - and released on $ 1,500 bail . Auhtorities : Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson is surrounded by his officers as he leaves a news conference in Forestwood Park on Friday , Aug. 15 , 2014 . Police officers stand near a crowd that gathered by the scene where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police in Ferguson , Mo. , near St. Louis on Saturday , Aug. 9 , 2014 . Do n't shoot : A crowd gathers near the scene where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police in Ferguson , Mo. , near St. Louis on Saturday , Aug. 9 , 2014 . Davis subsequently filed a civil suit , and at least two of the officers involved said in court they did not get blood on their uniforms . There was no video of the alleged police attack to support Davis ' claims of brutality , because the security cameras were VHS at the time and had been recorded at 32 times the normal speed . A federal magistrate ruled that if the officers had committed perjury about the bloody uniforms , the charges were too minor to press ahead with . The magistrate also concluded that Davis ' injuries were too minor to constitute excessive force . However a CAT scan taken after the incident confirmed he had suffered a concussion . The property charges were dropped and the lawsuit was closed . Davis ' lawyer , James Schottel , is currently preparing an appeal , he told The Daily Beast . Schottel claims that perjury is perjury however minor , and that a concussion is now considered a serious injury . Schottel also believes that Davis ' chances of appealing have now gone up on the back of the Michael Brown outrage and the increasing scrutiny of the police in Ferguson . Davis ' case surfaced as as Missouri state senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal , a Democrat representing parts of St. Louis County in the state Senate , attacked Governor Jay Nixon , as well as other Democrats , for their lack of involvement in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting . ` There has n't been a single white Democrat down here , ' Chappelle-Nadal said Wednesday , according to The Washington Post . ` Mark my words , the Republicans might start showing up before they do . ' Chapelle-Nadal , who has been in Ferguson this week , has also been sending scathing Tweets about Nixon , including : ` You do n't know s -- bc you never communicate . F -- you , Governor ! , ` reads one tweet . ' | Henry Davis , 52 , was arrested in Ferguson , Missouri , on September 20 , 2009 . Police had mistaken him for a man of the same name with an outstanding warrant . Davis claims police realized their mistake but still locked him up . He was allegedly beaten by a group of four officers . 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Oops ! The youngster had been collecting ` virtual ' animals with golden coins whose charges range from # 1 to # 79.99 . A boy of seven unwittingly ran up a # 1,300 bill on a ` free ' iPad app after he downloaded expensive extras in error . Heidi Drager bought her son Jack the Tap Zoo app which she downloaded from Apple 's App Store but days later her bank statement showed he had run up # 1,300 of ` in-app ' purchases . Jack had apparently been collecting ` virtual ' animals with golden coins whose charges range from # 1 to # 79.99 . Ms Drager , 32 , of Barnsley , South . Yorkshire , said : ` It was a free download . We read the terms and . conditions and made sure it looked suitable . There was nothing to say . there was any cost involved . ' She added : ` It all happened over four . days . Poor Jack was crying his eyes out because he did n't realise he was . doing anything wrong . ` It is not his fault . I think people really need to be aware that this is happening . A lot of these free apps are directed at children . ' The App Store carries a warning at the top of the page for Tap Zoo saying it allows ` in-app ' purchases and that users may want to disable the feature . Ms Drager says she did not see the warning when she downloaded the app for her son . Apple has now agreed to refund the bill . An Apple spokesman said : ` We are proud to have industry-leading parental controls . ` Parents can easily use our parental control settings to restrict app downloading and turn-off in-app purchasing . ` In addition to a password being required to buy an app on the App Store a re-entry of your password is now required when making an in-app purchase . ' | Mother : ` It all happened over four days . Poor Jack was crying his eyes out because he did n't realise he was doing anything wrong ' Youngster had been buying ` in-app ' purchases . | [[754, 763], [766, 795], [845, 872]] |
Arsenal might want to spend a little time with their noses buried in Nigel Pearson 's book of on-field wrestling holds . They had Leicester by the throat on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott , but somehow relaxed their grip and turned what seemed like a procession into a nail-biter . Pearson would never make an elementary mistake like that as James McArthur can testify . Leicester replied through Andrej Kramaric , with his first goal since signing last month , and produced the aggression and spirit which will make their manager proud , and offer some hope for the relegation scrap ahead . Theo Walcott celebrates his first and Arsenal 's second goal at the Emirates against Leicester on Tuesday night . Leicester City 's Marcin Wasilewski -LRB- left -RRB- and Arsenal 's Olivier Giroud get into a tangle in what turned into a spirited encounter . Leicester 's Andreaj Kramaric struck back as Leicester continued to fight for their manager until the final whistle . Arsenal -LRB- 4-2-3-1 -RRB- : Ospina 6.5 ; Bellerin 6.5 , Mertesacker 6.5 , Koscielny 7 , Monreal 6.5 ; Coquelin 6.5 , Rosicky 6.5 ; Walcott 7 -LRB- Ramsey 73 -RRB- , Cazorla 6.5 , Ozil 7.5 ; Sanchez 6.5 -LRB- Giroud 68 -RRB- . Subs not used : Szczesny , Gibbs , Gabriel , Flamini , Welbeck . Scorers : Koscielny 27 , Walcott 41 . Booked : Rosicky . Manager : Wenger - 7 . Leicester -LRB- 3-5-2 -RRB- : Schwarzer 6 ; Huth 6.5 , Upson 6 -LRB- Wasilewski 59 , 6.5 -RRB- , Morgan 6 ; Simpson 6.5 , Konchesky 6.5 ; James 6.5 , Cambiasso 7 ; Mahrez 7 , Schlupp 6.5 ; Kramaric 7 . Subs not used : Drinkwater , King , Albrighton , Hamer , Ulloa , Nugent . Booked : Wasilewski . Scorer : Kramaric . Manager : Pearson - 7 . Referee : Mike Jones -LRB- Cheshire -RRB- - 6.5 . MOM - Mesut Ozil . See our Match Zone for the calamitous lead-up to Leicester 's goal and more great stats . They pushed for the equaliser , Kramaric missed a wonderful late chance and they probably deserved to take a point , but they left with none and remain rock bottom of the Barclays Premier League . Arsenal moved almost apologetically into the top four , for at a day at least , responding to defeat in the North London derby as Tottenham dropped points at Liverpool , but this made for uneasy viewing at times for Arsene Wenger . It was a seventh win in eight games since New Year 's Day but not the first time this season his team has panicked at the first sign of trouble . They surrendered the lead at Spurs , not to mention Anderlecht and Liverpool . In fact , it has happened a little too often for a side with pretentions of challenging for major honours ; a character flaw which remains despite the impressive win at Manchester City last month . There were added concerns with injuries to Alexis Sanchez , who returned after a hamstring injury but hurt his knee and was under-par until replaced , and Aaron Ramsey lasted only nine minutes before succumbing to a third hamstring strain of the campaign . Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha shakes hands with embattled manager Nigel Pearson ahead of the match at the Emirates . Pearson -LRB- centre left -RRB- watches the first half from the stands after escaping an FA charge over a clash with Crystal Palace 's James McArthur . Arsenal 's Francis Coquelin times a sliding challenge on Leicester 's Matthew James during the lively opening minutes . Wes Morgan tackles dangerous Gunners forward Alexis Sanchez at the Emirates Stadium in north London on Tuesday night . Sanchez can only toe the ball away as he 's held by Foxes ' defender Danny Simpson . ' I can not say it is not a worry , ' said Wenger ; a double negative within the overall positive of clinging onto the lead . ` It is not good news . ' Sanchez later delivered a cryptic tweet hinting that his injury may have been more than a ` knock ' as the manager claimed . On a night when Hull and QPR won , there was some encouragement for Pearson and his chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha , who is thought to have sacked the manager on Sunday before a change of heart . The manager said he had lunch with the owners but did n't offer to pay and sat just behind the Thai owner in the first-half before moving down to the touchline for the second-half revival . Pearson said he had spoken to McArthur on the eve of the game and apologised after a text message from the Crystal Palace midfielder and received a warm post-match handshake and words of support from Wenger . Riyad Mahrez threatens the Arsenal goal in a promising start for Leicester but ca n't give the relegation threatened side a lead . Sanchez gets in front of Leicester defender Paul Konchesky -LRB- right -RRB- despite the distinct height difference and heads towards goal . Arsenal 's Theo Walcott shoots but ca n't beat Leicester 's recently signed veteran keeper Mark Schwarzer this time . Laurent Koscielny -LRB- third from right -RRB- strikes first time from a corner to open the scoring for the Gunners . Koscielny 's strike makes its way toward the bottom corner of Leicester 's goal . Leicester 's Australian keeper Schwarzer fails to get his left boot to the ball as Arsenal take the lead . Koscielny falls on his front - and Schwarzer on his back - after finding the back of the net to make the score 1-0 after 27 minutes . Koscielny find his feet to begin his celebrations after the opener for Arsene Wenger 's side as Walcott raises his arms in triumph . ' I am surprised they are bottom of league and they want to get rid of their manager , ' said the Arsenal boss . ` If they keep quiet , do n't panic and stick together , they will get out of that . They are one of better teams we 've played . ' Leicester 's performance will have offered great satisfaction - certainly more appealing than the Canadian folk band he endured on Sunday as speculation raged about his future at the club . Playing well and losing is not a good habit to be in but the players are working hard for him , none more than Riyad Mahrez , who was outstanding on the right wing and gave the Arsenal problems all game with his energy and direct style . Mahrez opened with a dangerous low cross , almost deflected into his own net by Koscielny , and an effort which clipped David Ospina on the knee and flashed wide . Matthew Upson 's flying tackle collects Alexis Sanchez as the Chilean marksman gets airborne . Sanchez soars spectacularly into the air after the challenge from Upson . The ball escapes both players as Sanchez is upended while attacking the Leicester goal . The cryptic tweet from Sanchez after the match that suggests his injury before substitution may be more than a ` knock ' Theo Walcott takes in his acclaim from the Emirates faithful as he gives the Gunners a 2-0 lead . Mesut Ozil 's long-range strike was too hot for Schwarzer to handle leading to Walcott 's goal . The former Fulham and most recently Chelsea custodian Schwarzer parries the shot from the German attacker . Walcott beats the Foxes defence to the loose ball to drill it into the back of the net beyond the keeper . Schwarzer dives in vain as Walcott picks his spot to perfection . Walcott shows his appreciation to the Gunners crowd that he has seen less than he 'd hope this season due to injury . Ozil -LRB- right -RRB- gets appropriate credit for the lead-up to the second goal from scorer Walcott -LRB- left -RRB- and Hector Bellerin . Pearson had tweaked his usual system to deploy wing-backs and three central defenders , including debuts for Robert Huth , signed on transfer deadline day , and Matthew Upson , signed last summer but absent until now with ankle problems . Unfortunately for Upson , he did not last the game and came soon after the break , although the manager claimed it was ` precautionary ' . Wenger 's team , however , were soon in control . Mark Schwarzer stood up to block with his chest from Walcott and Mesut Ozil danced through a crowded penalty box before forcing another save . Schwarzer tipped Ozil 's effort wide and from the corner , taken by the German , Arsenal went ahead . Koscielny caught Wes Morgan napping and met the low , in-swinging set-piece on the half-volley , sweeping it inside the post from six yards . Before the break , Schwarzer was unable to hold a fierce drive by Ozil and parried the ball towards Walcott on the right , who adjusted superbly well to the rebound , arriving at pace to thump a first-time drive into the far corner . Andrej Kramaric hits the loose ball beyond David Ospina as Leicester 's fight back continued . Ospina is beaten at his near post as Arsenal fail to put the game to bed and are forced into a nail-biter . Francis Coquelin was Arsene Wenger 's everywhere man in the midfield - click here for more heat maps in Sportsmail 's Match Zone . Ozil 's influence since his return from injury has been impressive . Although not always in the thick of the action , he has made telling contributions in front of goal and his creative juices were flowing again . Arsenal looked capable of matching the five they put past Aston Villa in their previous home game but were forced back and wobbled under this pressure . Kramaric pulled one back as the home side claimed Esteban Cambiasso had handled as the ball was trapped under his body in a scramble following a corner they failed to clear , but no free-kick was given and the goal was fired through a crowd by the # 9million Croatian , signed in January . Anxiety washed around the stadium and Wenger sent on substitutes and Pearson sent on the strikers he had left on the bench . Mahrez went close again and Kramaric was clean through and attempted to chip Ospina . It was an ambitious move -- a bad decision - and he did not clear the goalkeeper . Pearson and his staff threw up their arms in collective dismay . It would be their last chance of the night . Pearson shows some trademark emotion after making his way to the sideline for the second half . Upson , who signed last summer but has had ankle problems , limps off the pitch soon after the interval . 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Britain has been sucked into a second credit crunch that threatens the stability of the world 's banking system , Downing Street warned last night . Central banks from around the world -- including the Bank of England and China 's equivalent -- yesterday launched a dramatic rescue bid worth hundreds of billions of dollars . It was agreed to head off a repeat of the 2008 crash when banks simply stopped lending to each other , bringing the world economy to a halt . President of the European Parliamtn Jerzy Buzek -LRB- left -RRB- , European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso -LRB- centre -RRB- and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy -LRB- right -RRB- address a news conference in Brussels yesterday . The Bank of England has joined in the dramatic rescue bid to help prevent a repeat of 2008 , when major banks simply stopped lending to each other . The operation , led by the U.S. Federal Reserve , came amid fears that at least one major European bank . may be teetering on the brink of collapse and that the eurozone . countries could not be trusted to act swiftly enough to solve their . problems . Bank of England sources said last night the money being made available . to struggling banks under the new facility was ` unlimited ' . But a . similar scheme during the last credit crunch peaked at $ 583billion . -LRB- # 365billion -RRB- in late 2008 . ICAP , the world 's top broker for foreign exchange and government bonds , said on Monday that it has tested its trading system to handle the collapse of the eurozone and re-emergence of national currencies . Meanwhile , a senior banker at a large investment bank said he had a team of 20 people globally running all kinds of scenarios all the time . That team was now spending a lot of its time on the possible break-up of the euro . They had simulated a weekend crisis by running through the different stages of Friday night , Saturday and Sunday in one full working day . They had even looked whether they would have enough people available and made sure they knew where to reach them . ` It 's my job to assume the worst . You can test all kinds of benign scenarios , but if something really bad - let 's say a sudden overnight default of Italy - were to happen and we had n't tested that , I would n't be doing my job properly . If that latter scenario were to occur , things would look very ugly indeed . ` There simply would n't be enough time to sort out all the various trading positions and look at all the paperwork , ' the banker said . Stock markets around the world rallied in response to the ` pre-emptive . strike ' , with the FTSE 100 index closing up more than three per cent . However , the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor 's downgraded its . ratings on 15 global banks -- including Barclays and HSBC -- by one notch . yesterday . Last night John Higgins , . of the Capital Economics research consultancy , . said the central banks ' intervention would provide temporary relief for . Europe , but warned that it was ` not a game changer ' . He added : ` Welcome . as the news was , we do not think it signals a turning point in the . crisis . ' The move was strikingly similar to action taken in the wake of the collapse of the U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008 , which sparked a global recession . In a bleak assessment , Number 10 said : ` We are experiencing a credit crunch . ' World leaders are terrified that if banks stop lending to each other the supply of mortgages and loans to all businesses could dry up overnight , wrecking the already fragile economic recovery . In Brussels , one of the EU 's most senior officials warned there were now just ten days left to save the euro from collapse . And Chancellor George Osborne said the survival of the euro was essential if Britain was to avoid another recession next year . European banks have already been frozen out of credit markets because of uncertainty about the survival of the euro . The new deal agreed yesterday will give them ` unlimited ' access to cheaper dollars . Next week EU leaders , including David Cameron , will gather for last-ditch talks to find a solution to the euro crisis , amid growing fears the single currency could collapse before Christmas . One government minister suggested last night Britain was prepared to wave through EU treaty changes if they were needed to underpin a rescue package for the euro . Government sources insisted the financial crisis ` is not Lehman 's yet ' . But Mr Osborne , who attended crisis talks in Brussels yesterday , admitted the Government 's already dire economic predictions would be ` very much worse ' if the eurozone ` went belly-up ' . He said : ` In a way , what 's happening in . the eurozone is a reminder to Britain that if you do n't face up to your . problems you have very much worse problems . Britain has taken decisive . action . We now need the eurozone to do the same . ' The Chancellor repeated his warning . that Britain would find it ` difficult to avoid a recession ' next year if . Europe is dragged into a fresh downturn because of the crisis in the . single currency . Forecasts by the independent Office . for Budget Responsibility predict growth of just 0.7 per cent next year -- . along with six more years of spending cuts -- even if the euro crisis is . resolved . Mr Osborne suggested trade links between Britain and the EU . meant the break-up of the euro would have a massive impact on the UK . ` That 's where Britain makes a lot of its money , so we are very affected by what happens in the eurozone , ' he said . Italy 's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti -LRB- left -RRB- talks with Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager at a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels . Teetering : The break-up of the euro is looking increasingly likely . Last night it also emerged that the . Financial Services Authority has ordered Britain 's banks to step up . contingency plans for a ` disorderly break-up of the euro ' . Angela Merkel , pictured arriving at a cabinet meeting in Berlin yesterday , has reiterated her support for changes to European treaties . The watchdog confirmed that its chief . executive , Hector Sants , held talks with the bosses of all the major . banks , including Barclays , HSBC , Lloyds Banking Group , Royal Bank of . Scotland and Santander , about how they would cope with the exit of one . or more countries from the single currency . City sources said big insurance . companies were also urged to prepare for the exit of one or more . countries from the eurozone . It also emerged that Mr Osborne has held . talks on contingency plans for the collapse of the euro with Bank of . England governor Sir Mervyn King and FSA chairman Adair Turner in recent . weeks . A source at the FSA , denying there . was a sense of panic , said : ` It would be more worrying if we were not . drawing up contingency plans . ' EU finance ministers gathering in . Brussels yesterday agreed to hand over the latest instalment of bailout . money to Greece , which will enable it to limp into the New Year . But they were no closer to agreeing a long-term deal to save the single currency . The EU 's monetary affairs commissioner , Olli Rehn , said : ` We are now entering the critical period of ten days to complete and conclude the crisis response of the European Union . ' He suggested the eurozone might need further assistance from the International Monetary Fund . EU leaders will gather in Brussels at the end of next week for a two-day summit that will be dominated by the euro crisis . Employment minister Chris Grayling suggested yesterday that Britain was ready to agree EU treaty changes if they were needed for a rescue deal . Germany and France are pressing for treaty changes so stricter budget controls can be imposed on the 17 eurozone countries . Mr Grayling said : ` There needs to be rapid progress towards dealing with the eurozone problems . ` If treaty change is the means to that end , then we would recognise that as a necessity . ' Europe is facing an ` existential crisis ' that could end in violent revolution and war , the French foreign minister warned last night . In the bleakest assessment yet of the euro crisis , Alain Juppe , a former French prime minister , said the spiralling debt crisis could trigger ` the explosion of the European Union itself ' . Mr Juppe told the French news magazine L'Express that the deepening crisis was creating a dangerous breeding ground for violent nationalism , reminiscent of the 1930s . He said : ` This is an existential crisis for Europe that raises the spectre of a return to violent conflict on our continent . ` This could call into question all that we have created , not only in the 20 years since the Maastricht Treaty , but since the foundation of the European community . Warning : French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the crisis could cause revolution and war . ` In that eventuality , everything becomes possible , even the worst . It could be the explosion of the European Union itself . ` We have flattered ourselves for decades that we have eradicated the danger of conflict inside our continent , but let 's not be too sure . We 've gone too far to not go further . ' Mr Juppe 's dire warning came just days after one of France 's leading economists said the single European currency only had a ` 50-50 chance ' of surviving until Christmas . Jacques Attali , the former president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development , said ` instant and urgent ' action was needed to prevent the euro from collapsing within weeks . Last month the German Chancellor Angela Merkel also warned that failure to resolve the euro crisis was a potential threat to peace and stability in Europe . But despite numerous ` crisis summits ' in recent months EU leaders have been unable to agree a package that will satisfy the financial markets they are serious about shoring up ailing countries like Greece , Portugal and Italy and saving the euro . | Just ten days left to save euro from collapse , warns senior EU official . Osborne says move vital if Britain is to avoid another recession next year . Cameron to attend last-ditch talks next week . | [[976, 1041], [3590, 3601], [3604, 3678], [3604, 3642], [3679, 3716], [7183, 7222], [7237, 7241], [7244, 7366], [9428, 9442], [9524, 9620], [3794, 3844], [4050, 4096], [4099, 4131]] |
Marissa Mayer , the CEO of Yahoo! known for being one of Silicon Valley 's most stylish ladies , posed for the blockbuster September issue of Vogue magazine . It was the first extensive interview Mayer has given since her much ballyhooed -- and highly paid -- position at the tech giant in July 2012 . And while the ` unusually stylish geek , ' as the magazine describes her , says she struggles with her own shyness , Mayer was n't holding back when she posed for a stunning two-page photo for the article . Playing coy ? Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer sat for a lengthy interview in Vogue in which she insists she 's just a shy girl who loves to work . The former Google executive and spokesperson told Vogue the new job , for which she was paid a reported $ 6 million in her first year alone , is worth it for more than just the massive pay day . ` I 'm having the time of my life , ' she said . And investors are right there with her . Stock in the company , seen as a sort of has been in the tech world , has soared since she became its leader . Mayer has been a hot topic since she began at Yahoo! , and because of her work as CEO -- notably , her acquisition of firms like Tumblr -- she 's remained at the heart of the media 's tech talk . Beautiful couple : Mayer and her husband Zachary Bogue who says his wife ` she 's not as shy as she thinks she is , ' though Mayer refers to her habit of leaving parties unannounced as the ` CEO exit ' Torn : The always stylish CEO insists ` I 'm just geeky and shy and I like to code ' more than attending lavish events . Lucky boy : Mayer and son Macallister , now nearly a year old , on their way to Yahoo 's 2012 Halloween celebration , Yaboo ! Mayer bought a 14-foot replica of a local diner for him to play in . But Mayer does n't consider herself the celebrity or the partying type . ` I 'm just geeky and shy and I like to code , ' said the fashionable millionaire . The . article 's author Jacob Weisberg , who calls Mayer a ` geek 's geek , ' concurred . ` She was animated and excited about technical issues , ' he . told USA Today . Mayer 's playful side shines through in the article in addition to her wonkiness . She . and her husband purchased at auction a 15-foot model of a colorful . local diner as a playhouse for their not quite 1-year-old son . Macallister . It will be a while before he 's old enough to play with structure , which they had lowered into their yard with a forklift . But that 's okay for Mayer . ` Mayer seems to have bought it just as much for herself , ' wrote Weisberg . Mayer also has ` happy art , ' as she calls it -- from the likes of such stars of the creative world as Jeff Koons and Roy Lichtenstein -- throughout her home . And the walls of her dining room are lined with purple and gold signs that originally adorned tables at her wedding . They name some of her favorite things and range from the flavor ` peppermint , ' to the paisley-loving Italian design house ` Etro . ' But quirky is n't the entire story , if judging just by her photo shoot . Thrifty : She 's worth an estimated $ 300 million but according to Vogue she drives to and from work in an 18-year-old BMW . The self-proclaimed shy girl , known for her dazzling entrances and unannounced exits at Silicon Valley 's ritziest gatherings comes off as more than comfortable in the 3,000 word interview . In fashion : Marissa 's extensive print interview appears in the massive September issue of Vogue . And the same could be said for the accompanying photo for which she 's donned a form-fitting Michael Kors dress and daring Ives Saint Laurent heels . ` I think she 's not as shy as she thinks she is , ' revealed Mayer 's investor husband Zachary Bogue . Still , some signs do suggest that one of America 's most talked about CEOs shuns glamor as much as she says . Though worth an estimated $ 300 million , Mayer shuttles herself to work in an eighteen year old BMW . And work , more than galas or photo shoots , appears to be where she is most comfortable . ` One . night I looked up and was like , `` Oh , my God , it 's midnight and I have a . husband and I 'm , like , eight months pregnant . I need to leave ! , ''' joked . the new mom . ` I was just here working , having the best possible time . ' The article , titled Hail to the Chief , is in the September issue of Vogue and hits national news stands August 20 . | Silicon Valley 's biggest style icon insists she 's more concerned with her work than with the glamor . | [[0, 13], [27, 32], [34, 94], [3926, 3934], [3937, 3968], [3979, 4016]] |
Manuel Pellegrini savoured Manchester City 's Barclays Premier League title triumph , then vowed to start building on the club 's success immediately . A 2-0 win at home to West Ham saw City finish two points clear of Liverpool as they completed a league and Capital One Cup double , but Pellegrini admitted the club 's ambitions were larger . ` Big teams can not be satisfied with just one title , ' said the City manager . ` It is very important to celebrate today and tomorrow , and start on Tuesday working for next season . Then we will start thinking where we can improve . The bumps : Pellegrini is thrown in the air after Manchester City secured the Premier League title . Rebuild : But the Chilean vowed to build on the success and come back stronger next season . ` It was a beautiful , great season and in the future we will try to continue winning . I manage a great group of players and a great institution . We were the best team in the Premier League . ' City will mark their second title in three years with an open-top bus parade through Manchester city centre this evening before catching a flight to Abu Dhabi to celebrate with the club 's owners . They hired Pellegrini last summer to bring harmony after the rancour of Roberto Mancini 's final season in charge , and the Chilean admitted he had inherited an unhappy dressing room . Celebrations : Joe Hart leads the City party in the dressing room . ` Maybe the relations were not the best , ' he said . ` It was very important to have calm , to try to convince them how we can play and how important it was to be close , all of us . Maybe they were in a very difficult moment when I arrived here but they always believed what I told them . ' Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard , whose slip-up against Chelsea two weeks ago proved crucial in the title outcome , could n't hide his pain at missing out on a first Premier League triumph . ` I 'm devastated , ' he said , after Brendan Rodgers ' team had come from behind to beat Newcastle 2-1 at Anfield and finish second on 84 points . ` I ca n't sugar-coat this . I 'm gutted for the fans but we ca n't be too down . It was a fantastic season . We need to bounce back and go one better . ` It 's taken me until I 'm 33 to have a proper title race so the experience for these young lads in the squad is going to be vital . There is a lot of ability and we can keep improving . Jubilant : Manchester City fans invade the Etihad turf as the final whistle blows . Rodgers said : ` My over - riding feeling is pride we have finished the season winning 12 out of 14 . The players have shown an incredible consistency and quality . We would prefer to finish top but we 've finished just behind City . It was n't because of the past few games . It 's over 38 games . ' Pellegrini becomes the first coach from outside Europe to win the Premier League title . His team set a record of 156 goals in all competitions , even though they fell one short of Chelsea 's best of 103 Premier League goals . ` If I am the first one -LRB- non-European -RRB- to win it , that is a reason to be proud but I do n't think I 'm the most important person , ' he said . ` Maybe if we did n't win the title it would be a very good reason to say it was my first season , but I did not want to give an excuse . We won with 102 goals , with the record of goals in all competitions and it is the way the team must play with our quality . ' Delight : Samir Nasri opened the scoring with a well hit shot past West Ham goalkeeper Adrian . City players celebrated by throwing Pellegrini in the air after lifting the trophy . Captain Vincent Kompany , who claimed City 's second goal after Samir Nasri had calmly opened the scoring , said : ` Forget about the money and everything . As a kid , you dream of lifting trophies , and I 'm living that dream . ` Next year we need to be even better . If you want to be a big club this must be one of so many . ' Improvement : City skipper Vincent Kompany said his team need to be even better next year . In contrast , West Ham boss Sam Allardyce contemplated an uncertain future . ` It 's not a very secure industry to be in but it 's one we all love , ' said Allardyce . ` We are established in the Premier League for the second season on the trot , exactly where I was asked to get us . ' | Manuel Pellegrini has vowed to start building on Manchester City 's title win . The Chilean won the Premier League in his debut season thanks to a 2-0 win at home to West Ham . He said : ` Big teams can not be satisfied with just one title ' Liverpool come from behind to beat Newcastle 2-1 and finish second . City finished the season scoring a record 102 goals . | [[0, 26], [86, 151], [681, 688], [691, 759], [695, 773], [152, 208], [228, 258], [346, 396], [1928, 1935], [1938, 2053], [3299, 3320]] |
A female Kurdish fighter who became a poster girl for the Kobane resistance movement after a picture of her making a peace sign was retweeted thousands of times on Twitter has reportedly been beheaded by Isis . The woman , known by the pseudonym Rehana , was celebrated as a symbol of hope for the embattled Syrian border town after a journalist tweeted a picture of her making a ` V-sign ' , claiming that she 'd personally killed 100 Isis militants . The message was retweeted over 5,000 times , but there are now claims Rehana , who fought for the Kurdish YPJ , or Women 's Defense Unit , may have been killed after gruesome pictures began circulating on Twitter of an Isis fighter purportedly holding aloft her head . Scroll down for video . A female Kurdish fighter who became a poster girl for the Kobane resistance movement after a picture of her making a peace sign was retweeted thousands of times on Twitter has reportedly been beheaded by Isis . Her death - reported on several sites including 9News . com - however , is unconfirmed and at the time of writing the YPG -LRB- People 's Defense Unit -RRB- and YPJ have yet to respond to MailOnline 's request for a comment . Perched on the other side of the Turkish border , the Syrian town of Kobane has been under an intense assault by Isis , or the so-called Islamic State , for more than a month . The town - surrounded on the east , south and west by Isis - is being defended by Kurdish forces in Syria . Among those fighters are thousands of women , an unusual phenomenon in the Muslim world in which warfare is often associated with manhood . In April , Kurdish fighters created all-female combat units that have grown to include more than 10,000 women . Isis launched a ferocious assault on Kobane in mid-September . Picture is an explosion from an allied air-strike on Sunday . Brave : Thousands of Kurdish women are fighting Isis in Syria . These female fighters have played a major role in battles against IS , said Nasser Haj Mansour , a defense official in Syria 's Kurdish region . The Kurdish women now find themselves battling militants preaching an extreme form of Islam dictating that women only leave the house if absolutely necessary . One Kurdish female fighter , who uses the nom de guerre of Afshin Kobani , used to be a teacher . Now , the Kurdish Syrian woman has traded the classroom for the front lines in the battle for the town . A Kurdish Peshmerga female fighter takes up a position during combat skills training before being deployed to fight Isis militants . The 28-year-old Kurdish fighter said she decided to join the fight in her hometown when she saw Isis advances in Syria . ' I lost many friends to this , and I decided there was a need to join up , ' said Kobani , who declined to reveal her birth name . ` This is our land - our own - and if we do n't do it , who else will ? ' After more than a year of fighting , Kobani has risen through the ranks to become a commander of a mixed-gender unit . ` We are just the same as men ; there 's no difference , ' she said . ` We can do any type of job , including armed mobilization . ' There is nothing new about Kurdish women fighters . They have fought alongside men for years in a guerrilla war against Turkey , seeking an independent Kurdistan which would encompass parts of Turkey , Syria , Iraq and Iran . Earlier this month the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , which monitors events in Syria , reported Isis militants beheaded nine Kurdish fighters , including three women . The campaign for Kurdish independence has been pursued mainly by leftist militant groups that championed gender equality , such as the Kurdistan Workers Party in Turkey . Suicide bombings have long been part of the Kurdish women fighters ' battleground repertory . Early this month , Deilar Kanj Khamis , better known by her military name Arin Mirkan , blew herself up outside Kobani , killing 10 IS fighters , according to Kurdish forces . Haj Mansour , the Kurdish defense official , recounted that Kurdish fighters were forced to withdraw from a strategic hill south of the besieged town . Khamis stayed behind , attacking IS fighters with gunfire and grenades as they moved in . Surrounded , she detonated explosives strapped to her body . The Kurds then recaptured the position - but lost it again on Wednesday . Earlier this month the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , which monitors events in Syria , reported Isis militants beheaded nine Kurdish fighters , including three women , captured in clashes near Turkish border . | Female Kurdish fighter whose picture became a web hit ` killed by Isis ' Image of ` Rehana ' making a peace sign was retweeted thousands of times . Now there are claims that she has been captured and beheaded by Isis . 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Britain 's most famous models may soon be out of a job as a group of mini lookalikes have been giving them a run for their money by recreating their most iconic shoots . Kate Moss , Cara Delevingne and Twiggy look spritely thanks to a new campaign celebrating the launch of The Withings Activité Pop watch . Delevingne and Moss 's doppelgangers Harley Chapman , 10 and Maya Koski-Wood 12 , both capture the essence of model predecessors from their 2014 black and white Mario Testino imagery for the My Burberry perfume campaign . Scroll down for video . Harley Chapman , 10 and Maya Koski-Wood 12 have helped to recreate Cara Delevingne and Kate Moss ' iconic My Burberry campaign imagery as part of a series of photos recreating iconic fashion photography . Twiggy 's influential 1962 black and white image of her legs crossed has also been recreated by 10-year-old model Edie Barfoot-Eva to commemorate fashion throughout the ages . The image features Twiggy 's cropped-like hairstyle and heavy eye make-up to emulate the style of the era . All the images have been reinvented with a ` fashion-meets-technology ' twist - the shots feature the new generation of models as well as the Activité Pop , an analogue watch with a sophisticated activity and sleep tracker inside . The images were comissioned by Withings who wanted showcase the future of fashion . The two young girls have recreated the steamy campaign that Moss and Delevingne starred in shot by Italian Photographer Mario Testino last year . Harley Chapman who reenacts Cara Delevingne said that posing as the heavy browed model had been a great experience . ` It has been so much fun recreating such famous shots by one of the world 's top models . Despite the fact she has already racked up several campaigns for Massimo Dutti , Primark , Clarks and Tammy Girl Harley added that she hopes to expand her modelling career even further . Maya Koski-Wood is styled in a lookalike Burberry mac for the watch campaign imagery . Harley Chapman says that she has been told she looks like the spitting image of Cara Delevingne . The Withings campaign also sees 10-year-old Edie Barfoot-Eva recreate the iconic 1962 image of Twiggy . ' I have been told I look like the spitting image of Cara before - if I can be half as successful in my career I 'll be really happy . I love the watch , it does n't look as like an activity tracker . ' Julien De Preaumont , Chief Marketing Officer at Withings added that it made sense to use the next generation to promote their futuristic product . ` The Activité Pop is the next generation of wearables , empowering people to track their health so we thought we 'd have a bit of fun by recreating junior versions of iconic fashion shots . ` The upcoming generation will now be both connected as well as fashionable ! ' Activité Pop is available on Withings.com , for a MSRP of # 119.95 . | Three models age 10-12 have recreated iconic British fashion images . Harley Chapman and Maya Koski-Wood star as Delevingne and Moss . The pair re-imagine the top model 's My Burberry campaign from last year . The shoot also sees Edie Barfoot-Eva emulate a 1962 image of Twiggy . | [[554, 718], [712, 758], [759, 934], [2608, 2730], [554, 718], [759, 827], [852, 885], [759, 934], [2117, 2188]] |
Britain is drawing up emergency plans for the collapse of the ` creaking ' Eurozone amid warnings debt-stricken Italy will need a # 500 billion bailout involving billions of pounds of UK taxpayers ' money . Chancellor George Osborne said the Treasury had ` stepped up ' contingency planning and aimed to be ready for ` whatever the Eurozone throws at us ' . It emerged yesterday that the International Monetary Fund , in which Britain is a major shareholder , could be forced to offer Italy a $ 600 billion -LRB- # 514bn -RRB- rescue package to give its unelected new prime minister Mario Monti 12 to 18 months ' breathing room to implement big tax rises and spending cuts . Chancellor George Osborne , left , has ` stepped up ' contingency planning while unelected Italian prime minister Mario Monti , right , could be given breathing room to implement big tax rises and spending cuts . And in another move , German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were revealed to be plotting a new pact on economic union without consulting Britain or other countries outside of the EU . They are determined not to give Britain the chance of insisting on powers being handed back from Brussels by negotiating a major new EU treaty . Germany 's original plan was to try to secure agreement among all 27 EU countries for a limited change to the Lisbon Treaty by the end of 2012 , making it possible to impose much tighter budget controls over the 17-member Eurozone . Countries will be forced to submit their budgets for EU approval before they go to national parliaments , will have to sign up to strict new rules on the size of debts and deficits and will be sued for any breach in the European Court of Justice . Plot : German Chancellor Angela Merkel , left , and French President Nicolas Sarkozy , right , are plotting a new pact on economic union without consulting Britain or other countries outside of the EU . The Franco-German plan will effectively mean an end to national sovereignty over budgets for countries remaining in the euro . Source said it had become clear to Mrs Merkel and Mr Sarkozy in recent weeks that it appears impossible to get all 27 EU countries on board for the plan . It could take years to secure the necessary changes , while a rapid loss of market faith in Italy , Spain and even France suggests urgent measures are required within weeks . EU sources said French and German civil servants have been exploring other ways of achieving the goal , either via an agreement among just the Eurozone countries . Alternatively , they could strike a separate agreement outside the EU treaty that could involve a core of around just eight to ten Eurozone countries , officials say . The move will infuriate British Eurosceptics , who have been urging David Cameron to insist on a repatriation of powers for the UK from Brussels in exchange for agreeing to let the Eurozone countries move towards fiscal and political union . In a sign of the deepening turmoil in the Eurozone , IMF officials were quoted by the Italian newspaper La Stampa as saying a bailout would be needed to give the country a window of 12 to 18 months to implement urgent budget cuts and growth-boosting reforms . The IMF would guarantee rates of 4.0 per cent or 5.0 perc ent on the loan -- far better than the borrowing costs on commercial debt markets , where the rate on two-year and five-year Italian government bonds has risen above 7.0 per cent . The size of the loan would make it difficult for the IMF to use its current resources so different options are being explored , including possible joint action with the European Central Bank in which the IMF would act as guarantor . As a major shareholder in the IMF , billions of pounds of British cash would be put on the line under any deal , though it is not clear how much . Italy 's vast # 1.6 trillion national debt and its low growth rate have caused deepening alarm on the international markets in recent weeks , and even a Brussels-inspired ` coup ' which saw Silvio Berlusconi removed and a government without a single elected politician in it installed failed to stop the rot . Mr Osborne confirmed yesterday that Britain is preparing for a break-up of the Eurozone that would have cataclysmic effects for the British economy . ` Well , of course countries like Germany and France have now openly asked the question whether countries like Greece can stay in the Euro . It is a very , very difficult and dangerous situation , ' the Chancellor said . ` It is having a hugely chilling effect on the British economy at the moment . We have contingency plans for all situations . We have obviously stepped up that contingency planning in recent months . You would expect us to do that as the British government . But that does n't mean we are predicting any particular outcome . ` We 're just ready for whatever the world , whatever the Eurozone throws at us . Adisorderly collapse of the Eurozone would have a massive impact on the UK . I mean , for example , one in seven pounds we export goes to Ireland , Italy , Portugal , Spain and Greece - just those countries . ` So in other words , it 's a very important part of our economic strategy that we get the Eurozone moving as well . ' | Rescue package to give Mario Monti 12 to 18 months ' breathing room to implement spending cuts . | [[527, 627], [601, 674], [750, 800], [803, 887], [2963, 3013], [3016, 3160]] |
You might hope that every school would want pupils to work their very hardest -- and pass any exams with flying colours . But one primary head has decided there is more to life than educational achievements , and has written to her final-year pupils to tell them not to worry about their results . Headmistress Rachel Tomlinson and her head of year six , Amy Birkett , told children that there are ` many ways of being smart ' in the message , which was included with their Key Stage Two results . They asked the 11-year-old pupils to remember that the scores ` will tell you something , but they will not tell you everything ' . The letter , which was sent by Barrowford Primary School in Nelson , Lancashire , has been widely circulated on Twitter . Some users said it should be ` the first thing the new Education Secretary Nicky Morgan should read ' . Scroll down for video . ` We are very proud of you ' : The inspirational letter was sent out to all Year Six pupils at Barrowford Primary School in Nelson , Lancashire , along with their Key Stage 2 test results yesterday . But it emerged yesterday that the . school had copied most of the letter from a message sent to pupils at an . unidentified US elementary school -- which was posted on the internet . last autumn . This is believed to be the first time the US letter has been used by a school in the UK . And the British version of the text includes a tell-tale Americanism -- a mention of a trip to a ` really neat place ' . The letter , which was addressed to . individual pupils , said they had tried their ` very best during this . tricky week ' and the school was ` very proud ' of them . It said test . results ` do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you . special and unique ' . The note then went on to list all the other talents the children possess , outside of exam results and academic achievements . Headteacher : Rachel Tomlinson said it was ` lovely ' to see so many positive comments about the letter . Praised : Barrowford Primary School -LRB- pictured -RRB- was last inspected in 2012 and awarded a ` good ' rating . A spokeman for the 324-pupil school , . which was rated ` good ' by Ofsted when it was last inspected in 2012 , . wrote on Twitter yesterday : ` Wow . There are posts all over the world . about this letter ! ` All we did was remind our Y6 how . amazing they are ! ' But one Twitter user posted : ` Delicious irony that a . template letter to kids celebrating uniqueness and individuality has . been ripped off the internet , complete with Americanisms . ' And Chris McGovern , a former . headmaster and chairman of the Campaign for Real Education , last night . attacked the school for using the letter as a ` political platform ' to . give an opinion about the quality of national curriculum tests . He said : ` They 're undermining confidence that the children may have in the education system . ` The message they 're sending is that . the examination results are in some way invalidated because there are . other matters at stake . It 's an indirect attack on the Government . The . message that the school is sending to the children is that somehow they . are being betrayed by the system . ` But they are not being betrayed by the system , it 's actually the teachers who are letting the children down very badly . ' He added : ` If there 's a fault with the tests , it 's that they 're too easy and they 're undemanding . ` That 's why the Government is toughening them up . But it 's completely unacceptable to do this . ` Schools should not be a platform for promoting political ideologies -- they should be neutral . Most of the letter , reproduced above , was taken from a message sent to pupils at an unknown US school . Inspection : The school was last inspected by Ofsted in 2012 and awarded a ` good ' rating , but told that some teachers occasionally do not ` provide sufficient challenge for all ability groups during whole-class teaching ' | Letter sent to pupils at Barrowford Primary School in Nelson , Lancashire . Year Six students told ` these tests do not assess that you are unique ' But it turns out much of letter was copied from one sent in US last year . School was last inspected by Ofsted in 2012 when it was rated ` good ' | [[630, 696], [712, 751], [909, 1000], [1158, 1190], [1116, 1167], [2010, 2065], [2076, 2083], [2010, 2056], [2066, 2083], [2010, 2056], [2088, 2115], [2196, 2207], [2218, 2225], [2196, 2198], [2208, 2225], [3762, 3809], [3762, 3772], [3814, 3839]] |
The waiting game came to an end for Arsenal supporters at Wembley in May . Aaron Ramsey 's extra-time goal saw the Gunners lift their first trophy since 2005 . Thousands of supporters lined the streets of north London to hail Arsene Wenger 's heroes 24 hours later during a triumphant open-top bus parade . There was a feeling of adulation on Upper Street that Sunday as fans celebrated the end of their much-hyped trophy drought , but there was another strong vibe in the air that day . Aaron Ramsey is mobbed by his Arsenal team-mates after scoring the winner against Hull in the FA Cup final . The streets of north London are lined by Arsenal fans as they celebrate their club 's FA Cup triumph in 2014 . A sense that this was merely the beginning ; the start of a period of dominance from another Wenger-led Arsenal team . But five months later , Gooners are again being asked to be patient . Everything is in place for a prosperous future at the Emirates Stadium . The club 's self-sustainable financial structure is starting to have a significant impact in the new world of Financial Fair Play . But speaking ahead of Thursday 's Annual General Meeting , chief executive Ivan Gazidis remained cautious . Speaking ahead of Arsenal 's Annual General Meeting , Ivan Gazidis said the club are aiming to be held in the same esteem as Real Madrid , Barcelona and Bayern Munich and the rest of Europe 's elite . ` Where we are currently is off the shoulder of the world 's top teams . I think the best teams in the world are in Europe and you think about the great names in world football like Real Madrid , Barcelona and Bayern Munich - I do n't think we 're at that level yet but that 's where we 're aiming to get to , ' said the Gunners supremo . ` It 's one thing to say that and it 's another thing to be able to deliver it . It has been incredibly frustrating not being able to be where we want to be these last few years , so winning the FA Cup was a fantastic moment . ' -LRB- But -RRB- I do n't come out of that feeling satisfied like we 've achieved what we need to achieve . The hunger for success is immediate . The moment you get away from that euphoria of the moment , the next question is , `` How do we have more of that ? '' Danny Welbeck and Alexis Sanchez arrived at Arsenal in the summer for a combined fee of # 46million . ` That 's what everybody at this club is focused on . There 's no satisfaction in it - it 's what do we do now . ' When Gazidis ' most recent comments were issued earlier this week , it must have felt like Groundhog Day for some fans ; it 's a message Arsenal supporters have become accustomed to in recent years . The message that the club are working hard to enter Europe 's elite , but still not quite there . Recent big-money signings such as Mesut Ozil , Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck have helped placate some disgruntled fans . But others remain doubtful that their club can replicate Wenger 's glory years . Here , Sportsmail takes you on a trip down memory lane , looking at some of Gazidis ' previous soundbites - and how they all have a similar theme : patience . Mesut Ozil joined the Gunners for a club record fee in the summer of 2013 , but has failed to hit his top form . On the day Arsenal were due to meet Birmingham in the League Cup final - which they lost - Gazidis spoke of the sacrifices the club were making to ensure Arsenal 's future success . FEBRUARY 2011 : ` Some of the decisions we need to make looking forward will impact the manager adversely in the short term , but 10 , 15 even 20 years from now , the decisions will make sure this club moves forward . ` Winning is important , but it 's not the end objective of everything , the end objective is the emotional connection our fans have with this club . The end objective is the creation of pride , one of the aspects that creates pride is winning trophies and that 's essential for a club our size , but the way we conduct ourselves , the way we play , all these things are important . ` It 's right and proper that we are expected to win trophies regularly , and I welcome that pressure , that kind of pressure is good . ' Arsenal were beaten by Birmingham in the 2011 League Cup final after Obafemi Martins scored the winner . In the aftermath of Arsenal 's infamous 8-2 loss at Manchester United , Gazidis insisted the club would emerge stronger after a difficult few months which saw Cesc Fabregas , Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy quit the club . The belief that better days were ahead was a key theme . SEPTEMBER 2011 : ` We are going through a difficult period like all clubs do , it 's a cycle and we will work our way out of it . We understand some of the emotions the fans have been through , we understand the expectations are high and we share those expectations , that 's where we are in the game - other clubs would be delighted to be in our overall position . ` We are in a healthy and strong position , we 've had 14 years of success in the Champions League . When I came in two-and-a-half years ago I was told we were falling behind Aston Villa and Everton . The reality is we are in a strong position to look forward with confidence and standing on our own two feet , with a strong sustainable model built around youth development ; we 've got strong youth players coming through - not just Jack Wilshere . Arsene Wenger ca n't bring himself to watch the game as Arsenal are humiliated by Manchester United . The Old Trafford outfit ran out 8-2 winners against Arsenal . It was one of the club 's worst-ever defeats . ` Our transfer strategy remains developing young players and turning them into star players , but we have sprinkled that with experienced players . It 'll take a bit of time for those players to settle but we 'll have a strong squad . You ca n't replace a Fabregas , one of the best players in the world and there 's not an unlimited number of those . ` We are focused to continue to move forward as a club . If we spent every single penny we had in every transfer window , we would end up making some bad decisions . ' Ahead of the 2012 season , Gazidis again spoke about the club 's ability to compete with Europe 's elite clubs ... in the future , of course . JUNE 2012 : ` We want to win major competitions . We want to win the Premier League . We want to compete to win the Champions League . That is our ambition . ` My message to our fans is that we are doing everything in our power to make sure that Arsenal can challenge for trophies next year . That is what this summer is about and that is what we are focused on for next year . ` We have a good team , we have a good young core of players and we need everybody involved to have belief so that we can push forward into next year and make a run at the Premier League trophy and for the Champions League . We believe we can do that . ' Gazidis has spoken about Arsenal 's ability to compete with some of Europe 's best clubs , albeit in the future . And there was more of the same from Gazidis five months later . NOVEMBER 2012 : ` As we look to the next two , three years we will have an outstanding platform on which to compete with any club in the world . Now we are in that stadium , the first part of our vision has been realised . Now we are at the stage where some of the commercial deals that were tied into the construction of the stadium , and enabled us to take that first big step , will be renegotiated . When that happens , we will take the second big step forward and that will be comparable in magnitude to moving to the stadium itself . ` At times it 's been a challenging project , but we will have catapulted ourselves into the elite clubs on the European scale and that , for us , has been what the last 10 years has been about . ` Very clearly , it will push the club forward and put us into the top five clubs in the world in revenue terms , which will be a fantastic position to be in . ' The Arsenal board addresses its audience at the 2011 Annual General Meeting at the Emirates Stadium . Still without a trophy , Gazidis returned with a familiar message at the end of the 2012/13 season . JUNE 2013 : ` So obviously we have come to the end of the season and in the end we finished with 73 points and in fourth place which I would say was necessary for us . We want to be competing at the top of the game and in order to do that you have to be in the Champions League . So we are pleased to have qualified , or at least , for the qualification games . ` But it is not ultimately where we want to be with moving the club forward . We want to be a club that is competing at the very top end of the game and that means competing to win the Premier League and competing to win the Champions League . On that basis , we are not where we want to be yet . ' I think its not idle ambition when we talk about wanting to get there . I think we have a very solid plan that will give us the ability to be able to compete at that level provided we do things well . The critical thing now as we look ahead over the next season and the season after is our developing financial capability which will give us a lot more options than in recent years . ' We wait with baited breath to see what Gazidis plans to say at Thursday 's AGM . More of the same , perhaps ? Jack Wilshere reflects on Arsenal 's defeat at Chelsea - they are already nine points behind their rivals . | Arsenal to hold their Annual General Meeting later on Thursday . Speaking earlier this week , chief executive Ivan Gazidis remained cautious . He wants club to reach level of Real Madrid , Bayern Munich and Barcelona . Arsenal won first trophy in nine years after beating Hull in FA Cup final . | [[1106, 1158], [1210, 1261], [1161, 1209], [2459, 2577], [1264, 1410], [1538, 1634], [6884, 6891], [6903, 6947], [75, 159], [111, 159], [488, 500], [537, 596]] |
Colombian pop sensation Shakira has released her new Brazil 2014 World Cup Anthem ` La La La -LRB- Brazil 2014 -RRB- ' . For the video , Shakira has recruited her partner Gerard Pique , fellow Barcelona players Cesc Fabregas , Lionel Messi and Neymar , Eric Abidal - who did n't make the France squad for the tournament - and even her son , Milan . To cap it all off , Sergio Aguero and Radamel Falcao also make an appearance . World Cup spirit : Shakira releases her Brazil 2014 Anthem ` La La La ' Tekkers : Shakira showing off her ball skills in the video . Baby steps : Shakira and Gerard Pique 's son , Milan , also took part in the video . Also . featured is Brazilian star Carlinhos Brown , who brings the inimitable . style that gives the song that all-important Samba feel . Shakira also made the official 2010 South Africa World Cup song , entitled ` Waka Waka ' . And she will be hoping her new tune will rival this year 's official release ` We Are One -LRB- Ola Ola -RRB- by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez . Family matters : Pique , Shakira 's boyfriend , getting in on the action . Catalans : Barcelona team-mates Cesc Fabregas and Lionel Messi also taking part . Smiles : Sergio Aguero , who is also heading to the World Cup with Argentina , looking very cheerful . Leap : Three dancers sporting the American stars and stripes . | Shakira recruited partner Gerard Pique , along with Neymar and Lionel Messi . The pop icon 's son Milan , Sergio Aguero and Radamel Falcao also appeared . The World Cup Anthem is called ` La La La -LRB- Brazil 2014 -RRB- ' | [[121, 134], [137, 185], [369, 401], [407, 427], [0, 81]] |
The World Cup is just 29 days away and excitement is building . Each week our man in Brazil , Joe Callaghan , brings us the latest news and views from South America - as well as traveller tips for those heading out there - and provides a flavour of exactly how the World Cup in Brazil is shaping up . If Zico 's so worried , should n't England be a little bit concerned too ? With all the focus on the World Cup opener against top seeds Italy in the Amazon a month from today , Uruguay are in danger of flying a little under Roy Hodgson 's radar . Not Zico 's though . We told you last week how the greatest never to win a World Cup insisted the one team he did n't want Brazil to meet in the knock-out stages was none other than England 's second opponents next month . ' I would prefer to meet Argentina in the final . Not Uruguay , ' he said . ' I think Uruguay could be the only team who could psychologically shake the Brazilian team . ' VIDEO Scroll down to view inside the Arena Amazonia stadium and see England 's training camp . Dangerous : Luis Suarez is expected to cause England problems in the Group D World Cup match in Brazil . Geographically , Uruguay sits beneath Brazil and citizens here like to think of their neighbours that way . But in the Brazilian sporting lexicon Uruguay is a dirty word . It might come as a surprise to some that no matter what way the tournament progresses , the hosts can not play at the Maracana until the final . Would n't the sacred , spiritual home have been a helpful , inspirational staging point come the last 16 or quarter-finals ? Not in a World Cup it would n't . The place is the graveyard of World Cup dreams here and the Maracanazo , when Brazil needing only a draw to win the 1950 cup on home soil imploded and handed glory to their noisy neighbours , still send shivers down spines in Rio de Janeiro . Hodgson might just have felt a slight chill over the past 48 hours too when he saw the 25-man squad assembled by his counterpart Oscar Tabarez . High on talent , high on tenure , high on terrifying attackers , it 's a big tournament calibre squad from a country that just loves big tournaments . Fearful : Brazil legend Zico believes that Uruguay are the team best equipped to cause the hosts problems . Winners of two of the four previous World Cups to be played in their home continent , Uruguay have also been losing semi-finalists another three times . All in all , not too shabby a record for a country with an almost identical population to Wales . Hodgson 's embraced the movement for change and called upon his young lions , but experience counts too . Uruguay have just three players with 10 caps or less in their panel and could have just one by the time the final squad cut is made . England on the other hand , will bring nine such inexperienced men to Brazil . Of course there are question marks , no country is immune from those . A lot of those centre on the skipper Diego Lugano , who endured a horror campaign in the Premier League with West Brom . But he has always been a different beast with the national team 's armband strapped on . And around him , Benfica 's Maxi Perreira , Atletico Madrid 's Diego Godin and Martin Caceres of Juventus could join camp with league winners medals from three different countries . Goal getter : Uruguay 's Edinson Cavani has proven himself to be a reliable frontman at the top level . Midfield is full of competition with three insiders based here in Brazil - Nicolas Lodeiro , Sebastien Eguren and Alvaro Pareira - joining Atletico 's Cristian Rodriguez and a host of other European-based veterans and a couple of younger faces , among them Southampton 's Gaston Ramirez . It is up front though where the chills really begin to kick in . The triumvirate of Luis Suarez , Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan might not match Argentina 's trio of Messi , Higuain and Aguero as the tournament 's most ferocious front three . But they 're a close runner-up . Between them they have scored 94 international goals . England 's entire 23-man squad have scored just 15 more . For now , all roads may lead to Manaus but the trajectory will quickly shift to Sao Paulo and what will be the defining match of England 's campaign . Uruguay may have been the last team to book their ticket to Brazil but it would be foolish to expect them to be the first going home . Even if it would make the hosts breathe a whole lot easier . Lots to think about : England 's players face two tough group games against Italy and Uruguay in Brazil . The countdown clock has hit the 20s and still Brazil scrambles to welcome the world . Incredible though it may seem four weeks out from the kick-off , but three stadiums still remain unfinished . The venue for the opening ceremony will mercifully host its first proper match this weekend when Corinthians make their debut in their new home . Because they simply have to be , all arenas will be completed . But a report in yesterday 's Sao Paulo newspaper Folha , laid bare just how little else will be ready . Of the public transport upgrades and projects promised when Brazil won the staging rights , an eye-wateringly low 10 per cent have been delivered . Fortaleza 's airport might just be the most prime of all examples . The city which had the first stadium over the line , inexplicably none of the other 11 projects promised in Fortaleza are finished . And instead of a shiny new terminal to welcome the hundreds of thousands of fans pitching up for a whopping six games in the city , visitors will instead be herded through a temporary canvas structure . If you 're thinking something along the lines of the opening credits of M.A.S.H. you 're not alone . It 's unlikely to be nearly as funny though . It 's a crying shame . Way behind schedule : Construction workers frantically try to finish off the Arena de Sao Paulo Stadium on time . Not only did he welcome new plus one Gabriella Lenzi to Barcelona this week for a flying visit during which she hit the town with the WAGs but he might just feature in this weekend 's title decider against Atletico Madrid . Expected not to play a competitive game again until the World Cup after picking up a foot injury last month , Brazil 's talisman is ahead of schedule . ' I am in the home straight in terms of recovery and I 'll see if I am able to play -LRB- against Atletico -RRB- , ' he confirmed on Monday . And the nation breathes a sigh of relief . Introductions : Neymar 's girlfriend Gabriella Lenzi joined the Brazil superstar briefly in Barcelona . The Brazilian championship is a full four rounds old . But that 's more than enough time for the most trigger-happy league in the world to start catching up with the Premier League in the sack race . This Fred goal from a couple of inches out helped Fluminense to a 2-0 victory over arch rivals Flamengo in the Rio derby on Sunday . It led to Flamengo sacking Jayme de Almeida , who in the process became the sixth manager shown the door in the top tier already this season . Sixth ... in less than a month . Makes England 's top flight look like a pleasant place to work . Remember me ? Diego Cavalieri -LRB- Fluminese and Brazil -RRB- . The rejection felt by Liverpool duo Philippe Coutinho and Lucas last week as Big Phil ignored the merits of both when picking his final squad was also shared by a former Red . Diego Cavalieri once cost Liverpool # 3million when he joined from Palmeiras in 2008 . But after just two seasons at Anfield during which he never once featured in the league , in spite of a couple of impressive cup cameos , he was allowed to leave by Roy Hodgson . Back home with Fluminense he rediscovered his form and was part of the Confederations Cup-winning Brazil panel last summer . But he was the odd man out last week as Julio Cesar , Jefferson and Victor were picked for World Cup duty . That 's kind of in keeping with how things have been going for everyone linked with Liverpool of late . Old face : Diego Cavalieri , formerly of Liverpool , narrowly missed out on the Brazil squad after a run of good form . Scurge : Mosquitos will be feasting on the many World Cup visitors . Travellers tip : Bring the bug spray . Not brave enough to venture up to Manaus ? Then you do n't have to worry about tropical diseases , right ? Wrong . Dengue fever is alive and really kicking throughout Brazil , even in urban centres with 1.4 million cases last year . Speaking from painful experience , native mosquitoes take a particular shine to pasty European skin . So pack the strongest bug spray lawmakers will let you bring on a plane . Amazon forecast : How 's the weather up in Manaus ? We finally got some first-hand experience of just how hot and wet it gets up there during a brief visit last weekend . There is not a garment invented by man that can soak up all the sweat when the humidity hits . Thankfully . though , the next tropical downpour is never too far away and a socking . rain is actually pretty refreshing . Small mercies . | Brazil legend Zico claims England 's Group D opponents Uruguay are the team best equipped to beat the host . The World Cup is set to kick off with most of the transport infrastructure in Sao Paulo and Fortaleza unfinished . Brazil star Neymar has introduced girlfriend Gabriela Lenzi to Barcelona and he expects to play in the La Liga title showdown against Atletico Madrid . 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Turkey promised to respond ` determinedly ' tonight after the Syrian military admitted shooting down a Turkish warplane over the Mediterranean Sea . Two Turkish pilots are still missing after their air force jet was downed by Syrian forces in an act which has escalated tensions between the neighbouring countries . Syria said it shot down the F4 phantom jet because it was flying ` over Syrian territorial waters ' . Missing : An F4 Phantom Turkish fighter jet was shot down by Syrian security forces yesterday over ` Syrian territorial waters ' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today led a two-hour security meeting on the crisis . In a statement issued after the meeting , the government said it ` will determinedly take necessary steps ' in response , without saying what they would be . It comes after the Syrian military confirmed it had brought down the plane over the eastern part of the sea , southwest of the Turkish province of Hatay , which borders Syria . ` Our air defences confronted a target . that penetrated our air space over our territorial waters pre-afternoon . on Friday and shot it down , ' a statement by the military circulated on state media said . ` It turned out to be a Turkish military . plane . ' The incident threatens to worsen relations between the two countries , which have already become strained in recent months . Turkey has joined nations such as the US in saying that Syrian President Bashar Assad should step down because of the uprising in his country . Turkey also has set up refugee camps on its border for more than 32,000 Syrians who have fled the fighting . Erdogan confirmed that the plane went down some eight miles -LRB- 13km -RRB- from the Syrian town of Latakia over the Mediterranean Sea . He said : ` Four of our gunboats and some Syrian gunboats are carrying out a joint search there . ' A search and rescue operation was launched and Turkey 's government has called an emergency security meeting . The jet had taken off from Erhac . airport in the eastern province of Malatya shortly before all contact . with the aircraft was lost . Turkey 's military confirmed it lost contact with the aircraft over the sea close to the border . with Syria . Lebanon 's Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar . television station claimed that Syrian security forces were . responsible after a source told the TV channel that Syrian air defences . shot down the Turkish military aircraft . Unclear : Turkey 's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there has been no confirmation of what happened to the two pilots . The station reported : ` Syrian . security sources confirmed to a Manar correspondent in Damascus that . Syrian defence forces shot down the Turkish fighter jet . ' it 's alleged the plane strayed one kilometre into Syrian airspace . Ilter Turan , a professor of political science at Istanbul 's Bilgi University , told NTV that Syria 's action was clearly ` hostile , ' even if it violated its air space . ` They could have either sent their planes to confront it or force it to land , it is a hostile act by any standard , ' Turan said . Turan , however , predicted that Syria will try to avoid escalating tensions further . This latest incident could further . threaten relations between the two countries already at bitter odds over . a 16-month-old revolt against Assad . Syria and Turkey have expelled each other 's ambassadors and Syria has accused Turkey of supporting Syrian opposition and even allowing Syrian rebels to operate out of Turkish soil . Turkey strongly denies the allegations . After a cross-border shooting by Syrian forces in April , Turkey said it would not tolerate any action that it deemed violating its security . The firing had left two refugees dead at a camp near the town of Kilis just inside Turkey . Foreign Ministry Spokesman Selcuk Unal earlier on Friday rejected allegations that Turkey was sending arms and other equipment to Syrian rebels as baseless . Unal said Turkey was not sending weapons to any of its neighbors , including Syria . Turkey 's military provided no details on the downed plane 's mission Friday , but some Turkish TV reports said it was on a reconnaissance flight . Violence raged unabated in Syria yesterday , as the nation appears to be sliding toward a sectarian-tinged civil war pitting majority Sunni Muslims against Assad 's minority Alawite sect . Defection : The host of top Syrian army officials have turned up in Turkey . Left : The F4 Phantom jet had taken off from Erhac airport in the eastern province of Malatya shortly before all contact with the aircraft was lost last week -LRB- file picture -RRB- . Four high-placed Syrian military . officials -- two brigadier-generals and two colonels who are all brothers . -- announced their defection from the army yesterday . The Turkish lira fell sharply . following news of the jet incident and analysts said it would be . vulnerable to further losses as more details of the incident emerged . ` The lira eased after reports saying . the Turkish jet was shot down by Syrian air forces . If this is . confirmed , we can see more of a sell-off in the lira , ' said Suha Yaygin , . an emerging markets trader at TD Securities . The lira fell to 1.8151 to the dollar after the news report , from around 1.8075 beforehand . Continued protests : Demonstrators protest against Syria 's President Bashar Assad in Dael near Deraa . | F4 jet shot down ` over Syrian territorial waters ' Plane disappeared over eastern Mediterranean Sea near Syrian border . Syria claims it violated its airspace by 1 kilometre . 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When Roberto Di Matteo named his team at Turin 's luxurious Golden Palace Hotel on Tuesday lunchtime , it was a final act of defiance . Monday morning ... Abramovich prepared to wield axe if results do n't improve . Tuesday night ... Guardiola and Benitez in frame to replace Di Matteo . Fernando Torres paid for his pitiful performance at West Bromwich on Saturday and Di Matteo knew the evening would end in yet another change in personnel . On this occasion , in the office of the Chelsea manager . But Di Matteo sensed the end was coming long before his 42nd and last game in charge . As early as last summer , when he dared question the strength of Torres ' ambition at Chelsea , the European Cup-winning coach was left in no doubt about who is actually in charge at Stamford Bridge . The beginning of a remarkable journey : Roberto Di Matteo clutches Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres after seeing off the challenge of Napoli in last year 's Champions League . He told you so : How Neil Ashton broke the story in Wednesday 's Sportsmail . When he was finally appointed ` manager and first-team coach ' , 25 days after landing club football 's greatest prize in Munich 's Allianz Arena , Di Matteo presented Roman Abramovich with a list of summer transfer targets . Radamel Falcao , the free-scoring striker with 36 goals in 50 appearances for Atletico Madrid in his first season in Spain , was at the top of it . But before Chelsea 's manager could even make a case for the Colombian striker he was cut short . Abramovich told him he already had a world-class finisher and the message was clear : Torres was to play . It was a message that was repeated on an almost daily basis . That was life at Chelsea for Di Matteo , operating under almost intolerable conditions long before he axed Torres ahead of the shocking 3-0 defeat against Juventus . He knew he had to select Torres . It was the owner 's wish . But he also knew there were problems using Torres when the players Abramovich had brought in did not suit the Spaniard 's style of play . A round peg in a square hole : Torres is said to be unhappy and Chelsea and his attributes do not suit the club 's style of play . Di Matteo had run the analysis on Torres , asking the club 's technical team for a breakdown of the 81 goals he scored for Liverpool before his move south to London . When Di Matteo went through the detail , a worrying pattern emerged that convinced him Chelsea did not have the personnel to accommodate his game . Were Chelsea right to sack Roberto Di Matteo ? Were Chelsea right to sack Roberto Di Matteo ? Now share your opinion . At Anfield , 56 of his goals -LRB- 69 per cent -RRB- were engineered by defence-splitting passes , usually from Steven Gerrard or Xabi Alonso . At Chelsea , players like Juan Mata , Frank Lampard , Ramires and John Mikel Obi -- together with new arrivals Oscar and Eden Hazard -- preferred to pass their way through the opposition . They did not spring opposition defences and Di Matteo was already beginning to doubt whether Torres was committed to the Chelsea project . Di Matteo 's relationship with technical director Michael Emenalo was already strained , but it was stretched to the limit by the pressure to get Torres among the goalscorers . Some sympathised , but others were openly questioning the motivation of a striker who was once regarded as the best finisher in world football . Over bar the shouting : Di Matteo patrols the touchline at the Juventus Stadium , aware that his time at Chelsea is up . Upstairs in his office at the club 's Cobham training centre and puffing on cigarettes out on the balcony , Di Matteo frequently discussed Torres ' form with assistants Eddie Newton and Steve Holland . It hardly helped that the # 50million striker had confided in team-mates that he was unhappy at the club , even saying as much to a Spanish journalist on the night Chelsea lifted the European Cup . But a new season amounted to a new start for Di Matteo and Abramovich was quick to apply the same approval index rating he uses to judge every manager -- Champions League progress . The day after Chelsea drew 2-2 with Juventus in the opening fixture in Group E , when goals from Arturo Vidal and Fabio Quagliarella secured a point for the Italians , Abramovich arrived unannounced at the training ground . He asked Di Matteo , his coaching staff and some of the players if they still had the desire for another crack at the competition after last season 's incredible triumph . By 3am on Wednesday , Di Matteo was clearing the decks of his spacious office after being sacked at the training ground by chairman Bruce Buck and chief executive Ron Gourlay , just over an hour after they arrived back from defeat in Turin . The man of the moment : Six months ago , Di Matteo steered Chelsea to their first European Cup . He knew it was coming , saying farewell and shaking hands with the players in the dressing room at the Juventus Stadium . # 86m : Chelsea have spent approximately # 86million since 2004 in compensation for managers -- more than Everton 's entire net spend since the Premier League began . 8 months : The average life span for a manager under Abramovich . Only Mourinho and Ancelotti lasted more than a year . 9 : Abramovich has now had as many managers in his nine-year reign as United have had since 1937 . 7 : Chelsea have sacked seven managers since 2005 and won seven trophies . These were private moments and a significant number of the team apologised to Di Matteo for failing to recreate the spirit that led to FA Cup and European glory last season . Three days earlier , in the dressing room at The Hawthorns , the fingers had been pointed by the players in a post-match inquest following the 2-1 defeat . It sounded explosive . Holland , the assistant manager , had arrived at the ground with a black eye and a cut underneath his left cheek . After the fireworks that followed the final whistle , it is a wonder there were no further casualties . Chelsea 's season was beginning to fall apart and the situation was irretrievable even then . Abramovich had to be talked out of firing Di Matteo on Saturday by his close circle of advisors , but the Champions League clash with Juve was the tipping point . On Sunday the players came in for a warm-down at Cobham and flew on a delayed flight to Turin on Monday after Di Matteo held a short meeting with coaching staff . The impossible job : Di Matteo takes charge of his final Chelsea training session in Turin . In Turin , Chelsea 's players picked up on Di Matteo 's distress and it transmitted to the squad in a subdued and sometimes directionless training session at Juve 's stadium on Monday evening . They knew he was about to make a tactical switch , but the message was muddled and there was uncertainty among the players as they chatted in hushed tones over dinner in the team hotel . In the team meeting at lunchtime on Tuesday , when Di Matteo announced that Hazard would play up front instead of Torres , this was met with the tacit approval of many of the players . On the field they failed spectacularly , however , and Di Matteo , who spent 45 minutes talking to his Italian advisor in the tunnel after the defeat , knew the game was up . As they all got on the airport bus which delivered them to their Titan Airways flight -- which finally took off at 1.45 am from northern Italy -- the atmosphere was tense . By that point Di Matteo and Newton , both in sharp , grey suits , were hanging on for grim life as the bus , with Buck and Gourlay in attendance , made the short trip to the aircraft steps . Ruthless : Roman Abramovich wielded the axe for the seventh time since 2005 . Ashley Cole giggled a couple of times . Petr Cech , a decent guy , made small talk with the kit men . Torres , who was reading a book entitled Leyenda -LRB- Legend -RRB- on the trip out to Turin , fiddled with his phone . Di Matteo knew that his number was up , unable to motivate a striker who has scored just four goals in the Barclays Premier League this season . Even Torres ' solitary Champions League strike was a fluke , a ricochet that somehow rebounded into the net of Andriy Pyatov in the 3-2 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on November 7 . Undoubtedly Di Matteo under-estimated the owner 's obsession with winning silverware . Abramovich has not forgotten Jose Mourinho gesturing to him at Wembley , counting the trophies with his fingers when Chelsea won the FA Cup in 2007 . Chelsea started this season with a chance to win seven trophies , but the champions of Europe had already surrendered the Community Shield against Manchester City and were soundly beaten by Atletico Madrid in the Super Cup in Monaco . Abramovich , who rarely travels to away games because he does not like to conform to stuffy boardroom etiquette by wearing a suit , became increasingly agitated as Di Matteo 's summer target finished them off with a hat-trick . Falcao was fantastic that night . Golden boot : Radamel Falcao was in sensational form as the Atletico Madrid striker hit a hat-trick in Monaco . Di Matteo 's team were also adjusting to a refined playing system as they encouraged Cech to throw the ball out to his back four instead of launching it forward from his penalty area . Off the field Di Matteo skilfully and diplomatically handled delicate situations , especially after John Terry was banned by the FA for four games and fined # 220,000 for racially insulting Anton Ferdinand . The incident did not even happen on Di Matteo 's watch -- Andre Villas-Boas was manager at the time -- but the Italian attempted to protect the reputation of the club . Even last Sunday , his preparations for the trip to Turin were disrupted when Ashley Cole was unexpectedly called to an interview with the FA over the allegations against referee Mark Clattenburg . Suddenly the FA 's compliance team were swarming all over the training ground again , taking Mikel , Ramires and Juan Mata into neutralised zones for hours of taped interviews . Casting a shadow : Di Matteo felt the race row , involving referee Mark Clattenburg -LRB- centre -RRB- and John Mikel Obi -LRB- right -RRB- had an impact on recent results . Di Matteo has deep reservations about Chelsea 's complaint , and , naturally , believes that it has affected their recent results . They made the allegation two hours after they were beaten 3-2 at Stamford Bridge by Manchester United , finishing the game with nine men after the dismissals of Torres and Branislav Ivanovic . Since then they have picked up two points from the last 12 in the Premier League and require something of a miracle to avoid the humiliation of exiting the group stage of the Champions League . That brutal reality dawned on Di Matteo when Chelsea arrived back at the training ground in the dead of night after the Turin trip . Torres was one of the first off the bus , jumping straight into his car and slipping on his tracksuit top to beat the near-freezing temperatures . By then , Di Matteo knew it was time to get his coat . | Suffocated by Abramovich 's diktat on always playing Torres . Wrestling to control a volatile and powerful dressing room . Constantly distracted by the racism dispute with Clattenburg . | [[1608, 1628], [1865, 1890], [9662, 9678], [9681, 9859]] |
Jon Corzine has admitted he has no idea where $ 1.2 billion of missing customer 's money has gone since his brokerage firm collapsed . The former chief of MF Global has apologised to customers , employees and investors , saying ` their plight weighs on my mind every hour ' . But politicians and regulators have slammed the former New Jersey governor 's firm for operating as if the recession never happened . Sorry : MF Global 's former chief Jon Corzine - pictured today - has apologised to customers , employees and investors , saying ` their plight weighs on my mind ' ` I simply do not know where the money is , or why the accounts have not been reconciled to date , ' he told the House Agriculture Committee . ` Their plight weighs on my mind every day - every hour , ' the former U.S. senator said in 21 pages of remarks prepared for delivery on Thursday . It is the first time Mr Corzine , 64 , has spoken out since MF Global went bankrupt in October due to poor bets on European sovereign debt . He resigned just days later and the . search for the missing customer funds has sent reverberations through . the farm belt and trading floors . ' I simply do not know where the money is , or why the accounts have not been reconciled to date ' Jon Corzine . It has also attracted the attention of the FBI and federal prosecutors , with thousands of customers having their money frozen . ` It appears to me that nobody has learned a thing from what 's gone on here , ' said the Committee 's top Democrat , Collin Peterson . ` Wall Street is operating as if 2008 never happened . ' Bankrupt : Politicians and regulators have slammed the former New Jersey governor 's firm for operating as if the recession never happened . A top executive of futures exchange operator CME Group said claimed Global misused hundreds of millions of dollars of customer funds . In the strongest accusation yet against the bankrupt futures brokerage , the CME executive said MF Global moved the money to its own accounts . The biggest U.S. futures exchange operator was a hands-on regulator of MF Global . Its executive chairman Terrence Duffy also gave prepared remarks . ` Transfers of customer funds for the benefit of the firm constitute serious violations of our rules and of the Commodity Exchange Act , ' he said . He said the brokerage admitted during a call with regulators that customer money was transferred out of segregation to the firm 's own accounts . The court-appointed trustee has estimated . the shortfall of customer money at $ 1.2 billion , but CME has disputed . that figure as being too high . Fallen giant : It is the first time Mr Corzine has spoken out since MF Global went bankrupt in October due to poor bets on European sovereign debt . Mr Duffy indicated the shortfall was roughly half that amount . But neither MF Global nor any of its executives has been charged with wrongdoing . ` It appears to me that nobody has learned a thing from what 's gone on here . Wall Street is operating as if 2008 never happened ' Collin Peterson . Mr Corzine admitted in testimony that he mistakenly thought ` investments in short-term European debt securities were prudent ' . But he added that his ` involvement in the firm 's clearing , settlement and payment mechanisms and accounting was limited ' . ` I was stunned when I was told on Sunday , October 30 , 2011 , that MF Global could not account for many hundreds of millions of dollars , ' he said . | Former N.J. governor 's firm went bankrupt in October . Concerned for customers , employees and investors . Slammed for operating as if recession never happened . | [[135, 218], [410, 415], [418, 528], [320, 350], [359, 409], [1528, 1582], [1596, 1688], [1636, 1657], [1675, 1725], [2975, 3025]] |
Brazil star David Luiz does n't seem too concerned by the pressures of playing the 2014 World Cup on home soil , if the behind the scenes footage from ` Brasil : A Nation Expects ' is anything to go by . As Luiz Felipe Scolari 's side prepare for the major tournament , several players sat down to talk about the expectations of a nation for the official film of the Brazil national team and Luiz looks to be in good spirits . However , Luiz will be hoping his ball skills are slightly better in Brazil than in the short clip which sees the 27-year-old lose control of a ball in front of the camera and smash a Chandelier in the process . Happy : David Luiz did n't seemed to concerned about the pressures of the 2014 World Cup during the filming of Brasil : A Nation Expects . Relaxed : Luiz will surely play a key role if Brazil are to be successful in the World Cup . Glory : The Brazil squad will be hoping to win the tournament on home soil next month . The promotional clip features interviews . with a host of Brazil stars as Willian , Neymar and Thiago Silva all sit . down to discuss the forthcoming World Cup and the pressures that come . with the tournament being play on home soil . Chelsea midfielder Ramires reveals that playing for the Selecao always comes with a lot of pressure . He said : ` There 's always pressure . If you ca n't handle pressure it 's best you do n't play for Brazil . Away from the Selecao , Luis looks set for a sensational # 50million move from Chelsea to Ligue 1 champions PSG . PSG . representatives have flown out to Brazil in order to wrap up the deal . which is likely to make Luiz the most expensive defender in the world . Luiz struggled to nail down a first team place in Jose Mourinho 's team last season and will surely be excited by the prospect of joining his Brazil team-mate Thiago Silva in France . ` Brasil : A Nation Expects will be available on Blu-ray and DVD from Amazon on June 2 2014 . Stength : The 27-year-old will play alongside Thiago Silva at the heart of Brazil 's defence . Mistake : The Brazil star accidentally kicks the ball into a Chandelier during a game with Oscar -LRB- right -RRB- . All smiles : Luiz turns to the camera in celebration after almost shattering the Chandelier . No pressue : Barcelona star Neymar also appears in the official film for the Brazil national team . Going : Luiz -LRB- centre -RRB- looks set for a # 50m move to Paris Saint-Germain . | David Luiz and his Brazil team-mate discuss the pressures of trying to win 2014 World Cup on home soil . Luiz smashes chandelier during kick-about with Brazil midfielder Oscar . Chelsea 's Ramires admits if a player ca n't handle pressure then they should n't be playing for Brazil . | [[877, 958], [1077, 1136], [511, 525], [532, 638], [437, 441], [603, 638], [2053, 2159], [1195, 1296]] |
A soldier has told a court how he pulled an unconscious woman from a freezing river after seeing her lover and his friend allegedly beat her before rolling her body into the water ` like a log ' . Army Captain Mark Gold , 43 , was enjoying a Sunday stroll along the River Taff in Cardiff with his family when he saw Leanne Ware , 31 , allegedly being drowned in the river . Ms Ware 's boyfriend Martin Edwards , 43 , and his friend Gary Pincott , 55 , both deny attempted murder . Rescue mission : Capt Gold -LRB- right -RRB- performed CPR on Leanne Ware -LRB- left -RRB- after pulling her from the water . Accused : Miss Ware 's boyfriend Martin Edwards , 43 , -LRB- pictured -RRB- denies charges of attempted murder and assault at Cardiff Crown Court . Capt Gold told Cardiff Crown Court . that he had sprung into action after seeing Edwards and Pincott beat . Miss Ware , before rolling her body into the river . The . soldier from the Army Medical Corps then ran into the water to fight . off the alleged attackers , and performed life-saving CPR on Miss Ware . after hauling her from the river . Giving . evidence in the trial of Edwards and Pincott , Capt Gold said he had . been walking along the river bank with his family when he saw two men . attack Ms Ware . ` My wife and children looked over the railings of the bridge and started hysterically screaming , ' he told the court yesterday . ' I looked over and saw two men viciously attacking a lady who was on the floor in the foetal position . ` She was unconscious , she was n't trying to defend herself from the kicks and punches , and she was n't making any noise . ' Action : Capt Gold had been walking along the River Taff in Cardiff when he rushed to rescue unconscious Miss Ware from the freezing water . The jury was told that Capt Gold then dragged his children away from the scene and rang 999 on his mobile phone . He said he saw two men pushing Miss Ware into the river - Edwards rolling her with his feet and Pincott pushing with his hands . ` She rolled into the river like a log , ' he said . ` She did n't even try to fight - she just disappeared under the water . ' The . father-of-three , who has served as an Army medic for 21 years then ran . down to the river bank to try and save Miss Ware from drowning . ' A man I now know is Pincott ran past me away from the river , ' he told the court . ` He was n't screaming for help - he was trying to get away . ' Capt Gold said Miss Ware suddenly ` bobbed ' to surface of the freezing river last February but was face down and was n't moving . He watched as Edwards swam toward her seemingly lifeless body . ' I thought he was going to rescue her but he did n't , ' he said . ` He pushed her beneath the water and she disappeared again . ` Not once did he try to bring her head out of the water . ' Drowning : Capt Gold said Miss Ware suddenly ` bobbed ' to surface of the freezing river last February but was face down and was n't moving . When Miss Ware returned to the surface and became caught on the riverbank , Capt Gold said he fought off her attacker and pulled her to the bank . ` She was blue , not moving and had no pulse . She was dead , ' he said . ` She had been under the water for close to three minutes and there were no signs of life . ' He said he then began to perform CPR and with the help of a passing doctor who performed mouth-to-mouth they managed to revive her . When paramedics arrived , Miss Ware rushed to hospital and fortunately went on to make a full recovery . Captain Gold identified Edwards and Pincott to police officers at the scene and they were arrested following the incident in February . Earlier in the trial the court heard that Edwards had told police that Miss Ware had ended up in the water after the couple had argued , and that he had gone in to help her . Pincott said he had witnessed the argument and denied assaulting Miss Ware in any way . Edwards , of Butetown , Cardiff , denies attempting to murder Miss Ware and a charge of assaulting Mark Gold . Pincott , of Barry , near Cardiff , also denies attempted murder . The trial continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Mark Gold was out walking when he saw alleged attack on Leanne Ware . Captain Gold , 43 , told court he saw her being beaten and rolled into river . Father-of-three ran to the riverbank to try to save 31-year-old Miss Ware . Army medic then pulled her from the water and gave her life-saving CPR . Martin Edwards , 43 , and Gary Pincott , 55 , both deny attempted murder . | [[197, 219], [227, 327], [111, 192], [755, 791], [863, 872], [875, 915], [1157, 1180], [1403, 1404], [1421, 1459], [2019, 2055], [2356, 2375], [309, 332], [1640, 1773], [2968, 3041], [3044, 3114], [3798, 3831], [0, 83], [1025, 1065], [1066, 1100], [3920, 3941], [3944, 3951], [3954, 4030], [4031, 4049], [4072, 4097]] |
They are the serious-minded protesters who have taken to the streets in outrage at the killings of black men Eric Garner and Michael Brown by the police . But many of the young demonstrators incensed by the perceived injustices are struggling to stay off their cell phones long enough to get their point across . At cities across the country , almost every frame of a ` die-in ' protest features at least one participant bathed in the white light of their cell phones , rather than playing dead . Scroll down for video . Attention : Five supine protesters -LRB- circled -RRB- in Washington , D.C. , check their phones during a ` die-in ' protest held a day after a grand jury decided not to charge officers over the death of New Yorker Eric Garner . Checking in : A protester at Grand Central Terminal appears to check social media during the highly visible protest . Closer : The protester leans to one side , holding his cell phone aloft while a man next to him also checks his . In some , a majority of participants at events in highly public places such as New York City 's Grand Central Terminal , the White House or busy city intersections , are glued to their touchscreens . The die-ins are designed to raise awareness and express outrage at the cases of Michael Brown , who was shot dead in Ferguson , Missouri , by officer Darren Wilson in August . In November a grand jury declined to indict the officer , a decision which prompted a tide of outrage from civil rights activists , who made calls for legal reform . Eric Garner , a man killed on Staten Island , New York , by the NYPD , who put him in a choke-hold this summer , has also been incorporated in many of the protests . Playing ` dead ' : Three students in this corridor at one of Penyslvania State University 's campuses did n't get the memo about laying still . Spotted : Two protesters on the ground can be seen bathed in the light of their devices , with the Washington Monument in the background . A grand jury decided Wednesday that no charges would be brought in relation to his death as well . The object of a die-in is to imitate a dead body , usually to raise awareness of people who have been killed . The tactic has increased in prominence in recent years , being used for everything from lobbying for increased road safety to issues of alleged police brutality . One protester at an event at George Washington University in Washington , D.C. , explaining their tactic to a reporter with MCRTV . Focus ! Three students in Washington , left , and another at Emory University in Atlanta , Georgia , fall victim to temptation . Perhaps they are checking train times : A wide-angle view of the Grand Central protest shows seven phone-using participants . Another three : More protesters in Middleton , Pennsylvania , take some time from protesting police brutality to examine their devices . She said : ' A die-in is definitely all about optics and visuals - we 're going to be out here for four and a half hours , to represent the four-and-a-half hours Mike Brown 's body lay in the street . ' Images of the die-ins from all over the country have been shared . Events in Texas , Philadelphia , Washington , D.C. , New York City and Atlanta have all featured on major news outlets . Some lasted only a few minutes , while others continued for hours . Many campuses have featured , including one in Missouri where organizers asked white people to stand at the back and hold hands instead of laying down , according to The College Fix . | Students and activists have been laying down in street to protest . Demonstrations are supposed to see participants play dead . Images of events nationwide show members checking phones instead . Most are outraged over refusals of two grand juries to indict police officers . Follows the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri , and Eric Garner in Staten Island , New York , over the summer . | [[625, 675], [2072, 2130], [533, 561], [599, 645], [764, 867], [982, 989], [992, 1100], [1103, 1181], [3073, 3139], [663, 749], [1358, 1413], [1416, 1426], [1433, 1487], [1973, 2025], [1259, 1277], [1282, 1307], [1538, 1567]] |
There ca n't be many social occasions that would cause Katie Hopkins and Katie Price to cross paths . And it is just as well , because The Apprentice star and professional loudmouth has put her foot in it again - insulting the former glamour model 's latest baby name . After a six week wait , Katie Price finally announced that her fifth child - her second with current husband Kieran Hayler - would be called Bunny . Scroll down for video . ` BUNNY ? Makes sense I guess , given your dad was going at it like a rabbit with all of mum 's mates ' : Katie Hopkins -LRB- right -RRB- has taken a dig at Katie 's Price -LRB- left -RRB- and her latest choice of baby name . The news was met with a typically acerbic tweet from Ms Hopkins , who wrote : ` Bunny ? BUNNY ? Makes sense I guess , given your dad was going at it like a rabbit with all of mum 's mates . ' The remarks are bound to sting Katie , who has spent the last few months battling to save her marriage to Kieran , 27 . In June , the 36-year-old discovered he had cheated on her with her best friends Jane Pountney , 49 and Chrissy Thomas , 41 . Katie Hopkins was quick to tweet her disgust at Katie Price 's new baby name . But the couple has spent the last few months sorting through their problems and decided to give their relationship another try , with Kieran even present for the birth of Bunny in August . After the birth , Katie revealed it had been a struggle to find a name that both she and Kieran liked . She said : ` We 've really struggled to decide on a name ! I was totally set on Duchess Kate or just Duchess , but Kieran did n't like that , so we 've chosen Bunny , which we both like . ' Although the name Bunny might leave a sour taste in Ms Hopkins ' mouth , it is n't the first time she has has made derogatory comments about what parents call their children . Katie pictured with her offspring - India , nine , Poppy , seven , and Max , four , who she tries to deter from playing with ` lower class ' children with names like Chantelle , Charmaine , Chardonnay and Tyler . Last year , the TV commentator revealed that she refused to let her three offspring - India , nine , Poppy , seven , and Max , four , play with ` lower class ' children with names like Chantelle , Charmaine , Chardonnay and Tyler . She said : ' I think you can tell a great deal from a name . ` For me , there 's certain names that I hear and I think `` urgh '' . ` For me , a name is a shortcut of finding out what class a child comes from and makes me ask : `` Do I want my children to play with them ? '' ` When I hear screeched across the playground : `` Tyler ! Come back ` ere . '' It 's the Tylers , the Charmains the Chantelles , the Chardonnays . ' Katie Price and her husband Kieran Hayler , who was caught having an affair earlier this year . She added : ` There 's a whole set of things that go with children like that , who are quite a disruptive influence in school and that 's why I do n't like those kind of children . ` I tend to think that children who have intelligent names tend to have fairly intelligent parents and they make much better play-dates for my children . ` We are really time short in this world and we need shortcuts to make decisions . It 's very effective . ' | Katie Hopkins ' tweet pokes fun at Katie Price 's husband 's recent infidelity . Apprentice star has made harsh comments about baby names in past . | [[547, 620], [669, 732], [2732, 2743], [2758, 2759], [2764, 2811], [2716, 2743], [2775, 2811], [1742, 1844]] |
Glimpses of his golden flesh were hard to miss in the background during the telecast of Wednesday 's game between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers . And now this oblivious baseball fan - who chose to strip off and catch some rays during the 5 hours and 34 minute day game - has become an international sensation . Images of the satisfied-looking supporter - complete with the empty beer cans and hot dog trays sitting next to him - have gone viral around the world . Biggest fan : This Los Angeles Dodgers fan has gained quite an online following after pictures of him sun-baking during Wednesdays game between the Washington Nationals were circulated online . Enjoying himself : Photos of the Dodgers supporters with his shorts rolled up and shirt - as well the food and beer collection to his side - had social media hailing him the ` new American Hero ' Spoof : The man , who has not yet been identified , has also become something of the ` joke of the week ' Even a Beliguim news website have reported on the portly patron , referring to him as ` the rather corpulent protagonist ' . As Yahoo Sports ' The Post Game reported , this man - who is yet to be identified - has seemingly become famous for doing nothing but enjoy a sunny California day . Some social media users have hailed him the new ` American Hero ' and the Dodgers ` Fan of the Year ' . Others have called upon ABC 's late-night funny man Jimmy Kimmel to track the Dodgers disciple down and feature him on the show . Some suggested it may have even been a prank organized by Kimmel . Just kidding : The now-famous Dodgers fan was superimposed on this scene from FX sitcom It 's Always Sunny In Philadelphia , among others . It has also spawned a slew of spoof . images , including one of him superimposed into a scene from FX sitcom . It 's Always Sunny In Philadelphia . A Russian-language version of Eurosport ran the headline : ` Man ` Dodgers ' became a celebrity doing nothing . ' The accompanying story read : ` During the broadcast into the frame fan hosts , sunbathing on the podium . ` His photos immediately broke up on the internet , even though he did not do anything for this . ' Baseball card : Another Dodgers fan decided the sunbaker needed his own player card . | Fan attended the day game between the Dodgers and the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Dodgers Stadium . Images of him with his shirt off , shorts rolled up and a jumble of beer and food on the next seat have since gone viral . News sites as far Russia and Belgium reporting on the ` man who became famous for sunbaking ' | [[0, 164], [0, 28], [39, 164], [330, 425], [439, 445], [448, 482], [696, 754], [2079, 2128], [979, 1042], [979, 1007], [1045, 1099]] |
The most senior Roman Catholic in England and Wales has lambasted the Prime Minister for his ` un-democratic ' and ` Orwellian ' plans to legalise gay marriage . Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols said the proposals were a ` shambles ' , and accused David Cameron of pushing through the changes without a mandate . In his Christmas Eve sermon at Westminster Cathedral , he said that only marriage between a man and a woman shares in ` the creative love of God ' . Protest : The Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols wants Catholics to write to their MPs expressing their concerns about gay marriage plans . The criticism follows that of the Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury , Mark Davies , who used his Christmas homily to liken moves to legalise same-sex marriage to the way Nazis and Communists tried to undermine religion . Mr Cameron wants to allow gay couples to get married in churches but he says religious organisations will be able to opt out . Archbishop Nichols criticised successive governments for failing to stand up for marriage and promoting sex before marriage instead . In an interview with the BBC , he attacked parties who were promoting same-sex marriage , saying the plan was ` Orwellian ' because there was no mandate from the public . ` From a democratic point of view , it 's a shambles , ' he said . ` George Orwell would be proud of the manoeuvre . I think the process is shambolic . ' The Archbishop 's comments come despite the fact polls show the public is largely in favour of allowing gay couples to marry . Opposition : The most senior Catholic in England and Wales described the plans as ` Orwellian ' Criticism : Catholics must act to try and change the minds of politicians throughout the UK . The Pope has sought to heal relations with China as he asked for blessings for the communist leadership for the first time in his Christmas Day message . But speaking in St Peter 's Square in Rome , Benedict XVI also urged the regime to respect religion . It follows a row two weeks ago when the Vatican refused to accept China 's decision to revoke the title of a Shanghai bishop . Asking for China 's leaders to ` esteem the contribution of the religions ' , the Pope said it would help build a ` fraternal society for the benefit of that noble people ' . He also spoke against the slaughter of the ` defenceless ' in Syria , and urged Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to negotiate . Turning to the nations of the Arab Spring , he urged that they build just and respectful societies , especially Egypt . The 85-year-old also prayed for peace in Mali and in Nigeria , where , he said ` savage acts of terrorism continue to reap victims , particularly among Christians ' . Civil partnerships -- which come with most , but not all , of the legal safeguards of marriage -- were introduced seven years ago . They allow gay couples to celebrate their unions in civil settings , but not in religious buildings . Now the Government wants to allow them to call their unions marriage and have the ceremony in civil and religious settings . Religious organisations such as the Quakers and the Unitarians have said they would like to be able to host gay marriages . But the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church are against it and the legislation says it would be illegal for any Anglican vicar to marry a gay couple . Ministers insist that churches will never be forced to carry out gay marriage , but opponents say homosexual couples could get the ban overturned under European human rights laws . Last week Pope Benedict XVI reiterated his opposition to gay marriage , saying that it was destroying the very ` essence of the human creature ' . Outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams admitted yesterday that the rejection of women bishops had damaged the Church of England . In his last Christmas Day sermon , he said last month 's Synod vote had been ` deeply painful ' . But he argued believers should take heart from the fact more than half the population -- 59 per cent -- describe themselves as Christian in the most recent census . | Archbishop of Westminster says Government has no mandate for law . He says the moves by the Government would make George Orwell ` proud ' He also claimed most people were against the plans . | [[162, 203], [249, 321], [0, 161], [1334, 1383], [1561, 1641]] |
Arsenal have been rocked by a potential double injury blow as Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey were forced off with injuries during Tuesday 's 2-1 win at home to Leicester City . Sanchez started the midweek clash at the Emirates , after returning from a hamstring injury , but hurt his left knee and was under-par until he was replaced on 68 minuted by striker Olivier Giroud . The incident came following a tackle by Leicester defender Matthew Upson , that left the 26-year-old nursing his knee with ice once he was substituted . Arsenal face a double blow after Alexis Sanchez -LRB- pictured -RRB- and Aaron Ramsey suffered injuries vs Leicester . Sanchez -LRB- top -RRB- injured his knee following a collision with Leicester defender Matthew Upson . The ball escapes both players as Sanchez -LRB- left -RRB- is upended while attacking the Leicester goal . Sanchez 's -LRB- right -RRB- departure after 68 minutes wo n't bring Gunners fans a whole lot of joy given his prolific form . The Chile international -LRB- centre -RRB- had to ice his left knee after coming off midway through the second half . Second-half replacement Ramsey lasted only nine minutes before succumbing to a third hamstring strain of the campaign - with Mathieu Flamini taking the 24-year-old 's position . ' I can not say it is not a worry , ' said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger post-match ; a double negative within the overall positive of clinging onto the lead . ` It is not good news . ' After the game , Sanchez later delivered a cryptic tweet hinting that his injury may have been more than a ` knock ' as Wenger claimed . ` Sometimes the love for the game and anxiety to be on a football pitch works against you , ' he tweeted . Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey -LRB- right -RRB- lasted just nine minutes after coming on a substitute on Tuesday . Ramsey -LRB- left -RRB- was replaced by Mathieu Flamini after pulling his hamstring for the third time this season . Ramsey -LRB- centre -RRB- headed straight towards the Arsenal tunnel after being forced off due to injury . The Chile international had missed the Gunners ' previous two Premier League games against Aston Villa and arch-rivals Tottenham , and it is unclear at the moment if he will now be available for their FA Cup fifth round home clash against Championship leaders Middlesbrough on Sunday . Tuesday 's win at home to the Foxes moves Arsenal up into fourth in the Premier League table with 45 points after 24 games . First-half goals from Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave the hosts a 2-0 lead before Andrej Kramaric 's strike made it for a tense final 30 minutes . | Arsenal beat Leicester City 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday night . Alexis Sanchez came off in the second half with a knee injury . Second-half substitute Aaron Ramsey pulled his hamstring during the win . | [[62, 177], [178, 185], [276, 294], [985, 1102], [985, 1027], [1032, 1102], [1945, 1970], [2014, 2052], [62, 177], [603, 648], [1103, 1243], [1711, 1748], [1786, 1827], [1828, 1944], [1945, 1970], [2014, 2052]] |
Feroz-ud-Din Mir claims to have a government certificate proving he was born on March 10 , 1872 - which would make him the world 's oldest person . An Kashmiri man claims he is 141 years old - which would make him the oldest person alive . Feroz-un-Din Mir , from Kashmir , says he has a government certificate proving he was born on March 10 , 1872 . Staff from Guinness World Records are thought to be investigating the claim , which would make him 26 years older than Misao Okawa , the 115-year-old current record holder . He would also overtake Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment as the oldest person to have ever lived . Ms Calment died in 1997 at the age of 122 . Mr Mir is married to a woman in her eighties , Misra , and has outlived four other wives , reports Kashmir Life . He can still walk with help from his family , has some of his eyesight left , and can talk about his extraordinary life in his native tongue Pahari . Mr Mir followed in the footsteps of his father Matulli to become a fruit and nut trader and would often accompany him to Pakistan 's capital Karachi . In the 1890s , he married his first wife and lived with her in Pakistan until her death in the early 1900s . ` There were no boundaries between India . and Pakistan at that time . It was easy to go to Muzaffarbad than to . Srinagar , ' Mr Mir told the magazine . ' I used to work with a business family in Karachi who would buy . nuts from me . I would take nuts from Kashmir which were very famous in . Karachi . ' Once he became a widower , he moved back to his birthplace in the village of Bihjama in Kashmir 's Uri district , and went on to marry four more times . Misra , his fifth wife , told Kashmir Life : ` His experience of life is cruel . He used . to tell me stories of earthquake , which struck Sopore and Pattan area in . late 1880s and , while he on a trader trip to Karachi , he saved many . lives in Gadiduptata . ` He is witness to some of the most significant . events in history in the past century . ' After the earthquake , Mr Mir was : ` so happy ' to find his family alive and well . If Mr Mir 's claims are true , they would see him overtake Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment as the oldest person to have ever lived . She died at the age of 122 years , 164 days in 1997 . Jiroemon Kimura held the title of the world 's oldest living person until last month when he died aged 116 . He recalled when Pakistani raiders arrived in Kashmir in the late 19th century and said everyone had hid in the mountains while the raiders destroyed a power house in Mohra and killed the guard . Mr Mir also said life had become more complicated as modern life became more technologically advanced . ` As the life started becoming easy , people could n't live easily with each other , ' he said . His grandson Abdul Rashid said Mr Mir 's health and memory had suffered since an eye operation ten years ago . He told the magazine : ` We used to hear so many . stories from him when we were young that we would never get fed up . He . is an interesting man who has seen life very closely . ' Before Mr Mir 's story emerged , it was thought that the last man to have lived in the 19th century was Jiroemon Kimura , born on April 19 , 1897 . Mr Kimura died last month in Kyotango , Japan , at the age of 116 , leaving behind seven children , 14 . grandchildren , 25 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren . The title of the world 's oldest living person passed to 115-year-old Ms Okawa , from Osaka in Japan . Japan has more than 50,000 centenarians , 2011 government data showed , reinforcing its reputation for longevity . | Feroz-un-Dir Mir says a government certificate proves his March 1872 birth . Mr Mir , from Kashmir , would take title from Misao Okawa , aged 115 , if true . He has outlived four wives and is married to Misra , a woman in her 80s . | [[0, 56], [0, 16], [24, 88], [240, 271], [274, 318], [279, 351], [352, 385], [398, 525], [3393, 3471], [662, 706], [662, 668], [715, 750]] |
A new collapsible coffee cup gives drinkers a chance to grab their caffeine fix on the go - and then store the empty mug in their pocket . Smash Cup is a portable , reusable and eco-friendly coffee cup which can collapse down when empty to fit in handbags , backpacks and even pockets . At full height it stands at five inches -LRB- 12.7 cm -RRB- , holding a capacity of 12 ounces -LRB- 340 ml -RRB- of hot or cold beverages , but collapses down to just 1.75 inches -LRB- 4.4 cm -RRB- . Scroll down for video . A new collapsible coffee cup gives drinkers a chance to grab their caffeine fix on the go - and then store the empty mug in their pocket . Smash Cup -LRB- shown -RRB- is a portable , reusable and eco-friendly coffee cup which can collapse down when empty to fit in handbags , backpacks and even pockets . With the average coffee drinker throwing away a total of 500 disposable cups every year , the reusable Smash Cup can apparently help to reduce waste . The collapsible cup is the brainchild of Ben Melinger , 34 , who believed there was a need for the standard travel cup to become more convenient . His product combines an iconic design with a resuable body and a leak-proof lid - all of which promises to take up as little room as possible . It takes apparently as much energy as smashing an egg on a table with your hand to close the cup . ` When we first came up with the idea we were amazed there were no similar products on the market , ' said Melinger , a management consultant from New York . ` Smash Cup is reminiscent of disposable coffee cups , but upgraded for a more robust and modern aesthetic . ` We strove to create an iconic look that city commuters , busy parents and students alike would be proud to own and display . ` It takes years of effort to develop a product and there was so much self-doubt , and so many little hurdles that popped up during the process . ` But whenever we took a step back and had a look at the Smash Cup with fresh eyes , we always felt we had a winner . ` This kept us pushing ahead - one step at a time . ' The collapsible cup is the brainchild of Ben Melinger , 34 , who believed there was a need for the standard travel cup to become more convenient . His product combines an iconic design with a resuable body and a leak-proof lid - all of which promises to take up as little room as possible . At full height -LRB- right -RRB- it stands at five inches -LRB- 12.7 centimetres -RRB- , holding a capacity of 12 ounces -LRB- 340 millilitres -RRB- of hot or cold beverages -LRB- left -RRB- . But when empty , the simple looking design can collapse down to measure just one and three quarters of an inch in height . After two years developing the idea , Ben was surprised to see immediate success when he placed Smash Cup on crowdfunding site , Kickstarter . You may currently grab a coffee while filling up your car at a petrol station , but in the future you could be refuelling your vehicle with the aromatic brown liquid too . Scientists claim that a ` green ' biofuel made from waste coffee grounds could power vehicles on our roads . Around 22 pounds -LRB- 10 kilograms -RRB- of leftover grounds , generated by the average coffee shop , produces around two litres of the biofuel . The scientists believe that if this were scaled up nationally , popular high street coffee shops such as Starbucks , Café Nero and Costa Coffee could soon be rivalling oil giants like Shell , BP and Esso . Researchers at the University of Bath said such waste coffee grounds could be a sustainable fuel source for powering vehicles . He set a goal of raising # 6,000 -LRB- $ 10,000 -RRB- in 30 days , enough to allow him to begin the production process in America . But amazingly he reached his target after just one day - and he is now well above his original goal . ' I am floored by the response , ' he said . ' I was actually concerned that the low price of the product would make it a struggle to reach $ 2,000 -LSB- # 1,200 -RSB- on the first day - let alone $ 10,000 -LSB- # 6,000 -RSB- in 30 . ` But it all happened on day one ! My friends and family have been really supportive and I find it funny when they tell me they 're addicted to watching the screen tick up and up . ` But more than any amounts of money , I 'm just happy to know that we 're going to be able to make Smash Cup a real thing and put it on the market . ' I love to create things and it 's a great feeling to know other people appreciate what you 've created . ' Smash Cup has a water-tight seal , activated by closing the cup with a simple quarter turn . With three parts made from silicone and plastic , Melinger says the cup is easy to clean and it is also dishwasher safe . It comes in five different colours - red , green , blue , pink and orange - with the plastic lid available in white and dark grey . And as a special tribute to its humble beginnings , Ben has also designed a limited edition version for Kickstarter - in the website 's signature light green . Smash Cup is currently only available to Kickstarter backers but Ben hopes to work with a UK or European distributor or team up with a coffee chain to reach customers worldwide . | New York-based inventor has unveiled his coffee cup that collapses . The ` Smash Cup ' can be squashed down in size once it has been used . Ben Melinger 's # 9 -LRB- $ 15 -RRB- product recently reached its target on Kickstarter . The cup is five inches high and can hold 12 ounces of beverages . Inventor claims it could be a greener solution to throwing away cups . | [[0, 100], [0, 28], [96, 138], [511, 611], [511, 539], [607, 649], [967, 1020], [2069, 2122], [2782, 2802], [2805, 2818], [287, 346], [287, 304], [349, 424], [2360, 2446], [2393, 2395], [2449, 2539], [906, 966]] |
Jack Wilshere is not a holding midfielder or a No 10 , according to legendary Arsenal midfielder Liam Brady . Instead , Brady wants to see the England star shuttling between the two positions as a traditional midfield player . Wilshere starred in a holding role for England in European Championship qualifying wins over San Marino and Estonia . Wilshere has shone for his country in recent games playing as a defensive playmaking midfielder . Liam Brady -LRB- left -RRB- , in action for Arsenal back in 1979 , is against Wilshere 's deep-lying role for England . Arsenal career : 1971-1980 . Position : Attacking midfielder . Appearances : 307 -LRB- 295 starts , 12 as a sub -RRB- . Goals : 59 . Arsenal academy director : 1996 - 2014 . But Brady , who continued his association with the Gunners into an academy director role until May this year , wants to see more of Wilshere around the penalty area . ' I do n't like Jack playing in the holding role , ' Brady told talkSPORT . ` He 's a much more valuable player when he 's up around the box . ' I do n't like him as a number ten , he 's a midfield player you want to encourage to get forward where he can beat players with his dribbling . ' Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes holds a different view to Brady . Speaking in his column for the Independent , Scholes hailed Wilshere as the best performing England player at present and believes the Gunner is flourishing in his deep-lying role for Roy Hodgson 's men . ' I thought Jack Wilshere had two very good games for England during the last week , ' Scholes said . ' I would go one step further than that and say that , at the moment , Wilshere is England 's best player . ` The penny has dropped and he has added another dimension to his game . He has always been capable of that intricate passing game . Now he can play the ball long , too . ` The quality of some of those passes into Wayne Rooney in Estonia was very high . Arsenal stalwart Brady spent almost two decades as the north London club 's academy director . Wilshere has shaken off his injury problems to star for club , above , and country this season . | Former Arsenal legend Liam Brady wants to see Jack Wilshere in a more traditional midfield position for Roy Hodgson 's side . Gunners star needs to get forward and attack , says Brady . Wilshere starred in deep role for England in recent victories over San Marino and Estonia . | [[0, 13], [55, 109], [0, 13], [55, 109], [227, 344], [227, 235], [266, 344], [345, 395], [1485, 1565]] |
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes striker Olivier Giroud has returned from injury a better and more focused player . The French striker starred on Sunday as he opened the scoring against Aston Villa before turning provider for Mesut Ozil as Arsenal cruised to victory . Arsenal 's French striker Olivier Giroud -LRB- left -RRB- lifts the ball over Aston Villa 's Brad Guzan for the opening goal . Mesut Ozil reels away in celebration as the German grabs a goal thanks to teammate Giroud 's assist . Giroud has been in fine form since spending months on the sidelines recovering from an ankle injury picked up just two games in to the Premier League season . The severity of the forward 's problem forced Wenger into the transfer window in the summer as the club lured England international Danny Welbeck to the club . Many suggested the 28-year-old 's future in north London could be in doubt , but he has now scored five goals in his last six league games since making an early return from injury . Arsenal physio Colin Lewin checks on Giroud who was later ruled out with an ankle injury . Arsene Wenger dipped into the transfer window to sign Manchester United striker as cover for Giroud . And the former Montpellier striker 's return to both form and fitness certainly has n't gone unnoticed by Wenger as a resurgent Arsenal look to secure Champions League football once again . ` He 's much more focused , technically he has improved , his feet have improved , his movement has improved and he has a big presence in the game , ' Wenger told Arsenal Player . ` It 's no coincidence that when he comes back , you feel strong . He got a kick during the game -LRB- against Aston Villa -RRB- and I was a bit cautious with him , ' added Wenger . On song : Giroud -LRB- left -RRB- celebrates an easy victory with Santi Cazorla -LRB- middle -RRB- and Theo Walcott . | Olivier Giroud has scored five goals in six games since returning to fitness . The French striker opened the scoring in Sunday 's win against Aston Villa . He now has eight Premier League goals for Arsenal this season . Arsene Wenger believes he is now better and more focused than ever . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news . | [[904, 914], [922, 1004], [904, 906], [911, 1004], [122, 274], [162, 253], [275, 378], [327, 401], [0, 121], [1390, 1413]] |
Former England defender Sol Campbell has not laced up his boots in the Premier League since appearing for Newcastle United in 2011 , but evidently still enjoys the trappings of a footballer 's lifestyle . The ex-Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur centre back has just put his plush London pad up for sale ... for an astonishing # 25million ! But , if you do n't want to buy the listed property outright then there is the rental option of course - for a cool # 15,000 a week , down from the # 75,000 a week on offer for a stay during the 2012 Olympics . Former England defender Sol Campbell has put his Chelsea mansion up for sale for a cool # 25million . The house has an outside rooftop terrace , as well as six bedrooms , five bathrooms and four living rooms . Ex-England star Campbell retired from football in 2012 and is looking to sell his London house . A 45-foot long garden comes with the house and there is also a library , as well as a drawing room . Well , for that sort of money you expect only the best and you certainly get it from this plush Chelsea pad right on the Thames riverbank . The six-floor mansion was renovated in 2008 and has six bedrooms , five bathrooms -LRB- including three en suite -RRB- , four living rooms and a double internal garage in the 7,224-square feet of space . As if that was n't enough , there is also a drawing room and a library for you to relax and spend some down time - as well as accommodation for 40-year-old Campbell 's ` staff ' in a separate annexe . This double internal garage is a decent size and is something of a rarity in London . If you can not afford the # 25m to buy it then the house and garden are available to rent for # 15,000 a week . Campbell -LRB- left -RRB- heads in for Arsenal during a Champions League clash with Porto in February 2010 . The mansion backs on to a lovely Chelsea estate and there is a nice view from the windows on the sixth floor . And , during a beautiful summer 's day in London , you have the option of wiling away the hours on the beautiful roof terrace or the 45-foot long garden . Campbell , who officially retired in 2012 , also represented Portsmouth and Notts County in a professional career spanning 19 years . He scored 20 goals in 504 Football League appearances and was capped 73 times by England between 1996 and 2007 , netting once . You will have to spend a fortune to spend a penny in this luxury bathroom and toilet . The defender -LRB- right -RRB- clashes with Josh Wolff in an attempt to get the ball in an England-USA match in 2005 . Campbell last played professional football for Newcastle United in 2011 and retired from the game in 2012 . | Former England defender Sol Campbell retired from football in 2012 . The 40-year-old has put his # 25million Chelsea mansion up for sale . Plush six-floor London pad also available to rent for a cool # 15,000 a week . The 7,224-square foot space inside has six bedrooms and five bathrooms . Also has an annexe for ` staff ' , a 45-foot long garden and a library . | [[0, 130], [758, 812], [758, 782], [817, 854], [2074, 2082], [2089, 2115], [2542, 2550], [2618, 2649], [205, 301], [548, 649], [758, 782], [817, 854], [403, 468], [1096, 1117], [1144, 1299], [1590, 1698], [650, 757], [1096, 1117], [1144, 1299], [855, 897], [855, 876], [908, 955], [1328, 1475], [1392, 1500], [1919, 1922], [1925, 1967], [1970, 2073]] |
Joao Magueijo , 47 , has offered a dismal portrayal of English people , calling them ` unrestrained wild beasts who eat food so greasy it needs detergent ' A best-selling book written by a Portuguese academic has offered a dismal portrayal of English people , calling them ` unrestrained wild beasts who eat food so greasy it needs detergent ' . Joao Magueijo , 47 , a physics professor at Imperial College London , has seen his book , Bifes Mal Passados -LRB- Undercooked Beef -RRB- sell more than 20,000 copies in his native country . Despite spending 25 years of his life on these shores , he describes England as ` one of the most rigid and rotten societies in Europe , possibly the world ' . He says the English are ` always fighting ' and claims ' I never met such a group of animals ' - English culture is pathologically violent ' . Describing a four-hour wait in a Blackpool hospital 's A&E department one Sunday afternoon , he says ` it looked like a field hospital after battle ' . The professor , who spent seven years as a fellow at St John 's College , Cambridge , came to England in 1989 to do a master 's degree and PhD in theoretical physics . He has written several books on the subject , with one , Faster Than The Speed Of Light , written in 2003 , receiving ridicule after he challenged Einstein 's theory of relativity . In his latest work , which has been in Portugal 's top five best-sellers for the last five months , he writes despairingly about English drinking , eating and sexual habits . He moans : ` It is not unusual to drink 12 pints , or two huge buckets of beer per person . ` Even a horse would get drunk with this but in England it is standard practice . In England , real men have to drink like sponges , eat like skeletons and throw up everything at the end of the evening . ' He labels the diet in the country as ` deplorable ' , with food ` based on greasy stuff and unspeakable artificial lard ' . Scroll down for video . In his book , the university professor says it is normal for men in England to drink 12 pints of beer -LRB- picture posed by models -RRB- . Even national favourite , fish and chips , does not escape his attack . He says that a standard meal will consist of ' a thin layer of the animal covered in many inches of batter , sometimes ten times bigger than the actual fish ' . The fish is so greasy , he writes , that it ` makes you want to wash it with detergent before eating ' . English women are not spared insult in his book as he goes into detail describing their shameful drinking habits and promiscuity . Mr Magueijo blasts England 's health and hygiene standards , describing Blackpool beach as an ideal place to spot ` human whales ' and ` men and women with three-metre waists made of fat and lard ' He claims : ` Oral sex is not considered a sexual act among the English . It is something a woman can perform on a stranger whose name she does n't even know ... No one cares . ' He recounts a damning anecdote from his Cambridge days where a young woman threw up during a formal dinner then resumed ` eating , drinking and shouting nonsense as if nothing had happened ' . The scientist , who is currently single , blasts England 's health and hygiene standards , describing Blackpool beach as an ideal place to see ` human whales ' . He continues : ` They say `` it 's grim up north '' ... and now I see why . ` People in the north are incredibly obese , men and women with three-metre waists made of fat and lard . ` When you visit English homes , or the toilets at schools or in student lodgings , they are all so disgusting that even my grandmother 's poultry cage is cleaner . ' The scientist has seen his book , Bifes Mal Passados -LRB- Undercooked Beef , pictured above -RRB- sell more than 20,000 copies in his native country . He refers to ' a distinguished professor ' at Cambridge as ` Dr O ' and claims he only washed on Saturdays . The authors talks resentfully about the British class system , saying : ` People of different classes do n't talk to each other , or if they do they do n't understand each other . It 's reciprocal fear and hate . ' Speaking to the MailOnline today , he said English people should laugh about the book . He added : ` And think of those poor sods down in Portugal , enduring a huge economic crisis , and who certainly need a laugh too ' . The book is dedicated to the Queen and to his Portuguese grandparents . Mr Magueijo claims it will not be getting translated into English because ` much would be lost in translation ' . But he insists he does ` not fear British backlash ' as he trusts ` the British sense of humour . The book is not a serious book . It is humour , and meant to be taken that way ' . Despite condemning the English for their ` food , class system and culture ' he did have some positive things to say about the country . He said today : ' I love the tolerance , the creativity and the madness of the people . ` There is a certain incapacity for institutional repression , which I like . ' He added : ` I 'd had so many awful experiences attempting to have holidays in the UK that I thought they could serve as a good narrative backbone , Fawlty Towers-style . ` Monty Python is the inspiration . ' In his book , he does offer some consolation to English readers , saying ' I am thankful to England for the working climate I was offered . But then there is all the rest ' . | Joao Magueijo , 47 , is a physics professor at Imperial College London . His book , Bifes Mal Passados , has sold more than 20,000 copies in Portugal . 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England qualified for the 2015 European Under 21 Championship with an impressive 4-2 aggregate victory over Croatia - yet an astonishing eight players who did not feature in the second leg of that tie would makeSportsmail 's strongest Three Lions XI . Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland started in goal , with Manchester United 's Luke Shaw and West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino up front for Gareth Southgate 's men but there are eight eligible players who did not feature in Vinkovci who could start in the Czech Republic next June . Liverpool 's Raheem Sterling , Everton 's Ross Barkley and Arsenal 's Jack Wilshere would be the star names in the England XI of players eligible for the tournament . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Raheem Sterling and Luke Shaw dazzling with U21s in training . England Under 21s ' strongest XI , as chosen by Sportsmail , would feature Liverpool 's Raheem Sterling -LRB- left -RRB- and Arsenal 's Jack Wilshere -LRB- right -RRB- , who is eligible as he was 21 when the qualification process began . Arsenal 's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain -LRB- left -RRB- and Everton 's Ross Barkley -LRB- right -RRB- also feature in Sportsmail 's XI . England qualified for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship with a 4-2 aggregate win over Croatia . Sportsmail 's strongest England Under-21 XI . Wilshere will be 23 by the time of the tournament but is eligible to play for the Under 21 side as he was born after January 1 , 1992 . Any player who was born on or after this date is able to participate in the tournament because they were aged 21 or under when the qualification process began . Interestingly , Tuesday 's goalscorers in England 's 2-1 second-leg victory - Leicester City defender Liam Moore and Derby County 's Will Hughes - would not feature in the side . With Butland in goal , the defence would be comprised of Shaw at left back and United 's Phil Jones at right back - with Arsenal 's Calum Chambers partnering Everton 's John Stones at centre back . A holding midfield duo of Wilshere and Southampton 's James Ward-Prowse would help control the middle of the park . They would be able to set the platform for England 's exciting attacking midfield trio of Sterling , Barkley and Arsenal 's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to provide the flair and pace . Berahino - one of only three survivors from Tuesday night in Sportsmail 's team - would then be given the task of firing England through the group stages and to European glory . FORMATION : 4-3-3 . Goalkeeper : Jack Butland -LRB- Stoke City -RRB- . Defence : Eric Dier -LRB- Tottenham Hotspur -RRB- , Liam Moore -LRB- Leicester City -RRB- , Ben Gibson -LRB- Middlesbrough -RRB- , Luke Shaw -LRB- Manchester United -RRB- . Midfield : Jake Forster-Caskey -LRB- Brighton and Hove Albion -RRB- , Tom Carroll -LRB- Tottenham Hotspur -RRB- , Will Hughes -LRB- Derby County -RRB- . Forwards : Nathan Redmond -LRB- Norwich City -RRB- , Harry Kane -LRB- Tottenham Hotspur -RRB- , Saido Berahino -LRB- West Bromwich Albion -RRB- . * Players in italics feature in both sides . FORMATION : 4-2-3-1 . Goalkeeper : Jack Butland -LRB- Stoke City -RRB- . Defence : Phil Jones -LRB- Manchester United -RRB- Calum Chambers -LRB- Arsenal -RRB- , John Stones -LRB- Everton -RRB- , Luke Shaw -LRB- Manchester United -RRB- . Defensive midfield : James Ward-Prowse -LRB- Southampton -RRB- , Jack Wilshere -LRB- Arsenal -RRB- . Attacking midfield : Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain -LRB- Arsenal -RRB- , Ross Barkley -LRB- Everton -RRB- , Raheem Sterling -LRB- Liverpool -RRB- . Forward : Saido Berahino -LRB- West Brom -RRB- . * Players in italics feature in both sides . Luke Shaw -LRB- left -RRB- played for England on Tuesday and he would be one of just three players in the strongest XI . Players born on or after January 1 , 1992 are eligible to participate in the 2015 European Under-21 Championship . This means that some players - such as Jack Wilshere - will be 23 by the time of the tournament . Yet these players are allowed to play because they were aged 21 or under when the qualification process began . If England played their strongest XI , not only would they stand a good chance of winning the tournament next year - but also of progressing in the future . Of the Germany U21 starting XI who beat England U21s 4-0 in the 2009 Euros final , five went on to lift the 2014 World Cup in Brazil . Manuel Neuer , Benedikt Howedes , Jerome Boateng , Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil all started in Holland on June 29 , 2009 . Encouragingly , England U21 boss Southgate refused to rule out including some of the star youngsters in his squad for the tournament , meaning this XI could become a reality rather than a mere fantasy . England Under 21 manager Gareth Southgate is open to the idea of calling up the likes of Sterling and Barkley . Leicester City 's Liam Moore scored one of England 's two goals on Tuesday but he would not make the side . Germany U21s beat England U21s 4-0 in the 2009 European Championship final in Holland . Of the Germany side who started that day , five went on to lift the 2014 World Cup in Brazil . GERMANY-U21 XI vs England U21 -LRB- June 29 , 2009 - players in bold lifted the World Cup in 2014 -RRB- : Manuel Neuer ; Andreas Beck , Benedikt Howedes , Jerome Boateng , Sebastien Boenisch ; Mats Hummels ; Fabian Johnson , Gonzalo Castro , Sami Khedira -LRB- c -RRB- , Mesut Ozil ; Sandro Wagner . When asked if players such as Sterling or Chambers could play for his side , Southgate said : ` I have been very careful throughout the -LRB- qualifying -RRB- campaign about who comes into the squad . They have to have a connection with the team and desire to come and play . I never worry about who I have n't got and I 'm not going to start now . ` You can drive yourself to distraction . We could write a team sheet with illustrious names not involved here . The fact is , I believe we have such depth that we can challenge whoever we are playing with whatever players we put out on the pitch . ` There may have been cases where some players have n't fitted in to what we are doing . I certainly have n't had a club pull out a player and thought , `` That 's a bit off '' . Managers and coaches at clubs have been really supportive - and I do n't think that will change . ' Sami Khedira -LRB- left -RRB- and Benedikt Howedes -LRB- right -RRB- played for Germany U21s in the 4-0 final victory over England U21s at the 2009 Euros in Holland and they were two of five players to lift the World Cup in 2014 . | England qualified for 2015 Under-21 European Championship on Tuesday . Gareth Southgate 's men beat Croatia 4-2 on aggregate to progress . But just three of starting XI on Tuesday make Sportsmail 's strongest side . Only Jack Butland , Luke Shaw and Saido Berahino retain their places . Jack Wilshere , Raheem Sterling , Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ross Barkley among players who are available for Czech Republic tournament . | [[0, 61], [1173, 1234], [822, 834], [840, 860], [2291, 2370], [2373, 2383], [2393, 2468], [2291, 2372], [2379, 2468], [3688, 3751], [545, 564], [576, 711], [802, 834], [863, 911], [877, 957], [1040, 1125], [2111, 2258], [2212, 2290]] |
A monster storm on the sun 's surface has unleashed a solar flare in the direction of Earth - and there could be more to come . The event temporarily blacked out a few radio communication systems before weakening . The storm came from a large group of sunspots and hit Earth between 10 am and 11 am EDT -LRB- 2pm and 3pm BST -RRB- yesterday . Scroll down for video . An X1 .6 class flare erupted from the lower half of the sun today , as seen in the bright flash of light in this image from Nasa 's Solar Dynamics Observatory -LRB- SDO -RRB- . This image shows extreme ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 131 Angstroms , which highlights the intense heat of a solar flare . ` It would seem to be just a matter of time before another strong explosion occurs , ' said Spaceweather.com 's Tony Phillips . Space Weather Prediction Center forecaster Christopher Balch , meanwhile , said the flare affected radio that uses part of the upper atmosphere . That includes some but not all radar and plane systems as well as amateur radio . Solar flares can damage satellites and have an enormous financial cost . The charged particles can also threaten airlines by disturbing the Earth 's magnetic field . Very large flares can even create currents within electricity grids and knock out energy supplies . A positive aspect , from an aesthetic point of view , is that the auroras are enhanced . Geomagnetic storms are more disruptive now than in the past because of our greater dependence on technical systems that can be affected by electric currents . Mr Balch said the storm briefly was rated as strong for affecting Earth radio systems but then dropped to minor levels . The event followed months of near-silent activity on the sun before the huge flare erupted from a sunspot 14 times bigger than Earth . A spokesperson for the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre told MailOnline it may be the biggest sunspot for 25 years . But they said in the UK there had been ` no reports of any disruption at all . There may have been short periods of outage in radio communication but nothing has been repotred as causing problems . ' Flares are massive explosions on the Sun associated with sunspots . Magnetic fields in sunspots can store vast amounts of energy , but looping magnetic field lines can get tangled up and snap , releasing their energy as explosions called flares . Sunspot AR12192 is 14 times larger than Earth and almost as big as Jupiter . The Met Office told MailOnline it might be the largest sunspot in 25 years . It is so big that it can be seen in images of the sun from Earth 's surface -LRB- shown in this image from pilot Brian Whittaker -RRB- . The light area in the centre of this image is the largest sunspot in this 11-year solar cycle , says the Met Office , and it may also have been the largest sunspot for 25 years . Yesterday 's flare was an X1 .6 , which is a million times the combined yield of every single nuclear weapon on Earth . ` The sun erupted with another significant flare today , peaking at 10:28 a.m. EDT on Oct. 22 , 2014 , ' revealed Nasa . ` Nasa 's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the event , which occurred in the lower half of the sun . ` This flare is classified as an X1 .6 class flare . ` X-class flares denote the most extreme flares . ` This is the third substantial flare from the same region of the sun since Oct. 19 . ' Dr Young of Nasa 's Goddard Space Flight Center added : ` It continues to grow in size and complexity . ' The sunspot group - Active Region 2192 - has doubled in size to become one of the biggest groups in years , and has been described by astronomy experts as ` menacing ' . Up close : Monster Sunspot AR12192 taken by Karzaman Ahmad on October 21 , 2014 from Langkawi Nagtional Observatory , Malaysia . Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation . Nasa says , ` Harmful radiation from a flare can not pass through Earth 's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground , but when intense enough - they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel . ' An SDO/HMI view of the visible sun showing the largest sunspot of solar cycle 24 , AR12192 - which is approaching the size of Earth . According to experts at thesuntoday.org , ` As of Oct. 22 , 2014 -LRB- 11 UT -RRB- the region 's trailing spots have an area of 2410 MH or millionths of a visible solar hemisphere . ` The largest up until now had been AR11967 on Feb. 5 , 2014 , measuring 1580 MH . MH is a standard measure used by astronomers for area . ` Just to provide some scale , the surface area of Earth is 169 MH - this means that AR12192 is 14 times larger than the surface area of Earth . ' According to Nasa 's Solar Dynamics Observatory -LRB- SDO -RRB- team a single , dynamic active region unleashed over half a dozen solar flares in about 24 hours from 25 to 26 August . The two larger flares were M-class -LRB- moderate -RRB- flares and the others were smaller flares . This animation shows an ejection associated with the flares . | Solar radiation knocked out some radio communication on Earth yesterday . It came from a giant sunspot seen on the surface of the sun recently . Sunspot AR12192 is 14 times larger than Earth and almost as big as Jupiter . The Met Office tells MailOnline it might be the largest sunspot in 25 years . It is so big that it can be seen in images of the sun from Earth 's surface . This particular flare from the sunspot was brief but strong . 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Ravel Morrison may have been cast into the shadows by West Ham but he 's found a way to fill his free time while on loan at Cardiff . The controversial former Manchester United youngster posted a snap on Instagram as he did his French homework . Attacking midfielder Morrison has found his feet back in the Championship with the South Wales club after failing to break into Sam Allardyce 's set-up at Upton Park . Ravel Morrison has been learning French when he has n't been on the pitch for on-loan side Cardiff . Morrison advances with the ball for Cardiff in a narrow away defeat against Blackpool earlier this month . The 21-year-old is no stranger to the Championship after impressing during a loan spell at QPR last season , notching six goals as Rangers sealed promotion to the Premier League . Former Hammers boss Harry Redknapp believes Morrison is one of the most talented players he 's seen , but has issues with his attitude . In his new book A Man Walks On To a Pitch , serialised in Sportsmail , Redknapp said of Morrison 's loan spell at Loftus Road : ` There was one game last season when we 'd lost confidence and were losing . I asked him to change his position , to play on the left . His face fell into a petulant pout . The 21-year-old looks to go on the attack during QPR 's home clash with Blackpool last season . Morrison has the ball at his feet during his current loan spell with Cardiff and during a rare appearance for West Ham earlier this season . ' I pulled him away from the rest , took him outside and explained as patiently as the time allowed . `` Ravel , we are losing the f ****** game , '' I said . `` I just want you to play there and do a job for the team . We have to win the game . It 's not about you , OK ? It 's about the team . People look at your face in there when I 've asked you to do something , and they will all go away and think you are a big-headed b ****** , because your attitude stinks . That 's what people say about you '' . ` Second half he was absolutely different class . He ran the game , everything good we did came from him and we were all watching it thinking , `` What a talent '' . ` You looked at that performance and thought he could get us promoted on his own if he put his mind to it . It was like watching a player with Gareth Bale 's class in the Championship . ' West Ham co-owner David Sullivan says time is running out for Morrison if he wants a future at Upton Park . In a recent Q&A with the Evening Standard , West Ham co-owner David Sullivan echoed Redknapp 's thoughts on the maverick playmaker , admitting time is running out for Morrison if he wants to forge a long-term future for himself at Upton Park . He said : ` The biggest disappointment is Ravel is such a talented individual . ` Thousands of kids would give anything to have his ability . Maybe the penny will drop eventually but his contract is up next summer . ` We all love him but we ca n't do it all for him . He has to do it himself . ' | Ravel Morrison has been spending time learning French in his spare time . The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Championship side Cardiff . Morrison has fallen out of favour at West Ham under Sam Allardyce . The maverick midfielder will be hoping the loan can reignite his career . | [[414, 514], [246, 275], [346, 413]] |
Ahead of the midweek Premier League action , Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture , with team news , provisional squads , betting odds and Opta stats . Here is all the information you need for Arsenal 's home clash with Leicester ... Arsenal vs Leicester City -LRB- Emirates Stadium -RRB- . Team news . Arsenal . Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez is expected to return from a hamstring problem for Tuesday night 's Barclays Premier League clash against Leicester . Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain -LRB- groin -RRB- is still out . Alexis Sanchez is ready to return for Arsenal following a hamstring injury . The forward is pictured here celebrating a goal against Stoke City last month . England international Jack Wilshere is scheduled to resume training following ankle surgery . Mikel Arterta -LRB- ankle -RRB- , Abou Diaby -LRB- calf -RRB- and Mathieu Debuchy -LRB- shoulder -RRB- all also continue their rehabilitation . Provisional squad : Ospina , Gibbs , Koscielny , Mertesacker , Bellerin , Coquelin , Cazorla , Ozil , Sanchez , Walcott , Giroud , Szczesny , Welbeck , Monreal , Chambers , Rosicky , Flamini , Akpom , Gabriel , Ramsey . Leicester . Robert Huth is in the Leicester squad for their trip to Arsenal and could make his Foxes debut at the Emirates . The defender , on loan from Stoke , has completed a two-game suspension after being banned by the Football Association for breaching its social media regulations . Robert Huth trains with Leicester City ahead of what could be his debut when the Foxes visit Arsenal . Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel -LRB- broken foot -RRB- remains an absentee and Chris Wood is still struggling with an ankle injury for the rock-bottom Foxes . Provisional squad : Schwarzer , Hamer , Simpson , De Laet , Moore , Huth , Konchesky , Upson , Morgan , Wasilewski , Schlupp , Cambiasso , James , King , Drinkwater , Mahrez , Albrighton , Vardy , Ulloa , Kramaric , Nugent . Kick-off : Tuesday , 7.45 pm . Odds -LRB- subject to change -RRB- : . Arsenal 2/7 . Draw 9/2 . Leicester City 8/1 . Referee : Mike Jones . Managers : Arsene Wenger -LRB- Arsenal -RRB- , Nigel Pearson -LRB- Leicester -RRB- . Head-to-head league record : Arsenal wins 54 , draws 36 , Leicester City wins 27 . Key match stats -LRB- supplied by Opta -RRB- . The Gunners have won the last seven home Premier League matches against the Foxes in a run of 21 home matches in all competitions unbeaten -LRB- W15 D6 L0 -RRB- . Leicester City have won none of their last 18 matches in all competitions against Arsenal -LRB- W0 D8 L10 -RRB- . The last time Arsenal played Leicester at home was the 38th and final game of their unbeaten 2003-04 Premier League campaign . There have been four players sent off in the last six Premier League matches between Leicester and Arsenal . The last time Arsenal played Leicester City at home was the final day of the 2003-04 season when the Gunners won 2-1 to end the campaign unbeaten - here Patrick Vieira scores past Foxes keeper Ian Walker . Leonardo Ulloa has scored in both of his appearances against Arsenal , once in the FA Cup for Brighton and once in the Premier League for Leicester . Arsenal have lost just one of their last 29 Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium -LRB- W20 D8 L1 -RRB- , conceding just 18 times in that run . Alexis Sanchez has scored eight goals in his last eight Premier League starts at the Emirates . Nigel Pearson has won just four of his 24 Premier League games in charge of Leicester . Mesut Ozil has scored the three consecutive appearances for Arsenal in all competitions , the first time he 's done this . Leicester City have won none of their last 17 Premier League matches against London clubs -LRB- W0 D5 L12 -RRB- . | Alexis Sanchez to return from injury for Arsenal 's clash with Leicester City . But Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain remains out for the Gunners . Jack Wilshere ready to return to training following ankle surgery . Nigel Pearson could select Robert Huth for his Leicester debut . But Kasper Schmeichel and Chris Wood still ruled out for Foxes . | [[355, 503], [355, 385], [398, 503], [572, 648], [572, 586], [596, 648], [504, 565], [729, 822], [729, 764], [778, 822], [1579, 1666]] |
It has long been though that a comet struck Earth 12,800 years ago , bringing an end to the Ice Age . This event was thought to have not only sparked climate change , but also killed America 's earliest people and caused a mass animal extinction . But a new study suggests this comet theory is false , as most supposed impact indicators at 29 sites are too old or too young to be remnants of an ancient comet . Theories that a comet struck Earth at the end of the Ice Age 12,800 years ago -LRB- artist 's illustration shown -RRB- may be wrong , according to a new study . The researchers say evidence for dating at 29 impact sites across North America suggesting a comet sparked a brief period of cooling after the Ice Age is flawed . Controversy over what sparked the Younger Dryas , a brief return to near glacial conditions at the end of the Ice Age , includes a theory that it was caused by a comet hitting the Earth . As proof , proponents point to sediments containing deposits they believe could result only from a cosmic impact . One . theory is that the circulation of warm tropical weather in the North . Atlantic was shutdown by an influx of fresh water from Lake Agassiz in . in mid-North America and deglaciation . This , some scientists say , explains why the 1,300-year deep freeze occurred after the Ice Age ended . Another theory is the impact hypothesis , which suggests a comet slammed into the planet and led to widespread cooling . Volcanic activity has also been suggested as a cause . A . sizeable eruption , with one culprit potentially being the Laacher See . volcano in Germany , could have significantly changed temperatures in the . northern hemisphere . Now a new study disproves that theory , said archaeologist David Meltzer of the Southern Methodist University in Dallas . Meltzer is lead author on the study and an expert in the Clovis culture , the peoples who lived in North America at the end of the Ice Age . His research team found that nearly all sediment layers purported to be from the Ice Age at 29 sites in North America and on three other continents are actually either much younger or much older . Scientists agree that the brief episode at the end of the Ice Age - officially known as the Younger Dryas after a flower that flourished at that time - sparked widespread cooling of the Earth 12,800 years ago and that this cool period lasted for 1,000 years . But theories about the cause of this abrupt climate change are numerous ; they range from changes in ocean circulation patterns caused by glacial meltwater entering the ocean to the cosmic-impact theory . The cosmic-impact theory is said to be supported by the presence of geological indicators that are extraterrestrial in origin . However a review of the dating of the sediments at the 29 sites reported to have such indicators proves the cosmic-impact theory false , said Meltzer . Meltzer and his co-authors found that only three of 29 sites commonly referenced to support the cosmic-impact theory actually date to the window of time for the Ice Age . The findings , ` Chronological evidence fails to support claim of an isochronous widespread layer of cosmic impact indicators dated to 12,800 years ago , ' were reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . ` The supposed impact markers are undated or significantly older or younger than 12,800 years ago , ' report the authors . ` Either there were many more impacts than supposed , including one as recently as five centuries ago , or , far more likely , these are not extraterrestrial impact markers . ' In North America , the Ice Age was marked . by the mass extinction of several dozen genera of large mammals , . including mammoths , mastodons , American horses , Western camels , two . types of deer , ancient bison , giant beaver , giant bears , sabre-toothed . cats , giant bears , American cheetahs and many other animals , as well as . plants . Scientists agree that a brief episode at the end of the Ice Age sparked widespread cooling of the Earth 12,800 years ago and that this cool period lasted for 1,000 years . But theories about the cause of this abrupt climate change are numerous including the cosmic-impact theory based on sites in places like Quebec . The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis rests heavily on the claim that there is a Younger Dryas boundary layer at 29 sites in the Americas and elsewhere that contains deposits of supposed extraterrestrial origin that date to a 300-year span centered on 12,800 years ago . The Younger Dryas period is also known as the Big Freeze . It was a period of cold climatic conditions . and drought that took place between 12,800 and 11,500 . years ago . Scientists believe this change in climate was caused by a . meteor impact , but another theory is that it was because of the collapse . of the North American ice sheets . During the period , forests in Scandinavia were replaced with a glacial tundra . There was more dust in the atmosphere that originated from deserts in Asia . The . drier conditions caused drought in the Levant , known as the region of . Syria or the Eastern Mediterranean , which led inhabitants to . agriculture . The change in climate is especially linked to the development of cereal cultivation . The deposits include magnetic grains with iridium , magnetic microspherules -LRB- microscopic spherical particles -RRB- , charcoal , soot , carbon spherules -LRB- small spheres -RRB- , glass-like carbon containing nanodiamonds and fullerenes -LRB- molecules made entirely of carbon -RRB- with extraterrestrial helium , all said to result from a comet or other cosmic event hitting the Earth . Meltzer and his colleagues tested that hypothesis by investigating the existing rock layers -LRB- known as stratigraphy -RRB- and chronological data sets reported in the published scientific literature to determine if these markers dated to the onset of the Younger Dryas . They sorted the 29 sites by the availability of radiometric or numeric ages and then the type of age control , if available , and whether the age control is secure . The researchers found that three sites lack absolute age control : at Chobot , Alberta , the three Clovis points found lack stratigraphic context , and the majority of other diagnostic artifacts are younger than Clovis by thousands of years . At Morley , Alberta , ridges are assumed without evidence to be chronologically correlated with Ice Age hills 1,600 miles -LRB- 2,600 kilometers -RRB- away , while at Paw Paw Cove , Maryland , horizontal integrity of the Clovis artifacts found is compromised , according to that site 's principal archaeologist . The remaining 26 sites have radiometric or other potential numeric ages , but only three date to the Younger Dryas boundary layer . At Lake Cuitzeo , Mexico -LRB- pictured -RRB- Meltzer and his team used the data of previous researchers but returned a different equation that put the cosmic-impact markers at a depth well above that which would mark the Younger Dryas onset , suggesting the cosmic-impact theory is wrong . At eight of the sites , the ages are unrelated to the supposed Younger Dryas boundary layer , as for example at Gainey , Michigan , where extensive mixing of artifacts amongst the rock layers found at the site makes it impossible to know their position to the supposed Younger Dryas boundary layer . Where direct dating did occur , it was some time after the 16th century AD according to the researchers . At Wally 's Beach , Alberta , a radiocarbon age of 10,980 purportedly dates extraterrestrial impact markers from sediment in the skull of an extinct horse . In actuality , the study claims the date is from an extinct musk ox , and the fossil yielding the supposed impact markers was not dated , nor is there evidence to suggest that the fossils from Wally 's Beach are all of the same age or date to the Younger Dryas onset . At nearly a dozen other sites , the authors report , the chronological results are neither reliable nor valid as a result of significant statistical flaws in the analysis , the omission of ages from the models , and the disregard of statistical uncertainty that accompanies all radiometric dates . For example , at Lake Cuitzeo , Mexico , Meltzer and his team used the data of previous researchers but returned a different equation that put the cosmic-impact markers at a depth well above that which would mark the Younger Dryas onset . The authors go on to point out that inferences about the ages of supposed Younger Dryas boundary layers are unsupported by replication in more cases than not . | Scientists have previously suggested a comet hit Earth 12,800 years ago . Evidence for this comes from 29 different sites across North America . But new research suggests the dating methods used were flawed . Study suggests the impact sites are too old or young to be from a comet . 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It 's only natural to want to let your hair down after one of the most hotly-contested title races of all time . That 's exactly what Manchester City players did after finally sealing the trophy after beating West Ham 2-0 at the Etihad . Stars like Sergio Aguero , Fernandinho , Alvaro Negredo , Samir Nasri and Joe Hart all came down to Manchester Town Hall with their wives and girlfriends for the club 's title party . Scarf ace : Vincent Kompany was still wearing a City scarf , with his wife Carla in a light-blue dress . Safe hands : England keeper Joe Hart strolls out with girlfriend Kimberly Crew . Forward thinking : Sergio Aguero strolls out to the do with his girlfriend . Strolling : Pablo Zabaleta and wife Christel turn out for the party . Hand-in-hand : Winger Jesus Navas and wife Alejandra Moral . Striding out : English midfielder Jack Rodwell and his fiancee Alana Licate . Centre of attention : Midfield dynamo Fernandinho and his wife Glaucia . Vincent Kompany went the extra mile . City 's Belgian skipper was still wearing a club scarf as he accompanied his wife Carla - also in sky blue - to the bash . It was n't just squad members at the party , as life-long City fan and Oasis legend Liam Gallagher was on hand to toast his side 's win with brother Paul . Manager Manuel Pellegrini also turned out for the celebration , but insisted after the game that he wants another party this time next season . Speaking after the game the City manager said : ` Big teams can not be satisfied with just one title . ` It is very important to celebrate . today and tomorrow , and start on Tuesday working for next season . Then . we will start thinking where we can improve . ` It was a beautiful , great season and in the future we will try to continue winning . ' I manage a great group of players and a great institution . We were the best team in the Premier League . ' Roll with it : Oasis icon and lifelong City Liam Gallagher was at the bash . Where 's Noel ? The ` other ' Gallagher brother , Paul , was also out . Legs XI : Playmaker Samir Nasri accompanies partner Anara Atanes . At the back : Martin Demichelis with model Evangelina Anderson . The boss : City manager Manuel Pellegrini and his wife Carola . Beauty and the Beast : Spain striker Alvaro Negredo with wife Clara . Big man : Costel Pantilimon and wife Andrea celebrate after the win . Talisman : Attacking talisman David Silva heads to the party . | David Silva , Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero also attend party . Fernadinho , Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta celebrate Premier League win . Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher parties with his heroes . City boss Manuel Pellegrini says they must win title next season . | [[238, 320], [325, 391], [2373, 2381], [2384, 2435], [1176, 1238]] |
More than 260 years after his death , his music is still known and adored by millions . According to a new analysis , however , some of Johann Sebastian Bach 's best-loved works may actually have been written by his wife . An expert claims that Anna Magdalena , Bach 's second wife , was the composer of some of his major pieces , including the cello suites . Johann Sebastian Bach 's second wife , Anna Magdalena , may have composed some of his finest works , academics have claimed . Martin Jarvis , professor of music at Charles Darwin University in Australia , has spent years compiling evidence , with a comprehensive study of handwriting and manuscripts . He will present his findings in a documentary entitled Written By Mrs Bach , due to be screened at Bafta in London next week . The film will detail his analysis of ink and writing style , which he says suggests Mrs Bach did far more work on the pieces than previously thought . He argues that Anna also wrote the aria from the Goldberg Variations and the first prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier : Book I. Presented by British composer Sally Beamish , the film will include evidence from an American scientist who analysed Bach 's signature and his scores . Heidi Harralson , a forensic document examiner , said she believed the composer was more likely to be Anna than Bach himself , saying she was as sure as possible ` within a reasonable degree of scientific certainty ' . Mrs Bach helped her husband write the Cello Suites because of his ailing health , but researchers have now claimed that she composed them herself . Anna is already known to have transcribed for Bach in his later years , but researchers found the handwriting did not have the ` slowness or heaviness ' of someone who is merely copying . They concluded that the handwriting suggested she had composed the scores herself . The experts also pointed to numerous corrections to music written in her hand , signalling she is likely to have been composing it as she went along . Anna , an accomplished singer , married Bach in 1721 when she was 20 and he was 36 . Many of her papers are said to have been destroyed after her death , leaving little trace of her legacy . Miss Beamish told the Sunday Telegraph : ` What I found fascinating is the questions it raises about the assumptions we make : that music is always written by one person and all the great masters were male by definition . ' | Bach 's second wife composed some of his finest works , academics say . Study of handwriting on Bach 's work suggests she was behind the music . Researchers know Mrs Bach helped husband write in his later years . But forensic analysis ` proves ' she was composing the scores herself . | [[128, 222], [223, 359], [245, 259], [284, 359], [360, 396], [404, 458], [88, 115], [128, 222], [223, 359], [360, 396], [404, 458], [1527, 1588], [1777, 1860], [1861, 1872], [1941, 1991], [223, 359], [128, 222], [1527, 1588], [1777, 1860], [1797, 1860], [1861, 1872], [1941, 1991]] |
Ravel Morrison has returned to West Ham United training after having his loan spell at Cardiff City cut short . The former Manchester United midfielder was originally due to stay with the Championship side until Boxing Day but he is already back training at the Hammers . It is unclear whether or not Morrison has a first-team future at Upton Park , but he posted a picture on his Instagram showing himself in the West Ham gym on Sunday . Ravel Morrison posted a photo of himself on Instagram in West Ham United training kit during a gym session . Morrison has returned from his loan at Cardiff City -LRB- left -RRB- early and is now back with the Hammers . The midfielder has been at West Ham for two-and-a-half years and scored this great solo goal against Spurs . Age : 21 . Born : Wythenshawe , Manchester . Position : Midfielder . Clubs : Manchester United -LRB- 2010-12 -RRB- , West Ham United -LRB- 2012 - -RRB- , Birmingham City -LRB- loan , 2012-13 -RRB- , Queens Park Rangers -LRB- loan , 2014 -RRB- , Cardiff City -LRB- loan , 2014 -RRB- . Career appearances : 80 . Career goals : 14 . The 21-year-old was also wearing his official Hammers training kit while lying on a training mat in the photo . During his two-and-a-half months in the Welsh capital , Morrison made just six appearances and failed to find the target for Cardiff . Morrison has persistently struggled with off-field disciplinary problems throughout his career , including making homophobic remarks on Twitter and being arrested - and subsequently cleared - on suspicion of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her mother . He has been at Upton Park for two-and-a-half seasons but he has already been loaned out to Birmingham City , Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff during that time . West Ham are flying in the Premier League and sit fourth , meaning it will be difficult for Morrison to force his way back into manager Sam Allardyce 's first-team plans . Morrison holds off the challenge of Wayne Roony during a Premier League game for West Ham last December . The 21-year-old -LRB- right -RRB- takes a shot during a match for Queens Park Rangers against Brighton in March . Morrison has had loan spells at QPR -LRB- left -RRB- , Birmingham City and Cardiff after regular off-field indiscretions . February 2011 . Ravel Morrison receives a 12-month referral order after admitting to threatening a mugging victim in order to stop them from giving evidence . May 2011 . The midfielder appears in court accused of attacking his girlfriend . The charges were later dropped . January 31 , 2012 . Morrison signs for West Ham United from Manchester United . Sir Alex Ferguson tells Hammers boss Sam Allardyce : ' -LRB- Morrison is -RRB- a brilliant footballer . Brilliant ability . Top class ability . Needs to get away from Manchester and start a new life . ' February 2012 . West Ham starlet fined # 7,000 by the Football Association and warned as to his future conduct after making homophobic remarks on Twitter . September 2012 . While on loan at Birmingham City , problems with Morrison 's attitude in training leads Blues boss Lee Clark to contemplate terminating the deal . Eventually he fought his way back into the side and was an influential member of the team . July 2014 . Morrison arrested on suspicion of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her mother . November 2014 . The midfielder is cleared in court of threatening to throw acid in ex-girlfriend 's face . | Ravel Morrison has had loan deal with Cardiff City cut short . West Ham United star 's loan deal not supposed to end until Boxing Day . But Morrison posted on Instagram showing himself at West Ham 's gym . The midfielder made just six appearances while on loan at Cardiff . It 's unclear whether Morrison can force his way into first-team at West Ham . | [[0, 111], [0, 14], [56, 99], [112, 222], [354, 390], [377, 438], [439, 547], [0, 111], [0, 14], [56, 99], [1209, 1262], [1265, 1299], [272, 309], [1758, 1766], [1817, 1929]] |
Rant : Claire Moloney was filmed having a screaming argument with an Asian man on a Tube carriage after going out drinking with colleagues . A commuter who told an Asian man to ` f *** off back to your own country ' in a rant on a Tube train has been found not guilty of racial harassment . Accountant Claire Moloney was allowed to sit with her family while the verdict was announced . A gasp of relief was heard when she was pronounced not guilty , and her husband put his arms around her and gave her a hug . One family member was heard to say , ` About time . ' Mrs Moloney said during her trial that she was embarrassed to watch film footage in which she screamed at an unidentified man , and which was later uploaded to YouTube , and shown to the court at her trial . The jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court also decided she did not intend her words to cause harassment , alarm or distress . In the video , Moloney told the commuter , an Asian-looking man : ` I f ****** respect . people in their countries , f *** you c *** . ' She . stood up in her seat , saying : ` You come in this country , you wan na have . f ***** g everything on a plate . F *** off back to your own country if . your country is so good . ' Moloney , . who works in Central London , was travelling to her . home in Dagenham , Essex , on a District Line train after going for drinks with . colleagues , the court heard . When . the alleged victim told her that she was being racist , she replied : . ` You c **** wan na take over our country , you racist c *** , you wan na take . over the world . ' The man remonstrated but was taken aback when Moloney got out of her seat to hurl more abuse . By the end of the video , the victim had given up arguing and told her , ` OK , I 'll go back to my country . ' Moloney , 40 , sobbed and fell in to the arms of her husband in the public gallery as the jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court read out their verdicts . The mother-of-two denied she was racist , saying . she was upset at being told she had ` blood on my hands ' and being . criticised because she had been drinking alcohol . ` I 'm not a racist in any shape or form , ' she told the court in her evidence . ` I agree the language is horrific and I am mortified . ` I was half asleep and he said something to do with my poppy and I wondered if it was about me . ` He said something about blood on my hands for invading his country . ` I know what he said was derogatory . and against women in general and he definitely used the word `` Slag '' because I was out drinking . ` I was insulted and I lost it and I ranted ; I was arguing my case . ' ` I was in a rage , I lost control and I was ranting but he was goading me . ' It . was suggested to Moloney that the man was at a ` point of surrender ' but . she said : ` I do not think so . He was being sarcastic . ' Under cross-examination she claimed to regret not attempting to leave the train or reporting the abuse . However , . she did say she would have reacted had anybody of any race made . comments like the ones the unidentified Asian man had made . Footage : Moloney repeatedly swore at the man on a District Line train but insists she is not racist . Row : Moloney says she was provoked by the man and is now embarrassed by what she said at the time . The video was first uploaded to YouTube in November 2010 , but Moloney was not arrested until April this year on suspicion of racially aggravated assault . Christoper Draycott , prosecuting , . said : ` Quite clearly these words would cause harassment , alarm or . distress and so they did cause that . ` The . defendant is up out of her chair and leans into his personal space and . he appears to lean back in his chair . Having argued back and . remonstrated with her , he says , `` Alright I agree with you , I will go . back home . '' ` Despite . initially arguing back and not walking away he was caused harassment , . alarm or distress . At least in part this incident was racially motivated . and was put to him because of his membership of a particular racial . group . ' Moloney left court having pleaded not guilty to one count of . using racially aggravated words to cause harassment , alarm or distress . and one count of intentionally using words to cause harassment , alarm or . distress . | Claire Moloney , 40 , was filmed during screaming argument on the Tube . She was accused of racially aggravated assault after telling Asian-looking man to ` f *** off to your own country ' She denied racism and said she was ` mortified ' by her own behaviour . Court watched footage of the rant that went viral on YouTube . | [[7, 97], [604, 607], [624, 690], [3095, 3155], [141, 151], [156, 213], [141, 290], [1750, 1779], [3352, 3444], [565, 645], [1930, 1969], [3095, 3102], [3160, 3187], [604, 607], [624, 690]] |
Manchester United must be kicking themselves after Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane revealed that he chose not to join the club in 2011 due to their purchase of Phil Jones . But United are not the first club to miss out on a big star due to a combination of bad luck and poor judgement . Sir Alex Ferguson was responsible for bringing in Jones and not Varane but at least he was n't the manager who passed up on Diego Maradona in favour of , er , Alejandro Sabella . Read on for more details about that particular gaffe and other ones who got away in British football 's biggest transfer misses . 1 Kenny Dalglish - West Ham , 1966 . The man hailed as King Kenny by the Kop could have been handed the same epithet by the Bobby Moore Stand instead had things turned out differently . Legend has it that West Ham boss Ron Greenwood thought Dalglish was too lightweight and so turned down the chance to sign the 15-year-old striker , but Harry Redknapp suggests in his new book , A Man Walks On to a Pitch , that Dalglish was always destined for Celtic . Dalglish went on to become both Liverpool and Scotland 's greatest player . Kenny Dalgish 's name is still sung at Anfield many years after he finished playing for Liverpool . 2 Diego Maradona - Sheffield United , 1978 . United boss Harry Haslam spotted a 17-year-old Maradona on a scouting trip to Argentina and was so impressed that he struck a # 200,000 deal there and then . But when Argentinos Juniors demanded more cash the Blades board refused to cough up , and bought Maradona 's countryman Alejandro Sabella instead . Sabella spent two years at Bramall Lane and went on to coach Argentina to last summer 's World Cup final . Maradona inspired his side to win the trophy in 1986 and is perhaps the greatest footballer ever to live . Whoops . Diego Maradona is held aloft after Argentina defeated West Germany 3-2 in the World Cup final in 1986 . 3 Eric Cantona - Sheffield Wednesday , 1991 . ` Ooh Aah ' - not just the sound of Manchester United fans singing Cantona 's praises but probably also the mumbled response of Trevor Francis when asked why he did n't sign King Eric when he had the chance . Cantona was up for grabs after an epic tantrum at Nimes -LRB- when he threw a ball at a ref and called in turn each member of the French FA 's disciplinary team an idiot -RRB- and went on trial at Wednesday after threatening to retire from the game . After a week of training indoors due to bad weather , Francis was somehow still not convinced and asked the striker to stay on for a further week to play on grass . Cantona refused and was snapped up by Leeds . He joined Manchester United a year later and became the first true star of the Premier League era -LRB- and the player who consequently transformed English football for two decades -RRB- . Eric Cantona scores for Manchester United against local rivals City in 1993 . 4 Alan Shearer - Manchester United , 1992 . The Premier League 's all-time record goalscorer could have ensured near total dominance for the top-flight 's most successful club had he moved to Old Trafford from Southampton in 1992 . Instead , Shearer chose to join Blackburn Rovers because United ` took too long ' to seal the deal , which had been lined up . Shearer helped Blackburn pip United to the title in 1995 and became a thorn in their side for years as a world-class striker . Alan Shearer is the deadliest marksman in Premier League history , with a signature goal celebration . 5 Andriy Shevchenko - West Ham , 1995 . This one is best told in Harry Redknapp 's own words : ' I was at West Ham and Frank Lampard Snr and I were approached by these two villains who said they were doing some business in the Ukraine , and we were so scared of them we agreed to have a look at a couple of these kids . ` One of them we played against Barnet Reserves and he scored the winner . They said they wanted a million quid for him , and Frank said it was too much -- well I 'm blaming Frank -- and we let him go . His name was Andriy Shevchenko ! ' Andriy Shevchenko enjoyed a brilliant career at AC Milan ... after failing to land a deal at West Ham . 6 Zinedine Zidane - Blackburn , 1995 . When offered the chance to sign Zinedine Zidane , what might you say ? Probably not ` no thanks - we 've got Tim Sherwood ' . Unfortunately that is roughly what the late Jack Walker , then Rovers owner , said when he had the opportunity to bring the greatest player of his generation to Lancashire . Instead , Zidane left Bordeaux for Juventus a year later and went on to become a legend in Italy and then an original Galactico at Real Madrid . Zinedine Zidane holds up the World Cup after inspiring France to victory at at the Stade de France in 1998 . 7 Zlatan Ibrahimovic -- Arsenal , 2000 . Not many 16-year-olds would turn down the chance to have a trial at Arsenal but Ibrahimovic was never your average player . ` Arsene -LRB- Wenger -RRB- gave me the famous red and white jersey - the No 9 shirt with Ibrahimovic on it and I was so pleased I even posed for a picture wearing it , ' he said . ` He never actually made me a serious offer , it was more , `` I want to see how good you are , what kind of player you are . Have a trial '' . ' I could n't believe it . I was like , `` No way , Zlatan does n't do auditions '' . Fourteen years later , Ibrahimovic has won titles at Ajax , Juventus , Inter Milan , Barcelona , AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain , and is Sweden 's greatest ever player . Zlatan Ibrahimovic wearing his Arsenal shirt -LRB- left -RRB- and celebrating a goal against the Gunners in 2010 -LRB- right -RRB- . 8 Ronaldinho - St Mirren , 2001 . Yes , you read right . Just before moving to Paris Saint-Germain , Ronaldinho was lined up for a short spell at the Scottish outfit , with his advisers insisting that he could do with a stint in Europe to acclimatise to the style of football on the continent . Unfortunately for the Buddies red tape scuppered the move . Ronaldinho , perhaps employing selective memory , said a few years later of the St Mirren move : ' I had a lot of offers from Europe . I ca n't remember where they were all from . ' Ronaldinho was the most skilful forward in the world at Barcelona in the early part of the 21st century . 9 Cristiano Ronaldo - Arsenal , 2003 . Ibrahimovic was n't the only player to have been seduced by an Arsenal shirt with their name and the No 9 on the back . Sadly for Wenger , the tactic failed with Cristiano Ronaldo too . The # 80m Real Madrid superstar did what Zlatan would never do and took up a week 's trial with the Gunners , but Wenger was gazumped by Manchester United , who used Carlos Queiroz to appeal to the Portugal starlet . Oh well , Arsene - at least you did n't miss out on Lionel Messi ... Cristiano Ronaldo almost moved to Arsenal before Manchester United stepped in and lured him away . 10 Lionel Messi - Arsenal , 2003 . Ah . Right . Yes , unfortunately Wenger did also miss out on Messi , meaning the two greatest players on the planet both slipped through the Arsenal boss 's fingertips . Wenger came within a whisker of signing Messi from Barcelona 's La Masia academy when he was just 16 , along with Gerard Pique and Cesc Fabregas , promising the Barca trio first-team football . Messi was , remarkably , interested in moving to north London , but the deal was ruined because of issues over the Argentina forward 's work permit . And the rest , as they say , is history . Lionel Messi -LRB- centre -RRB- almost made a shock move to Arsenal from Barcelona as a teenager . AND HERE 'S HOW THEY COULD HAVE LOOKED -LRB- SORT OF -RRB- ... Maradona in a Sheffield United kit , Zidane in the Blackburn jersey , Ronaldo in an Arsenal shirt . VIDEO Van Gaal open to Ronaldo return . | Raphael Varane revealed he rejected Manchester United in 2011 . Varane said he did so because United had signed Phil Jones . Other British clubs have missed out on big stars in the transfer market . Cristiano Ronaldo , Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona slipped through net . | [[51, 176], [51, 176], [181, 290], [527, 537], [542, 599], [6439, 6479]] |
Former President George W. Bush said on Friday that he was baffled by a New York grand jury 's decision not to indict a police officer who put Eric Garner into a chokehold . ' I thought how sad . The verdict was hard to understand , ' Bush told CNN 's Candy Crowley in a clip on an interview the network plans to air during Crowley 's show on Sunday , adding that he ` had n't seen all the details . ' ` But it 's sad that race continues to play such ... an emotional , divisive part of life , ' he continued , reflecting on the race riots he witnessed growing up in the 1970s . ' I do think we 've improved . ' Scroll down for video . ` It 's sad that race continues to play such ... an emotional , divisive part of life , ' former President George W. Bush told CNN host Candy Crowley in an interview aired in part today by the network . In the segment of the interview that was released , Bush did not weigh in on whether the Department of Justice should proceed with a civil rights investigation into the killing nor did he list particular reforms that federal and enforcement officials should purse in order to prevent similar deaths . He did relay a conversation that he and his former secretary of state , Condoleeza Rice , had over dinner after a grand jury declined to indict former Ferguson , Missouri , police officer Darren Wilson for taking the life of Michael Brown . ` We talked about this subject , and ... she just said , `` You 've got to understand that there are a lot of black folks around that are incredibly more and more distrusting of law enforcement . '' ` Which is a shame , because law enforcement 's job is to protect everybody , ' he said . President Barack Obama and the White House have been careful not to publicly comment on either of the grand jury decisions or potential federal actions , noting that it would be inappropriate for them to influence or interfere with Justice 's probe . Instead , the president has spoken more vaguely about the effect that the court decisions had on minority communities , pointing out that ` too many ' feel that ` law enforcement is not working with them and dealing with them in a fair way . ' ` We are not going to let up until we see a strengthening of trust and strengthening of accountability that exists between our communities and our law enforcement , ' he said after the verdict was announced on Wednesday . Black members of Congress said on Thursday that the White House could show its support for the African-American community by inviting the families of Brown and Garner to the president 's annual State of the Union address next month , . ` Those families are symbols of an issue that needs to be urgently addressed in America , ' Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson told the Hill . ' I think it would be an excellent idea . ' ` It would be good that we put a face to the injustices that have occurred as a result of the criminal justice system that has n't been lifted to a point of colorblindness , ' New York Rep. Yvette Clark said . At least one Republican in Congress , New York Rep. Peter King , has come out swinging in favor of the white law enforcement officers in New York , saying , that had Garner not ` had asthma and a heart condition and was so obese , almost definitely he would not have died ' and that ` there 's not a hint there that anyone used any racial epithet . ' King said he has ` no doubt ' that a ' 350 pound white guy ' would have faced the same treatment at the hands of police . A protester , demanding justice for Eric Garner , holds a placard featuring Garner 's final words while staging a ` die-in ' with dozens of others in downtown White Plains , New York today . Protesters swarmed streets of Manhattan or a second night on Thursday to denounce a grand jury 's decision to spare a white police officer from criminal prosecution in the choking death of the unarmed black man . Kentucky Sen. and likely 2016 contestant Rand Paul said Wednesday that he blames the politicians who created the laws that led to what happened . Garner was first approached by police because he was hawking untaxed cigarettes on the street in Staten Island , which is illegal . ` Obviously , the individual circumstances are important , but I think it 's also important to know that some politician put a tax of $ 5.85 on a pack of cigarettes , so they 've driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive , ' Paul told Hardball host Chris Matthews . ` But then some politician also had to direct the police to say , `` Hey , we want you arresting people for selling a loose cigarette . '' ' he said . Paul said ` there really is no excuse for ' anyone to die for breaking that type of law , and added , ` but I do blame the politicians . We put our police in a difficult situation with bad laws . ' Other Republicans on Capitol Hill have mostly been quiet about the death this week , however , preferring to gripe instead about the president 's executive actions on immigration . GOP conference chair Cathy McMorris Rogers said yesterday , however , that she ` absolutely ' believes that Congress should hearings on Garner 's death . House Speaker John Boehner did n't directly endorse hearings at a press conference on Thursday , telling reporters , ` I 'm not going to rule that in or out , ' but the GOP leader acknowledged that he does think ` that the American people deserve answers about what really happened here . ' | ` It 's sad that race continues to play such ... an emotional , divisive part of life , ' Bush said reflecting on the race riots he witnessed growing up . Speaking generally about race relations , Bush told CNN 's Candy Crowley : ' I do think we 've improved ' CNN aired the first part of the interview with Bush today and saved the rest for Crowley 's show on Sunday morning . | [[408, 491], [511, 539], [636, 721], [196, 207], [217, 230], [235, 303], [581, 609], [586, 609], [726, 801], [789, 838]] |
Most of the country may have awoken to a chilly but pleasant Autumnal morning today , but , in the middle of the Atlantic , a 300-mile wide hurricane is hurtling towards Britain . Hurricane Gonzalo is tearing through the Atlantic , with forecasters predicting two weeks of rainfall in just 24 hours when it strikes Britain tomorrow night . The storm , which left a trail of devastation in its wake in Bermuda , will bring 60mph winds and cause ` significant disruption ' when it reaches the UK , the Met Office has predicted . Scroll down for videos . Calm before the storm : A London , Midland and Scottish Stanier class 5 steam locomotive powers across the Glenfinnan Viaduct , in Lochaber in the western Highlands . Magical : The bright image will look familiar to Harry Potter fans , as the Hogwarts Express was pictured travelling along viaduct in the children 's fantasy book series . Britain awoke to a crisp but pleasant Sunday morning , particularly at Castell Coch , near Cardiff , where the sun rose over the valley , bathing the Gothic castle in a warming glow . Through the haze , the valley , near the Welsh capital , can be seen - but tomorrow night Hurricane Gonzalo will bring fierce winds and driving rain to parts of Wales and the rest of the UK . The trees sport vibrant , autumnal leaves near the 19th century castle , in South Wales , shortly after sunrise this morning . It was nice morning for a row across Loch Achray , west of Stirling , as these two early birds found when they sailed past the former Tigh Mor hotel , which is surrounded by tall trees . The bright morning was perfect for punting along the River Cam , Cambridge , while people went for a stroll along the riverside . A member of Brighton Sea Swimmers did not seem to find the conditions too chilly as he marched out of the ocean after taking a dip . These men made the most of the weather and went for a swim in Brighton , which will be largely unaffected by Gonzalo . Amanda and Bob Gillatt strolled through Clumber Park , near Worksop , Nottinghamshire , with their dog , Alfie , this afternoon . Jane and Nigel Stock also went for a walk through the park with their dog , enjoying the good weather while it lasts . Temperatures hit 22C yesterday but the good weather will soon be replaced by fierce winds and driving rains as the tail end of Gonzalo lashes the nation . Bermuda was hit by 134mph winds , leaving most of the Caribbean country without power and tearing roofs off of buildings . The Midlands and the North will be the worst affected , with the possibility of 23ft waves in the North-West causing flash flooding , The Sun reported . Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said : ` There is the possibility for significant disruption . Difficult driving conditions are expected thanks to large amounts of spray and potential for wind-blown debris . A rainbow marked a change in weather , as rain started hammering down over Helensburgh , Argyll and Bute , Scotland . A rainbow could also be seen over Teesdale , County Durham , as ominous clouds began to block out the morning 's sun . Families and walkers look on as water cascades over the High Force waterfall , in Teesdale , after heavy rain fell in the area . That 's not an umbrella : A woman , who was clearly unprepared for the weather , shields herself from the rain with her handbag in Glasgow . A woman battled with her umbrella in Glasgow as the city was drenched and battered by driving rain and strong winds this afternoon . A young girl struggles with her umbrella as she tries to walk through a shopping centre in Glasgow earlier today . NASA satellite images show Hurricane Gonzalo tearing through the Atlantic , with forecasters predicting two weeks of rainfall in just 24 hours when it strikes Britain tomorrow night . This forecast from the U.S. National Hurricane Center shows Gonzalo 's predicted route and where its winds are expected to be strongest , predicting that Scotland will be the worst-affected part of the UK . ` The strongest winds will fall in Tuesday morning rush hour . Trees risk being blown over , with a greater risk of branches coming down . Ferry sailings could be affected . ' The Met Office has issued a yellow ` be aware ' warning for Northern Ireland , western and eastern Scotland , north Wales , the Midlands and the north of England ahead of the storm . RAC spokesman Simon Williams warned drivers to be aware of branches and debris left on the road by the powerful storm , which could bring gale force 10 winds . ` Motorists should be prepared and take extreme care , particularly with debris expected on roads which could cause accidents , ' he said . An Environment Agency spokesman said : ` We 're monitoring Gonzalo closely with the Met Office and may issue an alert for potential coastal flooding for part of the country . ' It has already issued a flood alert for parts of East Anglia on Tuesday . Fast ferries between Holyhead , north-west Wales , and Ireland were cancelled because of high winds and big seas . Meanwhile Trafalgar Day celebrations in Llandudno were blasted by gusts of wind which blew wreathes from the war memorial and forced veterans to cling onto their berets . Bookies Coral today slashed odds from 33-1 to 20-1 on the UK facing its strongest ever winds when Gonzalo hits . The record is 173mph in the Highlands in 1986 . Almost the entire island of Bermuda lost power after the hurricane hit , blowing roof tiles off houses and uprooting trees . Boats were dragged away from their moorings and some capsized as the storm planted a direct hit on the British territory . Nobody in Bermuda has been killed or seriously injured by the extreme weather . Residents were urged to stay indoors while the hurricane struck . Gonzalo approached Bermuda as a Category 3 storm then weakened to Category 2 strength just before coming ashore with sustained winds of 110 mph . Even after beginning to move away , its fierce winds continued to hit the island for hours . Mr Partridge added : ` The main reason for the warning is the timing , as strong winds will be coming through the Tuesday morning rush hour -- it will be wet and windy and there will be spray on the roads . ` Also the trees are still quite full of leaves at the moment and with those strong winds we could see a lot more leaves on the roads . ' The clean-up in Bermuda has begun after 130mph winds broke boats free of their moorings and washed them ashore . Large waves battered the French Caribbean island of Saint-Barth as Gonzalo tore its way across the Atlantic . Damage : The 110mph storm roared over Bermuda , a British territory , bringing down large trees and damaging power lines . | Most of Britain awoke to a pleasant Sunday morning , but 300-mile wide Hurricane Gonzalo is hurtling towards Britain . The storm , which wreaked havoc on Bermuda , will strike the UK tomorrow night and continue on Tuesday morning . Gonzalo 's tail end will hit most of the north of the UK , bringing 60mph winds and two weeks of rainfall in a day . The Met Office has warned of ` significant disruption ' and has issued a weather alert for swathes of the country . Commuters can expect chaos , with the storm forecast to batter the nation during rush hour on Tuesday . 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Sinister : David Russell lured his 19-year-old victim to Harlestone Firs forest in Northampton and has been jailed for her attempted murder . She met him on Facebook , and was impressed enough to cross the Atlantic to meet him . But Maricar Benedicto 's naive trust was repaid in the most horrific way . The man who lured her to the UK , David Russell , took her to a forest and persuaded the 19-year-old to wear a blindfold , saying he had a gift for her . Russell then stood behind her and slit her throat . The terrified teenager tried to escape but the 20-year-old McDonald 's worker stabbed her several times , hit her in the face with a log and headbutted her . Miraculously , she survived . At Northampton Crown Court , Russell admitted kidnap and attempted murder and was jailed for life . The court was told he had posed as tattooed rocker Oliver Sykes , lead singer in the Sheffield-based metal band Bring Me The Horizon , currently touring the Americas . Prosecuting , Christopher Donnellan QC said that the day before Miss Benedicto arrived from California last April , Russell had searched the internet for ` how to kill someone with bare hands ' , ` how to cut skin with a knife ' and ` the best knife to kill ' . After meeting Miss Benedicto at the town 's railway station , Russell took her to a nearby forest , claiming it held special childhood memories . Mr Donnellan said : ` He asked her to sit down on a fallen tree trunk and said he was going to blindfold her . He said she would get a surprise or a present . He stood behind her , blindfolded her , asked her to put her head back , and her arms up . She did so with her palms up , entirely trusting him . ` Although she did not see any implement because of the blindfold , the next thing she felt was her neck being sliced . ' Deceptive : David Russell pretended he was Oliver Sykes -LRB- left -RRB- , frontman of heavy metal band , Bring Me The Horizon . The court heard that as Russell did it , he shouted : ` Why wo n't you die ? You 've ruined my life . It 's all your fault . ' The court was told she jumped up and . the blindfold fell off . She began to run away ` but he caught up and . stabbed her in the back ' . A serrated breadknife was found at the scene . He stopped the attack only when Miss Benedicto told him she had given his name and address to immigration on arrival in the UK . He ran home , where he took a suspected overdose , while she staggered to a nearby house for help . Deserted : Russell met his victim in Harlestone Firs Forest , Northampton where he blindfolded and attacked her . The pair had met on Facebook last year and ` engaged in conversations using pseudonyms ' . She went by the alias Ruby Townsend . They chatted online using Skype and . Miss Benedicto knew Russell was not who he initially claimed to be . before she flew to Britain . Steven Crouch , defending , said . Russell was ` borderline autistic ' but had never offended before . ` He is a . troubled young man , very young , who committed an act in bizarre . circumstances , never to be repeated . ' Jailing him on Tuesday , Judge Charles . Wide QC said Russell was ` exceptionally dangerous ' and must serve at . least 17-and-a-half years in jail before being considered for release . He added : ` The features of this case . are truly horrifying . When she was able to escape , you intended to kill . her and must have come very close . ' | David Russell has been jailed for life for kidnap and attempted murder . Victim was blindfolded , stabbed in the back four times , hit in the face with a log , and headbutted . Russell researched how to kill someone on the internet day before the attack . | [[0, 8], [11, 24], [83, 141], [698, 724], [727, 734], [755, 771], [698, 724], [727, 734], [776, 797], [304, 335], [379, 424], [553, 613], [553, 587], [616, 661], [553, 587], [651, 667], [1396, 1398], [1448, 1484], [1533, 1535], [1555, 1570], [2168, 2191], [2509, 2519], [2552, 2566], [966, 977], [980, 1157]] |
Barcelona have unveiled their new home kit for the 2014-15 season , uniting stars from the present first team and the future talent of the club as they look to the future after losing the La Liga title on the final day of the season to Atletico Madrid . The home shirt , manufactured by Nike , features bolder and wider Barcelona stripes in darker tones of red and blue . Old and new : Xavi , Edgar Ie , Gerard Pique , Sergi Samper , Andres Iniesta , Neymar , Lionel Messi , Jean Marie Dongou Tsafack and Sergio Busquets pose in the new kit . Representing : The shirt , made by Nike , sports the Catalan colours in the V neck pattern . FC Barcelona B-team players Sergi Samper , Edgar Ie and Jean Marie Dongou Tsafack joined first-team stars Neymar , Andres Iniesta , Gerard Pique , Xavi , Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets to unveil the new kit . The shirt boasts a new crest , and a unique relaxed blue collar showcasing a Senyera flag in the open V-neck . It is the first time the Catalan flag has appeared on the front of the club 's shirt . Inside the back of the neck is a blue pennant tab with Barcelona 's club motto : ` Mes que un club ' -LRB- More than a club -RRB- and their founding year of 1899 . Reclaim : Barca are hoping they will be lifting the La Liga title in this kit next season . Barcelona appointed their former midfielder Luis Enrique as their new manager on Monday after Gerardo Martini 's departure . The 44-year-old , who led Celta Vigo this season , has agreed a two-year deal to take over from Martino , who left his position after just one campaign in charge . The Catalan club said in a statement on their official website : ` The FC Barcelona board of directors have this evening confirmed Luis Enrique Martineza as the new first-team coach , following a proposal from sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta . ' In the past : Barcelona could n't beat Atletico on Saturday , meaning Diego Simeone 's side won La Liga . | Catalan giants unveil new Nike kit for the 2014-15 season . Stars Messi Neymar , Iniesta , Pique , Xavi and Busquets are joined by B-team players Sergi Samper , Edgar Ie and Jean Marie Dongou Tsafack . Barcelona were beaten to La Liga by Atletico on the final day of the season . Luis Enrique is the club 's new manager after Gerardo Martino 's departure . | [[254, 268], [271, 291], [823, 846], [636, 822], [147, 253], [1301, 1425], [1711, 1771]] |
Marouane Chamakh is back in contention as Crystal Palace return their attentions to the Barclays Premier League against Leicester on Saturday . A Palace side showing a full 11 changes following the win at Everton lost 3-2 after extra-time to Newcastle on Wednesday night to exit the Capital One Cup at Selhurst Park . Chamakh missed the defeat and the 3-2 win at Goodison Park with a hamstring injury and may be selected among the substitutes against the Foxes , with manager Neil Warnock insisting the players which began at Everton would likely return to start . Neil Warnock will be able to call on the services of Marouane Chamakh for the first time as Palace boss . Chamakh will be in contention for the first time in a month this weekend against Leicester . ` Chamakh will be available , ' Warnock said . ` He was very close to being available last weekend but we felt it was not worth the risk . ` There wo n't be many changes from Everton . At Everton we were fantastic , so I do n't envisage many changes . ` But it 's nice to look at the squad , the second group of players , knowing what you can bring into the squad . ` That was the pleasing thing last night , the way we played , we enjoyed it , we went forward whenever we could , we looked like we wanted to go out and play football in the cup . ` They all played really well against a strong Newcastle team . It showed we 've got quite a good squad . ' Warnock was less than happy with the stadium announcement , made while the match with Newcastle was ongoing , that Manchester City would be the opponents in the fourth round . ' I made an enquiry after the game , because I was disappointed , if I 'm honest , ' Warnock added . Chamakh gets up to head the ball during Crystal Palace 's home defeat to West Ham . ' I do n't think it should have been announced . I do n't know why it was announced and who announced it . I 'm sure there will be some enquiries today . ' I felt it was out of order for both sets of fans , who just wanted to get on with the game . ' Asked if knowing City , 7-0 winners over Sheffield Wednesday , would be their next opponents with victory had affected his players , Warnock 's response was sarcastic . Warnock , with a smile , said : ' I think that 's why they threw the last goal in , so they did n't go to Man City away . We heard the score . ' Leicester beat City 's Manchester rivals Manchester United 5-3 last weekend and are seventh in the table with two wins and one loss in their five matches since promotion from the Championship . ` They 've made the Premier League look quite easy , really , ' Warnock added . ` I 'm hoping they get a more difficult game on Saturday . ' | Neil Warnock will have Marouane Chamakh available for the first time since rejoining Crystal Palace as manager earlier this month . The 30-year-old returns to the Palace squad after a month on the sidelines with a hamstring problem . Palace entertain Leicester on Saturday as they look for their first home win of the season . | [[565, 670], [565, 577], [591, 670], [671, 763], [42, 143]] |
The threat of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome -LRB- MERS -RRB- virus has ` significantly increased ' , but officials claim the disease does not yet constitute a global public health emergency . The World Health Organisation -LRB- WHO -RRB- said that , based on current information , the seriousness of . the situation has risen , but added there is no evidence of ` sustained human-to-human transmission ' . The virus , which was first detected in Saudi Arabia in 2012 , causes coughing , fever and sometimes fatal pneumonia . Concern about the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome -LRB- MERS -RRB- virus has ` significantly increased ' , but officials claim the disease does not yet constitute a global public health emergency . Egyptian Muslim pilgrims are shown wearing masks as a precaution against the virus , which was first detected in Saudi Arabia in 2012 . MERS is a virus from the same family as . SARS , or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome , which killed around 800 . people worldwide after it first appeared in China in 2002 . Like SARS , the virus causes a lung infection , coughing and breathing difficulties , and a temperature . Additionally , MERS can also lead to rapid kidney failure . There are no vaccines or antiviral treatments for MERS , and the disease kills approximately 30 per cent of those infected . According to recent WHO figures , 496 MERS cases have been detected since September 2012 . The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry confirmed that 463 of these cases have been in the Gulf nation alone . Little . is known about the condition but experts believe it is most likely humans were first infected by camels . The comments were made during a WHO emergency committee meeting that met . on Tuesday . MERS is a virus from the same family as . SARS , or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome , which killed around 800 . people worldwide after it first appeared in China in 2002 . Like SARS , the virus causes a lung infection , coughing and breathing difficulties , and a temperature . Additionally , MERS can also lead to rapid kidney failure . There are no vaccines or antiviral treatments for MERS , and the disease kills approximately 30 per cent of those infected . According to recent WHO figures , 496 MERS cases have been detected since September 2012 . The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry confirmed that 463 of these cases have been in the Gulf nation alone . This week , the same officials reported that following a further five deaths , the total number of people to die from the virus in the region is now 126 . This microscopic image shows novel coronavirus particles , also known as the MERS virus , in yellow . The virus causes a lung infection , coughing , breathing difficulties and a temperature . It can also lead to rapid kidney failure . According to recent WHO figures , 496 MERS cases have been detected since September 2012 . MERS has also spread to neighbouring countries , and in a number of cases , symptoms have been spotted across Europe , in the U.S , Philippines and Malaysia . Following the meeting on Tuesday , the WHO released a statement saying : ` The committee concluded that the conditions for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern -LRB- PHEIC -RRB- have not yet been met . ' Dr Ben Neuman , a virologist at the University of Reading , told MailOnline : ` This is a measured and sensible reaction to an evolving epidemic . ` There is already a substantial worldwide effort between scientists , doctors and public health officials to understand and stop the spread of MERS coronavirus . ` It is important to remember that MERS still does not spread very efficiently between people . It is a very serious disease if you are unlucky enough to catch it , but the odds of catching the virus - even in Saudi Arabia - are still very small . ' | The virus causes coughing , fever and sometimes fatal pneumonia . Since 2012 it has been reported in 436 cases in Saudi Arabia alone . WHO 's emergency committee said the seriousness of . the situation had increased in terms of public health impact . But added there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission . | [[1067, 1160], [1930, 2023], [2661, 2750], [2661, 2670], [2708, 2750], [420, 429], [442, 480], [818, 827], [840, 880], [1366, 1377], [1380, 1394], [1380, 1436], [1437, 1540], [1480, 1532], [2229, 2240], [2243, 2257], [2243, 2299], [2300, 2403], [2343, 2395], [2814, 2825], [2828, 2842], [2828, 2884], [1656, 1719], [0, 63], [101, 110], [316, 339], [539, 587], [640, 649], [316, 329], [346, 415]] |
Mother-of-two Emma Taylor , from Henley-on-Thames , appeared on television to defend her right to take breastfeeding selfies , as they were named one of 2015 's biggest parenting trends by parenting site Netmums . Like other brelfie advocates such as Ellie Gordon , founder of the Facebook group ` Pump in Public ' , Emma admitted to regularly posting pictures when she was breastfeeding her daughter , now five , and currently uploads images of herself feeding her six-month-old son . Yet a growing movement is forming among mothers against the ` brelfie ' despite 88 per cent of mothers saying social media sites are wrong to delete the intimate shots . Scroll down for video . Breastfeeding selfies are on the rise in 2015 , as demonstrated by mother-of-four Ellie Gordon , 34 , from Hertford , pictured feeding her 14-week-old daughter Bluebelle Beatrice . ` Why not share a brelfie ? ' Emma told presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning today . ` You ca n't see a lot as the baby is in the way . This morning I saw a half naked women with her legs akimbo in the newspaper so if that 's okay , why is n't showing the top of my skin on my chest ? ' She added that breflies are a way for women to celebrate their bodies and what they can do . However , Angela Epstein , 46 , from Manchester , disagreed . She appeared on the ITV show alongside Emma to argue the case against brelfies . She said : ` This whole cult of the breflie smacks of naked exhibitionism . ' While Angela said she supports breastfeeding , she thinks the trend for sharing pictures is ` attention-seeking and using kids as a commodity , parading them around saying `` is n't it great I can breastfeed '' and rubbing it in the face of women who ca n't . ' Mothers Emma Taylor , right , and Angela Epstein appeared on today 's This Morning to debate the new trend for posting breastfeeding selfies aka ` brelfies ' Emma , left , has posted pictures of herself breastfeeding online and says it celebrates what women 's bodies can do . But Angela , right , think it should remain a private , bonding moment between mother and baby . The growing trend has seen one in five breastfeeding mothers -LRB- 19 per cent -RRB- already take their own brelfie , with a further six per cent of new mothers claiming they plan to . They are following the lead of celebrities such as Miranda Kerr , Gisele Bundchen and Gwen Stefani who have all posted their own brelfies online . The craze was identified as part of the annual Netmums ' Parenting Trends Report which predicts the ten key parenting fashions for the forthcoming year . But Angela argued on the programme , that many women who share brelfies are ` deliberately militant in their approach ' as if they are saying ' I can breastfeed and if you do n't like seeing it , that 's your problem ' . Angela believes mothers should not be ` flaunting ' themselves online breastfeeding because ` certain things are private , I endorse breastfeeding but it 's an intimate , private , bonding moment , just you and your baby . ' But Angela 's views were n't supported by all This Morning viewers as many sent their own brelfies into the show . A poll carried out by the programme found that 68.53 per cent would post a brelfie online . Ellie , pictured feeding her daughter , has set up a Facebook page so other mothers can share their pictures and experiences of breastfeeding and gain support and advice . Another advocate of the trend is mother-of-four Ellie Gordon , 34 , from Hertford , who has a 14-week-old daughter Bluebelle Beatrice as well as Lily-Grace , nine , Ronnie , seven , and Reuben , five . She 's so passionate about the subject she has even set up her own Facebook group ` Pump In Public ' to support breastfeeding mothers . Other parenting fads of 2015 identified by Netmums include post-baby body nude photoshoots , where women book a professional photographer to capture their figures just days after giving birth . The report revealed one in seven new mothers now think the photoshoots are a positive idea , claiming stretch marks and baby weight ` celebrated them becoming a mum ' . But one in 12 mums said they would only have a post-pregnancy photoshoot if they got their bodies back into shape . Pregnancy Test ` Pee Parties ' - which see women trying to fall pregnant take their pregnancy test with a group of friends or family members - are also on the rise . Popular in America where the parties are often filmed for YouTube , the trend is starting to take off in the UK with one in 25 mums saying they had held one and a further 14 per cent admitting they would consider it . Miranda Kerr shared this picture of her breastfeeding son Flynn after he was born in 2011 , now more new mothers are following suit . Gwen Stefani shared this picture on Instagram of herself breastfeeding her five-month-old son Apollo during a roadside stop in Switzerland in July 2014 . Gisele Bundchen posted this photo of herself breastfeeding her daughter as she had her hair and makeup done before a photo shoot in 2013 . Jaime King shared this intimate photo of her breastfeeding eight-month-old son James in 2014 . Despite improving economic conditions , ` Family No-Spend Days ' are one of the year 's most popular trends . Over two thirds -LRB- 68 per cent -RRB- of families now follow the craze which bans spending in any form for one day a week or each month . While 29 per cent of mums quizzed said they only held the days when money was tight , for 39 per cent of families they are a regular occurrence to teach children the value of money . And following the increasing use of foodbanks , Toybanks are also becoming more popular this year . The service , which offers toys to low-income and struggling families , is opening in locations around the UK with 54 per cent of parents saying they would use it if the need arose . However , one trend parents want to say goodbye to in 2015 is the Double-Barrelled First Name . Girls monikers including Georgia-May , Ellie-Rae and Lily-Rose were voted the most likely naming trend to disappear this year , with 69 per cent of parents saying they would ditch a double-barrelled name . Another American idea catching on in the UK is Baby Growth Photocards , where parents take monthly or weekly photos of their child against the same background object to show their growth . Some have even been edited into timelapse videos for YouTube , with almost half -LRB- 46 per cent -RRB- of parents saying they are now keeping a regular photographic record of their child 's growth . Actress Alyssa Milano posted this picture of herself breastfeeding to Instagram in October 2014 . According to a Netmums poll , 88 per cent of mothers who say social media sites are wrong to delete breastfeeding selfies . Meanwhile after the success of smash-hit film Frozen , parents are wishing their children would ` Let It Go ' -- but Disney Princesses are one of the year 's most prominent trends . But possibly the most controversial trend of the year is ` Pay-ground Parties ' . First highlighted in the media by a mother invoicing another parent over a no-show at a birthday party , then escalated by TV presenter Myleene Klass after she was asked to club together with other parents to buy birthday presents for two pupils at her daughters ' school , mums are feeling under pressure to pay up much more than they are comfortable with for parties and presents . Like Myleene , one in eight said they had been asked to contribute towards a bigger present for a child , but 53 per cent felt the request was ` inappropriate and cheeky ' . Meanwhile one in 11 mums would now consider invoicing parents whose child did not turn up for a party they arranged . Commenting on the Annual Trends Report , Netmums spokeswoman Rachel Burrows said : ` Parents are more plugged into social media than ever before , so many of this year 's trends are all about sharing . ` From pregnancy parties and baby growth photos , to posting Brelfies and post-baby body shoots , mums are openly showing some of the most intimate moments of their lives in a way that would have been impossible just a few years ago . ` While some people may see it as oversharing , it 's actually very comforting to know others are going through the same situations . ` And trends like the return to retro parties , toybanks and no-spend days show mums are setting a sensible example to their children . ` Though the last few years have been tough for most families , parents are still ensuring their kids have the best childhood they can , however tight their family finances are . ' | Breastfeeding selfies top new Netmums parenting trends report . 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