An aspiring foreign manager emboldened by radical ideas meets a settled, ego-fuelled dressing room that’s enjoyed no little success. Sound familiar? For Peter Lawwell, the warning signs upon appointing Ronny Deila to the Celtic manager’s post last summer were to be found not a million miles from home. When Paul le Guen arrived at Rangers in the summer of 2006, there seemed solid grounds for fans of the Ibrox club not to question if the Frenchman would be a runaway success, but to just what extent. Celtic manager Ronny Deila (left) and chief executive Peter Lawwell launch new kit deal at Celtic Park . Lawwell has dismissed comparison between Deila and former Rangers boss Paul le Guen (right) After a difficult start, Deila has started to turn things around at Parkhead . This was, after all, not only a coach who had brought three successive titles to the Ligue 1 club Lyon, but one who had made them a name to be feared across Europe. If le Guen could drop just a little of his je ne sais quoi into the Ibrox water, the sky would be the limit. So went the theory, anyway. Yet, by January 4 the following year, the Frenchman was already history — his departure a cautionary tale of too much, too soon, resistance to change and the importance of unstinting backing from the boardroom. Disastrous though le Guen’s short tenure was, to this day it’s only natural for the rump of the Rangers support to wonder what might have transpired had he been afforded more time. Fast-forward eight years to the start of this season and — on the other half of the city — parallels with the Frenchman were being drawn. Whilst Stromsgodset were much further down the football food-chain than Lyon, Deila still arrived with the pedigree of being a league winner as a manager. And, just as le Guen had faced resistance from a squad used to Alex McLeish’s methods for so long, much of the Norwegian’s methodology was bound to grate with a squad that had thrived under Neil Lennon. When domestic reverses began to intertwine with European capitulations, there seemed a danger that history might repeat itself. Lyon's former league winning manager Le Guen arrived at Ibrox with a big reputation in 2006 . The Frenchman left Rangers the following January after losing games and the dressing room . ‘When we set off with him, we knew we were going to give him time,’ Lawwell insisted. ‘If you go back to le Guen — I always say to Ronny about the “le Guen hump”. ‘When he came in, he’d won three-in-a-row in France, had new ideas, a new philosophy and a new culture. ‘It didn’t work. It was revolution rather than evolution. Bang. The players revolted and he went out. ‘So we had to get over that le Guen hump if you like and manage through that. ‘You get the players on board and get everything settled down. He’s done that brilliantly.’ Notwithstanding Wednesday’s home defeat to St Johnstone, there is no disputing the fact that both the manager and his players are now in a much brighter place. Earlier this week, John Hartson eloquently described how he now looks at Celtic’ s early struggles under the Norwegian as almost being in a different season and few who witnessed them will find that difficult to relate to. But, asked if — in the dark moments of autumn — he privately harboured doubts about the man he championed, Lawwell was unambiguous. The Norwegian manager looks on during Celtic's 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone on Wednesday . Despite the defeat, the Hoops are six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table . ‘We’re paid for these judgment calls and there was never any question of knee-jerk reactions to a bad result, or a bad couple of results,’ he insisted. ‘Genuinely, when Ronny came in, we understood where he was strong and where he was weak; he was weak in terms of experience. ‘Nothing prepares you for Celtic, as a manager or even a player coming here. We knew there would be a transitional period. We knew it would be a baptism of fire. The Champions League was right on us. There was a risk. ‘But when we appointed him, we assessed that risk, and felt for the long-term good of the club it was the right thing to do. Ronny is a creator. He will create a team, he will create players. ‘We can’t afford or can get into the market for Champions League players so we need someone who creates Champions League players, and that is what he does. He is a developer of players and that takes time. ‘He is a highly intelligent guy; he is a progressive coach and, through time, it will prove that we were right. We feel we are making progress; we have won nothing, yet. But hopefully in the short and longer term, he will create a fantastic team for Celtic.’ The first opportunity for a tangible sign of that progress comes in the form of the League Cup Final with Dundee United at Hampden on Sunday week. In terms of a turning point for a season that at one point threatened to implode, Lawwell feels the injury-time win with 10 men at Pittodrie in early November — followed by the Ronny Roar at its most ferocious — was it. Deila trains with his players, with Lawwell insisting the former Stromsgodset boss 'creates' a team . Deila shares a laugh with Manchester City loanee John Guidetta (left) during a training session . ‘I think that was a change, yes,’ Lawwell reflected. ‘No question. That helped change the fans’ perception of him in terms of his emotion that day.’ Ultimately, Deila’s appointment was sanctioned by the board but it was the chief executive who first put his neck on the line for him. ‘My job is to recommend, and the board and Dermot (Desmond) backed that,’ he explained. ‘It is the same with any manager. ‘You get paid to make judgment calls. Some are right, some are wrong. This was the big one. It is the normal pressure for the job I am in. ‘We have a strong relationship. I have been here long enough. I have supported Celtic all my life. I know the west of Scotland, I know Glasgow and, hopefully, I know a bit about Scottish football. ‘So I think that was a help to him. No matter who it is, nothing prepares you for the intensity of this job. You guys (in the media) know the intensity of it, the scrutiny of it. He is a young guy, but he is a quick learner. With a tail wind and a bit of luck, he can be a great manager. ‘His personality is beginning to come out. He is a leader. He has all the attributes and qualities to be a great manager. All you need is a bit of luck and be in the right time and the right place.’ Deila will get his first chance for silverware when Celtic face Dundee United in the League Cup final . Lawwell has given Deila 8/10 for results and 10/10 for showing progress in his debut season . The destination of the season’s major prizes may yet be unknown but Lawwell isn’ t of a mind to hide Deila’s light under a bushel. Asked to rate his success to date in terms of a mark out of 10, Lawwell replied: ‘In terms of results, eight. In term of coming in and acclimatising and showing progress, 10. ‘He has become more relaxed, more confident. Results bring that. He is fitting in to the environment here and outside, which again is a big change for him. The players are buying into him. The players are with him, you can see that with the team. That is giving him the confidence to push on.’

Ex-Lyon boss Paul le Guen arrived at Rangers with big reputation in 2006 . Frenchman was sacked in January 2007 after a disastrous tenure at Ibrox . Celtic chief Peter Lawwell has dismissed similarities with Ronny Deila after Norwegian recovered from a difficult start .

 role were surely obvious to all but a handful of supporters.
For Lawwell and his chairman of 30 years, Tom English, the search for an alternative to Neil Lennon following 2014’s tumultuous season had always been a matter of picking the lesser of two evils. Their first choice, of course, had been Luis Enrique, but the Spaniard’s move to Barcelona meant it was back to the drawing board. The next best option was Deila, whose record in charge of Stromsgodset in Norway was enough to secure his release from Molde, but his credentials in the hot seat at a top club were questionable. To compound this, there was little or no evidence to suggest he was cut out to manage the club he had grown up idolising.
The early signs suggested that his appointment would be a success, as Celtic began the 2015/16 season with a four-match winning streak. In fairness, this was hardly a difficult proposition. The Scottish champions had failed to win a domestic match against Rangers or Aberdeen in the previous calendar year, and it was clear that Celtic had lost an ability to beat their traditional rivals.
In came Deila, with just one objective to meet: a league title. With his mind set on one achievement, the Norwegian was convinced he could get Celtic close enough to the Old Firm to win a league title, even if they didn’t quite get there. The former Stromsgodset manager’s early success was aided by the fact that the Hoops were one of the favourites for the Scottish Cup, however, his tactics, selection and style of play quickly led Celtic to lose their traditional superiority against their Scottish counterparts.
The loss of Scott Brown, while an inevitable one with the captain set to leave at the end of the season, was followed by the departures of Victor Wanyama, Kolo Toure and, perhaps most crucially, Kris Commons.
There is little doubt that Deila’s style of play was attractive, but it was not built upon a strong Celtic defensive structure. The Norwegian was heavily criticised for his failure to buy a left-back, which eventually lead to Mikael Lustig being pressed into a left-back role, where he often looked out of his depth. At the same time, Deila often looked to play more advanced midfielders. The Norwegian’s idea of a left-sided player was a central midfielder capable of cutting into the box on the inside, but he didn’t have one capable of making


Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to complete building work on a new megacity in the desert. The King Abdullah Economic City, or KAEC (pronounced 'cake'), will be slightly larger than Washington DC and home to approximately two million residents. Covering 70 square miles, the metropolis is costing £67 billion ($100 billion) and lies 100km from Jeddah, the commercial hub of the kingdom, near the Red Sea. Scroll down for video . Covering 70 square miles, the metropolis costs £67 billion ($100 billion) and will reinvigorate the country . The entrance of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) which will have a industrial complex and financial centre . The late king had pinned his hopes for his country's future on the new-build, although at the moment it resembles a dusty building site dotted with cranes and work is not likely to be completed for ten years, at least. So far 15 per cent has  been built, as public facilities and residential areas are still under construction. Plans include a port, industrial complex, a financial island, beach facilities and residential neighbourhoods. KAEC is one of four new cities being built to diversify an economy that is overly dependent on oil. Already it has its own website showing plans, maps and including details on how to invest. Fadi Al-Rasheed, the managing director of Emaar Economic City, the publicly traded Saudi company that runs the entire KAEC project, told the BBC: . Only 15 per cent has been developed, as public facilities and residential areas are still under construction . KAEC has its own website showing plans for the city, including details on how to invest in its growth . 'We're building with the 65 per cent of the population who are under 30 in mind,' he explains. 'And we have almost 200,000 Saudis studying abroad. Inevitably they are going to change things when they come back.' Given that more women than men graduate from university, it is likely the Saudi landscape will shift over the coming years in more ways that one. Cranes stand beside new high rise buildings under construction in the King Abdullah financial district of Riyadh . There are 90 km of roads in use in KAEC but, under present deeply held religious beliefs prohibiting it, no women in the country are able to drive on them. The  city's future hinges on many things including the complex relationships between health, education, housing and employment requirements and infrastructure. It will also open up transport links around the kingdom and internationally. A group look at a model of the planned city which aims to create one of the world's largest ports . 'We aim to create one of the world's largest ports,' Rayan Bukhari, a young manager at the King Abdullah port told the BBC. 'We're not competing with Jeddah's Islamic port - but we are going to take business away from Jebel Ali in Dubai. That's because of our quicker, more automated offloading and customs procedure.' The late King Abdullah had pinned his hopes for his country's future on the innovative city as oil runs out . 'Freight arriving at the port will be taken directly to the capital via the new land bridge,' he says, 'At the moment lots of products destined for Riyadh are shipped to Dubai, but that will change. They'll be shipped here as it is cheaper - and can be delivered more quickly within the Kingdom.' KAEC is also expected to become an important tourist stopover for pilgrims, aided by the fact Mecca and Medina are on the high speed train network that links KAEC with the two holy cities. At the moment Mecca is one hour and twenty minutes drive away and Medina is three hours by car. The Haramain train station will open at the end of this year and has been designed by British architect Norman Foster, also the man behind London's 'Gerkin' skyscraper and New York's Hearst Tower. The station will provide acceleration to area's developmental plan and will reduce the journey to Jeddah to 30 minutes.The megaproject on KAEC was announced in 2005. The project is largely privately funded and the government has set up an Economic Cities Authority overseeing the four megacities able to deal swiftly with every licence, construction permit and approval needed.

The King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) will be home to two million people in total . Metropolis is costing £67 billion and will cover 70 square miles, just 60 miles away from capital Jeddah . 15 per cent is finished and it's hoped the city will help diversify the country .

 million people once completed in 2017. The city is expected to be an international hub for business and finance, but will also provide housing for Saudi Arabia's 10 million citizens who now reside in the capital Riyadh.
KAEC is the most ambitious, and costly, infrastructure project in the history of the world's largest oil exporter. Saudi Arabia has an estimated $150 billion to spend on the development, but it is not clear how Saudi citizens will react to the city when it begins to fill up. Riyadh already suffers from overpopulation and traffic congestion. Will KAEC be able to provide the green space and social infrastructure needed to keep city-dwellers happy?
A new report by the World Health Organisation says that the WHO is urgently exploring new, innovative ways to ensure that city-dwellers do not just survive but thrive, as the number of urban dwellers in the world will exceed 75 percent by 2050. The World Health Report 2016 says that "the quality of life of city dwellers varies by city and by socioeconomic class, and the gap between the haves and the have-nots in urban areas is growing. Urbanisation is a major contributor to poor health, including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases."
Urbanisation has been particularly rapid in the developing world, with an estimated 53 percent of all slum-dwellers living in cities in Africa and the Asia-Pacific regions. With an estimated 100 million people currently living in slums - and a further 1.6 billion living in informal settlements and overcrowded homes – this trend is set to intensify rapidly.
Urbanisation has been particularly rapid in the developing world
It is hard to envisage a sustainable future for urban slums, as infrastructure is usually inadequate for the demand, and poor governance means that the slum-dwellers often have little say over the development of their surroundings. WHO is working with a broad range of partners to help design better infrastructure for the future, by helping city-dwellers shape their cities. The WHO report says, "infrastructure is the key to a healthy city."
The world's first international sustainable cities conference, Green Cities 2016, runs from 3-4 June 2016, in Bonn, Germany.
Bonn is the base for the UN climate conference – or COP – which is currently running and which will be attended by leaders


Atlanta (CNN)This is a tale of two storms. The one that (kind of) hit Atlanta and the one that hit everywhere else. Atlanta's was anti-climactic. Everywhere else was worse.  Ask folks along a line from Arkansas to Virginia. Unlike last year, when city officials were caught completely by surprise, Atlanta was prepared this time. But the storm stayed north of town. It did do some damage, slicking up roads and knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. Still, Snowmageddon 2015 it wasn't. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal did his part.  He ordered a state of emergency for 51 northern counties. Authorities were ready too. There were more snow plows, more trucks to spread brine and they were out in force ahead of the bad weather. And people helped out by staying home or leaving work early. Still, social media wasn't about to give the governor a break. "As a stockholder of a grocery store here, I appreciate you guys invoking a false panic again. #ATLsnow," tweeted Tommy Sale. North of the city, there was lots of snow, especially in the mountains, but Atlanta mainly got rain. It was a disappointing prospect for those who had their hearts set on making a snowman from a rare snowfall. "Serious question, how am I supposed to build a snowman with rain?" asked Angelica Monteon. "lol, a little imagination and your freezer," responded Ashley Hamilton. Other parts of the South found enough snow to put together more than your basic snowman. In northeast Mississippi they were channeling "Star Wars" and the ice planet Hoth in creating a snowy version of an Imperial walker. In Alabama, the snow inspired a host of Elsas, Annas and Olafs to spread their wintry magic "Frozen" style. By early Thursday, the storm system had largely left the Deep South behind, instead spreading a blanket of white on the Carolinas and northward. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory noted that this marked the second time in two years that a major winter storm covered his entire state. There were no casualties or major injuries, thankfully, but the central part of the state got up to 7 inches while a few inches fell in the east. It wasn't just that snow fell, but the type of snow -- heavy stuff that snapped branches and weighed down power lines, especially in Durham and Wake counties. That led to some 224,000 Duke Energy customers being in the dark at one point, a number that had fallen to about 78,000 by 6:25 p.m. Thursday. "The biggest issue for us, especially Greensboro to the east, was power outages," McCrory said. "That is something that ... we didn't anticipate." Thankfully, though, North Carolinians were ready in other ways. They heeded officials' warnings by stocking up, staying off the roads and staying safe. The storm did leave behind its share of slippery misery. North of Atlanta, Interstate 75 was in gridlock Wednesday afternoon. Catching flights was a nightmare in some southern cities.  Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte were the hardest hit.  Some 1,600 flights were canceled at all U.S. airports on Wednesday.  Nearly 900 have been scrubbed for Thursday. In Alabama, Joe Day and some friends thought it would be better for them to drive home to Evansville, Indiana, instead of worrying with canceled flights. They didn't make it far. They were stuck on I-65 about 30 miles north of Birmingham. Day says a hill and snow-covered roadways led to backed-up traffic for miles. In Tennessee, 30 weather-related deaths have been reported in the past 10 days. A small child died in Mississippi after the car she was in hydroplaned. And a student from the University of Mississippi in Oxford was killed in a sledding accident Wednesday. The South's fascination with snow is a bit bemusing for those who live north of the Mason-Dixon line. After all, in Boston, they were over winter about 70 inches ago. "How's the snow treating you, southern US folks? Having fun yet?" asked Canadian L.M. Murphy on Twitter. "DON'T MOCK OUR SOUTHERN SNOW PANIC!" warned Whitney Waddell in Nashville. And then there was this bit of empathy from points north. "I love all the snow pictures of my southern friends because they actually appreciate the snow," tweeted Abby Kreuser.

Unanticipated, widespread power outages the big problem in North Carolina . A University of Mississippi student dies in a sledding accident . Bad weather contributes to miles-long backups in Alabama and Georgia .

the eastern seaboard to describe what it was like on Friday, and they'll tell you they were inundated by a historic nor'easter. Winds reached 80 to 90 mph. Tens of thousands lost power. Several cities saw water levels as high as 15 feet. And in coastal Massachusetts, a young man was killed when a tree fell on his home. The coastal areas of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut were also impacted, as were parts of the mid-Atlantic. More than 600,000 homes and businesses -- most of them along the eastern seaboard -- were without power. And hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Sunday. The storm that slammed the eastern coast was a classic nor'easter -- a large, slow-moving storm system with heavy snow, high winds and coastal flooding. "It's not as strong as an Atlantic coastal storm, but they can still be pretty substantial events," said Brian McNoldy, a senior meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center. What's not clear: Whether the storm had anything to do with climate change. Nor'easters have long been common along the Atlantic coast. And they occur with regularity. But as climate change continues to warm the atmosphere and oceans, the storms could become stronger. "That's been a big question about this," McNoldy said. "We've heard the argument that 'it's just a coincidence,'" he said. "They are two separate weather events. We need to figure out what this means for a changing climate." The second storm was in the Midwestern United States, leaving the eastern half of the country mostly dry -- with the exception of Michigan and the northeastern United States, which got socked in with snow. A swath of the country from the East Coast to the Upper Midwest, with a population of more than 70 million people, saw as much as 12 to 24 inches of snow. Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis/St. Paul got 3 to 5 inches. Meanwhile, Chicago's O'Hare and Chicago Midway were closed by 9 p.m. ET Saturday, and remained closed all day Sunday. "If you were on the wrong side of this storm, you really got the bad end of it. It was snowing in Chicago for days," said CNN meteorologist Michael Guy. This is the first winter storm that has closed Chicago's airports. "


The missing Philae space probe that bumped down onto the surface of a comet 284 million miles from Earth could wake up from today. Scientists at the European Space Agency have restarted efforts to listen for a signal from the stricken lander on comet 67p/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. They lost contact with the washing-machine sized spacecraft in November last year after it bounced several times before landing in a hollow below a cliff. Starved of the sunlight it needed to power its suite of experiments, the lander's batteries went flat after around just 60 hours on the surface. ESA scientists have renewed efforts to contact the Philae lander on Comet 67p, shown in the illustration above . However, as the comet has travelled closer to the sun in its journey through the solar system, researchers hope Philae will get enough light to come back to life. The Rosetta probe, which was carrying Philae, launched into space in 2004, using the gravity of Earth and Mars to slingshot its way towards comet 67P. It chased comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko through space for more than ten years, and entered orbit in August 2014. After a four billion mile (6.5 billion km) journey, the probe then successfully released the Philae lander from its grip to land on the comet on 12 November 2014, travelling at 1 metre (40 inches) per second relative to the comet. But when it first made contact with the surface it failed to fire harpoons that would have kept it attached to the comet. This resulted in it bouncing to a height of 0.62 miles (1km) above the comet before again landing on the surface. It then bounced again, but to a much lower altitude. Scientists recently said that water on the comet was different to that on Earth - suggesting water on our world came from an asteroid, not a comet. The European Space Agency has now turned on the communication unit on the Rosetta spacecraft that is orbiting the comet. Stephen Ulamec, lander project manager at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), said: 'Philae currently receives about twice as much solar energy as it did in November last year. 'It will probably still be too cold for the lander to wake up, but it is worth trying. The prospects will improve with each passing day.' Comet 67p is now 186 million miles (300 million km) from the sun. Scientists hope that as the comet rotates and gets closer to the sun, Philae's solar panels will move out of the shade of the cliff it is resting under. Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November, but rather than landing softly, the failure of its harpoons and thrusters saw it bounce twice. It first bounced to a height of 0.62 miles (1km) and then 65ft (20 metres) before finally coming to rest at an angle on uneven ground. Blurry images captured the the spacecraft movement through the air. Scientists described the comet's surface as being more like a trampoline, causing the probe to rebound so far. It is thought the probe settled in a ditch beneath a cliff after bouncing more than half a mile from its original landing site. The Rosetta orbiter took a number of images of Philae as it bounced, with its final suspected resting place in the top right. However, further attempts to find the lander at the foot of the cliff have failed to find the probe . The duck-shaped comet 67p/Churyumove-Geraismenko is moving closer to the sun and warming up as it does . This image sent back by the Philae lander shows one of its three feet next to what appears to be a cliff face . Scientist have been pouring over photographs of the landing area using the mothership Rosetta in an attempt to find the missing probe. Philae was able to send back a photograph - the first taken from the surface of a comet - of an overhanging cliff face that is thought to be obscuring the lander. Before its batteries finally ran out, Philae managed to send back data on the few experiments it was able to conduct along with some images. Among the discoveries to have been released so far is that the comet's surface appears to be made of a very hard 'sintered' ice. This graphic shows how Philae bounced twice after it failed to anchor itself to the surface of the comet . Researchers also revealed that they had found organic molecules - the basic building blocks of life. From several miles above the comet, Rosetta has also continued to provide a constant stream of images and data since it arrived. But there are some fears that dust thrown up by the landing and movement of the comet itself could have covered the lander's solar panels. This would mean it may struggle to get enough light to power its communication units and the experiments it is carrying on board. The image above is a composite of four pictures taken by the Rosetta probe while flying 12 miles above the surface of the 2.4 mile wide comet 67p and shows the dramatic landscape that surrounds the Philea lander . Comet 67p is due to reach its closest point to the sun in August this year and this is when scientists believe they have the best chance of hearing back from the stricken lander. Philae requires its internal temperature to reach at least -45 degrees C before it can wake up. It will also require at least 5.5 watts from its solar panels to wake up. Once awake, Philae will turn on its receiver every 30 minutes and listens for a signal from the Rosetta orbiter. Koen Guerts, part of the Philae lander team at the DLR Control Centre, said the probe may have already woken up but is yet to send a signal home. He said: 'Philae is designed so that, since November 2014, it has been using all the available solar energy to heat up.' 'At this time, we do not yet know that the lander is awake.To send us an answer, Philae must also turn its transmitter – and that requires additional power.' This blurry image captures the moment Philae bounced from the comet's surface after failing to anchor itself . Rosetta captured a mothership's view of Philae as it descended to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014 before losing contact with the probe after it bounced twice on the surface . Philae needs a total of 19 watts to begin operating and allow two-way communication. Over the next eight days the Rosetta orbiter is due to transmit signals to its lander and listen for the response during a series of 11 flybys. Engineers have also sent new commands to the lander to optimise the heating and provide energy savings to improve its chances of communication with Earth. Once Philae wakes up and can also transmit, it will first send data about its 'health' to Earth. The scientific work with the 10 instruments on board Philae also depends on these results. If sufficient energy cannot be stored in the battery, the solar energy available during the comet daytime will determine whether a reduced version of the measurements can be performed. Currently, scientists believe that Philae is in sunlight for 1.3 hours - just a fraction of the 12.4 hour long day that the comet enjoys. Mr Ulamec added: 'Once we can communicate with Philae again, the scientific work can begin.'

European Space Agency has begun attempting to contact the lost probe . Philae has been missing since November when it landed on Comet 67p . Scientists believe the lander bounced into a ditch in the shade of a cliff . But they say it may already be awake but not yet able to send messages . The probe needs 19 Watts of power from its solar panels to communicate . As the comet gets closer to the sun the lander may receive more sunlight . Scientists have sent commands to Philae for it to begin warming itself up . They will attempt to contact the lander with Rosetta over the next 8 days .

 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
The lander was expected to wake up after a 22-day sleep cycle after falling into coma mode when its main battery ran out of power after touchdown in November 2014.
However, Philae is still in hibernation, and the only way to wake it up is to send it an artificial power pulse known as a wake-up call.
This can be sent down by any of the three working landers at present on the surface of the comet, known as Rosetta, Philae and the comet’s main probe, OSIRIS.
Rosetta has a very good chance of waking up the Philae lander before all the batteries run out completely.
The Philae lander has two tiny solar panels on its surface, and the craft’s battery is only powerful enough to keep the lander operational for another 90 days, but Rosetta could help extend this lifespan with a quick burst of energy.
The craft can wake up Philae by beaming a powerful laser down from its orbiter, 130 miles above the surface of the comet.
This laser pulse is 100 times more powerful than any signal Philae has sent back to Rosetta during the comet’s 1.5 year orbit around the sun, but it will only last around 4.8 hours.
Rosetta has been using its ‘comet chaser’ function to track the comet and the pair of landing probes as the comet hurtles towards the sun. It will pass only 21 miles (33 kilometers) above the surface of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on January 12.
Philae could be woken up during this pass by a signal lasting 10 seconds or more – if there is one.
If it is not then Rosetta has another opportunity in mid-January, when it reaches a point only 15 miles (25 kilometers) above the comet’s surface.
The Rosetta team is ready to send down a laser power beam to wake up Philae.
“If we have the chance, we will send a wake up signal and we will try to get an answer back,” says Matt Taylor, one of the Rosetta project scientists.
The wake-up call won’t give us Philae’s location, but it will tell us that the lander has enough power to communicate.
“If we get the message from Phil


John Terry has closed the door on a return to the England team despite his man-of-the-match performance at Wembley on Sunday. The former England captain retired from international football when he was suspended by the FA and banned for using racially insulting language towards Anton Ferdinand in 2011. After being cleared in a magistrates' court, he quit England in September 2012 after he was punished by the FA. John Terry shakes hands with Roy Hodgson (circled) after the defender's man-of-the-match performance in Chelsea's victory over Tottenham Hotspur - but he won't be returning to his England team . Terry (left) will not be returning to England's national side after rejecting talk of a comeback . Terry, celebrating at the national stadium after Chelsea's triumph, has closed the door on England . Terry, belting out the national anthem at Euro 2012, represented England 78 times and scored six goals . Caps: 78. Goals: 6. Games as captain: 34 (August 2006 - October 2009, March 2011 - November 2011). Debut: vs Serbia and Montenegro (H), friendly, June 3, 2003. Last game: vs Moldova (A), World Cup qualifier, September 7, 2012. Terry, 34, is playing some of the best football of his career but he cannot be tempted out of retirement. 'No, is the simple answer,' he said in response to questions about whether he would make an England return. 'I don’t want to go into it right now. 'Being back at Wembley, the atmosphere, the stadium, it’s one of the best I have played in, but it’s never crossed my mind. 'I have drawn a line under it and the England squad can move on now. 'They started playing the national anthem before the game and I was going then. I was ready before the game, I have missed it, playing in these big stadiums, and in these competitions. I’m delighted to get back to Wembley.' Terry might have been performing well alongside Gary Cahill (left) but he has no desire to do so for England . Terry captained England for two separate periods before quitting in 2012 after he was punished by the FA . Terry's England career saw him pick up 78 caps over a nine-year period and he was part of the squad at the World Cup in 2006 and 2010 as well as the European Championship in 2004 and 2012. He was twice named as captain, once under Steve McClaren - before later being stripped of the title - and again by Fabio Capello. Terry scored the opening goal for Chelsea as they ran out 2-0 winners over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, and was named the man of the match for his performance. Terry celebrates scoring the opening goal in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday . Diego Costa congratulates the Chelsea captain on his goal that put Chelsea ahead in the first half . And the Chelsea skipper, who was part of Jose Mourinho's dominant Chelsea side in his first spell between 2004 and 2007, saw the Wembley win as the start of a new blue era. 'That's the first one, it's massive. It meant an awful lot to us (to win the League Cup) in 2004-05 in Jose's first year here,' Terry told Sky Sports. 'That (Sunday's win) could be the start of something special but we have to kick on and we have the league to focus on, but it's a great day and a great win. It was a successful afternoon for Terry, but he later rejected talk of a return to the England set-up at Wembley . Terry celebrates in the goalmouth in front of the Chelsea supporters during the post-match party . 'The pressure was there before the game, obviously, but that's what cup finals do to you. I thought we played very well, handled the game very well and we're delighted with the win. 'I think it was a fairly even first half, second half I thought we controlled it a little bit better and deserved to win.' March 29, 2003: Is part of the England squad for the first time but is not used in a 2-0 win away in Liechtenstein. June 3, 2003: Makes his England debut as a second-half substitute  in a 2-1 friendly win over Serbia and Montenegro at Leicester City's Walkers Stadium (now King Power Stadium). August 20, 2003: Makes his first England start in a friendly against Croatia at Ipswich Town's Portman Road. England run out 3-1 winners. September 6, 2003: Makes his first competitive appearance in a 2-1 European Championship qualifying win over Macedonia. June 24, 2004: Having started in three of England's four games at Euro 2004, Terry scores in the penalty shootout against Portugal but they are knocked out at the quarter-final stage. July 1, 2006: Terry starts all five of England's World Cup games in Germany but another penalty defeat by Portugal leads to a second successive quarter-final exit. August 10, 2006: Named England captain, with Steven Gerrard as his vice-skipper. Terry says: 'It is the ultimate honour to be the captain of your country and I am very proud to be given this great opportunity,' August 16, 2006: Captains England for the first time in a 4-0 win against Greece at Old Trafford, and scores his first goal in Steve McClaren's first game in charge. November 21, 2007: England fail to qualify for Euro 2008. February 5, 2010: Following allegations that he had an affair with former team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend, Terry is stripped of the England captaincy. June 27, 2010: Starts in all four of England's World Cup games, ending in a 4-1 second-round defeat by Germany. March 20, 2011: Reinstated as captain by Fabio Capello. The England manager says: 'I think one year's punishment is enough.' February 3, 2012: Terry is stripped of the England captaincy for a second time with the FA deciding it would be inappropriate for him to lead his country in light of his clash with Anton Ferdinand. June 24, 2012: Starts in all four Euro 2012 matches for England but they are knocked out by Italy. July 13, 2012: Cleared of racism against Ferdinand at Westminster Magistrates' Court. September 7, 2012: Makes his last England appearance and is subbed off injured after 88 minutes against Moldova in a 5-0 win. September 23, 2012: Terry retires from international football on the eve of his FA hearing into the Ferdinand case. He says the FA made his position 'untenable'. September 27, 2012: The FA dish out a four-match ban to Terry after he is found guilty by their independent panel of racially abusing Ferdinand.

Chelsea captain John Terry has closed the door on an England recall . Terry was man of the match in Chelsea's win over Tottenham on Sunday . But he says he will not be coming back to play for the national side . Terry retired from international football in September 2012 . Decision came after being banned by the FA over Anton Ferdinand incident .

 racist language towards Anton Ferdinand during the Barclays Premier League meeting between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers last October. The FA decided to clear him of the alleged offence, and with that matter settled, Terry has been free to start afresh as Chelsea captain and a contender to play at the European Championship in France next summer.
It was a fine performance to savour from the centre-back as he marshalled the Chelsea defence with distinction against a Barcelona side missing the injured Lionel Messi. Terry and his team-mates had the unenviable task of protecting a 3-0 lead from the first leg and the 1-0 advantage they gained on Tuesday night. The Spanish club, the holders of the competition and four-time winners in total, are in the fourth round for the first time since 2010 and needed to score five goals to overturn the deficit.
They never looked likely to do that although, in the last minute of normal time, substitute Cristian Tello curled a shot past Petr Cech from 10 yards to cap an extraordinary, uplifting evening for the visitors. “It was incredible. It was [the most] intense game of football you can possibly play,” Terry said. “We didn't look like losing the game at any stage. I thought we defended pretty solidly - we know the importance of the game and we showed that on the pitch. I thought we defended well as a team. The first goal, with all due respect, was a bit of a fluke.
“But, in the second half, we showed the class we have in this team. The two goals we had were phenomenal strikes from Gary Cahill and from Frank Lampard. As the captain, I'm pleased to see him do that and create so much. But overall we're delighted - we've put ourselves in an excellent position.”
Chelsea made the best possible start with Gary Cahill striking after 10 minutes, 19 seconds to be exact, and Terry himself doubled the advantage within 60 seconds of that. Both goals arrived from long-range strikes as they came from 25 yards. In fact, the only threat that Barcelona posed in the first half came from their own free-kick, taken by Xavi Hernandez. Cech was called into action to turn the ball away from the top right-hand corner, although Chelsea were comfortable throughout.
“It was an amazing night for everyone here,” Terry said. “It's a fantastic feeling to score.


A former mayor and her daughter have been banned from owning animals after they kept almost 70 pets in squalid conditions at their home. Pamela Ann Crisp-Beard, 63, and her daughter Maria, 24, kept a menagerie at their cramped semi-detached property in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. Their pets included 15 rabbits, a golden pheasant, two guinea pigs, five mice, two rats, a cat, two dogs, four domestic ducks, a goose and 22 chickens, a parrot and two ferrets. Squalid conditions: Pamela Ann Crisp-Beard (left), 63, and her daughter Maria (right), 24, kept a menagerie . Investigation: Neighbours contacted the RSPCA in January last year over concerns about the animals . Variety: Their pets included 15 rabbits, a golden pheasant, two guinea pigs,  a goose and 22 chickens . Neighbours contacted the RSPCA in January last year over concerns about the animals and officers discovered they were living in appalling conditions. Their home was in such a state that welfare officers said it was ‘knee-deep’ in faeces. The duo were found guilty of six animal welfare charges at Skegness Magistrates' Court in December last year. Yesterday they were banned from keeping animals for life and given an 18-month conditional discharge at the same court. Pamela Crisp-Beard - who was Mayor of Horncastle between May 1997 and May 1998 - was also ordered to pay £10,000 towards the costs of the RSPCA prosecution. Home: The mother and daughter kept the animals at their cramped semi-detached property in Lincolnshire . Dog's breakfast: Their home was in such a state that welfare officers found it was ‘knee-deep’ in faeces . Conditional discharge: The duo were found guilty of animal welfare charges at Skegness Magistrates' Court . Magistrates said they took into account that the offences were caused by ‘neglect rather than downright cruelty’ after the pair told the court they loved their pets. Pamela Crisp-Beard, who also served as a councillor between 2003 and 2011, told the court: ‘We love our animals. We always have done. All we have tried to do is look after them.’ The court heard the pair kept some of their animals indoors, including in a bedroom, at their home, while others were left in the back garden. RSPCA inspector Deborah Scotcher told the court when she visited the house her feet squelched on the hall carpets because they were sodden with urine. Caged: Magistrates said they took into account that the offences were caused by ‘neglect rather than downright cruelty’ after the pair told the court they loved their pets . Dirty: An RSPCA inspector said when she visited the house her feet squelched on the hall carpets because they were sodden with urine . Last straw: Shockingly, the rabbits had become so desperate to escape they had ‘created a network of tunnels’ through knee deep compacted faeces . Shocking mess: The court heard the pair kept some of their animals indoors, including in a bedroom, at their home, while others were left in the back garden . Shockingly, the rabbits had become so desperate to escape they had ‘created a network of tunnels’ through knee deep compacted faeces. Days gone by: Pamela Crisp-Beard in 1997 as Mayor of Horncastle with her daughter Maria, then seven . She gave the pair three days to improve the situation but when she returned there was no improvement. So the inspector came back a third time with two police officers and a vet on January 29 last year, and took the animals away. Pamela Crisp-Beard also pleaded guilty to two further charges of having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place. Jim Clare, prosecuting, said the first offence took place when a man was walking his poodle which was attacked by a lurcher-type dog owned by the Crisp-Beards. He added: ‘The lurcher had sunk its teeth into the poodle which was yelping and defenceless.’ The second incident involved a 13-year-old daschund which was also attacked by the lurcher while Pamela Crisp-Beard walked her two dogs. For these offences she was also given an 18-month conditional discharge and will also have to pay vet costs of £330 and a victim surcharge of £15. Ruth Harrop, defending, said both mother and daughter had suffered from mental and physical distress because of the case. She added: ‘Their inability to cope was neglect rather than cruelty. ‘They struggled to cope because of the sheer number of animals, many of which had been handed to them as rescues. They were not just pets but family members.’

Pamela Ann and Maria Crisp-Beard kept a menagerie at cramped home . Pets included 15 rabbits, five mice, four ducks, goose and 22 chickens . RSPCA found appalling conditions and a home 'knee-deep' in faeces . Both receive life ban from keeping animals and conditional discharges .

agerie of cats, rabbits and dogs in their back garden.
Animal rescuers were horrified to find that many of the creatures were dead. One had died of an undiagnosed stomach tumour and another had developed septicaemia after being shot in the face.
Ms Crisp-Beard was given a three-month custodial sentence and 18 weeks of rehabilitation on Friday. She has also been banned from keeping animals and was told she could not be involved in animal rescue or welfare work while on probation. Maria, of Walthamstow, was jailed for 16 weeks after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
Ms Crisp-Beard, who has had mental health issues in the past, was said to have kept animals at her home because they gave her purpose and helped her to connect with the world. But it was clear the animals had suffered as the defendants were also found guilty of animal cruelty.
At the Old Bailey, the judge noted the case of Pamela Crisp, who suffered from mental health problems and was told she had to keep animals because they helped her feel in control of her life. However, as a result of her conviction, she could now have to give up what she felt were her life's possessions.
He told the pair: "Animal welfare is not something to be lightly brushed aside. It is too serious a matter for that. I accept the prosecution submission that Ms Crisp-Beard must have been seriously affected by her mental health and that the animals gave her purpose in life. But this is a very serious matter.
"It is so serious, and it is clear to me that you, Ms Crisp-Beard, had no real regard for the health or welfare of those animals."
The court heard that the animals had been found in the garden of a house in Walthamstow in 2010. Animal rescuers were given access and found many dead and living in squalid conditions. There were cages and other animal enclosures strewn across the garden and the occupants - cats, rabbits, ferrets, pigeons and dogs - had been defecating and urinating everywhere. Many were dead or dying from a variety of causes.
The dogs were shot dead because it was clear they had been mistreated. However, there was some good news. Four of the rabbits were rescued and the cats were given veterinary attention. The surviving dogs and cats, plus the 23 rabbits which had survived, were then reh


In the Sixties, George Harrison penned 'Blue Jay Way' and experimented with LSD along with the other Beatles in the build-up to their 1967 Magical Mystery Tour album in his house in Esher Surrey. And now a six-bedroom mansion - built near to where Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood – is on the market for almost £10million. While not a part of the 'Blue Jay' property, the words 'I love George', carved into a wooden gate in the driveway by an obsessed fan, are still visible today at the entrance. Harrison lived in the bungalow from 1964 to 1970 and felt so inspired by the book Tantrum Art that he painted the  outside  in psychedelic patterns with the help of his first wife Patti Boyd. A six-bedroom mansion - built near to where George Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood - is on the market for almost £10million. While not part of the property, the words 'I love George' carved into a wooden gate in the driveway are still visible today  (pictured) The 'Blue Jay' mansion in Esher, Surrey, boasts a  gym, library, formal dining room, en-suite staff accommodation and a four-car garage . The new home is built near where Harrison's colourful bungalow 'Kinfauns' once stood. Pictured is the musician with Sue Baker's son Philip . 'Blue'Jay boasts a swimming pool, games room and 700-bottle  wine cellar has been built on the land in Claremont Park Estate. 'Blue Jay claims some celebrity status. In the sixties the driveway to the property formed part of the gardens to Beatle George Harrison's country house "Kinfauns",' said Savills' Trevor Kearney. The 'entirely unique, contemporary designed' 13,000 sq ft country house has an open plan living room, pictured with a grand piano . Blue Jay sits within the original walled garden designed by Sir John Vanburgh, the 17th Century architect best known for Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace . Buyers can look forward to this stylish-looking indoor pool area complete with spiral staircase and huge windows with views over the garden . The property even comes with a sauna area and gym. Steps lead down into an indoor pool in the luxury spa area . Buyers can also look forward to this minimalist bathroom with a freestanding bath tub, contemporary sinks and double wall mirrors . John Lennon and Yoko Ono retreated to Kinfauns during their first LSD trip in 1965 with Harrison and his first wife. The Beatles recorded a number of demos at the colourful bungalow after a stay at the Maharishi’s ashram in Rishikesh, India. These became known as the  Kinfauns Demos or Esher Demos and they feature a number of hits that  eventually made it onto the White Album. They also feature early versions of Paul McCartney's 'Junk', which would later appear on his 1970 solo record  and Lennon's 'Jealous Guy' (then called 'Child of Nature'), which was released on his 1971 album Imagine. Blue Jay sits within the original walled garden designed by Sir John Vanburgh, the 17th Century architect best known for Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. The mansion has a gym, library, formal dining room, en-suite staff accommodation and a four-car garage with under floor heating. It is on the market for £9.9million. 'A gymnasium with wall to ceiling glass sliding doors overlooks the swimming pool, opening out onto a timber decking area that features an illuminated circular staircase leading down to the pool side bar and sauna areas,' said a spokesman. The mansion has a gym, library, formal dining room, en-suite staff accommodation and a four-car garage with under floor heating. It is on the market for £9.9million . Harrison lived in the bungalow from 1964 to 1970 and felt so inspired by the book Tantrum Art that he painted the outside in psychedelic patterns with the help of his first wife Patti Boyd . Harrison's song 'Blue Jay Way' with the famous opening lyric 'There's a fog upon LA' was inspired by a stay at 1567 Blue Jay Way (pictured) in the Hollywood Hills in 1967 . The six-bedroom mansion has a formal dining room with a modern fireplace, reception room and a patio area to enjoy al-fresco meals . 'The circular atrium is also reflected in the curved banquette seating in the formal reception room, continuing this theme through to the stunning bespoke kitchen and the breath-taking double height indoor swimming pool complex.' Harrison's song 'Blue Jay Way' with the famous opening lyric 'There's a fog upon LA' was inspired by a stay at 1567 Blue Jay Way in the Hollywood Hills in 1967. According to legend Harrison was sitting in the home playing his organ while waiting for someone to pick him up and in those brief moments inspiration struck, and his hit song was written. It was first recorded and released by the Beatles on their Magical Mystery Tour album and EP in 1967. The majestic home overlooks Los Angeles and is within the Bird Streets, a residential area known to be an exclusive enclave popular with celebrities. Do you know who carved this message? Email jenny.awford@dailymail.co.uk or call 02036154835. From luxury mansions in the English countryside to a sweeping ranch in Colorado, properties lived in by John, Paul, George and Ringo attract huge interest. But as well as the glamorous abodes, even their humble childhood homes manage to generate excitement among fans. Just weeks ago the Liverpool house where Sir Paul McCartney lived as a child sold in six minutes at auction to an anonymous local buyer for £150,000. The childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney (pictured centre) sold for £150,000 in just six minutes  - and for more than double the average price for a property on the road in the Speke area of Liverpool . The terraced home in Western Avenue, Speke, was where the musician lived with his parents from 1947 until the mid-1950s. In October, a home where George Harrison spent some of his youth - also in Speke - was snapped up at auction by a super fan. Beatles fanatic Jackie Holmes, from London, bought the Liverpool property for £156,000 at the auction which took place at Liverpool's Cavern Club. The property in Upton Green, was home to the musician during Beatle-mania and was a popular hang-out for the band during their early years. A year earlier, John Lennon's childhood home at 9 Newcastle Road in Wavertree, sold at auction for £480,000. In December, it was reported that Ringo Starr and his wife were trying to find a buyer for his $3.85million Colorado ranch (pictured) As Beatlemania took off, members of the Fab Four were soon seen in upmarket properties around the globe. And in recent years, luxury homes they have occupied have continued to hit the headlines. In December, it was reported that Ringo Starr and his wife had put his country estate in Surrey on the market for more than $20million - and that he was also trying to find a buyer for his $3.85million Colorado ranch. The ranch, located about 30 minutes outside Aspen in Woody Creek on 15.8 acres, sits on the banks of the Roaring Fork River and has three bedrooms, a living room that features vaulted ceilings, exposed wood beams and a neat rock fireplace. Last year a three-bedroom flat in Knightsbridge shared by George Harrison and Ringo Starr at the height of Beatlemania went on the market for £2.5million . The 17th-century Surrey estate sits on 200 acres of land, and was purchased for just $3.1million by Starr in 1999. Last year a three-bedroom flat shared by George Harrison and Ringo Starr at the height of Beatlemania went on the market for £2.5million. The musicians moved into the apartment in Knightsbridge in 1964 - the year of their first world tour. The pair - who shared with Harrison's then girlfriend, model Pattie Boyd - also briefly lived in two other flats in the central London apartment building. In 2013, a bohemian home in the Hollywood Hills where John Lennon once stayed went on the market for $1million.

Six-bedroom mansion called 'Blue Jay' has been put on the market for almost £10million in Esher, Surrey . In the Sixties, the driveway to 'Blue Jay' formed part of George Harrison's country house 'Kinfauns' He lived in 'Kinfauns' bungalow from 1964 to 1970 and painted the outer walls with psychedelic patterns . The original gate to 'Kinfauns', although not part of the 'Blue Jay' property, can be seen in the driveway and has the words 'I love George' carved into it . New mansion has a gym overlooking the swimming pool, a four-car garage, games room and 700-bottle wine cellar .

bed Grade II listed home once frequented by the Fab Four is up for sale with Knight Frank in Woking for a price believed to be £4.5m - and will also interest Beatle buffs.
The Georgian family house in the town's 'old' village of Send is believed to have a connection with the Beatles which goes back more than 40 years to a period in the Sixties when Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and a gang of others all stayed at 27 Brooklands Road in the Surrey village – which the house is now called.
Harrison lived in Woking in the Sixties, but 27 Brooklands Road was then owned by his manager Allan Williams.
And at least one of his famous visitors during those years came to stay with him – and he spent many hours trying to impress Linda Eastman, who later became Paul McCartney's wife.
For although Harrison didn't marry Linda until 1979, they knew each other from a pre-teen age when the pair went to different schools in Liverpool.
The star bought a 'blue jay way' for Linda which was the street that ran from her school to his. She lived there with him on a number of occasions until he and wife Karen split in the late Seventies and Linda moved with their children to their home in Scotland.
Harrison's house was the centre of Beatlemania in Surrey during the Sixties – and Linda lived there for a time along with her first husband and their children, called Owen and Beatrice.
Later, the Beatles and their wives visited 27 Brooklands Road on many occasions, often arriving in their iconic white limos.
Linda has written that they "invaded the peace of Brooklands Road” and would have "unbearable arguments in the hall that would make us shiver with fear” – and that Harrison later sent her a white dove, a symbol of peace, to apologise.
The Beatle used to visit the house as often as he could on a motorbike – and had a blue bike which he would leave in a shed.
Harrison was also known to have visited 27 Brooklands Road with 'one of the most beautiful women in the world' Linda Eastman, who eventually became Paul McCartney's wife.
After Harrison's death in 2001 he made frequent trips to the home in Send, visiting it so often that he was known locally


A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 rocked the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a 'small tsunami' and frightening locals near its epicenter. The quake struck at a depth of 65 kilometers (40 miles), about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the town of Kokopo, near Rabaul, at around 10am local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was followed by a 5.7-magnitude aftershock and a 1.5-foot-high tsunami, which was measured in Rabaul's harbor, near the quake's epicenter, said Martin Mose, from the National Disaster Center. But despite the quake - which was likely  felt by people up to a staggering 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) away - and the subsequent tsunami, no damage nor injuries have been reported, officials said. Quake: This photo, released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows a shakemap of the region (white cross) in Papua New Guinea where a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Monday . The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had warned the quake could cause tsunami waves of up to 10 feet in parts of Papua New Guinea, and waves of less than one foot in other Pacific countries. It said 'hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts located within 1,000 km of the earthquake epicentre along the coasts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands'. But the center lifted the warning a few hours later, after reporting a one-inch tsunami wave was measured at a wharf in the Solomon Islands, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) from the epicenter. A Geoscience Australia spokesman told Daily Mail Australia on Monday that while a tsunami warning had been issued for Papua New Guinea, there was no threat to Australia at the time. Target: The quake struck at a depth of 65 kilometers (40 miles), about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the town of Kokopo, near Rabaul (pictured), at around 10am local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported . Frightening incident: The quake was followed by a 5.7-magnitude aftershock and a 1.5-foot-high tsunami, which was measured in Rabaul's harbor, near the quake's epicenter. Above, another shakemap of the region . 'We've had no reports of a tsunami being generated for local region at this stage,' he said. In Rabaul, residents noticed the sea level rose slightly, prompting ocean water to flood the parking lot of a shopping center near the beach, said Mika Tuvi, an employee at the Rabaul Hotel. 'But nothing beyond that - no damage caused,' she said. When the quake struck, guests and workers at the hotel fled outside, fearing the building would collapse, Ms Tuvi said. The tremors, which lasted for about 5 minutes, were frightening in their intensity, but the hotel withstood the shaking, she said. Location: The quake hit about 10am local time Monday and a tsunami warning has been issued in the region . No threat: On Monday, Geoscience Australia said there was no immediate threat to Australia . Officials in the capital, Port Moresby, were working to contact their counterparts in the outer provinces, but hours after the quake, there still had been no reports of damage or injuries. Mr Mose said he was confident the nation had averted a major catastrophe. The quake caused strong shaking and knocked items off shelves in Kokopo, and was felt 500 miles away in Port Moresby, said Chris McKee, assistant director of the Geophysical Observatory. Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea. The country lies on the 'Ring of Fire' - an arc of earthquake and volcanic activity that stretches around the Pacific Rim.

Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea on Monday . Followed by 5.7-magnitude aftershock and generated 1.5ft-high tsunami . Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had said quake could cause 10ft waves . But it lifted its warning a few hours later after reporting smaller tsunami . No damage/injuries have been reported, officials said Monday afternoon . Local tsunami threat was issued in PNG but was no threat to Australia .

 (40 miles) around 130 kilometers (80 miles) south-southwest of the capital of Port Moresby. No one was killed, but some people reported being woken by the earthquake which caused widespread panic but did not result in major damage.
The earthquake, centered offshore the southwestern tip of the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain at a depth of 65 km (40 miles) was reportedly felt throughout the whole country, the government's meteorological service said.
“We've had a couple of tsunami [warnings] canceled this morning as it hasn't done any significant damage [and] there is no danger at the moment,” said Peter Warden, director of the Meteorology department.
Warden told Reuters the quake was a normal event for the area, but said there had been reports of people fearing that an impending “big tsunami” was on the way.
“It's not going to be the one that everybody would have been expecting...I think this is normal for us,” he added.
Port Moresby's seismograph had registered a magnitude of 7.4, but this was soon changed to 7.7, Warden said, adding that the shaking had been felt from Lae in the country's east to Madang, on the other side of New Guinea.
“We're not getting any tsunami warnings...it will not be big enough to cause a tsunami here,” Warden said.
'Big tsunami' not to come
The tremor was strong enough to trigger local tsunamis and coastal residents living near coastal areas to seek safety. The Meteorological services have warned that a small tsunami waves will be expected along the northern coast of New Britain.
Some of the locals have reported being woken up by the powerful temblor, while others have taken to social media to share footage of waves crashing into the shore.
The quake hit less than three weeks after a deadly 7.5-magnitude temblor that struck to the north-west of Port Moresby on November 18. Although no casualties were reported, the tremor collapsed a house and a school roof in the capital, damaged buildings and caused disruption to electricity and communications.
Papua New Guinea is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire - an arc of seismic faults surrounding the Pacific Basin - that has been regularly hit by large and deadly earthquakes.
It also has a history of seismic


Not all home owners have enjoyed the famed big returns of Sydney's property boom, analysts reveal. While median home prices have leapt by at least 30 per cent across Sydney, home prices in some of the city's more 'prestigious', mostly waterfront postcodes have hardly budged in the last two years. Analysts say this is because higher-end buyers and sellers are more influenced by fluctuations in the stock market than by low interest rates which sparked the boom in budget and middle sectors of the market. Scroll down for video . The median price of 'prestige' properties in Burraneer, a waterfront suburb south of Sydney's CBD, grew the least of all Sydney suburbs over the last two years . The median price of Burraneer, south of Sydney, is more than $1.5million. This Burraneer home is on the market for an estimated $6.5 million . Seaforth on Sydney's Northern beaches, was ranked the fourth worst performing suburb for luxury sales by Domain Group . Analysts say market conditions haven't suited 'prestigious property', like this $6.5 million Burraneer home, since the GFC . Sydney's eastern suburbs, the northern beaches and the north shore are among the poorest performing suburbs in terms of price growth over the last two years. 'This is the section that has missed out on the boom,' says Domain Group senior economist Andrew Wilson. Burraneer 3.4% . Bronte 7.9% . Sylvania Waters 8.3% . Seaforth 8.4% . Woollahra 8.9% . Windsor 9.6% . Balgowlah Heights 10.7% . Elanora Heights 10.9% . Haberfield 12.3 % . Rope's Crossing 12.4 % . (Source: Domain Group) He says Sydney's booming prices have been driven by buyers in the budget and middle sectors of the market taking advantage of low interest rates. But market conditions haven't suited 'prestige property' since the 2007 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) 'We don't have the animal spirit, speculative elements in those markets [that we did before the GFC],' Mr Wilson said. In the waterfront suburb of Burraneer, south of the city, house prices have grown less than inflation at only 3.4 per cent in the last two years. The popular eastern suburbs beach suburb of Bronte grew only 7.9 per cent and the Northern Beaches suburbs of Seaforth and Balgowlah Heights grew just 8.4 per cent  and 10.7 per cent respectively, according to data from Domain Group. Despite the low growth, property agents like James McCowan, from Sotheby's International Realty, say there is still a 'lot of strength' in the very top end of the market - with  homes worth more than $8 million selling well. Woollahra was ranked the fifth worst performing suburb in terms of median home price growth over the last two years. Woollahra is also one of Sydney's most exclusive suburbs, with this home currently on the market valued at more than $1.6 million . The median house price in Bronte, the second worst performing suburb for price growth, is $2.29 million. Agents of this Bronte home  describe it as a 'chance-of-a-lifetime' purchase for its 'fashionable beachfront lifestyle' This Sylvania Waters home is estimated to sell for at least $1.4 million. Medium house prices in Sylvania Waters crept up only 8.3% over the last two years, a far cry from the Sydney-wide figure of at least 30% . .

'Prestige' postcodes have missed out on Sydney boom, analysts say . High-end buyers and sellers are less sensitive to interest rate changes that have driven the boom . Burraneer, Bronte and Sylvania Waters are three worst performing suburbs .

igious' suburbs have only crept up about four per cent in the past three years.
Homes in Bondi, Woollahra, Alexandria, Darlinghurst and Paddington recorded the weakest median price growth in Sydney, increasing by 4.1 per cent to $1.47 million over the past three years.
Home prices have leapt in the City of Sydney, though. The city council's boundaries sit within the suburb of Darlinghurst, which recorded the strongest median price growth, increasing by a massive 36 per cent to $1.76 million.
In Sydney's northern suburbs, Hunters Hill, Mosman, Lane Cove and Wahroonga saw the weakest growth, with homes in Hunters Hill recording a meagre 0.9 per cent increase.
The most expensive suburbs across Sydney's northern, western and eastern suburbs included Point Piper (median price $4.3 million), Bellevue Hill (median price $2.65 million) and Rose Bay (median price $2.46 million).
Prices in the Inner West saw the strongest growth, with homes in the suburb of Strathfield increasing by 13.9 per cent to $915,000.
Overall, more than half of Sydney's suburbs have seen annual price rises of 6 per cent or less, the lowest in a decade.
CoreLogic records indicate Sydney's property market has been losing strength since it peaked in 2017.
In the past quarter, Sydney home values fell by 0.7 per cent, the first quarterly fall since late-2011.
Sydney's median dwelling price fell 3.1 per cent to $915,000, the first quarterly decline since 2008.
CoreLogic senior economist Cameron Kusher said a drop-off in sales over the last 12 months was a key factor in the recent decline.
"There has been a noticeable slowing in housing market conditions during 2018 across the Sydney property market," Dr Kusher said.
"This has led to a general softening of housing values over the year."
The latest Sydney home values report from CoreLogic reveals that the median home value for the three months to April is $855,000.
"This is down 4.1 per cent or $35,000 from the September 2018 quarter when it was at its peak for the year at $890,000."
Despite the slump in prices,


Former Crystal Palace and Norwich forward Leon McKenzie has exclusively spoken to Sportsmail ahead of his super-middleweight bout with Croatian Ivan Stupalo for the International Masters title. Undefeated McKenzie has been training at the East Dulwich gym owned by his father - the former British and European light-welterweight champion Clinton - for the biggest fight of his life so far, and the 36-year-old wants to win on March 14 for his dad. The man nicknamed Big McK discusses juggling work as a deliveryman, looking after five children and training every day as the former Barclays Premier League player likens himself to Rocky Balboa. Former footballer Leon McKenzie has been training at the East Dulwich gym owned by his father, Clinton . McKenzie has exclusively spoken to Sportsmail ahead of the biggest fight of his life so far on March 14 . Ex-Crystal Palace forward  McKenzie faces  Ivan Stupalo for the super-middleweight International Masters title . 'I've got five beautiful children to try and support the best I can. Working and fighting I'm no better than no other man that's doing the same as me,' McKenzie tells Sportsmail. 'Just because I've played Premier League football it does not mean that I'm too good to work. 'I work for DPD. I'm delivering parcels. It's challenging. I'm delivering 60-odd, 70 parcels a day. You're lifting boxes, you're in and out of the van. That's probably a little bit of training in itself. 'I sometimes jog in between because we're on a timer. It's kind of like a Rocky thing going on.' The best moment of McKenzie's football career came  in April 2005, scoring in a 2-0 win against a Manchester United team boasting Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Almost 10 years on he is looking for a new accomplishment, and beating Stupalo in the 10-round fight would make him the mandatory for the Southern Area title. McKenzie is preparing for his title bout and the 36-year-old wants to win on March 14 for his father . McKenzie discusses juggling work as a deliveryman, looking after five children and training every day . That is the main objective on Saturday, and delivering parcels does not compare to how his father has been working him in the gym. 'In training dad pushes me to my max,' McKenzie continues. 'I'm used to dying in training and coming back. It will be the same principle in fights. When it gets hard I have to grit my teeth. 'I know where I've been before so it will be the same principle. I can die and I come back, I can die and I come back. We're going to win the fight, and I want to win it for my dad as well. 'After training I'll just have a little time by myself. Dad says that's normal when you just go within yourself, and have little flashbacks of life and everything else. 'Anything can happen. One punch changes everything.' McKenzie (right) pictured during his super-middleweight win against John Mason in June 2013 . 'This means everything to me because since a child I always knew I was going to be something. Obviously football took off and we always had another little dream in the background. I always used to love watching dad fight. 'I've started very carefully. For this to be happening, I'm 37 this year, it is a really big deal. All the years that we've been training, day in, day out. I've always been an athlete so this to me is massive. It opens up a lot of doors as well, boxing wise, to go on to bigger and better things, which is another thing. 'Winning this puts me in mandatory position for a Southern Area shot at some point, which is another big deal. 'I have to work. I've got five beautiful children to try and support the best I can. Working and fighting I'm no better than no other man that's doing the same as me. 'Just because I've played Premier League football it does not mean that I'm too good enough to work. 'I work for DPD, I'm delivering parcels. It's challenging. I'm delivering 60-odd, 70 parcels a day. You're lifting boxes, you're in and out of the van, that's probably a little bit of training in itself. 'I sometimes jog in between because we're on a timer. You're having to jog in between and you might run behind, but I just look at that as part of the training. It's kind of like a Rocky thing going on. 'In training dad pushes me to my max. I'm used to dying in training and coming back. It will be the same principle in fights. When it gets hard I have to grit my teeth. I know where I've been before so it will be the same principle. I can die and I come back, I can die and I come back. 'We're going to win the fight, and I want to win it for my dad as well. After training I'll just have a little time by myself. Dad says that's normal when you just go within yourself, and have little flashbacks of life and everything else. 'Anything can happen. One punch changes everything.'

Leon McKenzie faces Ivan Stupalo on March 14 at York Hall in London . The 36-year-old has been preparing for the biggest fight of his life so far . McKenzie has been training at the East Dulwich gym owned by his father . Clinton McKenzie has been pushing his son 'to the max' in training . The former Premier League player has spoken exclusively to Sportsmail .

 and fellow boxing champion Lenny Daws, and believes that his hard work in the gym has enabled him to keep on top of the sport. 'I've been in the gym for two months training five times a week and I haven't changed anything, just what I was doing before. All I'm doing is going back to what I was doing last time,' said the 37-year-old. McKenzie is looking to continue the positive form that he showed in his last fight by knocking out his opponent TBA at the Bournemouth International Centre on 13 May, adding: 'We're going out there to perform our best and make sure it's a great fight. I don't want to come up short and take a decision or a draw or anything like that. The aim is to show the British public that I'm up to the job. I haven't been in the ring for a year since my last fight so it's a case of proving to myself that I'm not out of shape and I've got good fitness.' (Sportsmail)
Lennox Lewis has labelled his old opponent Mike Tyson "crazy" for claiming his bout with the late Muhammad Ali was the greatest fight ever. Lewis says his epic 1997 'Battle of the Bite' with Tyson was the greatest fight in history, even better than Ali's third bout with his arch rival Joe Frazier. When asked to rank his four fights with Ali, Lewis said: 'I'll tell you what the best fight was - between myself and Tyson. If you put us side by side, you'll see why I'm saying that.' Tyson recently tweeted that his 1997 fight with Lewis was the greatest fight in the world, and described Frazier v Ali in 1975 as "the greatest fight of all time". It was one that Ali won on points. "Ali versus Frazier was really a great fight but Tyson versus Lewis was even better," said Lewis. "Tyson did have his chances and I was ready to hit him with a right to his head and then he would have gone down. Instead, he hit me in the mouth and he opened up a cut and then he went to throw the uppercut and he got knocked down." (DailyMail)
The British and Irish Lions are set to unveil the new kit they will wear during their 10-match tour to South Africa next June


Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry is preparing to fight a ban from the roads after blaming his drink driving on a 'rare' metabolism. The 49-year old former Rangers and Blackburn Rovers defender was arrested last month after police stopped him near his home in Lytham, Lancashire in the early hours of February 21. Officers had claimed Hendry who was nicknamed 'Braveheart' when he captain of Scotland was almost twice the limit after failing a breathaylser test. Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry, pictured arriving at Blackpool Magistrates, has admitted drink driving . Hendry goes in for a challenge on Ronaldo at the World Cup in 1998 while John Collins looks on . But on Wednesday, widowed father of four Hendry disputed the reading and asked Blackpool Magistrates to have the case adjourned so his metabolism could be tested. The court heard that Hendry admitted drinking before driving his blue Ford Focus, but argued the amount of alcohol he drank over a certain period of time should not have put him over the limit. His lawyer Glyn Lewis - who has previously represented a string of celebrities over his expertise in exploiting motoring legal loopholes - said: 'Usually we go to sentence and it is inevitable he would have to be disqualified because he has entered a guilty plea because he accepts the facts. 'But the instructions I have over the amount of alcohol consumed and the time period, when you do the calculations they don't correlate with the figure he has given. 'There are two possibilities - one is because of the fact that he has got some alcohol in his system he is unaware of and the other is quite rare is we have somebody whose metabolism is such they provide a specimen of breath which does not correlate with the reading of blood. 'We have had a forensic scientist give us an indication that the figures provided by the defendant don't correlate with the figures given by the sample. He was stopped by police and arrested near his home in Lytham, Lancashire in the early hours of February 21, and was found to be driving his blue Ford Focus while almost double the legal alcohol limit (stock picture) Hendry, pictured hear tackling  Nicolas Anelka in 1997, made more than 300 appearances for Blackburn . 'We accept the prosecution's case - the police followed him, he wasn't driving erratically, nothing unusual about that, he accepts that - the question is why is this alcohol reading being given that is being investigated. 'We can establish what he consumed and when it was because there are receipts. 'Mr Hendry might have to be tested for his metabolism in the lab with a reconstruction of the whole evening's events. The ratio between breath and blood is not the same for everyone. 'If our investigations don't have foundation in science we would bring it back to court and have it dealt with. Mr Hendry wants the matter to be dealt with as quickly as possible.' The court agreed to adjourn for a 'special reasons' hearing  in which Hendry will call evidence from a forensic service scientist and two civilian witnesses who were with him on the night of the incident. Hendry - who arrived for the hearing in sunglasses and a grey suit - had 63 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 milliltres of breath- the legal limit is 35mg. Initial forensic tests conducted on behalf of Hendry had shown the figures did not correlate and further investigation was needed, said Mr Lewis. The 49-year old former Rangers defender has blamed his 'quite rare' metabolism for being over the limit . Hendry playing for Rangers against Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in October 1998 . The solicitor added that the later sentencing bench could have the option not to disqualify Hendry from driving but the conviction would stand regardless. Hendry, was granted unconditional bail until April 22 when the case will be heard in full before sentencing. The ex-Permier League footballer had a long playing career, captaining his country in the 1998 World Cup and appearing for a series of clubs including Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Rangers. Last week police confirmed he had been given a warning amid claims he had pestering former girlfriend Sarah Kinder a beautician he had been dating after the death of his wife Denise in 2009 following botched cosmetic surgery. Miss Kinder, 40, claimed he looked in her window and sent her unwanted texts and social media messages after their four-year relationship ended late last year. It was also claimed the former footballer repeatedly drove past her home.

Colin Hendry was arrested for drink driving near his Lancashire home . When breathalysed, he was found to be nearly double legal alcohol limit . But Hendry claims he did not drink much and blamed a 'rare' metabolism . Hendry played for Rangers, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City .

in his BMW on the A737 near Torrance. Hendry allegedly blew over the legal drink drive limit after he left an awards ceremony. The former defender could now face a ban of at least six months after initially claiming that he was 'caught out'. He is set to appear before Lanarkshire Justice of the Peace in May. He has been banned twice before - for four years and for 16 months - after two separate drink driving charges in 2010 and 2011. Hendry had two drinks while at an awards ceremony. He then allegedly told police he didn't feel that he was over the limit. Hendry, said he could not have been over the limit as he suffers a 'rare' metabolism, which makes it hard to retain alcohol. The player added: "Police said: 'Your BAC reading was 78'. I said: 'There is no way I have driven drunk'. "I think it was my metabolite. It's the first time I have ever failed because of that. "It wasn't because I had drunk more than usual, it was because of my metabolism." Mr Hendry claimed the reason for the difference in the BAC reading between the first officer's reading and the final result was an issue with the breathalyser. Hendry is being represented by Paul McBride, the legal expert from Glasgow who represented Glasgow Rangers' John Greig in a similar case. Mr McBride has claimed Hendry's initial reading would normally show over 0.2 on a breathalyser, but because it was a police breathalyser it went to 78, making Hendry just below the threshold. The lawyer added: "He said he had probably had two or three glasses of red wine, two or three glasses of white wine with a lot of ice in them, two or three glasses of fizzy drinks, two or three glasses of water and then two or three gins. That's what Mr Hendry said. "It is a case of a police breathalyzer measuring two or three glasses of wine and not four." According to the Crown Office, the decision to charge a suspect is based on an officer's judgement of how drunk the person looked, and how much they'd drunk. There are no minimum limits for alcohol for driving. However, drivers can be charged with alcohol-related driving if they're over the limit. If the case against Hendry goes to trial,


Bill Gates, pictured last week, was once again named the world's richest person with a wealth of $79.2 billion . For the world's super-rich, 2015 is already shaping up to be a good year as the number of billionaires reached a record high. There were 1,826 billionaires this year, up from 1,645 in 2014, according to Forbes. And the world's richest person got even richer. Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year. The Microsoft co-founder's fortune increased $3.2 billion - despite a $1.5 billion gift of Microsoft shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in November. That put him at the top of the magazine's list of the world's billionaires for the second consecutive year. Gates has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years. In second place is telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, with a net worth of $77.1 billion. He had topped the list in 2013. Next is investor Warren Buffett, who moved up one slot this year with a net worth of $72.7 billion. In fourth was Amancio Ortega, founder of the Inditex fashion group that includes Zara clothing retail shops. He counts a fortune of $64.5 billion. Seven of the richest people in the world are from the U.S. Completing the top ten is Helu, of Mexico, Amancio Ortega of Spain who built his wealth with retail chain Zara and French L'Oreal heiress, Liliane Bettencourt. It's the 29th year for Forbes billionaires' list. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg jumped five spots to number 16, his first time in the world's 20 richest people. Jack Ma, whose Alibaba online marketplace made the biggest global IPO ever last year, was ranked among the world's 50 richest people, along with two other Chinese nationals. This year's newcomers included Michael Jordan who was ranked at No. 1,741. The average net worth of those on the list was $3.86 billion. And those under the age of 40 took up 46 places on the list. Snapchat's Evan Spiegel, 24, is the world's youngest billionaire while Uber co-founders, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, and their first employee, Ryan Graves, also made up the under-40s group. Billions: Beer heiress Tatiana Casiraghi . 1. Mark Zuckerberg, 30 - Facebook ($33.4bn) 2. Dustin Moskovitz, 30 - Facebook ($7.9bn) 3. Elizabeth Holmes, 31 - blood-testing ($4.5bn) 4. Tom Persson, 30 - H&M ($3bn) 5. Julio Mario Santo Domingo, III, 29 - Bavaria beer ($2.2bn) 6. Tatiana Casiraghi, 31 - Bavaria beer ($2.2bn) 7. Nathan Blecharczyk, 31 - Airbnb ($1.9bn) 8. Anton Kathrein Jr, 30 - antennas ($1.7bn) 9. Evan Spiegel, 24 - Snapchat ($1.5bn) 10. Bobby Murphy, 25 - Snapchat ($1.5bn) Welcome to the club! Michael Jordan became a newly-minted billionaire in 2015, according to Forbes . The world's youngest female billionaire is Elizabeth Holmes, 31, a Stanford University dropout who is the head of blood-testing firm Theranos. Then there were those who dropped off the list - 138 people including designer Michael Kors and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The combined wealth of the billionaires club is double the GDP of Germany according to NBC. Oxfam claims that the world's growing wealth divide could see the world's wealthiest 1 per cent outstripping the other 99 per cent next year. 1. Bill Gates - Microsoft, $79.2 bn . 2. Carlos Slim Helu -  telecoms, $77.1 billion . 3. Warren Buffet - investor, $72.7 billion . 4. Amancio Ortega - Zara, $64.5 billion . 5. Larry Ellison - Oracle, $54.3 billion . 6. Charles Koch - various, $42.9 billion . 6. David Koch - various, $42.9 billion . 8. Christy Walton -  Walmart, $41.7 billion . 9. Jim Walton - Walmart, $40.6 billion . 10. Liliane Bettencourt - L'Oreal, $40.1 billion . 11. Alice Walton -  Walmart, $39.4 billion . 12. S Robson Walton - Walmart, $39.1 billion . 13. Bernard Arnault - LVMH, $37.2 billion . 14. Michael Bloomberg - Bloomberg, $35.5bn . 15. Jeff Bezos - Amazon, $34.8 billion . 16. Mark Zuckerberg -Facebook,  $33.4 billion . 17. Li Ka-shing - various, $33.3 billion . 18. Sheldon Adelson - casinos, $31.4 billion . 19. Larry Page - Google, $29.7 billion . 20. Sergey Brin - Google, $29.2 billion . Snapchat's Evan Spiegel, 24, is the world's youngest billionaire (left). The world's youngest female billionaire is Elizabeth Holmes, 31, the head of blood-testing firm Theranos (right) 1. Christy Walton, 60, $41.7 billion, Walmart . With  wealth inherited from her late husband John, Mrs Walton holds the largest stake of the Walmart empire. She married the son of Walmart founder Sam. However, the retail heir died when a small plane he was piloting crashed in 2005. Christy and the rest of the Walton family made headlines after they did not sign on to Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett's pledge to give half their wealth to good causes while they were alive. The family has given an estimated .04 per cent of their wealth to charity. 2. Liliane Bettencourt, 92, $40.1bn, L'Oreal . The 92-year-old heiress of French cosmetics company L'Oreal suffers from dementia and is no longer involved with running the company. She inherited her stake from father Eugene Schueller, who first began selling beauty products in the early 20th century. In the 1950s she married Andre Bettencourt, who also worked at L'Oreal after being involved in a French fascist group that collaborated with Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II. He died in 2007 after leaving L'Oreal in the midst of revelations about his past. The years since Ms Bettencourt's retirement have seen her give away large sums of money. There is currently a fraud trial of ten people accused of using her dementia to swindle her out of millions. 3. Alice Walton, 65, $38.6bn, Walmart . Alice Walton also inherited her stake in her father's empire, though she has not been involved in running the business. She instead chooses to devote her time, energy and vast financial resources to art, building a 200,000-square-foot museum filled with modern works in northwest Arkansas, according to Forbes. Though her primary residence is a horse ranch in Texas, she also owns two floors on Park Avenue where protesters demanded higher wages for her company's workers last year. 4. Jacqueline Mars, 75, $27bn, Mars Inc . Life for Jacqueline Mars has always been pretty sweet. She inherited $26.8billion from the company which bears her name after her grandfather started the business at the turn of the last century. She shares the company evenly with her two brothers, Forrest Jr. and John. 5. Maria Franca Fissolo, 97, $23.4bn, Nutella & chocolates . The widow of Michele Ferrero, who built Ferrero Group with its iconic Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Nutella spread. Mr Ferrero died in February 2014. He had taken over his father Pietro's business which started in Italy during the Second World War from his wife's pastry shop. Laurene Powell Jobs, 51 (pictured 2013), inherited shares of Apple from late husband Steve . 6. Laurene Powell Jobs, 51, $19.5bn, Apple . Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, inherited the majority of her wealth from her stake in Apple and Disney. The graduate of Stanford Business School keeps busy with her own set of initiatives, including running the Emerson Collective, which fosters entrepreneurship for the underprivileged and advocates for education reform. The businesswoman is also on the Board of Trustees at Stanford. Though she generally keeps a low-profile, the widow was recently spotted on a Caribbean vacation with former Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, 44. The pair are believed to have been dating since 2013. 7. Anne Cox Chambers, 95, $17bn, Cox . The only media mogul among the world's wealthiest women, Anne Cox Chamber's inherited her stake in various Cox media ventures from her father James. A vast information empire, Mrs Cox Chambers has shares in companies including Cox Communications cable company, Kelley Blue Book automotive reselling manual and many local television and radio stations. She has remained active in various affairs beyond her father's businesses, however. The heiress served as ambassador to Belgium during the administration of President Jimmy Carter and was the first woman member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. 7. Susanne Klatten, 52, $16.8bn, BMW . Susanne Klatten, 52, began working for her father Herbert Quandt's company under an alias before marrying an engineer and inheriting her wealth. She also owns stakes in a wind turbine company, Nordex, and chemical company Altana. The mogul earned a bachelors at University of Buckingham in England, an MBA in Switzerland and has three children. 8. Johanna Quandt, 88, $13.9bn, BMW . Susanne Klatten's mother Johanna Quandt, 88, was Herbert Quandt's third wife after working as a secretary for the automaker. Beyond a large stake of the car manufacturer, which makes vehicles including Minis and Rolls-Royces, she also controls part of a security software company based in the Netherlands. Both parents of Mrs Quandt were art historians. She now lives in the German spa town of Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt. Neither Mrs Quandt or Mrs Klatten have ever sold a share of Herbert Quandt's company. 9. Iris Fontbona, 72, $13.5bn, various ventures . Chilean Iris Fontbona, 72, inherited her wealth from her influential family as well as from a marriage to Andrónico Luksic. Her assorted business interests include Chile's largest brewer and a resort in Croatia. The Luksics make investment decisions collectively. Source: Forbes .

There were 1,826 billionaires this year - up from 1,645 in 2014 . Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year . The co-founder of Microsoft has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years . In second place was telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, with a net worth of $77.1 bn, third was investor Warren Buffett, with $72.7 billion .

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Billionaire Bill Gates was once again named the world’s richest person with a fortune of $79.2 billion (€72.2 billion) in the new Forbes list – $5.2 billion (€4.7 billion) ahead of Microsoft’s co-founder, investor Warren Buffett, who held on to the title of the “Oracle of Omaha” for the third year running.
Sweden’s Ingvar Kamprad, owner of furniture and home accessories company IKEA, was the richest man in Europe with a fortune of $29.1 billion (€26.1 billion) – good for 23rd in the list.
Klaus Schwab was the only European among Forbes magazine’s 400 richest people in the world, but his fortune did not improve as it did in 2014.
The CEO of Swiss financial group UBS, Oswald Grübel, ranked 151st with a fortune of $4.2 billion (€3.9 billion), and 175th among Europeans.
Last year, the billionaire owner of Swiss private bank Julius Baer UBS rival Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) became the world’s third-richest person after Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett, after the bank took over Merrill Lynch and its portfolio of rich customers.
Other European bankers featured in the top 400 were JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) chief Jamie Dimon, who ranked 35th with $31.6 billion, and Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), who placed 39th with $31.2 billion.
Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat was in 45th place with $26.9 billion and HSBC boss Stuart Gulliver ranked 71st with $20.3 billion.
The most valuable company in the world, with a total value of $1.1 trillion was software giant Microsoft, and was followed by Google, which has a market cap of $473.6 billion.
The top 400 billionaires in the world have seen their wealth increase by $500 billion, or 70 percent, to a record $2.27 trillion, while the poorest 3.7 billion people have seen their share of the world’s wealth fall from 2.8 percent to