Ellen Pao, 45, accused venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers of discriminating against her other female colleagues in a $16m suit . The CEO of Reddit has told a court how she was pursued 'relentlessly' by a male colleague at a major venture capital firm before being frozen out after breaking off the affair. Ellen Pao is seeking $16million after filing a sex discrimination suit against prestigious Silicon Valley business Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers. The 45-year-old told jurors how she was excluded from an all-male dinner with Al Gore and felt 'very uncomfortable' hearing male guests of the firm talking about pornography on a private jet. In her first day of testimony, the plaintiff testified that one male colleague was 'relentless' in his pursuit of her and cut her out of email chains and meetings when she ended the affair. Pao is seeking damages from her former employer after claiming she was passed over for a promotion because she is a woman and then fired in 2012 after she complained. Kleiner Perkins has denied wrongdoing and says Pao did not get along with her colleagues and performed poorly after she became a junior partner around 2010. In her testimony, Pao said she was given a poetry book by a senior partner in 2007 that featured drawings of naked women and poems on topics such as the longings of an older man for younger women. The partner also invited her to dinner one weekend while noting his wife would be out of town, she said. 'I thought it was strange, and it made me uncomfortable,' she said. Pao acknowledged having the affair with a male colleague, but said she broke it off when she learned he had lied that his wife had left him. She said the colleague later retaliated by shutting her out of emails and meetings. 'He was relentless and eventually told me that his wife had left him,' Pao told jurors, explaining why she got into the relationship with him. The 45-year-old told jurors how she was excluded from an all-male dinner at Vice President Al Gore's apartment . When she raised the retaliation issue with management, a senior partner explained how he had met his wife at another company while he was married, and perhaps Pao could have the same outcome with her colleague, she testified. She said she repeatedly complained that the colleague was retaliating against her, but 'Kleiner Perkins continued to do nothing.' Pao, who became interim CEO at Reddit after top executive Yishan Wong resigned, said it was humiliating not to be invited to an all-male dinner at Vice President Al Gore's apartment and have to explain to executives she ran into that she wouldn't be attending. Pao lived in the same building as Gore. John Doerr (left) previously took the stand during the trial and discussed whether the firm discriminated against Pao, his former chief of staff . At one point, she said, she felt 'very uncomfortable' about a conversation men were having about pornography aboard a private plane. The men were not Kleiner employees, but had been invited by a senior Kleiner manager, who Pao's attorneys say was present but did nothing to stop the conversation. Kleiner Perkins' attorneys have tried to portray Pao as a chronic complainer who demanded credit for work done by a team, clashed with her colleagues, and twisted facts and circumstances. Her attorneys tried Monday to dispute that portrayal and establish their client's credibility and likeability with the jury. During her testimony, Pao said she had a disagreement with a female colleague, but they improved their communication after spending more time together outside the office, as Kleiner Perkins management had suggested. Steve Hirschfeld, an investigator hired by the firm to look into Pao's bias complaint, testified Monday that she told him that her relationship with the male colleague was not consensual - a contention Hirschfeld did not find truthful. The civil trial is taking place in California Superior Court in San Francisco county. Pao became interim CEO at Reddit after top executive Yishan Wong resigned.

Ellen Pao is seeking $16million after filing a sex discrimination lawsuit . Case is against Silicon Valley company Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers . Pao, 45, took the stand on Monday and testified against former employers . Told jurors in the trial how one male colleague pursued her 'relentlessly' But she was frozen out after breaking off the affair, the plaintiff testified . Felt 'very uncomfortable' hearing male guests of the firm talking about pornography on a private jet . The high-profile suit is taking place in county of San Francisco, California .

she was passed over for promotion and subjected to a “hostile work environment” by her male bosses in a gender discrimination case that may have a far-reaching impact on Silicon Valley. Ellen Pao, 45, accused venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers (KPCB) of discriminating against her other female colleagues in a $16m suit. A class-action lawsuit filed in the wake of the explosive 2014 “brogrammer” memo by former-Reddit engineer, Amantea Wu is seeking an unspecified amount of damages on behalf of two other female engineers who say their careers have been stymied because of “toxic” office culture. In the lawsuit, Pao’s lawyer, Mary Mullin, accuses the Palo Alto-based company of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and of fostering a hostile work environment in violation of Californian Civil Code. Under the latter statute, employers may be held liable for creating an environment where a person’s mental state would deteriorate due to stress. Her lawyers claim the company – known for its investment in ‘start-ups’ like Facebook, Amazon and Google – “created a work environment where women face hostility and discrimination on the basis of sex.” Reddit’s lawsuit states that Pao and others were subjected to “constant, offensive and unwelcome sexual remarks, jokes and comments” by male employees of the firm. It also states that women’s pay was allegedly discriminated against in comparison to men’s, and that the company’s human resources department failed to take adequate action in response to complaints. “The defendants have engaged in discriminatory practices that were intentionally aimed at female employees and that harm them individually and collectively,” the lawsuit states. As The Guardian newspaper reports: “Pao’s lawsuit is also unusual because it alleges discrimination against a group rather than one individual. In most cases, discrimination against an individual is the first claim. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act is one of the few statutes that protects not only individual victims, but also groups of people that are targeted collectively. A ruling on whether Pao’s lawsuit can proceed as a class-action, the most common legal tactic for dealing with large numbers of plaintiffs, is expected within weeks. But the claims could prove difficult to prove if plaintiffs have to prove that they were treated differently ‘solely’ because of their sex. The claim “


Brits basked in the sunshine on the warmest day of the year today with temperatures soaring to 17.5C in parts of the UK. With the weather warmer than Mediterranean hotspots such as Rome and Athens, people up and down Britain flocked to parks, beaches and beer gardens to welcome in the beginning of spring. Temperatures in eastern Scotland, London and south east England were around five degrees warmer than average, however western Scotland was hit by rain. Scroll down for video . Packed: Thousands of people flocked to Brighton Beach today on the warmest day of the year today with temperatures soaring to 17.5C . The warm weather struck Brighton today, where thousands hit the beach to bask in the warm weather . Punting down the River Cam was a popular activity today as the country basked in temperatures about five degrees warmer than the average for this time of year . The Brighton seafront was packed today as locals and day-trippers took some time to enjoy the fine weather . Locals play volleyball on Brighton beach (left) and a member of the Brighton and Hove Sea Swimming Club goes for a dip in the sea (right) A woman relaxes on a deck chair at Brighton Pier today during the weekend hot spell . The previous record this year was set in Exeter on January 9 when temperatures reached 16.5C. Craig Snell, forecaster at the Met Office, said: 'It has been very pleasant day for many parts of the UK. 'Most of the country has seen the warmest day of the year with the exception of western Scotland, where it has been quite wet. 'As we go through tomorrow the rain will clear Scotland and make its way south towards England and Wales. 'Temperatures will return to around average, with highs of 10C (50F) to 11C (51.8F), cooling off a little bit but still not cold by any means. 'As we go into Sunday night it will be cold, with temperatures close to freezing in many spots if the sky is clear. 'Next week will see quite changeable weather but nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year.' Groups of people relax by the Thames in Kingston, Surrey, today where temperatures were on track to be the warmest of the year . Two tourists go for a walk near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol this morning . Even the swans on the Thames appeared to be enjoying the sun, as they gathered near the Kingston Bridge . A man sunbathes in Bute Park, Cardiff, during the unseasonably warm weather across Britain today . Yellow 'be aware' and amber 'be prepared' warnings will be in place until tomorrow afternoon for heavy rain over western and central parts of Scotland, which may see up to 200mm of rain over 36 hours. The worst hit were Cluanie Inn in the Highlands, which suffered 111mm from midday yesterday to midday today, and Kinlochewe in Wester Ross which saw 56.6mm between midnight last night and midday today. The Met Office also put a yellow warning in place for winds in the far north of Northern Ireland and the whole of Scotland from Monday morning to Tuesday morning. Gusts are expected to reach around 60/70mph, with the potential to get up to 80mph in the most exposed parts of western and northern Scotland. A group of friends relax in the sun today in Bute Park, Cardiff, where local temperatures were expected to reach 14C . Left, a woman goes for a bike ride through Cardiff this morning, while right, a man photographs the blossoming spring flowers . Locals in north London's Hampstead Heath take their dogs for a run around the park today, where temperatures could yet exceed this year's record of 16.5C . A woman goes for an early morning walk with her two dogs through Hampstead Heath, north London . Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill had earlier said that there was a '50 per cent' chance Britain would experience the hottest day of the year. The mild spring weather is likely to be short lived - the Met Office has forecast tomorrow to see  13C with 'pleasant sunshine' in the south, east and Midlands, before rain sweeps south later in the day, with rain for most and gales up to 60mph on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: 'Sunday is due 12C or higher locally if cloud breaks, before rain pushes south. 'All areas will see rain on Monday, with heavy rain and gales or severe gales in the North-West. Tuesday will be fine with 13C, but with rain and strong winds for most on Wednesday and Thursday.' A man goes for a walk near Blaise Castle in Bristol this morning as sunny weather blasted Britain . Blaise Castle, Bristol, looked picturesque today as some of the warmest weather conditions of the year struck Britain . Bristol basked in clear blue skies this afternoon, while temperatures in parts of the country inched past 16C . Those in Gravesend witnessed a stunning sunrise over the River Thames this morning as it gave way to warm weather . Temperatures in London and south east England are the warmest of the country today, forecasters say. Pictured is the sunrise over Gravesend this morning . A young girl goes for a spin on her scooter as Lyndsay Bowen and her daughter Orla, 3, catch the sun in Littlehampton . A sunbather takes some time out to relax on Brighton Beach today as Britain enjoyed the warmest day of the year . Locals relax by the River Cam in Cambridge today, as parts of Britain were warmer than many Mediterranean hotspots . A woman relaxes with a beer on the River Cam, Cambridge . Temperatures are expected to peak this afternoon before a colder spell moves across the country tomorrow. Pictured is the River Cam, Cambridge . The warm weather is expected to be short lived and is expected to cool off tomorrow. Pictured is a jogger in Bute Park, Cardiff . A cyclist pedals through Bute Park this morning. Forecasters have warned tomorrow is due to drop to 12C before rain pushes south . Rowers power down the River Taff, Cardiff, as the country rejoiced with mild temperatures signalling the start of spring .

Forecasters say there is a '50 per cent chance' today's mild weather will set warmest day of the year benchmark . Temperatures in eastern Scotland, London and south east England are almost five degrees warmer than average . Much of the country basked in sunshine today as spring arrived, bringing with it mild temperatures and bright spells .

ed to the beach, took their dogs for a walk and even enjoyed a barbecue at home.
One beach goer told of watching a man strip naked to enjoy the sun in Birmingham. The temperature, which was 15C higher than London, reached 17.5C in parts of the West Midlands.
It was warmer in Birmingham, which was up to 20C.
In the south west, a woman said she saw a man in a T-shirt, shorts and sandals on Bristol Beach, with a man in a T-shirt, shorts and sandals, and a young woman wearing a T-shirt and shorts.
She said: “All these people were sunbathing in just a T-shirt, shorts and sandals. And there was a lot of them.”
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for 24 hours to warn of possible thunderstorms and a “hot and humid” evening.
But despite the hot weather, the Met Office has warned the UK could face its 100th consecutive day of above average temperatures this week.
Today was the seventh day of consecutive above-average temperatures and the 17th consecutive day of above-average night-time temperatures.
The highest temperature recorded in the UK today was 24C.
The weather may bring some relief from a heatwave that has hit parts of Britain – and the UK’s hottest on record.
The sizzling spell is set to continue into the weekend as the Met Office issued an extended yellow weather warning for Friday and Saturday.
The Met Office said Friday is expected to remain dry and warm, with the mercury peaking at 30C by late afternoon.
Saturday is also set to be hot and humid, with temperatures of between 20 and 25C and some scattered thunderstorms across the country.
However, it remains the worst of the heatwave, with Saturday night’s forecast showing the first cool spell in the UK for at least 11 days.
The warning has also been extended to Sunday and is expected to start around midday and run up until 11pm.
“There will be another day of hot temperatures, the hottest on record,” said Met Office deputy chief forecaster Steve Bridges.
“Temperatures are expected to be between 25 and 30C, with the hottest in the south-east and the hottest temperatures anywhere expected in London and southeast England.
“By the middle of the afternoon, some areas could reach or exceed the warmest temperature on


A British Sky TV researcher who started a new life in the Caribbean died after bungling doctors botched a routine operation and starved her brain of oxygen for up to 15 minutes, an inquest has heard. Kate Clayton, 30, fell into an induced coma after medics inserted an airway tube into the wrong part of her throat, causing her face to swell up uncontrollably and leaving her with fatal brain damage. Her distraught mother Jo told an inquest how the doctor responsible for her daughter's care in Grand Cayman admitted: 'I'm very sorry, I messed up.' Kate Clayton, 30, originally from Southampton, died after bungling doctors on a Caribbean island starved her brain of oxygen during a routine operation, an inquest has heard . A leading medic from Southampton, where Miss Clayton was later transferred for emergency treatment, also told the hearing that he could 'not understand' why it had taken doctors so long to realise their mistake. In a narrative verdict, the coroner openly criticised the care given to Miss Clayton at Georgetown Hospital, ruling that she died 'as a direct result of the failed tracheotomy' which was 'inadequately carried out.' The inquest, which was heard in Winchester, heard how Miss Clayton had been rushed to hospital on the Caribbean island in January this year after a horror crash which left her paralysed from the chest down. The young woman, originally from Southampton, had moved to Grand Cayman in December 2013 to embark on her dream career as a diving instructor after leaving her job as an analyst at Sky. Mrs Clayton, who flew to the Caribbean from the UK following the crash to be at Miss Clayton's bedside, told how her daughter had been conscious and improving in the days before her death. She had even regained some feeling in her legs and was building up enough strength to talk to her family back in the UK on Skype, the inquest was told. But Miss Clayton's recovery was derailed when she underwent the tracheotomy, an operation which went 'horribly wrong' and left the young woman fighting for her life. The operation had been carried out so that Miss Clayton, who was relying on tubes to breathe, would be able to breathe on her own. The former researcher was flown back to Southampton General Hospital (pictured) for emergency treatment after an online appeal raised more than £30,000 in four days, but she could not be saved . But, instead of inserting a breathing tube into Miss Clayton's trachea, medics inserted the tube into her mouth, meaning oxygen was pumped straight into her neck tissue. Mrs Clayton told the inquest that she had been waiting outside in the hospital corridor for news of the routine operation when one of the medics took her aside to explain what had gone wrong. The inquest heard how the operation had already been postponed for a day because doctors could not find the right tube to insert in her throat. 'I was eventually told that I could go in but I had to go into the side room and talk to the doctors,' she told the coroner. 'I had to pass her room to go to the side room and being mum I still had to go and look. She was lying there with her eyes open, she looked like she'd been in a boxing match. She was all swollen up and my immediate instinct was that she was dead. 'Dr McField came in and he was really upset, his words to me were "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry I've messed up, I've messed up. The usual procedure went horribly wrong, it was my mistake". 'He then told us Kate had been starved of oxygen and she was in an induced coma.' She added: 'She was having seizures which she hadn't had before. Due to the botched tracheotomy everything was sort of done. I don't think anybody knew quite what was happening, so it was a big panic. 'I left Kate at 4.32pm a happy person looking forward to coming home and found her a couple of hours later just not good. I thought she was dead and in real terms she was. 'She had the operation to stabilise her neck but she was having seizures in between time, it was horrible to see your kid having fits. Her eyes rolled and she frothed at the mouth but she wasn't there, her eyes were just gone, there was no light there. 'I'm just so sorry. What I feel is just she was so good and excited and suddenly it was all taken away.' After the botched operation, an online appeal called Help Kate Get Home raised £36,000 in just four days, providing her family enough money to bring Miss Clayton back to the UK. However, just one week after arriving Southampton General Hospital, she died while in the intensive care unit. The 30-year-old had moved to the Cayman Islands (pictured) to work as a diving instructor in December 2013 . Colin Griffiths, a consultant neuro-surgeon at the Southampton General Hospital, told the hearing in Winchester that he could not understand how doctors had made such an elementary mistake. 'I don't understand why they weren't able to get the tube back into place, right away. In my experience they should have been able to,' he told the inquest. Recording a narrative verdict, Coroner Sarah Whitby said: 'On January 11 2015 the deceased Kate Clayton was severely injured in a road traffic accident on Grand Cayman island. 'Miss Clayton was treated at the Cayman Island Hospital for significant spinal, pelvic and bowel injuries and in the course of her treatment had a failed tracheotomy procedure where the procedure and its management prevented any oxygen from reaching her brain for at period off at least eight minutes, and resulted in hypoxic brain injury. 'On the balance of probabilities and relying on medical records and evidence from Miss Clayton's family, her subsequent death on the 18th of February 2015 having been transferred to Southampton General Hospital, was as a direct result of the failed tracheotomy which the evidence indicates was inadequately carried out.' Miss Clayton's family declined to comment after the inquest.

Kate Clayton, 30, from Southampton, moved to the Cayman Islands in  2013 . She was rushed to hospital following horror crash which left her paralysed . Medics then inserted tube into mouth rather than trachea during operation . Mother, who flew from UK to be at bedside, was told by medic 'I messed up' Miss Clayton was flown back to UK after campaign which raised £34,000 . But she later died 'as a direct result of the failed tracheotomy', inquest told .

was taking a shower in her apartment on the tiny Grenadines island of Carriacou when she suddenly collapsed and died in January 2012. Her body had been discovered by her flatmate, who was said to be “trying to help her” after seeing her fall, and paramedics were called. But despite desperate efforts by paramedics, Ms Clayton was pronounced dead at 7.28pm that evening, the inquest at the Coroner’s Court in London heard on Monday. The inquest heard that the cause of death was “acute drowning”. It took 14 hours to discover that Ms Clayton had died as a result of cardiac arrest rather than drowning as first believed and the operation carried out during her time on Carriacou was the cause of death. Senior pathologist Andrew Faulkner, from the South Thames Pathological and Forensic Medicine Service, told the inquest at Bromley that Ms Clayton had had a cardiac arrest during the operation and doctors had failed to resuscitate her. “No-one had actually considered that she died from that operation,” Dr Faulkner said. “The evidence from the post-mortem suggested that she died from cardiac arrest.” He added: “I have to say that it is my opinion that the cause of death is failure of the surgeons to resuscitate her.” Ms Clayton, a former teacher from Leeds, had set off to the Carriacou island for a new job and was living in an apartment rented by two friends, Ian Scott and James Brown, who later made a documentary about Ms Clayton’s death. Mr Faulkner said: “This was a complex death. She was a very normal, 30-year-old woman with no underlying health problems. She had normal blood tests, normal urine analysis and all the tests that they carried out came up negative. She was in good health.” The cause of death had to be left undetermined, the inquest heard, as “no cause of death had been established”. “It would be a very unusual situation where you do not know the cause of death. I just do not know. I have tried to exhaust all avenues,” Dr Faulkner added. The inquiry heard from the two friends who said they had had been unable to resuscitate Ms Clayton after arriving to find her unconscious in the shower. Mr Brown had gone out to buy a pizza, which he found in an ice box, but no-one had been able to answer their ring


(CNN)Gunmen killed 19 people and sent tourists scrambling for cover in a siege at a museum in Tunisia's capital on Wednesday. The North African nation's Prime Minister called it a cowardly terrorist attack and warned that three suspects were still on the loose. Tunisian security forces killed two attackers as they ended the hostage siege at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Prime Minister Habib Essid said. But the death toll, which included 17 tourists and at least one Tunisian security officer, could climb. Polish, Italian, German and Spanish tourists were among those killed, Essid said, with another 20 foreign tourists and two Tunisians wounded in the attack. "It's a cowardly attack mainly targeting the economy of Tunisia," the Prime Minister said. "We should unite to defend our country." The scene played out at a popular tourist destination in the heart of Tunisia's capital in a building linked to where the nation's parliament meets. Lawmakers there were in the middle of a committee meeting when they heard gunfire erupt. "The tourists were frightened and they were running in different directions. We opened the doors and we got them to enter to the Parliament," lawmaker Mehrezia Labidi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. An administrator told lawmakers to lay down on the ground as a gunbattle broke out between terrorists and police, said Sabrine Ghoubatini, a member of parliament. It wasn't long before the building was evacuated. Photos on Twitter showed security forces in bulletproof vests and black helmets and masks, guns drawn, in the area. Authorities set up a large security cordon around the targeted museum. Rescuers carried wounded tourists away on stretchers. Essid didn't specify where the attackers came from. Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui called them Islamists in remarks on national radio. The museum, housed in a 19th century palace, bills itself as "a jewel of Tunisian heritage." Its exhibits showcase Tunisian art, culture and history, and it boasts a collection of mosaics, including one of the poet Virgil, as well as marble sculptures, furniture, jewels and other items. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. But it happened just days after a Tunisian jihadist tweeted that a pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was coming soon, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. In his message, the jihadi claimed to belong to Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia, a group that in December pledged allegiance to ISIS, even though that vow didn't seem to have fully registered with the Islamist extremist group. His post comes after an ISIS fighter in Raqqa, Syria, recently appeared in a video questioning why jihadis in Tunisia had not pledged fealty. "This raises the possibility that the museum attack could be ISIS' debut on the Tunisian stage, timed to precede a pledge of allegiance from Tunisian jihadis for maximum impact," CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said. Tunisia has seen far less militant violence than other nations in the region that were part of the Arab Spring uprisings, like neighboring Libya. But it hasn't been immune to it. The government has been battling a jihadist presence in the Chaambi Mountains. There have been several apparent political assassinations. And in February, the country's Interior Ministry announced the arrests of about 100 alleged extremists and published a video allegedly showing that the group possessed a formula for making explosives and a photograph of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Up to 3,000 Tunisians are believed to have traveled to Iraq and Syria to fight as jihadists, more than any other country, according to the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization in London. "There are hundreds that have returned from the battlefield, yet we haven't seen this kind of activity in Tunisia yet," said Rick Francona, a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and CNN military analyst. "I think it was only a matter of time. And today was the day." Tunisia is where the Arab Spring took root in December 2010, when a poor, 26-year-old man set himself on fire in front of a Tunisian government building after police confiscated his vegetable cart, sparking protests there. Protests throughout the Middle East and North Africa soon followed, with revolutions toppling governments in some countries. While violence and instability have continued to shake Egypt, Libya and Syria, in many ways, Tunisia has been the exception, with The Economist going so far as to name it "Country of the Year" for 2014. "The idealism engendered by the Arab spring has mostly sunk in bloodshed and extremism, with a shining exception: Tunisia," the magazine wrote. "... Its economy is struggling and its polity is fragile; but Tunisia's pragmatism and moderation have nurtured hope in a wretched region and a troubled world." While it has been more peaceful than other countries, Tunisia has seen its share of violence and political turmoil. There was cautious optimism after the October 2011 elections -- the country's first since its independence in 1956 -- that involved 60 political parties and thousands of independent candidates vying for seats in the country's new Constitutional Assembly. The next two years saw some crackdowns on media freedom, as well as criticisms of efforts to criminalize blasphemy and inject strict religious discourse in mosques. In 2013, two opposition leaders were assassinated. But analysts say Wednesday's attack could have been carried out by people who care more about fomenting terror or establishing a strict Islamic caliphate -- ISIS' aim -- than Tunisian politics. The country has also been batting socioeconomic problems such as youth unemployment. Young people who can't get jobs are finding that joining extremist groups like ISIS and al Qaeda is a way out. Up until now, these recruits have largely done their fighting away from home. Experts think that by taking the fight to Tunisia, they'll hurt their cause not just by hurting the tourism-reliant economy, but also by alienating most of their countrymen. "They're already isolated and marginalized, and they further isolate and marginalize themselves by these actions," said Mubin Shaikh, a former undercover counterterrorism operative. "... This will just further isolate and alienate these groups from the rest of the public." Travelers warned of risks as Tunisia reels from attack . CNN's Samira Said, Ashley Fantz, Alanne Orjoux, Gul Tuysuz, Sandrine Amiel, Antonia Mortensen, Laura Perez Maestro, Vasco Cotovio, as well as journalists Shokri Shihi, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, contributed to this report.

17 tourists are killed in an attack at a museum in Tunisia's capital . Three gunmen remain on the loose, Tunisia's Prime Minister says . An Interior Ministry spokesman calls the attackers Islamists; no one has claimed responsibility .

still at large. The deadly ambush comes at a particularly sensitive time for Tunisia, which is seeking to rebound from a series of setbacks and boost tourism, which is crucial to its economy. The West African migrant crisis, jihadists' growing influence and regional unrest have plagued Tunisia in recent years, while a political deadlock after the fall of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has kept the country in the midst of a period of political uncertainty. In 2015, gunmen killed 22 people at a museum in Tunis. In May 2014, 21 tourists and a policeman were killed in a terror attack at the Bardo Museum in the capital. No group has claimed the attacks in the country, though Tunisia and its neighboring countries have been roiled by the fallout of the region's increasingly bloody conflicts. The Islamic State's North African affiliate, also known as ISIS-North Africa, claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a beach in Sousse in 2015, and the organization has said it operates in Tunisia. ISIS and its affiliates have repeatedly claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in recent months -- a claim the US and other Western countries haven't yet been able to verify independently. The group's claim cannot be independently verified. The latest attack targeted a museum at the national museum complex in central Tunis. The complex is made up of three sites with a sprawling collection that includes sculptures of mermaids and Roman antiquities. More than a dozen security cameras showed armed attackers taking hostages, while others escaped the facility. The government had initially said 17 people were killed, but on Wednesday, Tunisia's government spokesman announced the total death toll had risen to 19. Nine foreigners were among those killed, according to the US State Department, and it said the attacks were "aimed at innocent civilians.". In a later statement, the US Embassy in Tunisia echoed the State Department, saying the US is closely watching reports that it appears "terrorists attacked a museum in the capital, killing at least 19 people." The US embassy also offered condolences to the victims of the attack. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also issued an updated warning, saying it "remains at a high level" and that Britons are advised to be vigilant at all times, and "exercise normal security precautions and a high degree of caution throughout Tunisia as a whole." French President Emmanuel Macron, who is traveling to Tunisia to attend a regional summit, issued a statement of solidarity. He said "this


Top of her science class: Amira Abase, in her uniform for Bethnal Green Academy in East London . These pictures show a teenage girl enjoying life in modern Britain before joining ISIS to become a ‘jihadi bride’. She laughs in the park, shows off vividly painted nails, and poses with the athletics’ squad of her East London school, where she was top of her science class. On Facebook, she writes of going swimming with a friend, loving the music of American rapper Tupac Shakur and enjoying a birthday treat. Few could have predicted what 15-year-old Amira Abase would do next. Two weeks ago, in the middle of half-term, she abruptly walked out of her family’s council home in East London, wearing black jeans and trainers. She caught a bus to Gatwick Airport and flew to Istanbul with two fellow Muslim classmates, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Shamima Begum, 15. Next — in footage captured by CCTV cameras — the trio waited in the snow to board another bus to travel to the Turkish border with Syria. There, Islamic State militants were waiting for them. The girls, by now dressed in burkas, were bundled into cars and disappeared to a life where they will have to marry a fighter selected for them, never step foot outside without him, and become a household drone doing chores restricted to women. Intelligence services say they may even be trained to become fighters themselves. Amira is not the first Western girl to join Islamic State. Police said this week that 60 young British women, many of them schoolgirls, have left for Syria. Few, however, have been radicalised so swiftly as Amira Abase. Back in East London, her friends — many of them non-Muslims — have given a series of exclusive interviews to explain how she had changed before their eyes. As one 16-year-old girl told me this week: ‘She was perfectly normal. She talked about having a lip-piercing one day, and listened to pop chart songs. ‘She was pretty, popular, and a bit of a rebel who saw the funny side of life. I first met her in maths class four years ago. We became best friends.’ Painted nails: Fifteen-year-old Amira, who was born in Ethiopia, larks around with her friends in the park . Born in Ethiopia, Amira moved with her family first to England, and then Germany, before returning here and starting school at Bethnal Green Academy at the age of 11. ‘When I visited, I found her home was not overpoweringly Islamic,’ her friend added. ‘We had a family meal cooked by her mother, who did not wear the hijab at home. After eating, Amira and I went out to the park. ‘She had a BlackBerry phone at 11 or 12, and later an iPhone and computer. She was on them all the time.’ At school, Amira, a Chelsea football fan, shone in debates, once giving a speech on why Muslim women wear the veil. She passed three GCSEs in maths and science early, at age 14. This autumn, she’d planned to study A-level history, maths and biology at the London Academy of Excellence, set up for high-fliers under the free school programme. Her talents did not stop in class. At 13 and 14 she was a star of the school athletics squad, competing across Southern England in the 800 and 1,200 metres. Off to join ISIS: Amira (centre, circled) caught a bus to Gatwick Airport and flew to Istanbul with two fellow Muslim classmates, Kadiza Sultana (left), 16, and Shamima Begum (right), 15. They are pictured at Gatwick . Although she wore the hijab to class, covering her hair in line with Islamic teachings, she abandoned the headgear when she played sport or was with her girl friends. A member of the athletics squad explained: ‘Amira didn’t make a big thing about her Muslim faith. She came to parties if there was no alcohol, and we’d go shopping for clothes. She was one of us. ‘She got friendly with a boy she met at athletics. We teased her about standing very close to him, so she joked she was leaning on him for support. Her parents would not have approved of a boyfriend.’ Yet last year Amira was exposed to a parallel world from her non-Muslim friends. While they were going clubbing, meeting boyfriends, and taking foreign holidays together, these Western ways were forbidden to Amira because of her background. She was expected to pray regularly, and was, her friends think, facing an arranged marriage to a man of her family’s choice in the future. Another friend said: ‘We suspect she joined ISIS because it was exciting thing to do; a way of rebelling. Unlike us, there were not a lot of exciting options open to her.’ Model student: Amira was due to study three A-levels at the London Academy of Excellence this autumn . By the time of her 15th birthday in May last year, Amira had become a ‘different person’. She cut herself off from her ‘clique’ of non-Muslim friends, and mixed instead with two other Muslim girls in the same school year group: Kadiza and Shamima, who, of course, are now with her in Syria. Her old school friends said they were shocked when she sent them a video link claiming that Israelis were deliberately burning Palestinian children. ‘It was horrifying because it showed babies being hurt. I deleted it,’ admitted one. Amira and her two Muslim friends were overheard using derogatory terms for non-Muslim girls, calling one a ‘slag’ and others ‘kafir’ (an Arabic term for non-believer). ‘She was getting into religion and Middle Eastern affairs seriously. She hung around with these two Muslim girls all the time,’ said her friend. We now know that one of those girls, Shamima, used her Twitter account to contact a former medical student, 20-year-old Aqsa Mahmood, who left Glasgow last year to join ISIS and marry a jihadist. Bayrampasa bus station: In footage captured by CCTV cameras, the trio (above) waited  to board a bus to travel to the Turkish border with Syria. There, Islamic State militants were waiting for them . Shamima was following 70 other ISIS terrorists on Twitter, too, many of whom, like Aqsa, used a messaging programme called Surespot. This encrypts messages to avoid interception by intelligence authorities. When messages are deleted by ISIS recruiters, they are automatically erased from the phones of those who have received them. Friends suspect that Amira and the other girls were in touch with Aqsa and other ISIS recruiters via their mobile phones or home computers since before Christmas. ‘Amira is portrayed by police and the school as naïve and vulnerable,’ said one of her friends. ‘But she was savvy and intelligent, and used to getting what she wanted.’ Police were called to Bethnal Green Academy in December after a friend of Amira’s, a Muslim girl of 15 who has not been named, disappeared to Syria. They talked to Amira and her two new friends, but concluded they were not being groomed by ISIS online recruiters. Yet one of Amira’s friends insists: ‘By the time the police came, Amira had isolated herself from non-Muslim pupils. I am surprised the police did not discover she was already fascinated with the Islamic State and people like Jihadi John.’ Runner: At 13 and 14 Amira was a star of the school athletics squad, competing across Southern England in the 800 and 1,200 metres . Amira left her family home in the morning of Tuesday, February 17, telling her father she was going to a wedding. He believed her. She was carrying no luggage, although CCTV shows her and the other girls at Gatwick before boarding a flight with heavy holdalls. Who gave them the bags? Was it an on-the-ground ISIS recruiter in London? The question has not yet been answered. The bags contained the Islamic robes and coats with hoods that the girls were wearing by the time they reached Istanbul. By late morning on the Tuesday, Amira had texted her father, 47-year-old Abase Hussen, who thought his daughter was at the wedding. She said it was ‘a little bit far’, and added: ‘Daddy, I will pray my midday prayer and get back home.’ At midnight, the family reported Amira missing and were desperately messaging her school friends to see if she was with them. One of her old friends admits now: ‘I was getting worried about her. She told girls in school that she agreed with what the Islamic State was doing in Syria. ‘I feel that I have lost my friend for ever.’ She is probably right.

Amira Abase is one of three pupils from East London who went to Syria . She was joined on travels by Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Shamima Begum, 15 . 60 young UK women, many of them schoolgirls, have left for the country . Her friends have given exclusive interviews to explain how she changed .

 is one of thousands of young girls attracted by ISIS’s cult like belief, but has she been radicalised by a cult. I have not heard from her for more than 6 months now.
I am in a state of confusion, I had to travel out of London to Manchester and had to use a friend’s phone to get in touch with her. She was worried and wanted to hear that I am fine. She has asked me to send her pictures of my son who is currently four years old. I have asked her to call me when she can and to give me a call as soon as possible so that she could update me with her progress.
What I am going to do is to make sure that I am able to contact her over the phone from any time or any location. You may contact me as soon as possible to get some details about me. The most crucial thing is that we are connected and we are able to chat on the phone. You can call me or send a text message as I have no time for any social media. I will tell you my address where I can be reached.
She is currently under the watchful eye of the authorities in the U.K. and is under surveillance, and could be deported if the situation worsens. I am contacting you because I am afraid for her safety if she decides to return to the UK. I have no idea what I am supposed to do but I want to see if you have some advice on what I can do to contact her.
I am worried that she may be in trouble and that she may need help. She may be under the influence of some powerful people in my community and I am concerned about her safety. I have been told that my daughter could be in danger and that she may be a threat to her community. I have heard that she has become a jihadi bride. I have heard that she has converted to the radical form of Islam and is now on the road to becoming an extremist.
Is she a danger to our communities? How dangerous is she? Is it worth trying to reach her?
I am not sure what to do. My daughter’s disappearance has put me in a state of complete confusion.
I have been asked if I can reach out to her, and I am thinking if it is a good idea or not.
My daughter is now missing. I do not know what to do.
Is she safe? Can I even get in touch with her?
It is clear


I brought you the Manchester United haters test a few weeks ago – you can read it HERE. Now it’s time for the ‘Wayne Rooney Test.’ What’s the first thing you think about when you hear the name Wayne Rooney? a) How close he is to breaking scoring records with Manchester United and England . b) Any of the following - Being punched in his kitchen by Phil Bardsley, demanding a massive salary at Manchester United or barking into the camera at the 2010 World Cup and at West Ham. If you answered b) then I’d question your passion for football. Wayne Rooney played a key role in Manchester United's win over Tottenham on Sunday . Rooney scored the third goal for United in their win at Old Trafford . Liverpool can't expect any loyalty from Raheem Sterling if they are not prepared to offer him the same deal as Daniel Sturridge . Chelsea look knackered... Jose Mourinho must start putting his faith in youth or he'll blow the Premier League . One thing I have discovered about England is that if you come from humble beginnings, but go on to improve your lot in life, the reaction of the rest of the country will be split. As you drive by in your expensive car, some will say ‘good on him, he’s done well for himself.’ Others though will be less generous. They might say ‘Lucky sod’ or ‘he doesn’t deserve that.’ Jealousy is a terrible thing. These people will focus on anything but football. And Rooney is a classic example. I take one look at Rooney’s career and I’m seriously impressed. I find it hard to look at it any other way. Rooney celebrated by mocking the story that he was knocked out in a playful fight with Phil Bardsley . Rooeny collapsed to the floor after scoring in reference to being 'knocked out' by Bardsley . VIDEO Van Gaal refuses to discuss 'ridiculous' Rooney story . But others concentrate on things away from the football pitch and twist them into a reason to condemn Rooney. They see a working-class kid who played football in the streets of Liverpool, who made it big because of his talent, demanded big wages, lives in a massive house and they can’t stand him for it. They can’t handle that he did something they didn’t. They refuse to applaud someone who has made the most of his talent, realised his dreams and become very wealthy in the process. I even had one Twitter clown so obsessed with bringing Rooney down that he told me he had a violent streak – just because he fouled someone. So if you are a football lover, what was the big story on Sunday? Was it Rooney leading Manchester United superbly, scoring a brilliant goal and getting three crucial points against Spurs? Rooney was criticised by some fans for swearing into a TV camera after scoring at West Ham in 2011 . Rooney is closing in on goalscoring records for both Manchester Untied and England . Or was it Rooney messing around in his own home with a mate and doing absolutely nothing wrong? Rooney’s celebration said it all. It’s a joke. I understand why it’s a story of course – it’s a great scoop. But is it a reason to hammer Rooney? And should he be judged as a footballer because of it? Those who can’t handle Rooney’s success need to look at themselves. Are they upset because he achieved in life while they didn’t? Or do they dribble and drool over their keyboards because they hate everything about Manchester United? Rooney gets into every team in the world – from Man United to Munich to Madrid and Man City. That’s my opinion, and of course, not everybody will share it. But he’s not done badly for himself in his career. He went to Manchester United and became a club legend – that’s not easy to achieve given the rich history of that great club. Sometimes he could have conducted himself better on and off the field, but I cannot see how any of that stuff deflects from his brilliance as a footballer. Unless you hate Man United, or you’re jealous of Rooney’s success and wealth. I’ve got a message for Wayne, keep knocking 'em out champ!

Wayne Rooney is close to breaking records for Man United and England . Rooney celebrated his goal against Spurs with a boxing routine . He had been in the papers that morning for getting KO'd by Phil Bardsley . Rooney should be judged for what he does on the pitch - not off it . READ: Was Rooney a knockout against Tottenham? CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .

 Rooney? If the first thing you think about is him being overpaid, or being a cheat or a diver or any other negative thing, then don’t bother clicking on this article. There’s no point in reading something when all you’re going to do is prove why it was written in the first place. However, if you’re interested in what I think about Rooney – then read on.
In the modern game there are very few players with the ability to affect a game as much as Rooney can. In all honesty, he is probably the best player in the world – no matter what country you’re from.
Since signing for Manchester United, Wayne Rooney has been the driving force behind the most successful club side in the history of English football. Rooney’s impact on the Manchester United squad is remarkable – and something which is difficult to put into words. One can easily say that it’s the work of Fergie and his management team, but you’d be wrong. Yes, I’ll give it to Fergie for seeing the potential within him and believing that he was going to become a phenomenal footballer – but if it wasn’t for the fact that he had Rooney in the side, he would still be winning league titles and playing in the Champions League with a completely different set of players.
Rooney has always been known for his goals, and rightly so – he’s scored in the top division of England for the last 9 seasons. Over his nine year career he has scored 181 Premier League goals for Manchester United and if you look at the stats, they’re pretty incredible. No wonder he’s known as Mr. Premier League – the guy’s a scoring machine!
So, if you’re not someone who thinks of him as one of the best strikers in the world and he’s just over-rated because he’s been over-paid or you hate the fact that he’s been caught with his hands in the cookie jar – I can understand that. But, if you do love him – then read on for some ‘Wayne Rooney: The Man, The Machine’ type facts.
- Did you know that his total career goals have come in under 500 games? That’s 0.36 goals per game!
- Did you know that he has scored over 100 goals in the Premier League?
- Did you know he’s been responsible for more than half


From rations to ready meals, Britain’s kitchen cupboards have held the secrets of how we eat over the decades. And in just two and a half months last summer one family of five munched their way from the post-war era to modern times to reveal how dramatically things have changed. The Robshaws found the 1950s wholegrain National Loaf particularly hard to stomach, and ten-year-old Fred was overjoyed when sweets came off the ration. The Robshaw family took on a culinary challenge to eat as a family would have in each decade from the 1950s to the 1990s. Pictured (from left) Rosalind, mother Rochelle, Fred, father Brandon and Miranda 'in the 1950s' Forty years later, the Robshaws found themselves eating in the Nineties, sampling such delights as homemade pasta. 'Within living memory, the way we eat has been utterly transformed,' remarked Mr Robshaw . The experiment, filmed for a six-part TV programme, ended with the family feeling extremely grateful for the variety of foods available today. Back In Time For Dinner, which starts on BBC2 next Tuesday, follows the Robshaws – Brandon, 53, Rochelle, 52, and their children Miranda, 17, Rosalind, 15 and Fred – from the 1950s to the end of the millennium, with the final episode casting an eye towards the future of food. In the 1950s the children had to wait patiently for their father to finish his dinner, knowing his leftovers would be their supper. The 1960s saw the birth of the sugary cereal, while motorway service stations became almost fashionable as places to eat. Vesta convenience meals were available and the more adventurous home cooks could buy exotic foreign ingredients such as garlic and olive oil – from the chemist. Baking supremo Mary Berry teaches the Robshaws how to make a cake as it would have been done in the 1950s (pictured) for the six-part TV programme 'Back In Time For Dinner', which airs on BBC next Tuesday . The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers pictured with the Robshaw family as they sample the food of the Sixties . In the early 1950s, families ate bread - often the rationed 'National loaf' - and left-over roasted meat fat aka 'dripping' for breakfast (left), before Cornflakes (right) made their first appearance in the UK in the 1960s . In the 1970s, working women were learning to balance their careers with cooking for the family. The decade also saw the rise of the Pot Noodle. In the 1980s goats cheese, mange tout and kiwi fruit became the foods to impress your dinner party guests. Gourmet dishes and nouvelle cuisine took over from the simple but hearty dishes of earlier decades. By the 1990s, sushi and curry were as popular as traditional English dishes and ready meals became the norm. The programme also shows how fridges, freezers, microwaves and even televisions revolutionised the way the country ate, and how the rise of supermarkets changed shopping forever. The Robshaws found that food in the 1970s was brightly-coloured - but perhaps less enticing - than before . Families began to get a taste for spicier food in the sixties and  Vesta introduced an early ready meal in the shape of a beef curry. In the same era, cooks could buy  ingredients such as garlic and oil from the chemist . Spaghetti bolognese arrived in the UK from Italy in the sixties... and it hasn't left British dining tables since . Mr Robshaw, a freelance journalist and children’s writer, said 1950s-style rationing left them feeling hungry all the time and was particularly hard on Fred, who ‘literally danced with joy the day sweets came off the ration’. He went on: ‘None of us found the National Loaf easy to digest. As flour was scarce, it was padded out with potato starch.’ When the family entered the 1960s, Mr Robshaw said ‘food became fun’ thanks to the likes of fish fingers and ‘it all felt extraordinarily liberating after the austerity of the 1950s’. He added: ‘It [the show] brought home to us all how British food has been revolutionised in an incredibly short time.’ Throughout the series, in which the family saw not only their menus given an overhaul but also their wardrobes, kitchen and daily routine, they were helped by famous faces including Mary Berry and Hairy Biker Dave Myers. The Robshaw family (pictured in their 1980s-style kitchen) found the decade to be all about convenience . Three layers of sweetness! The Fab ice lolly proved a huge hit with youngsters when it arrived in the 1970s .

BBC show Back In Time For Dinner looks at eating habits of 50-year period . Robshaw family tasked to eat food from different decades over 10 weeks . Experiment saw family try foods from each decade from 1950s to the 1990s . TV challenge saw them experience post-war rationing and nouvelle cuisine .

 2017 and beyond.
It was a culinary journey that started with a World War II recipe for ‘Vienna soup’ (p.10) and ended on a plate with a slice of ‘Bread-baking in the Sun’ (p.29). Along the way, the family tasted the food of the Second World War, the Cold War, and the Brexit referendum.
Here are some snapshots of British food history in their kitchen in 2017:
JANUARY: 1930s/1940s
The 1930s
‘Vienna soup’ (p.10). Photo: Food in 50s and 60s
The war years were austere in the extreme, with rationing in place and a strong push from the Government for the nation to cook from scratch. The 1930s were also a time when many households had a food-supply ‘larder’ – an organised place in the kitchen, usually just outside the door, where food was stored in jars and tins.
One of the staples of the time was ‘Vienna soup’ – a tasty blend of chicken stock, cream, and sweet sherry. It was popular among wartime diners for its ease of preparation and because it was a good way of using up leftovers. A great way to get back into your war-time mindset is to make this dish, but you can serve it with any hearty winter salad and a glass of something crisp and dry, perhaps a German or Austrian white wine.
1940s
‘Bread-baking in the Sun’ (p.29). Photo: 1940s.
The 1940s were not quite as grim as some might believe. In 1940 the Government promoted the idea of home production, as part of the war effort, encouraging people to grow food wherever they could.
This was a good time to grow fruit and vegetables in the home garden – potatoes in pots, for example, or peas in the greenhouse – and to bake more homemade bread. These were all foods that were in the ration, but a family could make their own to meet their needs. In fact, rationing was gradually reduced in the mid-1940s and by 1947 only meat, bread and tea were on the UK ration.
Bread-making was promoted as a way to keep fit during the war, as it required a lot of arm-power.


Museums give a snapshot of the past but their static displays struggle to truly emulate what it would have been like to live in an ancient era. Now an archaeologist is hoping to merge the present with the past using augmented reality to make people feel as if they have travelled back in time. The Dead Men’s Eyes app puts virtual buildings on top of real world images, and his Dead Men’s Nose bag emits odours to make the environment smell like it would have done in the past. The Dead Men’s Eyes prototype was developed by Dr Stuart Eve from University College London. It uses augmented reality to lay virtual images onto the real world (virtual huts are shown on the site of a prehistoric settlement on Leskernick Hill, Cornwall). The setup uses the camera on an iPad and an augmented reality app . The prototype applications and hardware were developed by Dr Stuart Eve, an honorary research associate at the Institute of Archaeology University College London (UCL) and a member of L - P : Archaeology. Dead Men’s Eye uses an iPad’s GPS to pinpoint the user’s location. When they hold the iPad’s camera up to the landscape, virtual reconstructions are placed on top of the real world images. These reconstructions move and change in real-time as the user moves around the terrain. It uses a mixture of the Unity3D gaming engine and Vuforia’s augmented reality technology to place the virtual layers in their correct location and perspective - taken from archaeological data - based on where the user is stood. 'Augmented reality enables us to give glimpses into the past - that are not possible if you are just walking around a site or indeed part of a city of a rural field in the middle of nowhere,' Dr Eve told MailOnline. 'These 'experiences' could be easily recreated within a virtual reality environment, by donning an Oculus Rift and some VR gloves we can see and touch the past. During the Bronze Age the site on Bodmin Moor was a tin-mining village. When Dr Eve held the camera up to the hill (left) a series of huts appeared to make it look like he was exploring the ancient village (right). These reconstructions move and change in real-time as the user moves around the terrain . To make this experience more immersive, the archaeologist also developed the Dead Men’s Nose (shown being worn by Dr Eve). It can emit specific smells and these could include the smell of barbecues wafting through a virtual scene, or the bag could feature smells of woodsmoke and manure . 'However, by creating the whole experience within a computer and then donning a pair of closed goggles - we run the risk of cutting ourselves off from the real world - and creating bands of zombies plugged into computers who never have any experience of the real world and instead choose to live within a virtual world - with all interactions mediated through a computer.' Dead Men’s Eye uses an iPad’s GPS to pinpoint the user’s location. When they hold the iPad’s camera up to the landscape virtual reconstructions are placed on top of the real world images. These reconstructions move and change in real-time as the user moves around the terrain. It uses a mixture of the Unity3D gaming engine and Vuforia’s augmented reality technology to place the virtual layers in their correct location and perspective – taken from archaeological data – based on where the user is stood. The Dead Man’s Nose is a prototype of a smell delivery device that wafts smells to the user's nose based on their location. The hardware is built using an Arduino microcontroller and computer parts and can be used with any scent of the user’s choice. Software-wise, the device connects to a webserver and ‘fires off’ smells when connected to the Unity3D technology, for example. Consequently the smells are released at the correct time and location as the user explores. In one example Dr Eve used his technology on the side of Leskernick Hill, in the middle of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. During the Bronze Age the site was a tin-mining village. When Dr Eve held the camera up to the hill a series of huts appear to make it look like he’s exploring the prehistoric settlement. ‘Seeing a reconstruction of the village that can be physically explored when you are standing in the real location is a visceral experience and, for me, comes pretty close to a time machine,’ added Dr Eve. To make this experience more immersive, Dr Eve has also developed the Dead Men’s Nose bag. The devices can either be placed around the landscape to emit specific smells, or worn by the user as they explore the augmented world. For example, the smell of barbecues could be wafted through scene or a bag could feature smells of woodsmoke and manure. ‘The Dead Man’s Nose is a very early prototype of a smell delivery device that wafts certain smells gently into your nose based on your location,’ said Dr Eve. The hardware uses an Arduino microcontroller with standard computer parts and can be used with any scent of the user’s choice. Software-wise, the device connects to a webserver and ‘fires off’ smells when connected to the Unity3D technology, for example. The Dead Men's Nose hardware (prototype shown) uses an Arduino microcontroller with standard computer parts and can be used with any scent of the user’s choice. Software-wise, the device connects to a webserver and ‘fires off’ smells when connected to the Unity3D technology, for example . In a similar project, the Museum of London's Streetmuseum app lets people walk side-by-side with Londoners from the 19th and 20th century. The app recognises a user's location and overlays the historic image over the current view - augmenting the reality that the smartphone camera perceives . In February last year the Museum of London updated its Streetmuseum app to let people walk side-by-side with Londoners from the 19th and 20th century. For those using the app on the move, the app recognises their location and overlays the historic image over the current view - augmenting the reality that the smartphone camera perceives. Each historic photograph was taken by a renowned photographer, including Henry Grant, Wolfgang Suschitsky, Roger Mayne and George Davison Reid. There are more than 100 locations and images ranging from  1868 to 2003. Consequently the smells can be released at the correct time and location as the user explores. ‘Technological development is moving at an incredible rate, and already it is possible to wear transparent glasses with forward-facing cameras to overlay the AR information directly onto your field of vision, rather than having to use a portable handheld device such as a mobile telephone’ continued Dr Eve. ‘As this develops further, this will go some way towards mitigating the disconnectedness of having to hold up a mobile device in order to experience the virtual objects.’ The name of the prototypes was taken from the Montague Rhodes James' short story, ‘Dead Men’s Eyes (A View from a Hill)’. In the story, character Mr Fanshawe discovers a pair of field glasses and when he looks through them, he sees the past. 'It is really exciting stuff and the technology is in its infancy - but as with any new thing - it has to be carefully led in the right way, otherwise it will just end us up in some dystopic future where we get things beamed directly to our brains!' concluded Dr Eve. In February last year the Museum of London updated its Streetmuseum app to let people walk side-by-side with Londoners from the 19th and 20th century. For those using the app on the move, the app recognises their location and overlays the historic image over the current view - augmenting the reality that the smartphone camera perceives.

The Dead Men’s Eyes prototype was developed by Dr Stuart Eve . It uses augmented reality to lay virtual images onto the real world . Setup uses the camera on an iPad to see the virtual world on the screen . This can include anything from a reconstruction of a wall to entire villages . Dr Eve has also created a prototype ‘Dead Men’s Nose’ device . This emits odours designed to make the environment smell like it would have done in the past .

 if they’re stepping into ancient Rome.
Augmented reality allows users to project virtual elements into the real world. The ancient Rome app brings together a historical game with digital, augmented reality using a smart phone and a 3D printer. The app uses the Roman Imperial coin archive of the University of Michigan to allow people to scan the coins to bring them to life and learn about their history.
“When coins are used as evidence, they give a vivid picture of how people saw the world they lived in,” said Tom Stott, a Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester. “I don’t think any other artefact is as good at telling the past.”
Ancient Roman coins were an everyday object, as they were the main form of currency at the time and even today collectors are interested in studying the images and history on the coins to unlock the past.
“Coins are very useful in reconstructing Roman history,” said Stott. “You look at the image, the legend, the city, the name and it’s an instant visual prompt about the time and place.”
The coins provide a snapshot of what the Romans thought of themselves as a society and how they interacted with each other. They also reflect what their rulers were doing at the time, what wars were raging, the names of generals or other historical figures.
Stott said the app was developed out of his passion for archaeology. But he was also concerned at the time that the coins were being stored in old cabinets in museums with poor lighting, meaning they were not being seen as a historical record. It was also difficult for people to understand the stories behind them as most museums had no interpretive material with their coin displays.
“They’re part of a much larger story that’s going on but people can’t be aware of that,” Stott said. “It’s a real waste.”
It is the first time that the University of Michigan Roman Imperial coin collection has been made available to the public outside of university libraries. The new digital app allows people to see the coins as if they were alive, bringing the ancient Roman past into the present. It’s a project that Stott hopes will eventually lead to the development of new techniques for interpreting coins in museums across the world.
“The coin is in your hands, on your desk, or in your pocket and so it’s very vivid, a very personal experience,” said Stott. “People are really getting hooked on


It may not have the slick design of Apple's Watch - or the extortionate price tag - but Microsoft is hoping its Band fitness tracker and watch will rival the likes of Fitbit as well as the Moto 360. The Band features sensors that track distance, pulse rate, calories, sleep quality and even UV exposure, and it doubles up as a smartwatch to show notifications. It was released in the US last year but was only available in Microsoft Stores in select locations. Now its is available to pre-order in the UK and goes on general sale on 15 April. Scroll down for video . The Microsoft Band features sensors that track distance, pulse rate, calories, sleep quality and even UV exposure, and it doubles up as a smartwatch to show notifications. It was released in the US last year in select stores but is now available to pre-order in the UK. It goes on general sale on 15 April . The wrist-worn device has 10 smart sensors inside the band and a colourful touchscreen. In addition to tracking activity, it also offers guided workouts tailored to  a user's exercise goals and GPS route mapping so users can see where they have run or cycled. 'Microsoft Band makes it easier to reach your fitness goals. You can track your daily physical activity and review your stats with a glance at your wrist,' said the Washington-based company. 'Just like a personal trainer, Microsoft Band guides you to improved wellness by constantly learning about you, your current fitness level, and your future needs.' It doesn't let users make phone calls from the device, but like other smartwatches such as the Moto 360, they can read texts, emails, social media updates and see other notifications. The Microsoft Band (pictured) contains built-in GPS and 24-hour heart rate monitoring. It doesn't let users make phone calls, but like other smartwatches such as the Moto 360, they can read texts, emails, social media updates and see other notifications on the touchscreen . But unlike other smartwatches on the market, the Band's battery life lasts more than two days - despite having a coloured screen, vibrations and is monitoring heart rate constantly. The wrist-worn device (pictured left) works alongside a health app called Microsoft Health (shown on various devices) But unlike other smartwatches on the market, the Band's battery life lasts more than two days - despite having a coloured screen, vibrations and is monitoring heart rate constantly. And all of these features, stats and notifications can be customised on the Microsoft Health app that isn't tied to Microsoft's Windows Phone and works across Android and iOS as well. However, the Cortana personal assistant feature is only available for people using a Windows 8.1 device. Through Microsoft Health, all of the data is stored in the cloud and can be given to doctors, physiotherapists or used for other clinical reasons. Fitness functions: The band is primarily a fitness band. It features smart sensors that monitor pulse rate, measure calorie burn and track sleep quality. The device also offers workouts put together by Men's Health of Gold's Gym, for example, and GPS route mapping so users can see where they have ran or cycled. Smartwatch features: The device doesn't allow people to make calls directly, but does push notifications about calls, texts and emails from a user's smartphone to their Microsoft Band. It has Microsoft's Cortana personal assistant built-in so people can talk to the device to ask it to take notes or set reminders, for example. Appearance: The band is made of rubber and features a colour touchscreen. Users can change the background screen's colour and design on the Microsoft Health app. App: The Band syncs with Microsoft Health and works with iPhone, Android and Windows Phone handsets. It additionally syncs with other health and fitness devices and services such as UP by Jawbone, MapMyFitness and RunKeeper. Sensors: It has 10 sensors that monitor everything from heart rate and sleep to UV, prompting wearers to apply sunscreen. Price: $199 in the US and £169.99 in the UK. Availability: It is available to pre-order today and goes on general sale on 15 April. For example, the sleep tracking function can highlight if someone is suffering from sleep apnoea - a condition that causes interrupted breathing during sleep - by tracking heart rate. Microsoft Health additionally syncs with other health and fitness devices and services such as UP by Jawbone, MapMyFitness and RunKeeper. Data from these different devices and services, such as steps, calories and heart rate can then be combined, enabling an 'Intelligence Engine' which reveals which exercises were most effective during a workout and suggest a recommended recovery time. This also shows detailed information about when a person entered the aerobic and anaerobic states during a workout to help people more accurately track their fitness or boost weight loss. Over time, this data can be combined with a calendar to make the Intelligence Machine smarter and offer suggestions for workouts that fit with a user's schedule. The Band is available for pre-order from Amazon, Currys PC World and Microsoft Store or via O2 and goes on general sale on 15 April. All of these features, stats and notifications can be customised on the Microsoft Health app (pictured) which is available across Android, iOS and Windows Phone. This app additionally syncs with other health and fitness devices and services such as UP by Jawbone, MapMyFitness and RunKeeper . There is a plethora of fitness trackers on the market, and an increasing number of smartwatches, but despite this competition Microsoft's Band still manages to stand out. It's not the best looking device, and by trying to cram in as many sensors as possible Microsoft appears to have forgotten that it needs to be worn for long periods of time. Its stiff rubber band is uncomfortable and bulky and its clasp is not easy to do up one-handed. Its green light, which reveals when the heart rate is being tracked, is also too bright - especially during the night, and when wearing it to sleep it ended up bruising my arm. However, its features more than make up for this shortcoming. The Band has many of the tools seen on other trackers and smartwatches but does them much better. Not only does it track heart rate constantly, which helps give a more accurate representation of calories burnt, respiration and sleep than other devices, it also gives more detailed insights into all of your activity. The Band (pictured) is available for pre-order from Amazon, Currys PC World and Microsoft Store or via O2 . For example, during sleep it reveals heart rate on a graph, tells you how long you slept and how much of this was classed as so-called restful sleep. It tracks your sleep efficiency and tells you how many calories were burnt as you were dozing. And during exercise this heart rate tracker plots when you entered aerobic or an anaerobic state, tells you how many calories were burnt during each stage and reveals how long you should recover before exercising again. The Guided Workout section lets you pick and choose for a list of exercise routines and the band gently vibrates to tell you to move onto the next activity. This is preferable to watching a video or having audio beeps. These vibrations are also used to alert a user to Facebook and Twitter notifications, emails and text messages and a Quick Read button will show the text of these notifications word-by-word so you don't have to scroll through on the small screen. The Band was the first wearable that stopped me reaching for my phone every 10 minutes or so. The only criticism of these sensors is that the pedometer, in particular, is a little sensitive and occasionally tracked single steps when driving in a car and hitting a pot hole or going over a speed bump. Microsoft claims the battery last for two days and during our tests it exceeded this. We ran a 5K on day one and walked an hour and 10 minutes on the second day, as well as received countless notifications and alerts and the phone lasted a staggering 53 hours on a single charge. This is even more impressive when you consider it is tracking heart rate constantly, and is used overnight during sleep. But the most impressive feature is the price. All of these features cost just £169.99 in the UK and $199 in the US. This is almost half the price of Apple's Watch and $50 cheaper than the Moto 360 in the US and £30 cheaper than the Fitbit Surge in the UK. It's not perfect, and the price reflects the poor design, but for a first foray into this industry its a decent effort. Victoria Woollaston .

Band tracks distance, pulse, calories, sleep quality and even UV exposure . It doubles up as a smartwatch to show Facebook posts, texts and emails . Band was released in the US last year but was only sold in Microsoft Stores . It is now available to pre-order in the UK and goes on sale on 15 April . The Band's battery life lasts more than two days - despite having a coloured screen, vibrations and is monitoring heart rate constantly . All of these features can be customised on the Microsoft Health app . This app is available across Windows Phone, Android, iOS and on desktop .

 is now available to pre-order, and costs $199 (£128, about AU$235). It arrives later this year, although Microsoft hasn't provided a specific date.
The Band is an update on Microsoft's previous Band - the original Band had a 1.5-inch display, which was considered too small for many fitness enthusiasts. This new Band is much larger (1.8-inches) with a slightly curved display. It connects over Bluetooth to your smartphone, which is the same way that other smartwatches connect to your phone, and will work on iOS and Android.
This is a good move by Microsoft, since Android is more widely used than the iPhone in the US, and since there's no reason the Band should be only limited to Apple's own ecosystem. There's a heart rate sensor and an IP67 water resistant rating, which is similar to the Moto 360. A 9 day battery life will keep the Band running longer than the Moto 360 (although it's not as impressive as some smartwatches, such as Pebble's Time, that offer up to 7 days of battery life).
The Band's main selling point is its ability to track your fitness and lifestyle, including the Microsoft Health app (which is available to download). It has its own fitness tracking, plus it works with Nike+ for running and Runkeeper and MapMyFitness for cycling, as well as automatically tracking your steps, distance and calories. A 'run coach' feature can give you guidance and tips on how to improve your running technique and can even be used to measure your overall performance.
As well as fitness tracking, the Microsoft Band has an email and SMS notification system. There's also a Cortana app, which can be used to make calls through Bluetooth. However, it's a shame it doesn't come with an integrated voice assistant, like the Moto 360.
At the moment, the Microsoft Band is the only fitness band/watch that will use Microsoft's own Health platform (a similar platform to that used by the Nokia Health app), which will track heart rate, exercise intensity and calorie burn. Microsoft doesn't expect this to be a primary fitness platform, as it's focused on integrating with other software. You'll also be able to sync it with existing exercise apps - such as RunKeeper and MapMyFitness.
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She had climbed the Great Wall of China, canoed down one of France's longest rivers and danced for more than a decade. And all this time, Karen MacLachlan had no idea she had a lethal, undiagnosed heart condition that could have killed her at any time. The self-confessed fitness fanatic was born with a heart defect that kills 90 per cent of babies before their first birthday if left undetected. The 25-year-old, from Glasgow, had no idea she had the deadly disease - which is usually diagnosed at birth - until her heart suddenly stopped beating. Ticking timebomb: Self-confessed fitness fanatic Karen MacLachlan had no idea she had a lethal, undiagnosed heart condition that could have killed her at any time . 'When I collapsed, my mum thought I'd tripped over,' she said. 'It wasn't until she heard a deathly rattling sound coming from my chest that she called an ambulance. 'She thought I was dead because my skin had turned a deathly black colour as I lay lifeless on the floor.' Ms MacLachlan was rushed to hospital and put into a medically induced coma. And remarkably, after surgery to rewire her heart, she has made a full recovery. Ms MacLachlan was diagnosed with Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA). This is a rare heart condition where the main ventricle of the heart, which supplies oxygen to the body, is wired incorrectly. Usually, the condition is diagnosed at birth, but there is 90 per cent chance a patient will die from heart failure by the age of one if undetected. Ms MacLachlan said: 'At first, doctors believed my heart stopped as a result of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome not ALCAPA - it's very rare for someone to survive past infancy with it.' 'Doctors were amazed that I'd lived with this condition for so long and never had any problems before.' Indeed, she had always prided herself on being fit and healthy. 'Doctors asked if I'd struggled walking up hills, but I've walked the Great Wall of China - I'm really fit and active,' she said. 'I'd danced for 10 years, canoed one of the longest rivers in France and never had any symptoms, so it was a shock to everyone.' 'Even was taken aback because doctors told me I should have been so unwell, it was really scary. Danger: The self-confessed fitness fanatic was born with a heart defect that kills 90 per cent of babies before their first birthday if left undetected . 'It's terrifying as I now know I could have died at any moment.' Months after her collapse, Ms MacLachlan underwent corective open heart surgery. She then had a year of rehabilitation to get her heart used to even the most gentle exercise. She said: 'After doctors fixed my heart I was really poorly, I didn't realise how much the surgery would affect me. 'I couldn't walk four steps without sweating buckets like I normally do during strenuous exercise. 'I had to learn to build up my energy and became physically fit again. 'Every hour I'd have to walk one length of my parents' hallway to try and build my strength up. 'It hurt to sit down on sofas and I'd struggle to lift myself up because I didn't have enough energy to push myself up. 'Mentally it was pretty draining as well - at first I was scared to leave the house in case my heart stopped again. The 25-year-old said: 'When I collapsed, my mum thought I'd tripped over. It wasn't until she heard a deathly rattling sound coming from my chest that she called an ambulance' 'It took me a year to battle through everything but I've came out the other end independent and stronger again.' She now goes to the gym every day and takes the stairs everywhere she can. And she says she's glad she wasn't diagnosed any earlier. 'In some ways I'm glad I didn't know I had ALCAPA because I know I would have been wrapped up in cotton wool. If I knew about my condition I had this I don't think I would have gone off to climb mountains or go on adventure holidays. 'It took me a year to battle through everything but I've came out the other end independent and stronger again.' Since recovering, Ms MacLachlan has returned to a normal life but was keen to raise awareness of ALCAPA and other Congenital Heart problems. She has also bared her six-inch scar in a photography exhibition 'Scarred for Life' exhibition to raise awareness for the face behind heart problems. Unaware: Doctors were amazed she had lived with this condition for so long and never had any problems before. 'Doctors asked if I'd struggled walking up hills, but I've walked the Great Wall of China - I'm really fit and active,'  said Ms MacLachlan . Proud: After major surgery to re-wire her heart, Ms MacLachlan has been left with a six-inch. She has now bared this in the photography exhibition 'Scarred for Life' to raise awareness . Her picture joined those of seven other people who had pacemakers fitted and underwent heart surgery, at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, in Glasgow. She said: 'Before I would always hide my scar, it wasn't very nice to look at and it's taken me a while to reveal it. 'I never wanted people to ask about my scar or to notice it so I'd hide behind clothing that would cover me from my chest up to my neck. 'Since having my scar on show at the exhibition I feel like I can talk about it and I'm no longer ashamed of my mark. 'Having survived everything I've been through has made my love my scar. 'One little boy at the exhibit pointed at the picture of my scar and said to his mum that it was like his, which really warmed my heart. 'We really want to get people talking about heart conditions as we've nothing to be afraid of. 'Having revealed my scar I now feel so much more confident and for the first time wore a lower cut top last week. 'Now I feel strong enough to show it, the mark is a reminder of everything I've overcame.' ALCAPA is a rare heart condition you can be born with. Left undiagnosed, it kills in 90% of cases . June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: 'ALCAPA is a rare heart condition that you can be born with. 'Blood that is lacking in oxygen is carried to the left side of the heart, depriving the heart of oxygen, which can cause damage to the heart muscle. 'Surgery is needed to correct the condition and nowadays people with ALCAPA have a much better prognosis.' An 'ALCAPA (anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery) is a problem that occurs when the baby's heart is developing early in the pregnancy. The developing blood vessels in the heart do not connect correctly. In the normal heart, the left coronary artery starts in the aorta. The aorta is the major blood vessel that takes oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. In children with ALCAPA, the left coronary artery starts at the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary artery is the major blood vessel that takes oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs. When this defect occurs, blood that is lacking in oxygen is carried to the left side of the heart. Therefore, the heart does not get enough oxygen. When the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen, the tissue begins to die. This condition leads to a heart attack in the baby. A condition known as 'coronary steal' further damages the heart in babies with ALCAPA. The low blood pressure in the pulmonary artery causes blood from the abnormal left coronary artery to flow toward the pulmonary artery instead of toward the heart. This results in less blood and oxygen to the heart. This problem will also lead to a heart attack in a baby. Coronary steal develops over time in babies with ALCAPA if the condition is not treated early. Source: Medline Plus .

Karen MacLachlan had no idea she had lethal, undiagnosed heart condition . Born with a heart defect that kills 90% of babies before 1 if left undetected . Only realised something was wrong when she suddenly collapsed . Tests revealed she had rare condition where heart was wired incorrectly . Has now undergone corrective surgery and is on road to recovery .

 condition which, if not caught, would have claimed her life within days.
The 44-year-old, who worked for a bank in London, had visited her mother in Melbourne, Australia, and was about to catch a flight home to her family in the United States when she fainted in the departure lounge and had to be carried off the plane. It was only later, at her mother's house, that she was able to walk only a short distance without getting tired. "That's when we realised it was serious," recalls Karen. "Then, a couple of days later, I had chest pain while climbing the Great Wall, and my doctor thought I might have a heart attack while walking up it."
But, at the same time, he couldn't find any evidence of heart problems, and sent her off without a prescription. She had the same reaction to a 14-mile walk along the Danube. And then her body began to seize up, which is what triggered her mother to telephone for an ambulance.
"By then, my fingers were stiff and I had pain in my left arm, even before I went down. I was like a wax mannequin. I was frozen and couldn't move, but I could talk to the ambulance officers. They did everything and I was flown to another city where I had another heart attack. And then I was flown again to Melbourne, where I was rushed into theatre."
When Karen came round, she was in intensive care, in a coma. All the doctors would tell her mother and brothers was that she'd had a heart attack, but that was all. There was no reason given as to why she had had such a big one, and no idea as to why she had no idea what was going on around her.
Doctors began pumping her with drugs, but they were having very little effect. And then she went back into a coma. "Then, while I was comatose again, I got the answer, when I heard them talking to her mother," says Karen. "When they were talking about what was going on, a word came out of it which made me wake up. The word was heart failure. They had said that in an unguarded moment and I hadn't heard it because my brain is so fried that it couldn't deal with the fact that I couldn't speak or move. But I picked it up when they talked about heart failure again and I thought:


The Premier League has been the loudest opponent of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar switching to a winter tournament — staged from November 21 to December 18 — that will be rubber-stamped at the FIFA ExCo meeting in Zurich on Friday. But the richest league in world football is not expected to kick off yet again when the dates become official this week. The PL is resigned to that decision being a formality since the opinions of PL chief executive Richard Scudamore and other European leagues chiefs were virtually ignored at the task force summit in Qatar which recommended a November-December competition. The dates from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are expected to be confirmed on Friday in Zurich . Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup in the winter despite opposition from Europe's big leagues . Instead, the PL and their European counterparts will be concentrating on winning concessions for such a disruption to their calendar. The biggest confrontation is likely to be with their own UEFA confederation over tightening the Champions League programme. This not only spreads itself over a ridiculous four weeks for their last-16 round but also forbids domestic fixtures taking place on those nights. The PL will also be wanting talks about cutting international friendlies, FA Cup replays and two-legged Football League Cup semi-finals in that season. But more conflict looks inevitable as the FA and Football League will not want their broadcasting deals affected by losing fixtures. However, a December 18 finish would see the Premier League restart on Boxing Day. Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has been among the loudest critics of a winter World Cup . The Global Sporting Director Summit at the Etihad Stadium on April 29 has attracted former England cricket managing director Hugh Morris, who hardly put a foot wrong during his low-profile tenure that included three Ashes victories, as well as Paul Downton, who hasn’t put a foot right since taking charge in January 2014. If the beleaguered Downton were to take any advice from Morris he would surely be told to do his work behind the scenes rather than at centre stage all the time. Hugh Morris (left) and Paul Downton (right) will both be at the Global Sporting Director Summit in April . The Football League are certainly in the right place if they were ever to be worthy of News at Ten attention. Having been evicted by the Premier League, their new offices in London’s Gray’s Inn Road are next door to the ITV news studio in the ITN building. And the complex production role of supplying content from all three lower league divisions in time for the 9pm Channel Five highlights show next season will be handled by ITN. Jason Leonard, RFU president from June, was surrounded by rugby fans on the Twickenham concourse before the Scotland game. It showed rugby definitely got one decision right — fast-tracking Leonard to be president during the World Cup, rather than some anonymous suit. And England Rugby 2015 will be making the most of Leonard being the Twickenham kingpin. Jason Leonard will take up his role as RFU president from June ahead of the Rugby World Cup . Moore’s tweet revenge . Only loveable BBC rugby co-commentator Brian Moore could go on Twitter seemingly to embarrass his own employers. Moore said on air that England scrum-half Ben Youngs was his choice as official BBC man of the match against Scotland. But Moore then went on social media to tell followers: ‘Just to point out I picked (Courtney) Lawes as MoM but Youngs came up and had to deal with it.’ A BBC spokesperson said the right graphic of Youngs was screened and was correctly announced and that Moore stood by his decision. No he didn’t on Twitter. Former Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon is busy advising Premier League promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough, having brought in the club’s first foreign manager Aitor Karanka. He is also running global football funds with super agent Jorge Mendes. Jersey-based Kenyon is also playing an influential role as chairman of burgeoning rugby agency Esportif. UEFA have put out a banal YouTube interview with president Michel Platini answering recorded questions that would have created derision if Sepp Blatter had done it. To Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas’ probing: ‘Mr President, I’d like to ask if you miss playing football?’ Platini replies: ‘Iker, it’s always a pleasure to see you on TV. Normally, when I see you, I give you a cup.’

A winter World Cup in Qatar in 2022 is expected to be confirmed on Friday . Premier League has been among loudest critics of a winter World Cup . Paul Downton and Hugh Morris to attend Global Sporting Director Summit . Jason Leonard to take up RFU president role from June .

 London next week.
As such, the Premier League’s decision to give players a four-day weekend for each round of the 2022 World Cup was always going to receive its share of criticism.
However, that is even more so the case with such a congested schedule next season after FIFA’s request for leagues to give their players a full five-day break for every round of the World Cup drew opposition from the European club game.
The Premier League has a scheduled season start of September 11 and finish of May 15. After a rest of five days, the league is scheduled to start again on September 18, which makes the five-week World Cup window for all teams a total of 24 days.
However, the EFL, which consists of 72 teams and three divisions, will be given just a 14-day break after its second division has a season end of May 31 and the third division a finish of July 26.
That means the EFL clubs will only have a three-week break for the World Cup with all three leagues scheduled to restart — depending on whether fans are allowed in the stadiums — on the weekend of August 6-8.
There has been no clarification yet whether the Premier League will move its season to October 22-23, as the EFL will, or whether there will be no break for the clubs at all.
All the other UEFA leagues will be affected in a similar way, with Germany and the Netherlands, for example, playing all their World Cup matches during the league break.
And although Spain and Italy’s top leagues have traditionally only had one-week break in August, next season they will all play all their World Cup matches in either August or September.
“At this point, nothing has been resolved and we are waiting on the outcome,” a Premier League spokesman said.
“We are still in touch with the government and the other 20 top leagues in Europe. There are discussions happening all the time but there is not yet a definitive decision.”
In a statement, an EFL spokesman added: “The EFL is working towards a season start date of September 4 2022. We have made it clear to the government that clubs must start their seasons from that date and can be no other.”
The Premier League and FA have already been assured by the government that players will be allowed to leave the country for Qatar, and their families have been promised assistance to move there